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Moving Pallet from USA to UK
scootz - 17/7/10 at 06:24 PM

I've noticed a few on here doing some cross-atlantic trade... does anyone have any good contacts for getting a price to move a 120kg pallet from the US over the pond to Blighty?


CRAIGR - 17/7/10 at 06:27 PM

What the hell have you bought now ???
I'm guessing Ls6


scudderfish - 17/7/10 at 06:28 PM

If you have bought an LS, I'll give you £150 for it.


scootz - 17/7/10 at 06:32 PM



Now't yet! Looking at a couple of BMW bike engines... might be cheaper buying from the States is I can find a pallet shipper that can do it for less than $500.


hobbsy - 17/7/10 at 06:37 PM

Shame its $1.50 to the £ now.

How come when it was >$2 to the £ I didn't need anything from the States and now its rubbish again I need loads of bits.

Gah.


stevebubs - 17/7/10 at 06:37 PM

Are they global or federalised engines?

If federalised, are they down on power compared with european equivalents?


A1 - 17/7/10 at 06:49 PM

american speed are cheap for shipping...so whoever they use...
sorry cant be more specific


scootz - 17/7/10 at 07:47 PM

quote:
Originally posted by stevebubs
Are they global or federalised engines?

If federalised, are they down on power compared with european equivalents?


Only if you're running them with their 'federal' intakes, exhausts and ECU's!


scootz - 17/7/10 at 07:48 PM

quote:
Originally posted by A1
american speed are cheap for shipping...so whoever they use...
sorry cant be more specific


Cheers.. will try and do some digging!


bj928 - 17/7/10 at 08:06 PM

when i shipped my wheels in from America, i contacted a local car importer, and he put them in the next container i brought over, cast me £135 including duty and vat.


scootz - 17/7/10 at 08:08 PM

Good suggestion! Cheers!


designer - 17/7/10 at 08:22 PM

I would have thought the best, and cheapest place, to get BMW engines would be Germany or Holland.


scootz - 17/7/10 at 08:34 PM

I've had a look on ebay.de... plenty of 'em, but they are pricey (even taking into account the no VAT, Import Duty -v- US purchase)


scootz - 17/7/10 at 08:39 PM

On eBay.nl now... this could take some time - I can't read Dutch!


bj928 - 18/7/10 at 01:57 AM

quote:
Originally posted by scootz
On eBay.nl now... this could take some time - I can't read Dutch!


google home page has a translator, copy and paste text and it will translate, i used it when i bought a mk1 transit from germany