Cheap Russian G Wagons ?
With the recent collapse of the Russian currency, a drop of nearly 50% against the pound, is this a good time to go shopping for a G in Moscow.
We all know how the Russians love their G Wagons so there must be a fair few for sale on the second hand market. I have tried a few searches but can not seem to find any examples for sale, probably looking in the wrong place. If anyone finds one for sale could they post it up so I we can compare prices with those in the UK. Thanks.
I wonder what they'd be like underneath; chassis and under body etc?
Just looking at the weather in Russia, a lot of snow. don't know if they grit or anything, but even without grit, it's a pretty damp wet grubby life most of their cars live in.
Russian is a big place from the arctic circle to south of Istanbul
so the same applys to buying a car from US alaska or california
check what area its from !
Gordon thanks for finding that, just what I was looking for.
It makes for some very interesting price comparisons. Assuming my Russian translation is correct and with a current exchange rate of £1 = 92 Ruble (PY6) here are a few used prices for Russian G Wagons. (This is only a very small selection)
1986 230G SWB 53,000 miles £4700
1995 G320 LWB 155,000 miles £6800
2000 G500 LWB 120,000 miles £9200
2002 G400 LWB 112,000 miles £14000
2005 G55 LWB 76,000 miles £20000
2012 G63 LWB 600 ! miles £46000 !
I have no idea how hard it would be to import a Russian registered G into the UK or what all the importation taxes would be but they do seem to be a bit of a bargain at the moment. Only six months ago before the Ruble crashed they would have been nearly double these prices.
£46k for a 600mile g63! I'm off to get very drunk and hope I forget about reading this before I do something silly!
I thought I would bump this up the list again since the first time round most of you seemed not to notice my discovery that you could buy G Wagons for nearly half the UK price in Russia 
Mr Scottish Rep - I did notice, but they are all LHDs , no use to me - but will let all my gangster friend in Kiev know 
Spider1V-ski
I have no idea how hard it would be to import a Russian registered G into the UK or what all the importation taxes would be but they do seem to be a bit of a bargain at the moment. Only six months ago before the Ruble crashed they would have been nearly double these prices
https://www.gov.uk/importing-vehicles-into-the-uk/vat-and-tax-vehicles-f...
Second-hand vehicles
You don’t usually have to pay VAT if you’re importing a second-hand vehicle and the VAT was paid in another EU country.
You’ll have to pay VAT if your vehicle is classed as a ‘new means of transport’ - ie it’s less than 6 months old and has done less than 6,000km (about 3,728 miles). HMRC will tell you if this is the case.
https://www.gov.uk/importing-vehicles-into-the-uk/vat-duty-and-tax-vehic...
4. VAT, duty and tax: vehicles from outside the EU
You usually pay VAT and duty through customs when you import any vehicle from outside the EU.
You must pay vehicle tax from the date your vehicle is registered withDVLA.
Spokesperson for the Kremlin, Yuri Shatov confirmed today in a statement to the Russian press that the wife of President Vladimir Putin, Lyudmila Aleksandrovna Putina, is to be crowned Queen of Northern Crimea next week as part of their ‘amicable’ divorce settlement.
The couple first met at university in St. Petersburg in 1983 and have two daughters together Maria, born in 1985, and Katerina, born in 1986.
Mr. Shatov stated that the decision to end their 30 year marriage was a joint one and had no bearing on why the peninsula of Crimea was annexed from Ukraine.
He said “The annexation of Crimea was vital action for Russian interests. It is merely a coincidence that Lyudmila Putina had always wanted to be a benevolent queen in a seaside castle.”
Putin’s motivations to takeover Crimea had initially been unclear but sources within the U.N. “totally get it now.”
Putin wanted to easily get rid of his ex-wife without annoying his daughters and to pave the way for the new lady in his life Olympic gymnast turned MP Alina Kabayeva. He reportedly told advisers that out of all things she demanded, “annexing Crimea was the easiest thing to do.”
The news confirming the divorce comes as a surprise to many within Russia as Lyudmila Putina had all but vanished from public view and it was largely assumed she had taken a trip to Siberia never to be spoken of again.
You might need to check with whoever controls these things that the current trade embargo with Russia doesn't preclude importing of used G-Wagens into UK.
You never know with these politicians; they'll generally try anything to bugger us about..... 
and may be do not buy in the Moscow region, they use special chemicals and not salt to deal with the snow at -20C.
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Gordon thanks for finding that, just what I was looking for.
It makes for some very interesting price comparisons. Assuming my Russian translation is correct and with a current exchange rate of £1 = 92 Ruble (PY6) here are a few used prices for Russian G Wagons. (This is only a very small selection)
1986 230G SWB 53,000 miles £4700
1995 G320 LWB 155,000 miles £6800
2000 G500 LWB 120,000 miles £9200
2002 G400 LWB 112,000 miles £14000
2005 G55 LWB 76,000 miles £20000
2012 G63 LWB 600 ! miles £46000 !
I have no idea how hard it would be to import a Russian registered G into the UK or what all the importation taxes would be but they do seem to be a bit of a bargain at the moment. Only six months ago before the Ruble crashed they would have been nearly double these prices.