As most of you are aware i moved to Cyprus a few months back. I decided i would go and look at some IS200 and boy was i amazed!!!! I sold my IS200(2000) for £2700 before i left with a few add ons etc etc and if i were to buy a 99 one here i would be paying anything up on €14,000 private. I bought a 2006 Nissan navara for €22,000 and a 2000 Clio for €500 so i know the places to buy cars but if you want a Lex this is not the place to BUY one.
I thought about importing but it can take a long time with paperwork here and if you dont turn up when they tell you each time there is a fine, and as im not in country all the time i decided against it.
I am bidding on a 1993 E220 coupe at the moment so this might be my new luxury motor im afraid.
Hopefully it will be cheap and still give me some comfort and reliability, or there is a 325 Bmw E36 but i think the Merc would be more unique.
+ side of things here are:
Insurance- theres no crime so its really cheap
Road Tax- Clio €35 and Nissan €90 per year
MOT- €35 but lasts 2 years
Petrol-€1 per litre of 95 RON
Dont pay Income tax and only £110 NI(UK) per year
4 bedroom villa and acre of land-rates €40 per year
Garbage €20 per year
Water €40 per year(have 18X17X6 ft pool)
Because im above 600 metres i get €500 per year heating allowance(29C today)
At the moment there are a lot more + than - rather than staying in UK and who know another LEX might just come along soon