Is it worth importing a car?
Mar 18th 2016, 4:20 pm
#31
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Re: Is it worth importing a car?
Did you get hit by Land Rover's ridiculous fees for documentation when importing a vehicle? We looked into it a few years ago and they quoted around $2000 which was way more than other manufacturers.
Mar 18th 2016, 8:33 pm
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Re: Is it worth importing a car?
So is the Defender that is now in a container heading here older than 15 years old?
Mar 18th 2016, 10:06 pm
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Mar 19th 2016, 12:47 am
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Mar 19th 2016, 3:29 am
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Re: Is it worth importing a car?
I think they've probably all been sold now, although there may be a few 'van' ones left in basic trim. They extended the manufacturing end date by a few months to meet a backlog of orders.
Some Electric utility, 4x4 leasing and construction companies in the UK have actually bought a stock of Defenders to keep in storage for a few years for future fleet use.
You can't bring a new one here anyway. 15 years old for Canada, 25 years old for USA.
Last edited by withabix; Mar 19th 2016 at 3:34 am.
Mar 30th 2016, 1:53 pm
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Re: Is it worth importing a car?
A useful topic was worth the read 
Last edited by internationalrelocation; Mar 30th 2016 at 1:58 pm.
