Self Importing ?
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AHHH!!!
if only u'd joined the forum earlier..... i read the pdf file on one.motoring but it seemed really daunting to import one on my own.
just curious though, does this mean u need to homologate the car yourself if its the first of its kind in singapore?
also, as a self importer, are u still allowed to play in the BMW golf tournament??
if only u'd joined the forum earlier..... i read the pdf file on one.motoring but it seemed really daunting to import one on my own.
just curious though, does this mean u need to homologate the car yourself if its the first of its kind in singapore?
also, as a self importer, are u still allowed to play in the BMW golf tournament??
louis said:AHHH!!!
if only u'd joined the forum earlier..... i read the pdf file on one.motoring but it seemed really daunting to import one on my own.
just curious though, does this mean u need to homologate the car yourself if its the first of its kind in singapore?
also, as a self importer, are u still allowed to play in the BMW golf tournament??
Yes , If and ONLY If the model you are looking at has never been brought into SG before . Once the model has been approved by LTA , (let PML do some legwork for you..
it is quite straightforward . You need to have it registered in EU , and then deregistered within a week for the car to be shipped over.
The mere act of successful EU registration means that your intended car meets all pollution , safety etc speciification.
IMHO, I do not suggest attempting to bring in too 'exotic' cars for 2 reasons :
i) As you pointed out ; one has to homologate the whole process if the car has never set foot in SG before - very tedious process.
ii) Later - when you wish to sell the car in the local market - very difficult .
The one motoring pdf file ? Yes, initially , I found it daunting too. But really , like everything else in life , the 1st step was always the most diffiicult . I was challenged to succeed ; If so many car dealers could successfully parallel import cars for resale , I saw little reason why as an individual, I coulld not succeed given the incredible amount of info available on the net .
The 1st car I successfully brought in saved me only S$20000 compared to PML's price . The next car (a 328 coupe ) saved me a whopping $41000 and even so , with higher specs.
I drove the 328 for 2.5 years and sold it for a nett loss of only $1500 . Needless to say , I was very motivated !
BMW Golf tournament ? Not eligible , since the car is only on PML servicing records , not the sales dept . Besides , NOT every PML purchased car owner is eligible anyway ..
Eh...with the amount of $$ saved , I guess one could easily pop over to Blue Canyon for an EXTENDED game ..LOL
hmm,
i don't feel so bad now since i ordered a manual which PML's helping me to homologate...
oh well, perhaps i'll try self-importing my NEXT car. how much do u reckon i could save on a boxster or maserati coupe?
41k is an obscene amount of savings though!! i am totally floored.... so what's with all the newspaper reports stating that PIs are unable to bring in competitively priced cars due to the way customs calculate the OMV? is it a matter of knowing the right overseas dealers?
i don't feel so bad now since i ordered a manual which PML's helping me to homologate...
oh well, perhaps i'll try self-importing my NEXT car. how much do u reckon i could save on a boxster or maserati coupe?
41k is an obscene amount of savings though!! i am totally floored.... so what's with all the newspaper reports stating that PIs are unable to bring in competitively priced cars due to the way customs calculate the OMV? is it a matter of knowing the right overseas dealers?
instead of grp buy,
we should just pool our resources and set up an alternative to PML.... i volunteer to supply the cakes, coffee and bad attitude...
marclees can help with the importing, galant1688 can organise the golf tournaments. racebred, shaun, piggyboyz and the other forum gurus can be the tech pple while wilman2772 can run the parts/mod dept. we can also ask geoff to do the promo shots.
as for test drive.... hehe, make use of PML lah, even better, do it with that SOB who belittled eastdragon.... :twisted:
we can call ourselves BPML... Better Performace Motors Ltd....
steady boh?
we should just pool our resources and set up an alternative to PML.... i volunteer to supply the cakes, coffee and bad attitude...
marclees can help with the importing, galant1688 can organise the golf tournaments. racebred, shaun, piggyboyz and the other forum gurus can be the tech pple while wilman2772 can run the parts/mod dept. we can also ask geoff to do the promo shots.
as for test drive.... hehe, make use of PML lah, even better, do it with that SOB who belittled eastdragon.... :twisted:
we can call ourselves BPML... Better Performace Motors Ltd....
steady boh?
louis said:
Well , the last car I brought in was in 2002 . The OMV was just about E$1200 less than PML. As you know , OMV is the ACTUAL COST price of the car plus freight inwards . (No tricks here since everything is so transparent at one motoring )
When PML sells their car , their car cost about $40,000 more . [their profit margin].
Since I bought the car from a discount dealer in EU (as opposed to BMW Germany) , the dealer can be more 'flexible' in invoice pricing and specifications . He could for example , just indicate the low end of the base model pricing . There are many discount dealers in EU and business there is so competetive (unlike PML , who is a near monopoly in SG)
The other trick is also to have seperate invoices for certain upgrades ,
(e.g , Hamann Motorsport Rims, xenon headlights etc ) which can be and are considered car accessories and thus not subject to the obscene Custom tax.
I'm not certain about how other PIs do their OMVs , but from my [limited ] experience , do not allow the OMV variance to differ too much from PML .(10% max as a rough guide) . Even at this level, your imported car would have far higher specs than PML cars . I've never encountered any difficulties with Custom before .
Silversurfer
Active Member
Hi,
if u self-import, I guess you are paying cash for the car (i.e. no hire-purchase financing). Which car dealers in Germany do u goto?
if u self-import, I guess you are paying cash for the car (i.e. no hire-purchase financing). Which car dealers in Germany do u goto?
Racebred
Core Group Members
if you want to self import, then steer clear away from the unpredictable italians. driving a car that might self destruct any moment without dealer support will be a nightmare. however rock solid cars like porsche will be a good choice. one quote i got from a PI came up to be very close to 100k savings.
ACSCAB2
Well-Known Member
hi marclees,
veri interestin indeed wif rgds 2 yr self importin experience; tks 4 sharin dude; juz curious abt yr 328 coupe; when u did register the car n when did u sell it? reason being I guess it cld partly be due to yr savings fm the self-import n partly due to mkt forces n COE prices.
Also, from my limited experience in Porsche ownership, Stugguart doesnt seem veri friendly towards PI cars. And definitely no priority in my knowledge or drive in facility. Juz fruit for thoughts......
Cheers
veri interestin indeed wif rgds 2 yr self importin experience; tks 4 sharin dude; juz curious abt yr 328 coupe; when u did register the car n when did u sell it? reason being I guess it cld partly be due to yr savings fm the self-import n partly due to mkt forces n COE prices.
Also, from my limited experience in Porsche ownership, Stugguart doesnt seem veri friendly towards PI cars. And definitely no priority in my knowledge or drive in facility. Juz fruit for thoughts......
Cheers
damn.. with a 100K saved you could take the new porsche, build the engine out to whatever you want, dump the stock electonics, go full standalone and data acquisition, do whatever chassis/suspension/brake mods you want, gets a sports transmission, go big tire.. staggered.. whatever!
And then have a bulletproof car that'll last a long time.
And then have a bulletproof car that'll last a long time.
