adigraham Posted November 18, 2006 Report Share Posted November 18, 2006 Found this:- Item# Qty Description Unit Price Total 7424 1 Porter-Cable 7424 150mm Variable-Speed Random-Orbit Polisher £ 83.33 £ 83.33 Subtotal £ 83.33 Fedex_Express Posting £ 28.43 All VAT Included £ 0.00 Total Price Delivered £ 111.76 Isn't this cheaper then the states? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexc Posted November 18, 2006 Report Share Posted November 18, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Found this:- Item# Qty Description Unit Price Total 7424 1 Porter-Cable 7424 150mm Variable-Speed Random-Orbit Polisher £ 83.33 £ 83.33 Subtotal £ 83.33 Fedex_Express Posting £ 28.43 All VAT Included £ 0.00 Total Price Delivered £ 111.76 Isn't this cheaper then the states? [/ QUOTE ] This comes from the states (despite it saying it's a UK site), you'll probably get hit with a big duty bill. The best deal is from Autopia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryD Posted November 18, 2006 Report Share Posted November 18, 2006 Sounds like maxtools ad? Indeed best place to buy on is from autopia, i have a discount code somewhere. Normally delivered in 3 days as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSE Posted November 18, 2006 Report Share Posted November 18, 2006 But how much is the step-up transofmer going to cost?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Al Posted November 18, 2006 Report Share Posted November 18, 2006 [ QUOTE ] But how much is the step-up transofmer going to cost?? [/ QUOTE ] I have a brand new spare transformer, going for £30 +p&p. PM me if anyone is interested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryD Posted November 18, 2006 Report Share Posted November 18, 2006 look on screwfix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster Posted November 18, 2006 Report Share Posted November 18, 2006 If these things are so good, why isn't there a UK equivilent product? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryD Posted November 18, 2006 Report Share Posted November 18, 2006 There is its made by a company called festool, yours for the bargain price of £300 (approx) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarskeBear Posted November 18, 2006 Report Share Posted November 18, 2006 i got mine from autophia & screwfix for power and cable. Autophia also do no gibble guarentee even in UK. they will also list the package in a import friendly way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelwind101 Posted November 19, 2006 Report Share Posted November 19, 2006 BOOSTER: No UK product b/c of CE mark required + 240V as opposed to 110 USA. Megs. UK are working on a UK version of the porter cable avalible 2007. When exactly i dont know. Personally i use CYCLO they do a uk version £215 its to Porter Cable hears on one device. No varible speeds, just an on off switch. This has its ups and downs, i had a PC which broke and went up to this. It has a bit more bite b/c of the dual heads. If you imagine sweeping left to right with it and then using some OPTIMUM. Polish with the right pads you can achieve excellent results. Pads are different to the PC ones, £50 will get you large set of pads. Device is heavier then the PC but not heavy, which means no down force required on the flat surfaces. No voltage adapeters required, fully warrentied in the UK avalible from www.MOTORGEEK.CO.UK Well worth considering if you want to remain with the "safety of random orbital" with a bit more kick. Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skifly Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 or you could consider a biltema which is a repackaged cyclo as mentioned by steelwind, but it costs something like £30 in norway / sweden etc and has 6 speeds. Only issue is they dont ship to the UK so you have to find someone to do it for you, oh and its 240V (just change a plug). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adigraham Posted November 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Well i just spent $300 through autopia and got the pc - thanks for the replies though everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpsmith Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 You can come and try it out on my fairly neglected Freelander if you like!?! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markpaq Posted November 26, 2006 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 Hi, How much did it cost in import duty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemod Posted November 26, 2006 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 The way Autopia package them you don't have to pay any import duty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markpaq Posted November 26, 2006 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adigraham Posted November 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 Because the package is marked for a certain purposes (See detailingworld.co.uk) then the import tax is ignored Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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