Beetle, eBay around the world

I didn't write that. Nope. Uh uh. Nada. (Exchange rate is 76 cents to the dollar) I was on the Eurodollar too long today. :)

Isn't this the same car?

I noticed the same too. I've been looking for a semi-automatic '71 or '72 Super Beetle for quite a while, but with little luck (Atlantic Canada...)

Bruno Hache

Yep! $7000us? That guy is friggin crazy, eh? (That's not you, is it?)

Good auto-sticks are hard to come by anywhere. If you don't need an auto-stick, we can do a whole lot better.

Are there any special restrictions that keep a Canadian from buying a Bug in the US and then just driving it home?

AFAIK, Canada isn't as slap happy when it comes to importing a vehicle...I think that the border is VERY lax in this department. I tried to import a Final Edition Mexi Beetle, and was told it could be done without issue, but I wasn't able to get to Mexico to actually fork over the $$$ for the car.

- Pete

I wish that was my car to be crazy with!

LOL,

Pete

Are you sure about that? I was under the impression that the car had to be

Haché"

Good luck to him getting $1100 for that 67 with no fenders. I could not even get $2000 on ebay for one with a rebuilt engine, no dents, and all the original body parts uncut and intact. Bill Berckman Ramva 24 hour VW Chat New Years Eve.

In the Netherlands, ebay ain't very populair. There is another "market" site, there are lots of beetle for sale. Follow this link:

Greetings, Gerrelt

It depends where in the world you are... An $1100 '67 would be snapped up in a couple of minutes over here!

It's all relative though. Take Mini's for example: It's not uncommon to see a mid '70s Austin Mini freshly imported from England and still on UK plates, on America eBay for $8000+. Same car in the UK would struggle to reach $1000.... :-P

-- Howard Rose

Driving maybe but not trailering/towing. I bought two of my Beetles albeit older ones ('60 & '62) in the U.S. and I only had to pay 7% G.S.T. (then another 7.5% P.S.T. when registering). These were both trailered but to drive them I would've needed American tags/insurance which would've taken me to the border then some form of temp. tags to get them to an inspection facility. All cars entering B.C. need full inspections before being able to insure or register them, I think most (all?) provinces are similar. As far as import duties and restrictions there were none that I had to deal with. As Ben says later on in this thread the reason importing was so easy might have been the age of the car(s).

Really? I want a mini-cooper. With shipping and even a commission it might be worth getting it from England.

When I lived in England and driving down the Queen's Highway in the Spitfire as fast as I thought prudent and was passed, invariably it was by a Mini-Cooper with a megaphone. :) Great memory.

So, you can import a Mexican Beetle to Canada? I like what I'm hearing... I guess luck for an auto-stick isn't going my way at all....

Bruno Hache