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Bringing a car back from the UK to sell

  • 30-04-2019 04:15PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 407 ✭✭


    For someone relocating to Ireland from the UK within the next 12 months, which makes/models would be the best to bring back to resell for a profit?
    (Owned for at least six months in the UK and sold after 12 months back in ROI)

    Has anyone on here done this?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,893 ✭✭✭rex-x


    Carnmore wrote: »
    For someone relocating to Ireland from the UK within the next 12 months, which makes/models would be the best to bring back to resell for a profit?
    (Owned for at least six months in the UK and sold after 12 months back in ROI)

    Has anyone on here done this?
    Surely the depreciation from 18 months in your ownership will outweigh any profits to be had


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,633 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    Something electric like a ioniq, leaf, egolf, i3.

    i3 would be my pick


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 738 ✭✭✭at9qu5vp0wcix7


    Honestly you won't be able to tell. Who knows what will happen with a potential crackdown on diesels, grants/schemes for electric vehicles, VRT rates, exchange rates etc.

    Buy something you like, safe in the knowledge you are getting a bargain.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,106 ✭✭✭selectamatic


    Left of field option but:

    A desirable car from 1990/91 because it will/nearly will qualify for vintage tax when you come to Ireland. A clean lexus ls400 or sc400 would be my reccomendations.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 85,680 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    GDY151


    People here in general want low motor tax cars, cars which are low motor tax have low VRT and so there will not be a massive difference price from what you pay in UK to what you will sell it here for 18 months later, if anything you would be lucky to break even.

    If it's something €15k plus a private sale is not easy, could be far better going for something for €10k and have 18 months of free motoring when you resell.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,633 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    Cosworth....


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,410 ✭✭✭Technique


    Why are people recommending cars with low VRT? Surely bringing the car in VRT-free would mean that that you should go for a car that would normally have high VRT?

    I suppose the question would be what kind of car the person is willing/able to drive for the next few years.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,533 ✭✭✭Car99


    As a money making exercise youre wasting your time.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,546 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Something electric like a ioniq, leaf, egolf, i3.

    i3 would be my pick

    Cars with subsidized VRT? Nah, you want something with high VRT that’s already had it’s depreciation hit. Something in the 36% bracket that people will still pay the tax on.

    15 year old 911 or something,


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 738 ✭✭✭at9qu5vp0wcix7


    Technique wrote: »
    Why are people recommending cars with low VRT? Surely bringing the car in VRT-free would mean that that you should go for a car that would normally have high VRT?

    I suppose the question would be what kind of car the person is willing/able to drive for the next few years.

    Because lower VRT correlates strongly with lower tax.

    I think a 330D has tax of 270 here and are in very short supply.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 407 ✭✭Carnmore


    Because lower VRT correlates strongly with lower tax.

    I think a 330D has tax of 270 here and are in very short supply.

    Something like this?

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-330d-Touring-2012-rare-manual/163659719643?hash=item261ae123db:g:Eb0AAOSwF~RcvNiD


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,901 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    Audi RS3


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