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| Author: | mini_man_90 [ Wed May 02, 2018 3:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Importing Second Hand Parts From UK |
I'm looking to buy some non-mini second hand BMC stuff from the UK through a private seller. Realistically I just want to buy a rod change gearbox for a 1500 E series motor. What is the most cost effective way of shipping something like that to Australia. I did up a quote through one transport company using rough weight and dimensions and it came to around $400! That can't be the ballpark price, can it? Cheers, Andrew |
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| Author: | 9YaTaH [ Wed May 02, 2018 3:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Importing Second Hand Parts From UK |
Yep! Have you completely exhausted finding something in Oz? https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-automotive ... ?sort=rank |
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| Author: | mini_man_90 [ Wed May 02, 2018 3:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Importing Second Hand Parts From UK |
9YaTaH wrote: Yep! Have you completely exhausted finding something in Oz? https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-automotive ... ?sort=rank Aus ones didn't come with Rod-Change gearbox. NZ and UK were the only ones treated to that "luxury" lol Any rod change gearboxes in Aus have been previously imported. |
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| Author: | winabbey [ Wed May 02, 2018 4:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Importing Second Hand Parts From UK |
mini_man_90 wrote: NZ and UK were the only ones treated to that "luxury" lol Have you tried TradeMe, the NZ equivalent of Gumtree? Shipping might be a bit cheaper. https://www.trademe.co.nz/ |
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| Author: | simon k [ Thu May 03, 2018 1:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Importing Second Hand Parts From UK |
mini_man_90 wrote: I'm looking to buy some non-mini second hand BMC stuff from the UK through a private seller. Realistically I just want to buy a rod change gearbox for a 1500 E series motor. What is the most cost effective way of shipping something like that to Australia. I did up a quote through one transport company using rough weight and dimensions and it came to around $400! That can't be the ballpark price, can it? Cheers, Andrew I've bought carbs and other small things from private sellers - hasn't been any more painful than via a mini shop or otherwise. A gearbox could be a different story though because it really needs to be in a forkliftable box or pallet. Perhaps (sneakily) talk to a UK online retailer about who they use and how much it costs for shipping a rebuilt Mini engine or gearbox to Australia. Someone (not saying who) once brought out a special set of tyres for me, the seller wouldn't post them to Australia so I had them shipped to the person who was packing a container for him, then I picked them up from him when it arrived. It took several months, but I wasn't in any hurry. You could also look at removalists - plenty of people move from UK to here - they pay someone to do it for them who would be happy to take a bit of cash if there is some free space |
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