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Pre 1980 VW Camper Wanted in UK!! :)

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Mentalcal Learner Dubber

1 post · joined Sep 2012 ·

#923728
Helloooo from the UK!! 🙂
Very strange question but does anyone know how easy it is to ship out a VW Camper to the UK from Australia as most of yours in my price range of approx £3500 are in much better condition than the ones over here?? 🙂
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dragsters for life Fahrvergnugen

953 posts · joined May 2011 ·

#923733
contact rick at volksrecycle, just google volksrecycle melbourne
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DakDak67 Officially Full-On Dubber

208 posts · joined Sep 2011 ·

#923734
Don't you dare touch our splitscreens ..

crsedge Wolfsburg Wizard

687 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·

#923736
DakDak67 wrote:Don't you dare touch our splitscreens ..
Too late, many container loads of splits went years ago when they weren't so desirable here and cheap due to the exchange rate. It seems the same trend is now occurring with Bays, I saw a recent advert from a dealer in UltraVW in the UK announcing that he had plenty of imported Aussie Bays for sale....😠
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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,474 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#923764
DakDak67 wrote:Don't you dare touch our splitscreens ..
if your so passionate about it why not buy them yourself and solve the problem.
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pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#923813
+1

Brits buy them and save them. Too many people here hoard them and let them rust... or worse still, just complain about prices and don't buy them at all.
"stoopid is stronger than axles"
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Nickster Officially Full-On Dubber

302 posts · joined Jul 2008 ·

#923847
Better still export yourself from Blighty and enjoy an Aussie VW in Australia! The more the merrier! 🙂
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Mr Bubble Head Insano Dub Head

829 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#924272
http://www.gdaykombis.co.uk/

3500 GBP isn't going to buy you anything good here, check out the link all the good ones are already there. I can understand your trying to save a quid, but I wouldn't import a rust bucket only to have to then do a full resto after going through all the hassle of organising it then landing it in the UK. If your going to spend money importing a Kombi get a good one, the cost is pretty much the same as importing a not so good one.

Personally I would save up and buy one on home soil. Good tidy original kombis are hard to find here, cheap ones are going to be a potentially a painful experience. Don't be fooled at looking at the pictures of the thousands of people importing real tidy RHD Kombis from Australia. They have stipulated to the many Aussie businesses which buy on behalf ,and send these over what condition they want. Basically only good original solid Kombis are sort and brought then sent in batches to the UK.

You'll find most people (including myself) are not going to help send any Kombi or any VW out of the country as its frustrating enough to see how many really good kombis are offered for sale every week in the UK from these shores. It started with split screens in the early to mid nineties now its been happening with Bays in the last decade.

Sorry to be blunt but its how it is with Kombis now over here
recycle, restore, enjoy

Aspro Casual Dubber

35 posts · joined Aug 2009 ·

#924350
Don't fret people. I'm living in the UK at the moment and I can tell you not too many people are interested in our overpriced semi solid bus'. These days the Brits are importing their bus' from dry California and Arizona. Much more solid bus' than ours and half the price, plus heaps cheaper to import. As a result over 50% of the bus' on the road here are LHD being the only disadvantage.

Gone are the days when we used to ship them over by the container full. Yes there are still companies like gdaykombis in operation but have you seen their prices? With the exchange rate the way it is at the minute, they could almost start shipping them back to our shores.

JayBone Casual Dubber

23 posts · joined Nov 2011 ·

#924416
Ive shipped a 61 splitscreen already and am currently shipping a 58 bug to Australia, its happening 🙂

Aspro Casual Dubber

35 posts · joined Aug 2009 ·

#924505
I'm going to bring one back with me too when I eventually come home. It's not that ridiculous.

dutchyvan Slammed & Awesome Dubber

82 posts · joined Jul 2008 ·

#924562
pete wood wrote:+1

Brits buy them and save them. Too many people here hoard them and let them rust... or worse still, just complain about prices and don't buy them at all.
too true, its a world economy now. get them on the road i say, wherever that may be.... and i am shipping one back from the UK just to reverse the trend