Off Topic I fear we're still being had
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Off Topic I fear we're still being had
Been like that for decades.. 
2 year old pandas are cheaper here though..
I think they know the TRUE VALUE...
Of a car
2 year old pandas are cheaper here though..
I think they know the TRUE VALUE...
Of a car
gar074
Prominent member
Wonder what the price difference will be, post-Brexit (if it ever happens...) :chin:
Just asking.
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Just asking.
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Funnily enough I've had a phone call and a letter from Parks in Irvine inviting me for a chat etc and a written offer of £5000 for my Panda and zero percent finance against a new Panda. On the call they said they are pushing the Panda heavily with high trade ins and finance deals to selected customers. We'll see. I'm not changing though.
I was typing out this post to ask "What would the cost of buying it in Spain, driving it back and re-registering it be?" before I realised they've got the steering wheel wrong over there.... perhaps that's Fiat's way of making it worth their while selling a RHD model here? Lol
IIRC regulations require that if you went there and ordered a right hand drive car they have to sell you it at local rates. However all taxation and registration fees would be applicable when it landed at the dock here. Also the spec may be different and insurance can be more expensive.
You could always buy a low-miles used. There's the perfect one for you on home turf just a few miles drive in the country. It's missing climate control and privacy glass and is £700 more than I paid last year for a pre-reg but....
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classi...nesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=New&page=12
D1cky
New member
Morning All. I've just joined this forum as, as of later today, I'll be the proud owner of a brand new Panda Cross 4x4 multijet.
This post caught my eye as I'm in Spain. you may be interested to know that I've paid the equivalent of £13,800 (list is a whopping £20k). Unfortunately, there wasn't much choice of spec as the multijet diesel has just been dropped in the Spanish market for all Pandas and 500s!!
This post caught my eye as I'm in Spain. you may be interested to know that I've paid the equivalent of £13,800 (list is a whopping £20k). Unfortunately, there wasn't much choice of spec as the multijet diesel has just been dropped in the Spanish market for all Pandas and 500s!!
The Panda Nut
Nutty about Pandas Infected by Panda virus and OPD
Wonder what the price difference will be, post-Brexit (if it ever happens...) :chin:
Just asking.
Probably about 5 grand once the £ has slumped and duty has doubled! Still it won't affect many people as so few bought cars from the EU.
The one saving grace is UK may start building cars for home consumption again.
BL can rise from its ashes, Corbyn can nationalize it and hey presto we will have progressed back to 1974. Who likes progress anyway.......
I have a perfect business opportunity for anyone with a power boat and low moral sense!
The Panda Nut
Nutty about Pandas Infected by Panda virus and OPD
Bloody good show.
One thing is TOTALLY certain the deal is good for them and probably not good for you.
Change when you want to or need to. Weigh such offers with caution!
gar074
Prominent member
The £ has already slumped! Irrespective of any changes to import tariffs, anything we buy that originates outside of the UK (including products that are manufactured within the UK, but use components sourced from outside the UK) will inevitably get more expensive over time. Maybe not in the short term, as sellers/suppliers try to hold down prices to remain competitive, but in the long term, as consumers, we are screwed, unless the £ recovers.
I find it remarkable that despite doing so poorly, the £ is still much more value than the Euro! Still, I have faith it will bounce back.
Like all currencies it can fluctuate up and down and that’s just it’s nature.
I think regardless of the outcome of Brexit, I hope the news stop it with their horror stories and political biases - I reckon that has way more to do with peoples decisions than anything factual / fiscal does at the minute
gar074
Prominent member
Not all that much more value...
See the very telling chart in this report, tracking the £'s value against the Euro since 1999, and weep.
https://www.poundsterlinglive.com/b...cal-spot-exchange-rates/gbp/GBP-to-EUR#charts
I agree with the other sentiment in your post, that we badly need an evidenced approach to these complex issues, rather than political posturing and lies (on all sides).
They say that we get the politicians we deserve, but what have we done to deserve this shower?
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The Panda Nut
Nutty about Pandas Infected by Panda virus and OPD
Well your all EU-vians clearly as you didnt buy British cars. Shame on you all!! Ooops I just remembered I too have a brace of EU-vian cars although we do have a British car too. A Nissan! Maybe, just maybe we might start making cars again if the cost of imports goes up.
Rumour has it that the government is planning a 30% tax on EU made car imports after brexit and a ban on the import of spare parts too.
The Panda Nut
Nutty about Pandas Infected by Panda virus and OPD
Good God man!!! Don't start asking for real live evidence. You will either be classed as insane and sectioned or arrested for treason by corbinytes.....
When it's all over for better or worse 'he' might, just might get off the fence. As for the rest of them words fail me.
It took many years to recover from bailing the EU-vians out after both world wars at huge cost to our predecessors. It took many years to get the EU-vians to let us into their club and although I deeply despise the EU for its un-elected corrupt manner of going on, but we have been better off than ever before for the last 40 years. Don't let the facts get in the way! One day I have no doubt we will be asking to join again and god help us if we do as the price will be punitive.
Hey I must remember this is about cars............. Enough of this 'this'
Funny the anagrams of short words.
