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Offline S2 Ant

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Re: how can you tell if car is an import
« Reply #15 on: June 16, 2010, 10:41:30 pm »
Imported cars seem to be better spec as well as they cost less in the first place - if anything you'd be stupid to buy a UK car in the UK given the savings that could be had from importing a UK spec car from somewhere like Denmark

Not really considering you do get an extra years warranty (as oppose to 2) and people like the experience of going to buy a new car from the dealer.

Does the feeling of losing a couple of k as soon as you get in to drive off feel good too?
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Re: how can you tell if car is an import
« Reply #16 on: June 17, 2010, 10:46:15 am »
Surely everyone loses a couple of k when they drive off in a new car? Buying used is a different matter I would have thought.

I had a similar experience to VWELLSY and absolutely agree with his views. The initial disappointment very soon wore off as I knew I had a fully specced, fully dealer-serviced lowmileage car at a great price...so no down side at all as far as I can see  :smiley:

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Re: how can you tell if car is an import
« Reply #17 on: June 18, 2010, 09:21:01 pm »
well I used to run a car import business and the only difference is that depending on the country some items of kit (winter pack in sweden) are std.

The easiest way for a non expert is too look in the service book and look at the supplying dealer pdi stamp, this will be either a Uk dealer or a UK town or foreign town. All the manuals that came with the cars I supplied were official uk manuals so the only spot is the stamp.

Other give aways are:

won't be on UK VAG dealer system - but only a dealer can easily check
simples is to put the reg no in euro car parts on line system if the car details don't come up then often an import

and finally, yes I do believe that one of the vin numbers is the supplying country but not sure which one.

also provided it has been specced properly (main thing to check is alarm as this will invalidate your insurance and you can spec without UK alarm in some euro markets) then it is exactly the same as a UK supplied car!

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Re: how can you tell if car is an import
« Reply #18 on: June 21, 2010, 07:04:30 pm »
is there a quick way to set the alarm off?

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Re: how can you tell if car is an import
« Reply #19 on: June 21, 2010, 07:13:03 pm »
Put a brick through the window  :smiley:

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Re: how can you tell if car is an import
« Reply #20 on: June 21, 2010, 08:39:32 pm »
Sit in the car and move about a lot. Or shake the car violently.

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Re: how can you tell if car is an import
« Reply #21 on: June 22, 2010, 01:11:54 pm »
Leave a window down b4 locking it, give it a few mins to arm/set
Then put your arm in to set sensors off
Or open the door from inside handle
The door will open and alarm go off
Try also this- leave window down, lock car by pressing lock twice
Then try opening door from inside handle
It shouldn't open as dead locks on
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Re: how can you tell if car is an import
« Reply #22 on: June 22, 2010, 02:58:37 pm »
It's the other way round mate, deadlocks are active on one press and de-activated by two.