gabbycat Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 If we can't sell our Holden Cruze in the next 3 weeks we are considering shipping it home to the UK. We're having trouble getting insurance quotes on it as it is a grey import. Has anyone shipped a car as a grey import in to the UK, and can you recommend insurers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosiew Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 have you thought about parts and service down the track? It might be better to take a hit on price here rather than incur the shipping costs - remembering that second hand cars are cheaper in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim bugg Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 RH Insurance are pretty good with personal imports and modified cars, i insure my '78 US import camper with them. As has been said, are the parts interchangeable with any vauxhalls? if not you could be setting yourself up for hassle. Also if its a big engine car, it will be crippling on fuel in the UK, it seems there is pretty much nowhere that doesnt have traffic jams anymore. and the road tax is a killer if its got high emissions, from memory over 279CO's is now £500 per year. Even my 2.5 BMW is now £280 per year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 We have a Nissan Skyline and insured with Aviva no problem - didn't bring it back from Oz but was a grey import from Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-bone Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Tesco have a grey import side of their business.... http://www.insurancefactory.co.uk/tc/import-car-insurance.html?cmp=tcomp I used to get the phone number from the back of Bike Trader magazine when it came to insuring my grey import bike many years ago. Maybe Car Trader has the same adverts, aimed at the Jap market? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwkl Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 With second hand cars so much cheaper in UK then Aus, and factor in that your Cruze is not a rebadged model that sells in the UK, I would have thought it is too much hassle in terms of cost and future servicing and sale. Taking a hit here may still be better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibbs Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 (edited) Had an MR2, S2000 and Hilux. All imports. All modified. No issues with most insurers, apart from the price. Adrian Flux, Sky & A-Plan were the main providers I went with. I'd trade the Cruze in on a new Commodore VF and take that though. Edited March 4, 2014 by Bibbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabbycat Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 With second hand cars so much cheaper in UK then Aus, and factor in that your Cruze is not a rebadged model that sells in the UK, I would have thought it is too much hassle in terms of cost and future servicing and sale. Taking a hit here may still be better. I had hoped Chevrolet were doing a similar model. Although still not common I imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwkl Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 My mistake, you're correct Chevrolet does sell the Cruze, which I presume is more or less a rebadged Holden. They seem to be selling the Camaro and Corvette in UK too, albeit in LHD form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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