imports good or bad

[onpoint productions]

i was wondering whats the good things about imports and the bad things about them has any one engaged any big problems because there car was an import

 

[Leeshez]

The only problem with imports is that you only get 2 years warrenty. no alarm and no locking wheel nuts

 

[Gareth]

if you write to Renault you get 3 years Full warranty just the same as a UK car, I have warranty work done on my import in the first 3 years no problem. Wheel nuts are £25 and an alarm around £300, a considerable saving over the cost of a UK car.

 

[chris182]

When i took my import for its first sevice i asked them to check on their system and they told me the warranty was 3 years.

Contact Renault UK and you also get 3 years AA, i believe.

No problems at all, upto now.

BTW, i've also had warranty work done, no probs.

 

[Jones]

When i took my import for its first sevice i asked them to check on their system and they told me the warranty was 3 years.

Contact Renault UK and you also get 3 years AA, i believe.

No problems at all, upto now.

BTW, i've also had warranty work done, no probs.

Same with me the only question i had about my import 172 was where i bought it

 

[thedoc]

good thing about imports are they are cheaper than UK cars
Bad thing is when you come to sell them on, they're not worth as much as their UK bro's..
If you're gonna keep the car a while, do it.
not had any problems with mine

 

[Lee]

It all evens itself out. I bought a new 03 172 import and saved a good £3k on the price I would have paid at a dealer, when I traded it in with a Renault dealer I got a part ex which was £1k less than if it had been a UK car.

I had loads of warranty work done on mine, but I did only keep it a year.

 

[Englebert]

The Clios lose such money that resale will be negligble really

 

[fungusman]

We talking about left hand drives here?

And yeah i spose it depends on whether you want to keep it.

 

[Gareth]

no all RHD.

 

[onpoint productions]

ye ai wanna keep it for boat 2- 3 years

 

[onpoint productions]

does it effect the insurance if you got a import

 

[thedoc]

does it effect the insurance if you got a import

didn't on mine..

 

[DuncCup]

The only problem with imports is that you only get 2 years warrenty. no alarm and no locking wheel nuts

My 172 mk2 is an import, ive got no alarm but have got locking wheel nuts and a 3 year warranty

 

[Steve]

good thing about imports are they are cheaper than UK cars
Bad thing is when you come to sell them on, they're not worth as much as their UK bro's..
If you're gonna keep the car a while, do it.
not had any problems with mine

By the time you sell it things will have levelled out, especially if you sell it private...................no difference what so ever.