Stefan Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 Hey all... just bought myself a 350Z from the UK and am currently having it shipped to Malta... will hopefully have it by Monday... can't wait! I know this is meant to be a UK only forum, but there's no such forum in Malta (and no point in there being one since there are no 350Z's anyway)... so I hope you all have no objection for me to be a member here Quote
DoogyRev Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 Welcome along we dont care where you come from ...... just that you picked the right forum Quote
marzman Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 Welcome Stefan, nice to have you on board... Do you have any pics of the car you've bought, or any further info? Thats a big comitment importing a car... did you come to the UK to view it? Quote
bounty78 Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 This is probably one of the best car forum you will ever join..lots of informations here and lots of knowledgeable and helpful owners here Quote
martinmac Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 Hi and welcome to the forum. I love Malta but the roads there would scare me in a zed. Quote
Stefan Posted April 28, 2011 Author Posted April 28, 2011 Welcome Stefan, nice to have you on board... Do you have any pics of the car you've bought, or any further info? Thats a big comitment importing a car... did you come to the UK to view it? Yep, after running the full suite of HPI checks and Odometer tests, I flew up to Yorkshire and spent the weekend driving around the UK.. hit Cheshire, Liverpool, Stratford, Leamington spa and finally Bristol, where I left it in a warehouse (was very painful). I'll attach a pic of what the car looks like right now... though I've got plans to have plans for it hehe ... once I know more what the limits are. The worst part is the import tax in Malta, since it's literally 100% of the price I bought it in the UK ... otherwise I'd have gone for a 370Z... though I think I still prefer the 350 Quote
Stefan Posted April 28, 2011 Author Posted April 28, 2011 Hi and welcome to the forum. I love Malta but the roads there would scare me in a zed. Lol, I sure don't blame you I do have another car for daily use, since as you say, the roads here are mostly crap Quote
marzman Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 Very good... im in Cheshire so you would have passed near me... 100% import tax - ouch, i feel for you mate Quote
ATTAK Z Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 Welcome ... otherwise I'd have gone for a 370Z... though I think I still prefer the 350 so do I Quote
scubapics Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 I love Malta. Good job they've had the roads rebuilt since joining the EU otherwise you'd be sticking to a 4x4. I haven't been able to get ove to Malta for 3 years now. Used to got every year since 1998 for scuba diving. I think Malta has lost a little character since having the roads repaired! How come you didn't decide to drive the car over? TomTom can route the whole journey now. It would have been a great drive in a Z. Quote
Stefan Posted April 28, 2011 Author Posted April 28, 2011 I love Malta. Good job they've had the roads rebuilt since joining the EU otherwise you'd be sticking to a 4x4. I haven't been able to get ove to Malta for 3 years now. Used to got every year since 1998 for scuba diving. I think Malta has lost a little character since having the roads repaired! How come you didn't decide to drive the car over? TomTom can route the whole journey now. It would have been a great drive in a Z. I agree that it has lost some character... I also am glad it did in a way since at least we have 'some' good roads now Country roads are still rubble though. I really wanted to drive it all the way over, but unfortunately I am a software contractor and am currently stuck on a contract till June... so no spare time Quote
Stefan Posted April 28, 2011 Author Posted April 28, 2011 Hope it gets there in one piece! Lol i sure hope so too Quote
SwanageDave Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 Welcome to the forum, my favourite place Malta As I was stationed there in the Royal Navy in the 70s. Quote
ChrisS Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 Welcome The most enjoyable wedding I was ever invited to was in St Pauls. Quote
Ricey Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 Some of the taxes are bleeding criminal abroad! Thomas Sorensen told us that the initial tax on a 350 in Denmark is 120%, then 25% VAT ........hope that makes you feel a bit better! Looks too Quote
scubapics Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 Welcome The most enjoyable wedding I was ever invited to was in St Pauls. I got married in Malta. Took the whole family over. It was still cheaper than in the UK. Nicer too and didn't feel like I was being ripped off at every turn! Quote
Stefan Posted April 28, 2011 Author Posted April 28, 2011 Welcome to the forum, my favourite place Malta As I was stationed there in the Royal Navy in the 70s. That is so nice to hear! Thank you what is the yellow car btw? Looks similar to a car i'm building... A lotus 7 kit from tiger in my case Quote
buster Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 i am coming to Malta at the end of june for a week.i ll defo keep a look out for you. welcome aboard Quote
Stefan Posted April 28, 2011 Author Posted April 28, 2011 Some of the taxes are bleeding criminal abroad! Thomas Sorensen told us that the initial tax on a 350 in Denmark is 120%, then 25% VAT ........hope that makes you feel a bit better! Looks too Yeah, Malta used to charge Vat on registration tax too a few years back... Now they stopped that for cars with more than 6k miles, andinstead they charge registration tax based on emissions, car value, power and some other secret variables Unfortunately the Z fits in the higher brackets for all of these. Re Danish taxes, my Danish workmate told me about those... And there's some other country at 200%! That's criminal! Thankfully the Danish also have some pretty good salaries Quote
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