papa5murf

hey guys and gals, i'm a british citizen but i've lived in the US most of my life, and well i'm contemplating on moving to the UK.

and if i do move to the UK i do want to bring my S with me. would this be doable? or will i have problems with saftey regulations, emisions, and other things that the Euro cars have that we don't in the US. such as the headlight washers and the rear fog lights? any info would be great... thanks in advance

ohhh and how can i get one of those UK signature badges in my signature???

gaddafi

Hi

Well, being a British citizen who obviously speaks English, be prepared for all sorts of grief getting back in, let alone bring your S.

But why would you want to bring your S back here. Is it the 2.2 you are in love with? LHD, all sorts of market specific differences etc etc.

There will definitely be lots of official hoops to jump through, none of which I've experienced personally.

The sig thing? No idea.

I'm sure someone will have some answers for you.

AquilaEagle

The 2003 doesnt have 2.2l

apart from that with gad. not worth the hassle is it, just get one when you get back.

Badges? we dont need no stinkin badges

Fieldl

Why

papa5murf

i've got an 03 which is a 2.0.. the reason i was thinking about bringing the car over also.. was becuase i've done a few mods to it.... i don't really want to start all over.... and yes i have fallen in love with it..

but on the other hand.. how much do they go for in the UK? roughly? and are they easy to find? or hard to come by?

Lusaka_MG

Bring the mods, leave the car

dreamer

Kobe

everything is doable if you have the time and money,

you would be able to import the car duty free to the UK..but need to get an SVA test as a personal import, which might become complicated being a LHD. Shipping and all the various things...even though tax free will be at least $2000 if you do it properly but don't under-estimate the time your car is in either a boat..at a port or being inspected for something.

Then you have insurance for LHD...and finally the value of an LHD will always be a bit lower than a RHD in UK, unless it is a unique spec/colour that is not available in the UK.

AquilaEagle

See the UK For Sale board for a selection of cars available right now

papa5murf

what is a SVA test?? and ummm... is suzuka blue metallic available in the UK??? i always hear about the monte carlo blue but never suzuka....how much more on insurance would the LHD be??

and as for the shipping, if i come i'll be having most of my stuff/furniture shipped as it is.... so why not add a car to the container..