I have met people who do this. They buy the cars here, and send them to
England for a tidy profit.
BUT!!!
I have to ask...why do *we* want to do this? It will increase the values
of our cars in the long run, but the bad side to this is it will drive up
the prices for us when we want to buy another.
I don't want to shoot myself or my hobby in the foot for some short term
profits. My first car was a '66 Midget...and with any luck my daughter's
first car (in 15 years and 8 Months) might be one too...
It's all supply and demand...we have the supply...I would hate to see that
shift out of my budget.
Or am I just way off here?
CTP
At 8:23 AM -0800 12/31/98, Daryl and Jennifer May wrote:
>Maybe we could open up on this subject a little more, and get more
>expertise, if I start a new subject line?
>
>Spridgets cost more in many other countries, as evidenced by magazine
>information in the U.K., for example. I know that MGB's are bought off
>dealer lots here in California by British dealers. A used-parts guy here
>says he ships to Australia. Recycler adverts draw foreign inquiries also.
>Shipping costs to those countries are actually quite minimal ($500 has been
>mentioned, and my guess is that $1000 is a max.)
>
>Surely a sale to the U.K. would incur little or nothing in the way of
>import duty - the parts were made there, right? (Except for some!)
>
>Has anyone done this? Info?
>
>Daryl
>
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