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Yorky Bob



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FREELANDER 2 2.0 Si4 Petrol 4dr Rare Petrol engine Si4

Just seen this on Autotrader. Is it a legal car in respect of UK being an "Import"?

£27,500 Land Rover FREELANDER 2 2.0 Si4 Petrol 4dr
Rare Petrol engine Si4 FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current

Post #295276 2nd Apr 2016 3:14 pm
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Landiroamer



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They do have what they call Grey Imports that are brought into the country but require parts fitting or swopping to make them legal here.
Where you can run into trouble is later when you need spare parts and theres no record on the UK dealer parts database of what you need or whats fitted or they cant be got here in the UK.

Post #295290 2nd Apr 2016 5:33 pm
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Insurers also tend to ask whether the car is an import (I've just renewed my insurance!). Dealers also ask about it for part exchanged vehicles. Don't know whether a "yes" answer makes any difference though. Ex AA Series III LWB Safari - Gone
300TDi Disco (bought new - terrible car) sent back after 18 months
Freelander 1 Estate - leased, given back at end of lease
200TDi Disco (bought from a mate with 100,000 on the clock) - Gone
Disco 2 TD5 - sold and exported to France
FR2 TD4 GS - Gone
FR2 SD4 HSE - Now changed for a DS
New model ex-demo Evoque S 180 in white
Unable to order a new DS, so gave up. Now have a Volvo S90 Recharge.

Post #295305 2nd Apr 2016 8:42 pm
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j77



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The engine is the same as what's under the bonnet of the Evoque, so parts should be fine. 21MY Defender 90 S 3.0 D200

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anglaslt



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It appears to be registered in UK so it will be legal. As they are not made for UK or other EU counties (as far as I know) it is unlikely to have an EU Certificate of Conformity CoC so probably it passed an SVA or IVA on re-importation.

My own car was built for Swiss market and had to pass an SVA or IVA before LR registered it in UK. At least the Autotrader car is RHD and probably has the correct headlamps. Mine were changed to RHD then changed back to LHD. The speedometer is not a problem as you can activate the digital speedo in miles or kms.

Doesn't look a particularly high spec and I cannot see the advertised sun roof.

Insurance can be more difficult because the model is not listed on the UK database (the computer says no). It's not impossible though and I insured mine in UK before exporting it to LT. Once it is registered in an EU country re-registering is usually not difficult. I say usually because the French can be more difficult if there is no CoC. driving on the right side

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