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Smart Shopper European Delivery Experiences, Advice and Info
251 messages, Last post on Jul 13, 2008 at 5:01 PM
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Thanks for the information, vwvan. That's too bad. I have a feeling that purchasing a Euro-spec Eurovan and importing it to the U.S. may be more trouble than it's worth. Car_Man Host Smart Shoppers / FWI Message Boards |
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Thanks to everyone who answered my post! Volvo's ED program looks like the the most comprehensive and attractive out there. When does Volvo roll to the new model year...? Late summer or early fall? Considering the fact that Volvo requires ED orders to be placed ~3 months in advance, I wonder when will they start accepting orders for 2002 cars...? Thanks again, Newheels |
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| I think the model year build ends in the late spring of that year. Our '99 V70 was one of the last off the '99 line (which is located in Ghent, Belgium) and was built in late April. | |
| Hi all, I am a Ex-Pat working in Switzerland. I was very interested in purchasing either a Volvo or BMW, but the in country taxes would add an additional 11% to the cost of the car. Apparently, foreign gov'ts a trying to "discourage" this type of activity realizing that if you are living in their country for any period of time, in my case I have a 3 year contract, they should be able to make some $ out of you. Anyone else ever gone through this? Thanks J! | |
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Regarding post #118:
sandejx, I bought my Volvo S80 T6 through the European Delivery program and saved thousands (and highly recommend the experience for the savings and free trip to Europe). However, I live in the U.S.
As I recall, you are only supposed to keep your car for up to 6 months in Europe under this program (the limit may be different for military orders though). For program details follow this link:
http://www.volvocars.com/overseas_new/
Good luck.
-rdo |
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Thanks for the helpful link, rollie. For those of you who are interested, BMW also has quite a detailed section that provides information on their European Delivery program in the "Virtual Center" section of their www.bmwusa.com site. For some reason it is difficult to link to, but it is not difficult to find once you are on their main page.
Also, here is a link to the European Delivery section of the Mercedes-Benz Web site Mercedes-Benz European Delivery. Although it is not exactly a European Delivery program, Porsche has an interesting section on their Web site called the Porsche Travel Club. They have all sorts of interesting European trips that include the use of a Porsche which you can set up through them. Here is a link to that page: Porsche Travel Club.
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| Sales tax is usually included in the advertised prices. If you export the vehicle, I think you can get the tax, or part of it, back. | |
Has anyone been able to get for the Euro Delivery on the S60 a dealers euro delivery cost invoice price ( NOT THE EURO DEL MSRP ) plus the AOL $2,100 options included????? kelfg aol.com
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Regarding post #122: kelf, the Euro delivery price is the FACTORY invoice for the car (same price the dealer pays) + MSRP for options (what you normally pay for options at the dealer). The dealer doesn't earn a traditional profit (nor does the salesman get a commission which is why most of these orders are handled by the fleet manager) but does receive a 5% fee from Volvo for the order. Hope this helps. -rdo rdollie home.com
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| So there is a 5% profit for the dealer. This explains why some dealers will give you a second air ticket or extra hotel nights. Question is which dealers do it now? | |
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