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Tim - 15 Feb 2005 03:01 GMT

I am going to be selling my Explorer within the next 6 months, and oddly as
it sounds, I have a possible buyer for it. But, he's in Thailand, and I'm in
the USA.

Can this vehicle be exported there? Anyone know what would be involved?

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Jim Warman - 15 Feb 2005 03:38 GMT

This isn't one of those "you cash our cheque and pay the man that picks it
up for us" scams, is it???

> I am going to be selling my Explorer within the next 6 months, and oddly as
> it sounds, I have a possible buyer for it. But, he's in Thailand, and I'm in
> the USA.
>
> Can this vehicle be exported there? Anyone know what would be involved?

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Tim - 15 Feb 2005 05:45 GMT

I hope not... it's a gentlemen I've done business with before. He's just
expressed an interest in it.

But seriously... I've heard of people taking them to places like the UK, but
I haven't a clue what would be involved. This is probably something I don't
wanna do... too much of a hassel.

> This isn't one of those "you cash our cheque and pay the man that picks it
> up for us" scams, is it???
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>> Can this vehicle be exported there? Anyone know what would be involved?

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Big Bill - 15 Feb 2005 16:58 GMT

>I hope not... it's a gentlemen I've done business with before. He's just
>expressed an interest in it.
>
>But seriously... I've heard of people taking them to places like the UK, but
>I haven't a clue what would be involved. This is probably something I don't
>wanna do... too much of a hassel.

Personal opinion: it's his purchase, let him figure it out.
I have no idea what would be involved, but I would imagine it's more
than simply arranging transport. It would be far easier for him to
find what would be required to import it into his country, than for
you to find what it would take to do so.
Yeah, way too much hassle.

>> This isn't one of those "you cash our cheque and pay the man that picks it
>> up for us" scams, is it???
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>>> Can this vehicle be exported there? Anyone know what would be involved?

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Ken - 15 Feb 2005 22:10 GMT

Tim

Several yeasr ago, I looked into this in order to send a car to a family
member overseas. It's actually very easy on this side of the pond ...
need the paperwork (clear title and so on), find a shipping agent, take
it to the port and it's gone. As I remember it, it was about $600 for
shipment to Asia (1995-ish prices).

BIG issue is on the other end of the process. Especially in Asia.
Taxes, import duty, availability of spare parts, availability of
unleaded gas, and so on and on and on. We found it was just too much
trouble on the receiving end to bother.

However, if the gentlemen in Thailand is well enough connected and aware
of these issues, it might be a good deal for both of you.

Ken

>>I hope not... it's a gentlemen I've done business with before. He's just
>>expressed an interest in it.
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>>>>Can this vehicle be exported there? Anyone know what would be involved?

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Olivier - 15 Mar 2005 20:38 GMT

>>I hope not... it's a gentlemen I've done business with before. He's just
>>expressed an interest in it.
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>>>> Can this vehicle be exported there? Anyone know what would be involved?

Hi

I've no experence in importing vehicles over there, but you may find
inormations such as local laws about US cars imported there.

I've recently (last september) bought a '92 Eddie Bauer in Switzerland
(directly imported from US market by Ford of Switzerland) and imported it
in France. Just a border to cross... But my Explo has US glasses, mirrors,
lights, seatbelts, horn, and of course one only bulb for both blinkers and
stop lights...

In France I had to modify my 'true-american Explo' to have orange blinkers
at the rear, then add a reverse light and a red rear fog light to comply
with local rules. Also, I had to let i be agreed especially, as no '91 and
'92 Explo had ever been asked for homologation by Ford-France...
More, it's here difficult o find bulbs to replace lights, and if somebody
crashes his car in yours, you are not able to find spareparts in France...
But Ford Germany has a warm welcome for 'afficionados' like me, and they
ordered in the US all I needed (light, bumper, fender...) I had to wait for
2 months for all the spareparts to be in France. Add to that taxes when you
import from switzerland to france, (about $500), tax for secial agreement
($80), tax for license plate ($400) and wait for 4 months..

Then now I'm happy, proud owner of a self-imported Explo

1992 Eddie Bauer (red) 260.000 km 4.0 pushrod V6 (X)
Made in Louisville KY

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