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    Ok. Have imported 3 cars ex UK and usually expensive ones. Firstly buying private is a risk unless you are there in person as there are frauds out there that will take your money and not have a car to sell or the finance is owing etc. 2 of my cars i bought in person so could check them out ... $2k for a air ticket. Last one was from a dealer. I organised a Pre Purchase Inspection from the local Porche Dealer (seller dropped it off and collected it) and they found issues - $5k worth. Went back to dealer and showed report and he fixed them all so I bought the car and used McCullough to uplift and deliver to me in NZ. Fantastic service, door to door.

    Would do again but only buying off a dealer. Presently looking at an i8 over there and negoitiating ...

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    Owned an 01 z3 with the 2.2L motor 10 years ago. Had it for about a year. Fun car to drive. Found the 2.2L sounded good in the car when driving but lacked performance. At the time, the 2.8L should have been the better car. Ran fine and zero issues. I later bought a z4 with the 3.0 motor ans was a much better drive / performance. Only issue with a convertable is that everyone looks at the driver and not at the car when the top is down. That is OK if you are a hot 20yo blonde ... lol

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    I was interested in the comments about myus.com and shipito as i have been using Youshop for smaller parcels to date and hadn't shopped around .... So I did a comparison on a parcel that is currently in transit with Youshop. Using their calculators on both websites ....

    Box is 12kg. 37cm x 31cm x 27cm so about 1/2 the size of a banana box.

    The Results ...

    • Shipito - $ 172.55 (not sure what currency)
    • MyUS.com - $US 177.88
    • Youshop - $NZ 126.50 - actual price I have paid

    It seems Youshop are offering the best rate obviously but others may chime in ...

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    Have used Kiwishipping for about 5 years and almost have something coming over every month from machinery to printer toners to bikes to car tires. After 50+ trades they have delivered 100%. I enter everything on line incl tracking numbers and expected arrival dates. They photograph the goods and send when I request. I had a piece of machinery arrive there and they sent it back to the owner as the crate was damaged on arrival to kiwishipping and oil was evident. Turned out the carrier had dropped it so the original company repaired it perfectly and resent to kiwishipping.

    Again after 50 + consigments, I have had zero issues ...

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    I see few of you have recommended JPCTrade. Can you please provide additional details ? Reviewing the site I understand the process is:

    1. Register on JPCTrade site and give an initial deposit of US$1000 which will allow you to bid on vehicles.
    2. How does the bidding process work ? It live bidding like Trademe where the bids from all prospect sellers are added to it and they keep bidding until the end (time) ? Or there is a reserve price that if there is only 1 bid at starting price, the car will be unsold ?
    3. If the bid is successful, I understand the JPCTrade will send a full invoice which includes the total cost of car + shipping + FOB Charges (Agency Fee, Inland Transportation Fee, Documents, Maritime Insurance). Can any advise what the expected FOB charges are ?
    4. What would I need to arrange or plan when the vehicle arrives in Port ? I live in Wellington CBD.
    5. Are there any tips or recommendations on how to select a vehicle as we don't get to see it physically ? If I select a Score 5 or 4.5, will that guarantee the vehicle will pass NZ Compliance without any issues ? Will a Score 4 vehicle recommended ?
    6. If I made a initial US$1000 deposit and end up not find a vehicle to my liking, will that funds fully refundable ? Has anyone done this before and who easy it to get full refund (less paypal fees I understand) ?

    Any help or feedback is really appreciated.

    Hi

    Lots of questions and I can give you the answers but will get writers cramp and it is easier to talk you through the process by phone. Can you PM me your phone number and best time to call and I will give you a ring if you like ?

    Cheers

    Ron

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    I use Kiwishipping all the time and find them 100% great. Had a bakery machine arrive on their doorstep and it was leaking oil through an accident in transit. They rejected it and was returned to supplier who fixed it with new parts and resent. Glad they rejected it there as I would have been pissed to get it broken here with zero come back etc.

    I had heard they were changing locations but thanks for this post as I would have shipped to old place by default. I see the web page has been updated with new address now.

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    Have you looked at the Potenza RE11s? I had been running PS2s up till now and found they were wearing out quickly. Changed to the RE11s and found they had a better ride and handled fantastically on the track days. Bought mine through Tirerack.com / kiwishipping as no-one in NZ stocked. Picked the RE11s from feedback from US forums where they are well liked by the experts there ... Just a thought ...

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    Plus all the SIV permits have been issued since ages ago, only so many cars per year...

    Where do you find this info from as a mate is trying to bring something in? He was told it is only 200 cars per year but they won't tell him anything until you pay the application fee? Anyone know when the new allocation of 200 comes due again - day / month ?

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    Hey Clinton

    Best company I have used is http://www.jpctrade.com/ They have an Australian on staff called Lachlan who is good to work with. Website explains it well. For shipping, Autohub charge $2k door to door but I would talk to McCullough Shipping.

    Beware of the Euro 4 compliance issues !!! as a friend got caught out recently bringing in a 06 mini which was stamped Euro 3 by Japan BMW. Make sure the model number has the first 3 letters like ABA-HL48 as opposed to 2 letter like GH-HL48. 3 letter cars comply but 2 letter numbers are likely to be Euro 3. Tell McCullough Shipping the VIN number and they will check the Japan database to advise you if you have a compliance issue.

    Cheers

    Ron

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    It is a designed for 7 series built Jan 03 till Feb 05. You insert the unit into the cradle instead of the phone and then pair it like a Bluetooth devise. Then all the buttons in the car should work. Basically it tricks the car to thinking you have inserted a phone into your car cradle but really it is a transmitter that you pair with and then you can pair your phone with the car through the transmitter.

    Since you are known here, happy to send to you to try if interested. It is new and cost me $US 250

    Here is the manual which explains it ...

    www.obliquedesign.com/bmw-auto/media/BTUM_Web_011106.pdf

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    Trademe sucks arse. Bidbud.co.nz is where it's at - it IS trademe, but it actually does stuff how you want it to be done (continuous pages, shows a photo in searches even when gallery isn't paid for etc), plus its WAY better for bidding (just don't tell anyone about it ;))

    Bidbud charges nothing (yet anyway) but trademe still makes their money. This guy just does it better!

    Sorry for going off topic but just checked out Bidbud and it rocks. Cheers for the link Allan

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    Hi

    Love to help but you don't help yourself with your side bar profile saying 'Location .... & car : Racecar !!!' While it may seem funny to yourself, it doesn't tell me what model car you have and age and if you are in Invercargil or Tim buc 2 ... as if you were local, you could borrow my scanner.

    Depending which model / series BMW you have, it could be a crank case sensor that when they are hot goes open circuit and when cooled down, the car restarts but this is just a guess from what I read on the www.

    Cheers

    Ron

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    Just checked out Ron`s website, and of course it`s all about Rangiora bakery and their stunning products. They had a shop in the CBD as well. And Merivale.

    Ron is correct...magic operation and it has been for a long time..

    Thanks Ray :) :) :)

    Always great to hear customers enjoy the place. Post earthquake, we lost our buildings in CBD so unlikely to return but plan to be a landlord instead with the property as the location is brilliant under the new CBD layout.

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