found & bought - another Alfasud Ti series 1!!
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found & bought - another Alfasud Ti series 1!!
I have some good news.... I have found & bought another alfasud Ti series 1
The car is leaving Sydney Australia tomorrow and docks in Southampton in about 45-60 days
I have already given Shrew a heads up on helping me collect it from the docks.
He are a few photos:
The car is leaving Sydney Australia tomorrow and docks in Southampton in about 45-60 days
I have already given Shrew a heads up on helping me collect it from the docks.
He are a few photos:
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The car has some corrosion issues around the boot hinge area like the one I am currently restoring had but the car looks to be fairly original except for the wheels. I am not 100% sure on the year of manufacture but it looks like a 1977 - bonded front screen but it has a rear valance without the cut out for the straight tailpipe although that is not easy to see in the photos.
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Re: found & bought - another Alfasud Ti series 1!!
How much are the import costs, if you don't mind me asking?
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That has been an issue to be honest, the absolute cheapest I quote I could get was £1215 - shipping only and that's as RO/RO, not in a container, the vendor has sprayed the car with fish oil to keep the salt spray off it or there may be not much left by the time it gets here!!
I imported a car from the US about 8 years ago and it was about £500 so this is much more than that but it is a lot further isn't it
The car itself was not much money but after all the shipping and transport both ends its not going to be a cheap car but the difficulty has been finding an early Ti at any money recently so I decided to go for it
I imported a car from the US about 8 years ago and it was about £500 so this is much more than that but it is a lot further isn't it
The car itself was not much money but after all the shipping and transport both ends its not going to be a cheap car but the difficulty has been finding an early Ti at any money recently so I decided to go for it
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are you planning on riding down with shrew to collect it mate? wouldn't mind riding shotgun with you 2 when you do
we have a customer at work who visits a few times through the summer, assie ken we call him which he hates, he's from new zealand apparently NZ and auusies don't always get on....
anyway, he oftens imports a container or 2 of vw's etc as they are dirt cheap and rust free in NZ. he pays around £2k for a container which he gets 4 cars in.
not much help to you now though i guess
i'd love to come down for the trip if you're going, sure shrew would love the company
we have a customer at work who visits a few times through the summer, assie ken we call him which he hates, he's from new zealand apparently NZ and auusies don't always get on....
anyway, he oftens imports a container or 2 of vw's etc as they are dirt cheap and rust free in NZ. he pays around £2k for a container which he gets 4 cars in.
not much help to you now though i guess
i'd love to come down for the trip if you're going, sure shrew would love the company
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WOW - there's dedication for you. You guys down south good heavens only a Sud could tempt you.
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Yes Kev no problem.... I was going to suggest it....KevJTD wrote:are you planning on riding down with shrew to collect it mate? wouldn't mind riding shotgun with you 2 when you do
we have a customer at work who visits a few times through the summer, assie ken we call him which he hates, he's from new zealand apparently NZ and auusies don't always get on....
anyway, he oftens imports a container or 2 of vw's etc as they are dirt cheap and rust free in NZ. he pays around £2k for a container which he gets 4 cars in.
not much help to you now though i guess
i'd love to come down for the trip if you're going, sure shrew would love the company
Yes the shipping price is a killer but hey ho...., if you think how much stuff goes on/in a container ship they must make some serious money... but then again imagine the diesel fuel cost for one of these container ships!!
I think its going to be 1 1/2 - 2 months to get to Southampton, as soon as I have a more accurate date I will let you know
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Yes I think you are right Ian, the seller also had a set of momo alloys for sale but personally I like the standard Ti steel wheelsBluesuit wrote:Those wheels look the same as the ones I had on my series 1 5m (1978) so are Alfa and of the right era, if not the steels you expect on a Ti.
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Sounds like we have a bit of a boys road trip ahead!
Think maybe we should overnight it somewhere coastal and fun loving?
No, i didn't mean brighton!
Think maybe we should overnight it somewhere coastal and fun loving?
No, i didn't mean brighton!
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I would have thought Brighton's right up your street Shrew...........?
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if we're off to brighton then count me outTed27sud wrote:I would have thought Brighton's right up your street Shrew...........?
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what a couple of jokers!!!
Update on the car is that it is now on its way, the ship left Sydney on Monday and I have the bill of loading, I will leave it couple of weeks and then try to get a date it will dock at Southampton so we know what's happening, and look into the customs side of it, there has been no VAT to pay as it is from outside the EU but there will be import duty but shouldn't be too bad I hope, as long as the ship doesn't sink all should be good.......
Update on the car is that it is now on its way, the ship left Sydney on Monday and I have the bill of loading, I will leave it couple of weeks and then try to get a date it will dock at Southampton so we know what's happening, and look into the customs side of it, there has been no VAT to pay as it is from outside the EU but there will be import duty but shouldn't be too bad I hope, as long as the ship doesn't sink all should be good.......
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Looking forward to this one mate, should be a good car by the sounds of it, and an adventure right from the outset!
As for Brighton, well i never!
As for Brighton, well i never!
