Brianr70 83 Report post Posted September 18, 2021 Has anyone ever used the NZ Post system via YOUshop in USA for shipping? Or is it better to pay FCP freight costs? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael. 2313 Report post Posted September 18, 2021 I've made nearly a dozen FCP orders now, it's amazingly cheap and fast with Fedex, can't go wrong at all. Probably one of the best online shops I've ever dealt with, Rock auto is also excellent, and then Pelican parts. 3 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treone 648 Report post Posted September 18, 2021 Agree ^ regularly shop through fcp and use fed-ex as the shipping option without any issues so far. Parts delivered within 10 days, on average, once they are shipped. And that's even through our current lockdown. My first go to place for parts. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle 1662 Report post Posted September 18, 2021 No point. Youshop is expensive and slow compared and always collects GST. Much cheaper with FCP Fedex. 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jon dee 500 Report post Posted September 18, 2021 This... ^^^^. FCP and FEDEX is faster and cheaper than NZ Post Shop, and to date I have never been charged GST when using FEDEX. And FCP shipping charges are way less than any other us parts company = WIN 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sammo 2544 Report post Posted September 18, 2021 FCP is super fast via Fed Ex, reasonably priced and no GST. Win-win, I pay lots of tax already. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael. 2313 Report post Posted September 18, 2021 We should get tax rebates since we're buying car parts, we are keeping our cars on the road pumping CO2 out for the trees to thrive which improve crop yields and greening of the planet. More busy courier vans is probably a good thing too. 3 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3317 Report post Posted September 18, 2021 I've been ordering from FCP Euro for a bit over fifteen years now. They're good. Their FedEx rates are excellent. Service is very good. Prices are on the whole pretty good. I've tried Pelican, found them more difficult by comparison. I happily recommend FCP Euro. The less said about GST the better. Keep your orders under the threshold, all is good. Find 'what's my duty' on customs. govt. nz and use it. I would not use YouShop for anything at all. When I need drop-shipping for anything, I use MyUS.com - which gives me great service - customer-focussed service! - an address in USA and UK, a great web interface and a reasonable app, and excellent rates with FedEx, very good rates with DHL, and a choice of other carriers too. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost Chip 188 Report post Posted September 18, 2021 Sorry to hi-jack the thread but random question. What if you know someone in the US that can ship for you? Has anyone tried this? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matth5 471 Report post Posted September 18, 2021 (edited) Compare Schneidmann before buying from FCP. FCP is good but sometimes a European source is cheaper Their shipping rates are also not too bad for NZ, when i last used them. 44 minutes ago, Ghost Chip said: Sorry to hi-jack the thread but random question. What if you know someone in the US that can ship for you? Has anyone tried this? Not sure it would be worthwhile really. Shipping to NZ isn't cheap either way, especially due to covid pushing the shipping prices up. Edited September 18, 2021 by Matth5 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Driftit 2078 Report post Posted September 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Ghost Chip said: Sorry to hi-jack the thread but random question. What if you know someone in the US that can ship for you? Has anyone tried this? I lived there recently. It will cost more. And it is a massive hassle to send things to NZ unless you have an account with a courier service. I just got a replacement coil pack from ECS Tuning in Ohio for free under warranty. Came in 10 working days. And they had to wait for the part to get shipped to them in that time too. Both FCP and ECS are great. Oh man I miss 2 day free shipping from them whilst I was living there. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
318Touring 40 Report post Posted September 18, 2021 Have just received service parts excl. oil filter for my F20, ordered on the 5th, arrived on the 15th. Cheapest overall for genuine BMW parts. Unfortunately, they don't have oil filter for my 1-series. bmwpartsonline's pricing was a little bit cheaper but they didn't have the spark plugs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
