[OTish] Importing a car from the US

err.. the dollar is trading at $1.77 to the pound, it was at its weakest $1.91 to the pound. sorry to disappoint but it's almost back to what it was.

I was lucky, I got a couple of guitars and an amp during the time.

There are a couple of importers advertiseing on ebay I think?

Have you seen what people are asking for them in the UK? I'm sure there must be quite a profit in it for them.

Well the car might be quite a bit cheaper there, but once you factor in the usual s***ty charges such as VAT, shipping...etc (there might be more hidden/stealth tax's for cars). Then convert it so the car will run according to UK specification you might even be out of pocket compared to a UK purchase. And then there is the ball ache of European/US spec parts.

You could get their people on the otherside of the pond to do the paper work under the guise of being a 2nd hand car to try and avoid VAT? But I think you need to locate an importer before you do anything else tbh.

No it wasn't. It was just under $2 in February time. Also, about 3 years ago it was about $1.4 to $1.5, so current price is quite is still very good.

If you are just going to make things up then I suggest you shut up man, I moniter the $ to £ exchange rate at LEAST once every couple of days because I import alot of music gear.

Where does it say that on that page? Am i just being dense? That appears to be rates for the indian rupee...

At its highest, 1.9292 dollars to quids, on March 8.

P.s.

hehe no, that is a table of values for tradeing on the open market

That sounds about right, that figure probably doesn't factor in the pound of flesh that banks take for themselves when you purchase abroad.

Er, my bank takes 0%.

If you're paying conversion fees for foreign purchases, then you're an idiot and you forgot to get a Nationwide Credit Card