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| tookaphotoof Member Since: 18 Mar 2013 Location: dordrecht Posts: 1279   
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It depends a bit what Defender parts you're looking for. I usually have a look at Landreiziger or Nakatanenga. Maintenance parts I get from a main dealer or something like Autodoc if I'm not in a hurry.
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13th Feb 2022 9:11pm |
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| Race.it Member Since: 27 Aug 2019 Location: Algeciras Posts: 823  
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Some of the uk suppliers now do all inclusive pricing so no extra tax, they look more expensive to others but the others you are at the will of customs. LRDirect is who I use at preset Searching for my first Defender...and started just as Covid hit, so talk about timing.
5 months after starting the search I found it, and here is the details |
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14th Feb 2022 7:52am |
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| tookaphotoof Member Since: 18 Mar 2013 Location: dordrecht Posts: 1279
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One of the reasons I stopped ordering from UK unless I run out of options. Fed up waiting months for my order. Iβd rather order at an EU shop I know the part I need is in stock.
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14th Feb 2022 8:40am |
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| Race.it Member Since: 27 Aug 2019 Location: Algeciras Posts: 823
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My local dealer takes longer to get things than it does from the UK sellers.
Recently I took intake manifold off nowhere could get me any genuine seals, Europe/UK eventually I got some erwin ones, not origional but a good brand. Suppliers in Spain could not even get them. Searching for my first Defender...and started just as Covid hit, so talk about timing. 5 months after starting the search I found it, and here is the details |
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14th Feb 2022 10:10am |
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| #1784 Member Since: 11 Nov 2020 Location: Almunge Posts: 45 
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One more vote for LR Direct, clear website, good communication over email, fast turnaround on orders and delivery time to Sweden is around 1 week consistently. 110 SE D200 MY21 Tasman blue
Discovery 3 V8 HSE MY06 Discovery 1 V8 ES MY97 RRC 2-door V8 MY83 |
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14th Feb 2022 10:36am |
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| Dinnu Member Since: 24 Dec 2019 Location: Lija Posts: 3425  
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I order from Paddock, and they send packages as ddp (delivery duty paid). So you know exactly what you are paying at time of order.. which I think is great. A pleasure to deal with.
Local customs on the other hand are total opposite..... last shipment they tried to su  ck 120euro on custom charges. I would have loved to show them the appropriate finger, but instead I chose to send them the invoice, clearly showing that duty was already paid. 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing
2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black |
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14th Feb 2022 10:38am |
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| X4SKP Member Since: 29 Nov 2013 Location: Berkshire Posts: 2295  
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Hello Jabberwocky
Here's what Emily does... (Off Track Family) SKIP https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic83242.html |
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14th Feb 2022 11:34am |
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| Race.it Member Since: 27 Aug 2019 Location: Algeciras Posts: 823
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but that was start of 2020 (the video) I have moved suppliers in the last 18 months a lot due to the attitude or shipping company they used, at one stage fedex to me was taking 4-5 weeks, but dhl was 4-5 days so I used ones that were using DHL, UPS was 2-3 weeks, the customs process now on UPS has improved and I get it now in about 1 week.
For me if they are using DHL and all charges paid I can now get items I order on a Monday arriving on the Thursday (a couple of times Wednesday) If it has to get payment from myself to customs it can delay it a day, but they have mostly improved a lot since Brexit hit. The ones I dont like is when they say vat has to be paid in UK then once you paid the vat in arriving country they refund the vat, the sums dont add up on that one, and I dont order from them, this hits the little man more than the large company as some maybe not vat registered, but technically there prices still include it as they pay it from the supplier they use, but that means for me they are too expensive when landed here, and I look for an alternative. Searching for my first Defender...and started just as Covid hit, so talk about timing. 5 months after starting the search I found it, and here is the details |
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14th Feb 2022 12:14pm |
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| Jabberwocky Member Since: 27 Oct 2021 Location: Luxembourg Posts: 223 
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Thanks for the replies, Iβll have a look at all the sites mentioned. The politics of Brexit aside it is a major PITA, shows we took a common market for granted and really miss it once itβs gone.
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14th Feb 2022 10:51pm |
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| Angus_Beef Member Since: 30 Apr 2015 Location: Oslo Posts: 434  
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(removed rant) Roaming around π³π΄π¨π
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28th Feb 2022 5:49pm |
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| Angus_Beef Member Since: 30 Apr 2015 Location: Oslo Posts: 434
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I'm with you on this one. Dealer or autodoc for most things, only very special one-of-a-kind items are worth ordering from the UK anymore. Roaming around π³π΄π¨π |
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28th Feb 2022 6:05pm |
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