Royspurs Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Dear learned friends, I am considering bring over a small Mercedes E220 from the UK to Thailand (Sakon Nakhon), I understand the import duty/tax I will need to pay (dependant on engine size & age) but, was wondering what experiences/knowledge you have in regard to: - Maintaining a Mercedes in Thailand * spare parts price genuine/copy? * spare parts leadtime genuine/copy? * skills of Thai mechanics? - Importing * cost of shipping? * registration? * quarentine? and anything else that may be useful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurnell Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 240% tax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klons Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Dear learned friends,I am considering bring over a small Mercedes E220 from the UK to Thailand (Sakon Nakhon), I understand the import duty/tax I will need to pay (dependant on engine size & age) but, was wondering what experiences/knowledge you have in regard to: - Maintaining a Mercedes in Thailand * spare parts price genuine/copy? * spare parts leadtime genuine/copy? * skills of Thai mechanics? - Importing * cost of shipping? * registration? * quarentine? and anything else that may be useful You might try the Thailand Motor Forum, all things petrol and diesel, for more info. There are some import threads there. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Car-Import-U...l&hl=import Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jungian Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Why not just buy one here. I was going to bring my BMW over but the tax cost more than I paid for it so I bought the same year make and model here I have in the USA the only difference being the steering is reversed and I paid 1/2 of what it is worth in the USA. Thais buy new Euro cars for social status but they don't want a used one thus a used BMW or Benz tends to sell for less than a Honda. As far as maintenance goes the parts cost what the parts cost for original replacements but the labor is much cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundman Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Moved to motor forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSingh Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 240% tax Yep & this Thread is done... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyh Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 240% tax Let alone the headaches involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2oDunc Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 All Cons and NO pro's Simple as that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royspurs Posted June 27, 2009 Author Share Posted June 27, 2009 glad I posted, (new to this site and have just found the import a car forum ) and guess what....have decided to buy a car in Thailand, thanks all not going to ask about marrying a Thai Woman: Pros & Cons, altready committed, so dont tell me!! All Cons and NO pro's Simple as that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelepulse Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 >> paid 1/2 of what it is worth in the USA Where do you find these half priced Beemers? I've been looking to buy a 5 or 7 series and things seem to be 2-3 times more expensive here than in the US., especially if you want to buy the latest model where a used 3 year old car costs more than a new model in the states. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackdanielsesq Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 An E220 is simply a run-of-the-mill vehicle, not say an M63 or Porsche 959, etc, that one might keep for a long time. The rest ya know now BR>Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basjke Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 >> paid 1/2 of what it is worth in the USAWhere do you find these half priced Beemers? I've been looking to buy a 5 or 7 series and things seem to be 2-3 times more expensive here than in the US., especially if you want to buy the latest model where a used 3 year old car costs more than a new model in the states. You just took the words out of my mouth.Some people seem to be able to buy cars here at a different price then anyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keemapoot Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Forget it right now. You will never win with that in Thailand. You can buy older Mercs here for a fairly decent price, but upkeeping them is horror. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingray Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 >> paid 1/2 of what it is worth in the USAWhere do you find these half priced Beemers? I've been looking to buy a 5 or 7 series and things seem to be 2-3 times more expensive here than in the US., especially if you want to buy the latest model where a used 3 year old car costs more than a new model in the states. You just took the words out of my mouth.Some people seem to be able to buy cars here at a different price then anyone else. 2 or 3 times? Up to 5 times sometimes. Depend on models. If you find those cars for half of the US prices, give me a ring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakku Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 There's plenty good Mercedes maintenance shops and parts to completely rebuild them. No sweat there. Vikrom's on soi 15 is top of the bill... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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