Another rip off britain...

[supermono]

PCCB front disks. UK OPC: £3410.80+vat, US OPC: $5400.33

That works out 50% dearer in the UK. And they'd need shipping from Germany!

Anyone know the price in Germany? What european country supplies the cheapest PCCB?

SM

[johnfm]

SM

fly to NYC. Have brilliant weekend with other half. Bring back PCCB's in hand luggage. Smear with a bit of grime and say they are used parts (it reduces any import duties VAT etc).

Better still, just mail them back to yourself in the UK!! Mark them as a gift with value less than $50 - no import duty or VAT.

Drink cold beer with the savings.

I am going to NYV in June, if you haven't done it by then let me know!!!

[hoges11]

To be fair with the $US at its long time low its never going to look good. I wouldnt expect pricing to move quickley to respond to changes in FX rates. At a longer term FX rate of $1.6 = £1 this is a whole lot better only $65 difference (is the US price including sales tax which isnt far off the VAT rate in any case)

Edited by hoges11 on Thursday 19th April 17:27

[AlexHancock]

And while you're there bring back a couple of GT3s - they're very cheap!

[Steve_M]

Sales tax varies state to state here in Texas it is 8.25% and 6.25% for vehicles

And if you live in one state and buy online or over the phone from a company in another state you don't have to pay sales tax
This rule only applies to goods and not vehicles, if you buy a vehicle out of state you pay the state tax where you register it.

Edited by Steve_M on Thursday 19th April 17:31

[Vesuvius 996]

johnfm said:

SM

fly to NYC. Have brilliant weekend with other half. Bring back PCCB's in hand luggage. Smear with a bit of grime and say they are used parts (it reduces any import duties VAT etc).

Better still, just mail them back to yourself in the UK!! Mark them as a gift with value less than $50 - no import duty or VAT.

Drink cold beer with the savings.

I am going to NYV in June, if you haven't done it by then let me know!!!

"Anything to declare...?"

"Just these mats for the dinner table....."

[johnfm]

THe GT3 are cheaper, but I think they have some anti-smog stuff and weird bumber things - and they're LHD...


...and they're too big for my hand luggage....



...though two may fit in my wife's luggage!!

[supermono]

hoges11 said:

To be fair with the $US at its long time low its never going to look good. I wouldnt expect pricing to move quickley to respond to changes in FX rates. At a longer term FX rate of $1.6 = £1 this is a whole lot better only $65 difference (is the US price including sales tax which isnt far off the VAT rate in any case)

Edited by hoges11 on Thursday 19th April 17:27

I'm talking Delaware where I used to live zero percent sales tax.

[hoges11]

Used to visit Willmington, lovely place. Even so tax is tax the base Porsche price isnt so different at a reasonable exchange rate, which does suprise me to be honest. I used to live in Milan where tax was high, but no-one paid anyway !

[anonymous-user]

hoges11 said:

To be fair with the $US at its long time low its never going to look good. I wouldnt expect pricing to move quickley to respond to changes in FX rates. At a longer term FX rate of $1.6 = £1

true but its not been close to there for 4 years...

[hoges11]

Time to buy $'s its going to head back there

[anonymous-user]

hoges11 said:

Time to buy $'s its going to head back there

not with inflation at 3.1 it ain't anytime soon. and i did today. 2.0020

which almost certainly means its going higher

Edited by fbrs on Thursday 19th April 18:34

[hoges11]

Im certainly lookin for some long term $ assets

[DiscoColin]

johnfm said:

THe GT3 are cheaper, but I think they have some anti-smog stuff and weird bumber things - and they're LHD...

And they have all got the wrong seats too (unless expesively retrofitted)...


US GT3s were never offered from the factory with buckets for some kind of import/type approval reason

[DucatiGary]

fbrs said:

hoges11 said:

To be fair with the $US at its long time low its never going to look good. I wouldnt expect pricing to move quickley to respond to changes in FX rates. At a longer term FX rate of $1.6 = £1

true but its not been close to there for 4 years...

past 4 years its been around 1.8, mostly above.

before that general accepted rate was about 1.55 but obviously fluctuated.

it will take alot to get it back down to 1.6 its been 1.9 + for ages now, like over 12 months.

[cardigankid]

Whats to stop you buying in the states and shipping over? Anybody know a cooperative dealer in Delaware or wherever?

[sidewayssid]

cardigankid said:

Whats to stop you buying in the states and shipping over? Anybody know a cooperative dealer in Delaware or wherever?

Shipping costs and customs charges. By the time the goods arrive here they could actually cost more than those supplied by Porsce GB. We import product from a distributor in New York. Cost of shipping, insurance and customs charges virtually doubles our buying price. Probably explains why products from USA are often same number xxx$ as xxx£.

Edited by sidewayssid on Friday 20th April 13:23

Edited by sidewayssid on Friday 20th April 13:24

[johnfm]

If I wanted to save $$$, I'd fly over and ship them to myself, trying to get 15% off from, say Sunset Porsche (in LA I think) - I expect I would be quids in. In fact, I might try this with the std MK2 discs, see waht they charge over there!!

[supermono]

Well I know a friendly Delaware dealer but more importantly some friendly Delawarians...

Sounds like a great idea for a christmas present

SM

[Gastro]

So does that mean you've come to any agreement with OPC Bristol about the GT2 ?