So, is importing a car really worth the hassle? Are you better off sticking with a normal UK dealer? Here are a few key points to help make up your mind:
- Importing a car from abroad, especially one from outside of Europe, can be a great way to drive an individual machine that no one else will have
- There are substantial savings to made on certain makes and models, but you must do your homework beforehand and get busy with conversion tables and a calculator to make sure the imported car works out cheaper
- Some imported cars have such kudos that they will hang on to their value tenaciously. Have you seen how much American pick-up trucks command on the used market?
- There's a good chance that many imported cars will be to a higher specification than European or UK cars, so not only do you save money, you're more pampered into the bargain
