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17-08-2007, 08:33 PM
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G'day guys,
Has anyone had any experience freight cars from the states ? Any idea of costs ? I'm looking at a '67 mustang and a '71 mercury cougar. Cheers |
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17-08-2007, 08:34 PM
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ive heard around the $5000 mark for shipping + taxes and all other fees.
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17-08-2007, 08:36 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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round 3-4k.
theres a mob in melbourne i think that does it. hmmmmm cougar.... hmmmm. |
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17-08-2007, 08:41 PM
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Yeah, Cougar, I think they great. Tuff looking machine ! I've got an online quote of about 5k US, but don't know about any import duty taxes ? ? 
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17-08-2007, 09:20 PM
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17-08-2007, 09:29 PM
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Thanks Buddy, That's alot cheaper than I was expecting. Cheers. |
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18-08-2007, 12:57 AM
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I have shipped a car a couple of times using a car carrier and there were no problems. Transatlantic it was about $1,000. Definitely cheaper than a container. You can contact the shipping lines directly - one of them is Wallenius Wilhelmsen. If you go through a middleman they just double the prices.
http://www.2wglobal.com/www/WEP/ |
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18-08-2007, 01:28 AM
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Spr Jenkins
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$3100 is a great price! Might give this a go next year. What are the rules under the SEVS scheme?
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18-08-2007, 08:31 AM
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I import big machines in containers and wouldnt use any one other than cargo care http://www.cargocare.com.au/
These guys are great there price is bang on competitive and they keep me informed every step I get weekly updates form the time the vessel has been booked until my containers are delivered they handel customs clearances shipment servaying the lot
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18-08-2007, 09:27 AM
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Yeah, from talking to my auction people when i was over there, they said if its driveable, then drive on/drive off is far cheaper then a container, which makes perfect sense when you look at the size difference ;). Just a shame i didn't have the 13k for the cuda he tried to sell me, lol.
Another way is to get a couple of people to chip in and get a container and fill it with other stuff as well as a car. My friends dad used to go over with 2 other guys, and they would fill it up with all sorts of goodies every year  Especially good if its going to need parts anyway.
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18-08-2007, 09:37 AM
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What did customs clearances, import duty ect.. cost you ? |
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18-08-2007, 09:40 AM
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18-08-2007, 10:35 AM
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You can ring up a few custom brokers to get prices on the different ways to bring a car across http://www.yellowpages.com.au/search...+Melbourne+VIC
I brought a Corvette across in 1994 in a refeer container thats 20ft with 2 feet of refrigerater inside on a dierct route from Long Beach LA to Melboune it cost $1200 for the container & I also loaded other items in the container plus, $400 transport costs over there $300 in Melb $200 quarantine plus duty on car & items plus other costs of broker & etc. The car cost $6300 US by the time I had it under the car port it cost me close to $14 grand AUS LHD. A pic of the car. [IMG]  [/IMG]
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