Stirling > wrote in message >...
> wrote:
> > "SS" > wrote in message >...
> >
> >>sounds like an Irish import I think.
> >>
> >>my 02 147 has 1 year dealer and 2 further years aftermarket warranty as its
> >>standard package.
> >>Mine was an Irish import at new so I guess that could be why..
> >>but you should still have some left - have you checked the documents - there
> >>should be a booklet for it.
> >>
> >>SS
> >
> >
> > Hi SS,
> > I don't know where you bought your Irish import through, but I have
> > an Irish import which I bought in April 2002 and it had an Alfa
> > warranty for 2 years [not one], plus one year FREE from the UK
> > importer garage, plus one year AA breakdown cover supplied FREE by the
> > Irish importer. And as proof of the 2 year Alfa warranty, I had new
> > rear bushes [only very slightly worn] and windsceen washer jets
> > replaced at 23 months 28 days by an Alfa dealer.
> > John, UK.
>
> Hi,
>
> do you know the difference in value between an import and UK car (after
> 1 year?). At the time I had seen cars of the same spec, at about
> £1K - 1.5K cheeper the dealer had said that those cars where imports
> would this be about right?
>
> S.

Hi S.
I wouldn't like to say what price difference there should be after one
year,I find when I talk to dealers salesmen they tend to say anything
that comes into their heads when it comes to imports. They are saying
anything they can to bring down the imported cars, because they are
loosing sales to the importers and independants. If you buy a british
spec car I can tell you now that there is no difference apart from a
small Lusso badge behind the front wheel. If the prices you have seen
are correct, then I will be quite happy when I come to sell mine, if I
loose £1k, I would still have saved £1.600. buying an import. A dealer
fitted a new computer onto my car when it was only days old, then he
said that with it being an import the computers are different AND THE
NEW ONE WOULDN'T WORK because it is for a UK car, when he got in touch
with Alfa GB.They told him how he should set it up correctly, and low
and behold it seemed to work instantly. So if the car priced £1k/£1.5k
is still there, go back and look at it again and ask if it is an
import, they have to tell you by law. And if you buy it, it may help
the dealers next year to bring their cars down further.
One last point, my 147 came with a 10 stack CD, the UK's come with a
single CD. I surpose it helps the dealers keep their prices down. My
car is 2 years old now and it goes great, and I love it.And the £2600
I saved.
John, UK.