Has anyone imported a brand new car from the UK?

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Morning chaps, a friend wants a new X5, it'll cost him nearly $140k if he buys it locally or around $90k if he imports from the UK, a $50k saving isn't to sniffed at but he's nervous about the process, possible hassles and whether BMW will honour the new car warranty.

Any advice appreciated.

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dtmpower said:

Why order it from the UK ? Surely best bet would be to buy it direct / in Germany to your preferred local specification ?

GBP is weak, the cars are right hand drive me and I don't think BMW Germany would be very helpful.
Aren't these made in the U.S. nowadays?

Some good points raised above, thankyou.

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Thanks for that, I'd factored in a VAT free export car with gst to be added plus shipping, compliance etc etc, but......

He got scared and bought a new Jeep Grand Cherokee instead, cost $100k