Yellow Z06 on ebay

[godzilla]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dl

Maybe you should have held off on that 2nd C5 Z06 Nigel?

I would make very sure the "owner" has paid the import duties on it though...

[c5ragtop]

Very cheap at the moment but still a week to go. By the way, my ebay name bears a striking resemblance to my Pistonheads name so let's not all go bidding against each other.

Edited by c5ragtop on Wednesday 7th February 19:06

[ERIKTHEVETKING]

You can't see the bidder names anyway

[c5ragtop]

ERIKTHEVETKING said:

You can't see the bidder names anyway

True

[anonymous-user]

It looks as though we have another convert from Lotus with one of the bidders trading up from his Seven!

[vetteheadracer]

The car appears to be on Austrian or German plates so Godzillas comments are very valid.

[xyyman]

I have just asked the seller the question regarding UK registration and any taxes due so we shall see.

Phil

[xyyman]

Herewith the response: -


''They were transport plates, reg in uk sept o6 car and taxes fully paid for and purchased from main dealer showroom along with my hummer and escalade....''

Phil

[vetteheadracer]

It says the car has a V5 and also is taxed until next month so it must be fully paid up in the UK.

[owenemyr]

His asking price (as declared on this site) is £59k more or less.
You can get a new european model with 3 years warranty from American Dreams for that price!

[xyyman]

No reserve on the E Bay auction. Highest bid gets unless he pulls out of the sale before it ends.

Phil

[owenemyr]

How many times have I won a "no reserve" item on e-bay, for it never to materialise, or for the item to be withdrawn at the last moment.
There is in reality no legal redress for a dishonoured sale by the seller, and E-bay couldent care a s**t.They are quite open in admiting their inability to enforce the sale.Their only interest is in the seller and hence their commision irrespective of the fact that the seller has welched (how I hate this term!!)
I even once had a seller that dishonoured the sale asking me to agree that "we had agreed not to proceed" so he/she could avoid the E-bay commision- bloody cheek!, and they can give you a negative feedback!
Stay away from the sellers without history.

[Mike Mercury]

that zed-O-six is bad azzed looking:



many know that I'm not a fan of the C6 styling, but the Z06's increased width really changes this styling in to a mean machine.

I think it would be cool of one of the Pistonheads gets that car. I am curious about the costs involved in buying a new Z06 in the UK... lets say a fully loaded Z06 in the states stickered at $75,000; what would the US dollar price be to buy a brand one new - already in the UK ?

Edited by Mike Mercury on Friday 9th February 02:42

[owenemyr]

Buying a Z06 staeside at $75k.
Assuming a current spot rate of $1.96 (currently attainable), give a base purchase price of £38,250 (approx).
Shipping/handling/paperwork etc add a further $1150, so the current total becomes in the region of £38,850.This excludes the cost of getting to the port of exit on a ro-ro ferry (limits your choice of locations re both shipping/purchase.
On this total price, HM will rqeuire a further 27.5%.
The price now becomes at least £49500+/- (be aware that HM will not be using such an advatageous spot rate and will have set the rate on a monthly basis.
To this price is a further SVA conversion/road tax costs etc of say £1500, so the total "on road" costs become £51/52k without the 3 year warranty.
Since you can source a new european model yourself for slightly more, the maths become less attractive.
The current best deals would appear to be either "new" 06 cars, or pre-owned 06 cars from my current research of available US cars.

[godzilla]

owenemyr said:

On this total price, HM will rqeuire a further 27.5%.

I thought it was 10% import duty, sub-total then 17.5% on the whole amount which is closer to 30%?
Didn't you just bring a car in from the States?!

[c5ragtop]

Mike Mercury said:

what would the US dollar price be to buy a brand one new - already in the UK ?

Tim, using a rate of 1.90 a UK car would be equivalent to around $115,000.

By the way, I tried emailing you today but the delivery failed - is your email OK??

[Mike Mercury]

c5ragtop said:

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By the way, I tried emailing you today but the delivery failed - is your email OK??

seems to be. I got all the usual spam... porn and Viagra emails. I sent you an email today with pics of a pair of itemss that arrived today.

[c5ragtop]

Bounced back again so I've sent you a PM. I may ring you over the weekend to check.

[owenemyr]

Looks like the Z06 was withdrawn by the seller!
E-bay sucks!
Once bids have been made, you should not be able to withdraw the item.

[steverod]

Looks like it was being bid up to me