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[Zorba_the_greek]

hi all,

thinking of buying a Pioneer AVH-P6600DVD IN-DASH DVD/MP3/CD 6.5" SCREEN NEW.

BUT !!!! its from the America. they ship to England but will the radio stations and DVD region work over here?????

this cost £899.99 here (ENGLAND) over there (AMERICA) it cost £415!!!


Below is the link to the shop and product i am looking at

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=32825&item=5737209872&rd=1#ebayphotohostinghttp://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=32825&item=5737209872&rd=1#ebayphotohosting

has anyone had any expirence with buying from America????

 

[Mike@Rentech]

The radio wont work properly and DVDs are region 1 in the states.

Dont forget you will get stung for import tax, and you wont have any warranty.

 

[Zorba_the_greek]

hay man,

nice to see you you again. i can see you got some good pics from the track day we were at.

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So you think its not a good idea to buy from the US.

 

[Pete]

Nope it may seam like a bargin but it isnt.

Alpine units can have their radio settings changed to function correctly but you still dont get RDS, Traffic, stearing remote, DAB (or DAB compatibility).

Import tax will be 17.5% (basically VAT).

 

[Zorba_the_greek]

yeah i am kind of walking away from the idea of buying from the US

 

[stusV6]

Quote: Originally posted by Pete on 14 December 2004


Nope it may seam like a bargin but it isnt.

Alpine units can have their radio settings changed to function correctly but you still dont get RDS, Traffic, stearing remote, DAB (or DAB compatibility).

Import tax will be 17.5% (basically VAT).





Yeah Zorba walk away Ive done it and it doesnt work

Also 17.5% if only it was just 17.5%............you also have to add on handling packing and customs which is dif from vat..............you could be looking at closer to 30% its all itemised in the invoice!!

Cya Stu

 

[Zorba_the_greek]

Quote: Originally posted by stusV6 on 14 December 2004

Quote: Originally posted by Pete on 14 December 2004


Nope it may seam like a bargin but it isnt.

Alpine units can have their radio settings changed to function correctly but you still dont get RDS, Traffic, stearing remote, DAB (or DAB compatibility).

Import tax will be 17.5% (basically VAT).






Yeah Zorba walk away Ive done it and it doesnt work

Also 17.5% if only it was just 17.5%............you also have to add on handling packing and customs which is dif from vat..............you could be looking at closer to 30% its all itemised in the invoice!!

Cya Stu

PLUS none (i.e. the shop in the US) can answer me if the DVD region is the same as here and if the redio works here.

i am def not buying from the US!! sounds too good to be true

[Edited by Zorba_the_greek on 14 December 2004 at 1:18pm]

 

[Pete]

Quote: Originally posted by Zorba_the_greek on 14 December 2004

Quote: Originally posted by stusV6 on 14 December 2004

Quote: Originally posted by Pete on 14 December 2004


Nope it may seam like a bargin but it isnt.

Alpine units can have their radio settings changed to function correctly but you still dont get RDS, Traffic, stearing remote, DAB (or DAB compatibility).

Import tax will be 17.5% (basically VAT).






Yeah Zorba walk away Ive done it and it doesnt work

Also 17.5% if only it was just 17.5%............you also have to add on handling packing and customs which is dif from vat..............you could be looking at closer to 30% its all itemised in the invoice!!

Cya Stu

PLUS none (i.e. the shop in the US) can answer me if the DVD region is the same as here and if the redio works here.

i am def not buying from the US!! sounds too good to be true

[Edited by Zorba_the_greek on 14 December 2004 at 1:18pm]

Thats cos they know it wont work.

 

[Zorba_the_greek]

yeh thought so...............................that sucks!

 

[Tiger]

i got stung 175 quid from buying a laptop from US, well gutted.

sometimes u dont tho, i bought a bose acoustimass speaker system and there was no charges, think its just certain items

 

[CDMullins]

I bought a Sony CDX-M8800 from ebay, the item came from US

i paid the guy £180 for it and it came with a £96 customs charge, the guy had wrote on the package that it was a gift and worth £70, however customs opened it and valued it at £275 thats why the tax was so high. When it came to my door i sent the delivery guy away with the parcel. after weeks of struggling and witing for the parcel to arrive back in the US the guy refunded me with £150.

AVOID BUYING FROM US AT ALL COSTS MATE, thats my advice any way!

 

[Zorba_the_greek]

ok thanks guys!!!!!!



i was always a bit unsure....................i guess too good to be true!

 

[Floodie]

yeh avoid buying from the US, the humans over there arent generally as good as here in the UK... the parts inside are normally all wrong and taken from Ex-office chairs

 

[Zorba_the_greek]

ahhahahahhahah



ok mate!

 

[Floodie]