Retail for EDC in UK
Fr = 790 GBP plus VAT = 17.5%
Rr = £840 GBP plus VAT = 17.5%
You would get about -10% if ordered from Germany or if in UK stk, 12.5%
If those prices are final cost inc delivery etc = bargain ( relatively speaking)
The MAF & prices for springs is also a bargain.
The 3.8 MAF is £489 plus VAT in UK iirc.
You could push for -15% here but tax would go on.
At least it's comforting to know that a well cared for dilligently maintained E34 M5 will always realise
it's value over something that has been cained within an inch of its life = not
It's never been a sound financial (or sane) proposition running these old girls properly.
Seems worse than ever at this time with general parts cost & fuel being what they are.
Glad that old girl of yours is in Nigeria m8.
Cheers
I know how expensive the parts are (good price for the MAF though)but believe me its worth if what you are looking for is a good ride rather than good retail.
ralph (vadas1)
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i wonder if you could get a better deal ordering thru a US parts source, given the current exchange rate. Those prices seem quite high!
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91 M5 Alpine White II, Silver Gray 3/90 production
17x8/17x9 M system with PS2, 20mm touring roll bar; Ground Control Coilovers; EAT Chip, CD43; bmw/nardi blackline steering wheel, 3.8 Cam Gears
08 535i / 6 speed
Space Gray; Gray; Sport/Premium/Nav
00 M5 Ti Silver; Imola/black sportiv --Sold
Engine:
Supersprint Headers, Dinan CAI kit and MAFS, Throttle Bodies, Cams, Ported heads, Exhaust, Custom dinan software, Evosport Pullies, Dinan clutch and lightened flywheel; Ignition solutions plasma coils
Suspension:
Dinan Stage 3 with front and rear Strut Tower Braces, Beastpower Sway bar brackets, Dinan Wheels with 275/285 PilotSport, X5 Thrust arm bushings, Stoptech 355mm 4 piston front, 355mm 2 piston rear brake kit, Dinan 3.45 diff
Interior/Misc:
Eurodash, updated steering wheel, Bluetooth retrofit, Sirius Retrofit, hardwired V1, Widescreen Mk4 nav, M audio retrofit, Ice Link, BSW Stage 1 speaker upgrade, bmw towbar
I guess the weak dollar really helps you guys over on that side.....
Cheers
it doesn't help us, it make foreign items more expensive, but it would help you guys if you could buy the parts in the US, depending on the import tariff situation.
For example, an EDC strut lists at about $1200 US, which is what, about 600GBP.
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Mike
91 M5 Alpine White II, Silver Gray 3/90 production
17x8/17x9 M system with PS2, 20mm touring roll bar; Ground Control Coilovers; EAT Chip, CD43; bmw/nardi blackline steering wheel, 3.8 Cam Gears
08 535i / 6 speed
Space Gray; Gray; Sport/Premium/Nav
00 M5 Ti Silver; Imola/black sportiv --Sold
Engine:
Supersprint Headers, Dinan CAI kit and MAFS, Throttle Bodies, Cams, Ported heads, Exhaust, Custom dinan software, Evosport Pullies, Dinan clutch and lightened flywheel; Ignition solutions plasma coils
Suspension:
Dinan Stage 3 with front and rear Strut Tower Braces, Beastpower Sway bar brackets, Dinan Wheels with 275/285 PilotSport, X5 Thrust arm bushings, Stoptech 355mm 4 piston front, 355mm 2 piston rear brake kit, Dinan 3.45 diff
Interior/Misc:
Eurodash, updated steering wheel, Bluetooth retrofit, Sirius Retrofit, hardwired V1, Widescreen Mk4 nav, M audio retrofit, Ice Link, BSW Stage 1 speaker upgrade, bmw towbar
Customs in the UK find it hilarious to add a £8 handling charge, then 7.5% import duty, then 17.5% VAT on the total, not the net price!!
They'll happily wave through lorries ~~joke removed~~, but can I get a bit of steel at a reasonable price, nope!
Grr!! lol ;p
Regards, Ivan
This post has been edited to remove a joke after two and a half weeks of no complaints, as a single complaint was sent to me by an English member saying I was racist and "mallicious" (sic).
I checked with a dictionary, then the Polish woman I'm seeing and she thought it was quite funny, as did the Romainian lady who sits next to me at work.
I haven't been next door where the Czechs, Polish, Estonians, Romainians, Ukrainians, Slovaks, Slovenians and the single Modovan that make up 70+% of the workforce here, but they're generally a chilled out bunch.
Apology given.
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