View Full Version : Porter cable for £85 in UK
m.r.davies
19-09-2006, 15:35
http://www.maxtool.co.uk/index/porter-cable/polishers.asp
Am I missing something here or are these a really good deal?
there are 3 on that page. christmas is coming soon and it would make a good pressie for me of the wife!
thoughts?
It might be a UK site saying .co.uk but delivery is from the USA, if you add 1 to the cart and proceed to the checkout, it adds about £50 for fedex delivery.
Subtotal £ 81.94
Fedex_Express_ZM Posting £ 48.09
All VAT Included £ 0.00
Total Price Delivered £ 130.03
I bought one from Autopia in the USA, fantastic service.
m.r.davies
19-09-2006, 15:40
bummer!
do you need a transfomer then?
bummer!
do you need a transfomer then?
yep. and you need to cut the plug off and replace with adaptor.
All in all budget for about £150, then whatever pads you need.
If your interested in buying one mate, i can probably try and find the link and code that gives you a 15% discount ,
daniel_owen_uk
19-09-2006, 15:53
You would probably get stung on import duty + VAT if it's shipped from the USA as well.
Autopia wrap the package up well and mark it accordingly so not to get caught with any add ons. Quite a few of us have bought from them ( i have twice) and never got asked to pay any excess.
andycupra
19-09-2006, 16:09
are they vat and duty exempt then?
Could be something to do with packaging marked as a gift and a value of £20 ?
m.r.davies
19-09-2006, 18:29
hmm sounds good, i'll chat with the wifey
Yes mate, get it through autopia, or www.cleanyourcar.co.uk do some complete kits!
m.r.davies
22-09-2006, 14:08
I've actually been on detailingworld.com and chatted to some of the members over there
They seem to be rating the bitlema cyclo polisher
http://detailingworld.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4791
they are like £20 but no where in the UK sells them, there is a guy who can get them in sweden and can deliver them for £53
http://detailingworld.co.uk/showthread.php?t=9771
Apparently they are amazing for the price and have more torque than the PC, there is a guy on there who has done a comparision and by the sounds of it, its just what I need.
Does anyone else have one of these? i'm prolly going to get one
Was going to get one, when my friend goes to finland, but dunno if its money wasted. But it certainly looks a good piece of kit, and cheaper than the Cyclo.
jetsetjimbo
27-09-2006, 09:40
Autopia wrap the package up well and mark it accordingly so not to get caught with any add ons. Quite a few of us have bought from them ( i have twice) and never got asked to pay any excess.
You bought 2??? :)
How goes it Phil?
Hey Up fella, not bad not bad.
I bought two purchases, One PC and then an order of other goodies.
Saying that, the Porter is still in its box unopened. :doh:
m.r.davies
27-09-2006, 09:44
dont get the cyclo coz it costs loads and doesn't have variable speed like the bitlema cyclo (apparently they are virtually the same machine)
also there is a guy called daggs on the links i provided who is doing another group buy so send him a PM if you want one (around £50)