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Are you positive?vecchioalfa wrote: what a couple of jokers!!!
Update on the car is that it is now on its way, the ship left Sydney on Monday and I have the bill of loading, I will leave it couple of weeks and then try to get a date it will dock at Southampton so we know what's happening, and look into the customs side of it, there has been no VAT to pay as it is from outside the EU but there will be import duty but shouldn't be too bad I hope, as long as the ship doesn't sink all should be good.......
I brought my wife's VW Beetle from USA and had to pay VAT in Rep of Ireland-I'm a Paddy you know...
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Mufasa wrote:Are you positive?vecchioalfa wrote: what a couple of jokers!!!
Update on the car is that it is now on its way, the ship left Sydney on Monday and I have the bill of loading, I will leave it couple of weeks and then try to get a date it will dock at Southampton so we know what's happening, and look into the customs side of it, there has been no VAT to pay as it is from outside the EU but there will be import duty but shouldn't be too bad I hope, as long as the ship doesn't sink all should be good.......
I brought my wife's VW Beetle from USA and had to pay VAT in Rep of Ireland-I'm a Paddy you know...
That is what the shipping company this end told me, whether they meant no VAT on the shipping cost or no VAT on the purchase price of the car or both I am unsure.... we will have to see how it all unfolds I guess....
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Vecchio let's be honest, it was never an economic decision anyhow!!!vecchioalfa wrote:Mufasa wrote:Are you positive?vecchioalfa wrote: what a couple of jokers!!!
Update on the car is that it is now on its way, the ship left Sydney on Monday and I have the bill of loading, I will leave it couple of weeks and then try to get a date it will dock at Southampton so we know what's happening, and look into the customs side of it, there has been no VAT to pay as it is from outside the EU but there will be import duty but shouldn't be too bad I hope, as long as the ship doesn't sink all should be good.......
I brought my wife's VW Beetle from USA and had to pay VAT in Rep of Ireland-I'm a Paddy you know...
That is what the shipping company this end told me, whether they meant no VAT on the shipping cost or no VAT on the purchase price of the car or both I am unsure.... we will have to see how it all unfolds I guess....
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...er I don't know, I'm happy with the car + shipping price
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171345780075? ... _81wt_1305
Series 1 Ti's are so hard to find now in the UK or Europe, it will be interesting to see what that SII Ti makes on e-bay that Adam is selling, I wouldn't be surprised to see that car make over a grand, that car is well restorable but it will have major inner corrosion issues
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171345780075? ... _81wt_1305
Series 1 Ti's are so hard to find now in the UK or Europe, it will be interesting to see what that SII Ti makes on e-bay that Adam is selling, I wouldn't be surprised to see that car make over a grand, that car is well restorable but it will have major inner corrosion issues
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Vecchio-sounds like pure man maths to me!
I don't need convincing at all-I have a few Alfas after all....
I don't need convincing at all-I have a few Alfas after all....
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I think it will all work out well enough by the time you've got it in your grubby mits!
Hopefully her majesties won't sting you for a huge slice too as thought, and jobs a good'un!
Hopefully her majesties won't sting you for a huge slice too as thought, and jobs a good'un!
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Hi Shrew,
ETA on the car is 3rd. September so we are looking at a few days after that I would think taking into account unloading & customs paperwork etc.
Cheers,
Adi
ETA on the car is 3rd. September so we are looking at a few days after that I would think taking into account unloading & customs paperwork etc.
Cheers,
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Ill pencil it in for the few days to follow then, and we'll take it from there i guess.
Ooh how exciting eh! Lol!
Ooh how exciting eh! Lol!
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Today has been the day that I finally got my hands on this motor.....
With Shrews help we went to collect it today, here are a few pictures, I will take some more tomorrow. 1st impressions are that its a great car with little corrosion, a good buy, corrosion is limited mostly to rear valance and boot hinge area
With Shrews help we went to collect it today, here are a few pictures, I will take some more tomorrow. 1st impressions are that its a great car with little corrosion, a good buy, corrosion is limited mostly to rear valance and boot hinge area
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looks promising mate, gutted to have missed out on a road trip but things changing here lately prevented it.
looking forward to seeing a detailed report soon
looking forward to seeing a detailed report soon
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Re: found & bought - another Alfasud Ti series 1!!
Looks a very good buy.
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Looks good so what's the plan with it?
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No worries mate, sorry it was very short notice but HMRC were dicking me around while at the same time charging me £10 a day 'storage'KevJTD wrote:looks promising mate, gutted to have missed out on a road trip but things changing here lately prevented it.
looking forward to seeing a detailed report soon
I gave it a wash today to make sure any salt was removed as it has spent the last 3 1/2 months either at a port or on the deck of a ship, reading the info on the screen it looks like it changed ship in Korea
I took some more photos as well, I will stick 'em up later tonight
I was hoping to meet up next Thursday at the car show but the missus is working so will have to catch up some other time
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Yes not much corrosion except for base of front screen and boot hinge area plus a few other bits just a shame the costs skyrocketedGreencloverleaf pat wrote:Looks a very good buy.