I posted a thread last week about the best place to sell a used car....anyway, i advertised on Facebook Marketplace and a guy in the USA would like to purchase it.
Apart from the obvious Right Hand Drive issues etc, are there any other things the guy will need to consider that he may have overlooked, or may not know about. I want this to go through smoothly so want to highlight the details he will need to address
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Best not to drive it back.
Unless it's that Lotus that James Bond used to own.
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I posted a thread last week about the best place to sell a used car....anyway, i advertised on Facebook Marketplace and a guy in the USA would like to purchase it.
Apart from the obvious Right Hand Drive issues etc, are there any other things the guy will need to consider that he may have overlooked, or may not know about. I want this to go through smoothly so want to highlight the details he will need to address
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Does he realise you are not in the USA? I ask because I was once asked in the USA where I was from. To make it easy I replied "London, England". To which they response was "Did you drive?". I said I had considered it but thought the Atlantic Ocean might prove difficult, so decided to fly.
I posted a thread last week about the best place to sell a used car....anyway, i advertised on Facebook Marketplace and a guy in the USA would like to purchase it.
Apart from the obvious Right Hand Drive issues etc, are there any other things the guy will need to consider that he may have overlooked, or may not know about. I want this to go through smoothly so want to highlight the details he will need to address
Cheers
Does he realise you are not in the USA? I ask because I was once asked in the USA where I was from. To make it easy I replied "London, England". To which they response was "Did you drive?". I said I had considered it but thought the Atlantic Ocean might prove difficult, so decided to fly.
Whose going to pay for the shipping?
I have said I was in the UK, as i told him i needed to enquire with the DVLA about what happens with the V5C form. The person wants me to send my address to him so that he can get a shipping quote from Hull to Michigan!
Just wanted to know if there were any differences in the Petrol here and in the US which may be problematic for the car etc really
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The first hurdle will be exhaust emissions, the US operates different standards to EU.
Then you've got the problem of shipping. The car would most likely need to be containerised, export documents produced, insurance provided etc etc etc
Without wishing to put a damper on your "sale", I'd get back in touch with the potential buyer and suggest that he makes enquiries from his end.
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Wouldn't you be best contacting one of the international shipping companies? I reckon shipping would be around a grand, but they'd know chapter and verse and while they probably have info on websites, I wouldn't be holding yourself out as some sort of advisory expert when in fact you presumably know nothing about it? Why not just let the buyer make their own enquiries and arrangements?
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Wilde 3 wrote: I have said I was in the UK, as i told him i needed to enquire with the DVLA about what happens with the V5C form. The person wants me to send my address to him so that he can get a shipping quote from Hull to Michigan!
Just wanted to know if there were any differences in the Petrol here and in the US which may be problematic for the car etc really
IIRC there is space on a V5C for "Permanent Exportation"
There should be no problems with fuel quality that can't be overcome by tuning/re-mapping
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Im not attempting to advise the end user on the ins and outs of exporting the vehicle, i just wanted to potentially point out a couple of thigns they may need to check. All costs incurred will be his, and they have already said they will check the shipping costs.
I cannot believe it is more cost effective to buy this from me than it is to simply buy one from the US
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Wilde 3 wrote:I cannot believe it is more cost effective to buy this from me than it is to simply buy one from the US
I'm having some trouble with that. It's cheaper to buy mint vintage British made motorbikes in the US than it is to buy replacement bulbs for the indicators over here.
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