Ridiculous!

[Bassman/NZ]

I looked at buying some stuff from Speedway.... $50 for the parts, $110 for the shipping to New Zealand. I bought the stuff locally for less than the shipping cost from US. Macs are heading down the same path too. UPS Expidited is their only option.

[ford38v8]

There was a post not too long ago about a NZ outfit that would load a container with stateside purchases to save everyone those high shipping charges.

Another great option is to give up on all that and ship all your Fords back to the states. I'll take a couple, thanks.

[1932 V8]

Hey Bassman , I am not sure I can help but I would be happy to try . If having parts shipped to my address and then I could ship them to you would make the shipping affordable , I would be more that willing to do so . Always happy to help fellow Ford Lovers

[B-O-B]

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[Graeme / New Zealand]

Originally Posted by Bassman/NZ

I looked at buying some stuff from Speedway.... $50 for the parts, $110 for the shipping to New Zealand. I bought the stuff locally for less than the shipping cost from US. Macs are heading down the same path too. UPS Expidited is their only option.

Totally agree. Wanted $220 odd to ship their water pumps to me.
Got some Drakes from C&G for $113 shipping very reasonable considering the weight.

GB

[Graeme / New Zealand]

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Originally Posted by ford38v8

There was a post not too long ago about a NZ outfit that would load a container with stateside purchases to save everyone those high shipping charges.

Another great option is to give up on all that and ship all your Fords back to the states. I'll take a couple, thanks.

Probably Kiwi Shipping/ Mainfreight. Steve Curle there is great to deal with. Shipped my 64 1/2 Mustang out of Longbeach CA.

GB

[Bassman/NZ]

1932 V8.... thanks for the offer, it is appreciated. I have sourced the parts in NZ now.

[1932 V8]

The offer is always there !! We always need more parts Glad you found your parts for this round .

[oldandtired]

Strange tale but true...I bought a NOS right front fender for a 36/7 one and a half ton truck at the Antique Truck Club of American National Meet in Macungie, PA maybe 10 years ago. I do not own a 1 1/2 ton but could not walk away from the fender, so I bought it. I carried it to meets for a few years and sold it to The Packrat at the Ford and Mercury Restorers Club of America Meet in Belleville, Michigan a few years later for what I paid for it in PA. The fender was shipped to California and put on a sailboat that was being shipped to Australia aboard a ship.The fender was unloaded in Australia and forwarded to the buyer in New Zealand.

[Mike51Merc]

Originally Posted by oldandtired

Strange tale but true...I bought a NOS right front fender for a 36/7 one and a half ton truck at the Antique Truck Club of American National Meet in Macungie, PA maybe 10 years ago. I do not own a 1 1/2 ton but could not walk away from the fender, so I bought it. I carried it to meets for a few years and sold it to The Packrat at the Ford and Mercury Restorers Club of America Meet in Belleville, Michigan a few years later for what I paid for it in PA. The fender was shipped to California and put on a sailboat that was being shipped to Australia aboard a ship.The fender was unloaded in Australia and forwarded to the buyer in New Zealand.

Interesting story, but the lesson I take from it is to never buy a fender I don't need.

[37coop]

[QUOTE=Bassman/NZ;863290]I looked at buying some stuff from Speedway.... $50 for the parts, $110 for the shipping to New Zealand. I bought the stuff locally for less than the shipping cost from US. Macs are heading down the same path too. UPS Expidited is their only option.

Bass ,I recently bought just a few small parts from Carpenter for my 51 truck ,the parts $90, shipping about $38 but the bit that hurts is the u.k taxes of 20%of the combined purchase plus shipping cost ourpost office charged me £13.50 to collect the tax for the government (was £8,a sudden increase ) an expensive hobby over here and I guess over there also...but we love it , cheers JIM.

[Bick in New Zealand]

Best one I had was Drake wanting $75 to send a Henry Ford poster here. As a US friend send to me, "That's the price you pay for living in Paradise"

[Bassman/NZ]

Originally Posted by Bick in New Zealand

Best one I had was Drake wanting $75 to send a Henry Ford poster here. As a US friend send to me, "That's the price you pay for living in Paradise"

Haha.... I guess so. Bick, you gonna be at Meeanee? I'm putting my A in, so I'll try find you and say hello.

[colin1928]

Your not on your own there it the same for shipping to Oz from the US out of control
I want some carby parts shipping from US $80.00 us that's $90.00 au plus just for postage
I bought from the UK parts were the same cost but postage was $5.00 au that is a big difference
I now look to the US last for parts

[Graeme / New Zealand]

[QUOTE=37coop;865310]

Originally Posted by Bassman/NZ

I looked at buying some stuff from Speedway.... $50 for the parts, $110 for the shipping to New Zealand. I bought the stuff locally for less than the shipping cost from US. Macs are heading down the same path too. UPS Expidited is their only option.

Bass ,I recently bought just a few small parts from Carpenter for my 51 truck ,the parts $90, shipping about $38 but the bit that hurts is the u.k taxes of 20%of the combined purchase plus shipping cost ourpost office charged me £13.50 to collect the tax for the government (was £8,a sudden increase ) an expensive hobby over here and I guess over there also...but we love it , cheers JIM.

No Goods and Service Tax (GST) on vintage car parts here, there's an exemption but you might get stung customs duty if its total value is over $300 but sometimes they don't bother because its more expensive to collect the duty.

GB

[Brian]

No Goods and Service Tax (GST) on vintage car parts here, there's an exemption but you might get stung customs duty if its total value is over $300 but sometimes they don't bother because its more expensive to collect the duty.

Can't say I agree with that....its only expensive for me when I pay the duty!

[oldandtired]

Mike51Merc...If people like me did not buy things over the years we did not need, many people these days would be unable to find parts at all.

[Mike51Merc]

Originally Posted by oldandtired

Mike51Merc...If people like me did not buy things over the years we did not need, many people these days would be unable to find parts at all.

Well, if it was for sale then somebody would have bought it. My point is that in the end you lost money.

[Bick in New Zealand]

Haha.... I guess so. Bick, you gonna be at Meeanee? I'm putting my A in, so I'll try find you and say hello.
Haha.... I guess so. Bick, you gonna be at Meeanee? I'm putting my A in, so I'll try find you and say hello.
Haha.... I guess so. Bick, you gonna be at Meeanee? I'm putting my A in, so I'll try find you and say hello.

Am planning to be there, would be good to catch up and see the progress you have made on the tudor.

[dumb person]

Originally Posted by Mike51Merc

Well, if it was for sale then somebody would have bought it. My point is that in the end you lost money.

Not really, if someone does not but it then it normally ends up in a rubbish dump and lost forever. Strange this is they would rather pay to dump it than to sell it sometimes...