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Hi,just wondering if it is easy to import a pick up from the us,I am going over in September for the first time,while I am there I would like to find out how to get a pick up sent home,with the dollar being so low I think I could pick up a Dakota or Ram fairly reasonable,Ive been checking out prices on ebay and they are really good value about half of those in UK,as I said this is my first time in us so Im a bit wet behind the ears,is it as easy as going to the docks driving onto a boat and then simply wait for it to arrive and then go to the customs and get it cleared then registered/sva/mot/tax,etc,any info greatly recieved,thanks,James.
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A Google search for "Exporting a car from USA" brings up links that lead to sites like www.lakecitycars.com
Worth doing an "Importing car to UK" as well.
Note the 1.9 million dollar standard Cherokee! usa.globalcar.com/
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Easy enough to import from the USA,best/cheapest to buy on the east coast,Florida dealers are well set up to organise shipping from their end.RoRo ships come into Southampton,Tilbury and Liverpool.
Once it gets here you then have to pay the shipping,duty and VAT.On a pick up you will be charged 22%duty and then 17.5%VAT on the total.
If the car is under 10 yrs you will need to SVA and MOT,if over 10yrs just the MOT.
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I was told that 15 grand would get me a new Mustang including import costs. In other words, it could cost me 15 large to put a Mustang on my drive.
That can't be right.
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Adam
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I own a Ram - lwb, twin wheel, twin-cab. You don't want one here - an absolute nightmare.
A Dakota is a little more practical, but I'd even think about that carefully. And lhd is no picnic either.
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Thanks for the info,just a couple of things,who decides the value of the import to pay the taxes,does it go by my reciept or do the import customs decide its value,and I know the Dakota is probably easier to have as an every day truck than the Ram,size wise,and I know they drink like a fish,but I am thinking at least the petrol could be gas converted,unlike the diesel,but I will check out the webs,and at least get a look in September and take it from there..
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The Dakota isn't *that* much smaller than the Ram and drinks just as heavily. The Ram is sold in much higher numbers so I daresay you could find a Ram for the same money or less than the equivalent Dakota.
Mark, I assume your twinwheels refers to "Dually" wheels or in the South, "Doolie". Yes, even main dealers spell it "Doolie".
As for the new Mustang for £15K...very easy I think. List price for a V6 Coupe Mustang (cheapest spec of course) is £10,300 and as its the cheapest you could probably get a discount on that price. Shipping would be about £500, Vat on £10,800 is about £2,000 so now you are up to around £13,000. No clue what SVA charges are but I would be shocked if they came anywhere near £2,000.
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Isn't a post Jan '97 car going to need ESVA and hence a model report?
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I think I know what my next car is then!
Roll on the horses!
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There is also 10% Import Duty to add to the price before the VAT is added.
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LHD vehicles only need the standard SVA test.Apparently they are safer to use in the UK than RHD.Nothing to do with manufacturers lobbying whatsoever.
A Honda Fit/Jazz from Japan is likely to be less safe than a LHD Hummer.Makes a lot of sense.
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LHD vehicles only need the standard SVA test.Apparently they are safer to use in the UK than RHD.Nothing to do with manufacturers lobbying whatsoever. A Honda Fit/Jazz from Japan is likely to be less safe than a LHD Hummer.Makes a lot of sense.
LOL! Wonderful! Nice to know how far our lords and masters are into the pockets of the industry lobby!
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Importing a vehicle from the US is neither difficult nor expensive. I brought my Chevy Z28 to the UK from Texas and total shipping cost was just over $1400.
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?v=e&t=43...0
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=4318&m...e
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=4318&m...e
A colleague who also brought a vehicle to the UK (and has since imported another) has some useful tips here:
www.import-car.info/
Kevin...
PS. Driving a LHD car in the UK is not as much of a PITA as some people imagine. In fact, it has some advantages.
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Hey Kevin were you on the M65 this past week?. I was behind a line of cars and could have sworn I saw a Z28 a few cars ahead making quite impressive progress after traffic opened up. I can't think of what other car it could be besides a Z28 (tailight design) but I wasn't close enough to be 100% sure.
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trancer,
nope, wasn't me. I've only just got back to the UK after a couple of weeks vacation. (Still sporting a slight bump on the head after a fruit bat dropped/knocked a coconut on me.)
Kevin...
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Thanks everyone,come September I will visit NY dealers to check out prices and shipping,as we are only going to NY,to do the usual touristy bit,it will take some crafty negotiating to spend a day or two visiting car dealers,but il try my best...Does anyone know of an area that i should check out? thanks.
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When you say "touristy" and "NY" I would assume you mean NY city in which case you would be hard pressed to find good selection of main dealers in Manhattans...well a Chrysler ones anyway. You would need to head a fair distance out of the city to the surrounding suburbs.
Try www.autotrader.com and enter the vehicle you are looking for in the NY area you will be staying in and see whats available in the vicinity. Also, as NY real estate can be considerably more pricey than other parts of the country I wouldn't be surprised if asking prices for vehicles are higher there. If buying used, you also have to consider that roads are heavily salted during the winter and rust should be expected sooner than in the southern states.
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