Just found this LAND ROVER FREELANDER via Auto Trader http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/adv...obcid=soc4 MY14 Kahn Converted Dynamic - Fuji White Ebony/Pimento Interior
MY15 Xenon Headlight Conversion

MY17 RRS SVR - Estoril Blue Cirrus/Ebony 🪣💺’s

For export only! - these guys sell ex MOD stuff and always have brand new LR's that were built for African market. possibly bought as diplomatic cars but never used? 2014 SE Loire Blue SD4 Auto (MY15)
Gone - 2011 GS Baltic Blue, Retrofit Electric Leather, Side Steps, 19"SC's, Roof Rails, TT Sat Nav Mod, Retrofit Premium Audio, Retro fit 2013 Xenons with DRL & Sig Strip (Clutch at 47k)
Gone - 2007 GS Narvik Black, Privacy Glass, 19" SC's, Side Steps,Roof Rails, Roof Spoiler, Lamp Guards, Retrofit Electric Leather (Clutch at 115k)
Gone - 2007 SE Santorini Black (Clutch at 120k)
BT IID (best money ever spent on a car)

this company had one a few months ago that was the same but had a MPH speedo, must of been for the AUS market. I6 WITH GAS CONVERSION
HST BODY KIT
OSRAM LED DRIVING FOGS
CARS LOOKING GOOOOD!

Aus use km/h

Africans use mph and drive on proper side of road  2014 SE Loire Blue SD4 Auto (MY15)
Gone - 2011 GS Baltic Blue, Retrofit Electric Leather, Side Steps, 19"SC's, Roof Rails, TT Sat Nav Mod, Retrofit Premium Audio, Retro fit 2013 Xenons with DRL & Sig Strip (Clutch at 47k)
Gone - 2007 GS Narvik Black, Privacy Glass, 19" SC's, Side Steps,Roof Rails, Roof Spoiler, Lamp Guards, Retrofit Electric Leather (Clutch at 115k)
Gone - 2007 SE Santorini Black (Clutch at 120k)
BT IID (best money ever spent on a car)

Except for Algeria, Morocco, Angola, etc etc.

Interestingly, you can buy this type of car, export it to somewhere like the Isle of Man for I think 6 months, then you can bring it back and register it here as a personal import. Freelander 2 HSE Lux 2013MY - Barolo Black with Ivory Leather. Alpine DVD - Privacy -Evoque 20" Dynamic Wheels and more to come.........

Theres been a lot of ewoks too on AT like this.

I did think these may have come off a certain ship that listed not long back but im not sure now.

T Terran



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Mav71 wrote:

Interestingly, you can buy this type of car, export it to somewhere like the Isle of Man for I think 6 months, then you can bring it back and register it here as a personal import.

That one at Wytham was built for the South African market I believe (more than likely to be used in the British Embassy or various employees there)

I dont understand why you cannot buy it here, pay any necessary taxes and have it registered in UK without it ever leaving the country.

It would be interesting to see how the taxes and various duties stack up, however you would probably find that it is classed as a "grey import" so that none of the dealers would touch it for warranty purposes. I remember a few years back when people were importing new cars from Belgium and Holland (due to huge price differences) and found that they had warranty issues and some dealerships refused to work on them at all. 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto
Now Discovery Sport P250 MHEV SE

I've had a number of grey imports over the years (mostly japanese but also german), never had trouble getting parts or service. Never had one brand new though mostly 2 -3years old. My local Mazda place would even look stuff up on an import database so I got the right bits. They even commented that the imports were far better specced than the UK models at the time. Loads of scare mongering went on in the motoring press but as usual mostly . FL2 Metropolis, Loire Blue, ebony/ivory

A friend of mine bought a BMW new from Belgium at the end of the 90's and he had trouble getting warranty work done on it. At the time dealers were also trying to stop people buying cheaper abroad. This was before the EU Block Exemption which also stopped manufacturers insisting on servicing within their dealer network for warranty purposes. 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto
Now Discovery Sport P250 MHEV SE

I think you'll find that the reason that South African / Zimbabwe spec FL2 is for export only, would be because of the Euro-2 emissions specification. New cars in the EU/UK need Euro-5 now I think? or still Euro-4? 2008 Freelander 2 HSE Si6 Black/Black - Hers
2009 Jaguar XKR 4.2 S/C Portfolio
2005 Jaguar XJR 4.2 S/C Black/Cranberry
2005 Jaguar X-Type 3.0L AWD - Gone

that would make sense but didnt think it applied to petrol models, thought it was only diesel

I think we are moving onto Euro VI over here now, hence the demise of the defender. The emissions rulings seem to be becoming almost impossible to achieve from an engineering/technology point of view.