Another import question

[matt the cat]

According to renault UK my 02 172 is an import - an eu import with all the right spec.

When I HPId the car there are no import alert markers and nothing on the log book under the special notes section

are ther two different levels of import - if so is one ok and the other not?

Plus why is everone so bloody hung up about where it was originally bought from? I mean if the car is spot on and has 3 years warrany with the right spec whats the bleedin problem? - the way i see it is that all the scaremongering from the trde seems to be working, all the PR blub sent out to discredit imports seems to be doin the trick - all because renault uk are losing out cos they cannot steam people!

Personally it dosent bother me - if the person made a saving when he bought it new well good for them, I am more concerned about the car itself and not the paper!

 

[cliosportcraig]

If its been HPId as a non import and it is an import you can claim some money off HPI for false information

 

[Viv172]

All Renaults are imports!!! As are most of the cars on the road.

 

[royalsgoingup]

same as mate got my 02 172 as an import and paid around £1k less than the uk ones, exactly the same car just cheaper also still got me 3yr warrenty. Makes me wonder y people even buy the uk ones as per stated above your only paying for the paperwork stating its a uk car

 

[matt the cat]

Yeah i agree, but the thing puzzling me is that only renault say its imported. My v5 dosent and the hpi dosent, anyone else got an eu? whats the deal with the logbook etc?

 

[Lee]

There is no way of telling mine is an import unless you know what you are looking for. All the paperwork is the same as a UK car, except I have the certificate of conformity. A guy at Renault Birmingham today asked me what the differences were!! He was the salesman

 

[matt the cat]

so if selling privatley, should i tell them or just leave it?



cheers

 

[Lee]

It depends how honest a person you are.

 

[matt the cat]

how much where they offering you for yours?

and how much do you thinks mines worth - 2002 15k and unmarked?

 

[Lee]

PMd ya.

 

[Moby]

Quote: Originally posted by Lee M on 26 April 2004


There is no way of telling mine is an import unless you know what you are looking for.

Youve got a motorpoint numberplate

Sorry, I couldnt resist! Do you get a renault warranty btw?

 

[McBunny]

lol there is no way to tell they are exactly thesame you can only tellif i give you the dutch hand book lol

 

[Moby]

Im not too fluent in dutch!

Imports tend to be UK spec so you still get the alarm etc., yeah? - I think you dont get an alarm if you buy a french car - is that right?

 

[McBunny]

no 172 has an alarm

they get fitted when they land in the uk

 

[matt the cat]

mines got an alarm from reno as well as an afterfit cat1. there is no window etching, no locking wheelnuts. but everything else is same?

 

[Moby]

right, I see, so any 172 sold in the UK, regardless if its from an importer or renault dealer will have an alarm.

 

[McBunny]

no they get fitted when they hit the uk mate when they get off the ship they stick the alarm on

 

[matt the cat]

Quote: Originally posted by dogmaul on 26 April 2004

no they get fitted when they hit the uk mate when they get off the ship they stick the alarm on

thats probably why they rattle so much -so sea fairing turdburger throwing them on as quick as poss!! LOL

 

[Moby]

thats what I meant - Im not having a good day in expressing what I mean !

Is yours an import dogmaul?

 

[McBunny]

yes it is its dutch but you cant tell lol it has everything the renault alarm theworks so erm noone can tell and oh if people dont ask you dont have to say same as if your car has been a crash you dont have to tell themunless they ask lol

 

[MrAtego]

Mines an import, imported direct from Paris, but all handbooks are English, I am 1st owner on logbook. Only giveaway at moment is the numberplates at minute and they are being changed soon. Car has also been registered with renault UK to cover warranty

 

[Lee]

Quote: Originally posted by B@llsie on 26 April 2004

Quote: Originally posted by Lee M on 26 April 2004


There is no way of telling mine is an import unless you know what you are looking for.

Youve got a motorpoint numberplate

Sorry, I couldnt resist! Do you get a renault warranty btw?

lol, thats the only way the dealer knew today. Even then he had to check with me.

Yeah mine had 3 years.

 

[^^Gord^^]

As I understand it the official UK 182 has a CAT 1 alarm and the parallel 182 doesnt regardless of what country it comes from.

The official 172 and parallel 172 come with the same alarm.

Is that correct?

Im looking around for a 172 or maybe a 182 at the moment. I just want to get it straight in my mind.

 

[Jeremy Townsend]

No, the cars supplied through UK Renault Dealers (172, Cups, 182s and V6s) will have an alarm fitted prior to delivery to them (+ window etching and locking wheel nuts). These items are not fitted at the factory therefore a personal import will not have them as standard.

 

[LEECE]

Quote: Originally posted by dogmaul on 26 April 2004

lol there is no way to tell they are exactly thesame you can only tellif i give you the dutch hand book lol

My BF is dutch is you need any help ....

 

[Yugguy]

My import has locking nuts, etching, and was only ever registered in UK.



But it doesnt have cd changed or alarm, I had the alarm done afterwards.



One weird weird thing is that uk spec cars dont have the instant mpg function. I wonder what it would take to change the computer as the dealer seemed to think European cars had it, and it does talk about it in my handbook.

 

[LEECE]

Alarm gets put in once arriving through southampton if the car is UK made car and not import ... apparently

 

[^^Gord^^]

Im off to take a look at a 172 tomorrow and it has been described to me as a UK car but they also said it only had an immobiliser. Presuming they havent got their wires crossed this must be an import, right?

 

[MrAtego]

Immobiliser is fitted in factory in France. Only the alarm is put on in UK