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Buying from states Q
wibble - February 1st, 2004 at 09:52 PM

anyone bought stuff like shockies from the states, just thinking about buying some Fox shocks for the buggy while the auz $ is good, is it worth the hassel/wait???


Andy42 - February 1st, 2004 at 09:59 PM

Hey wibble you have U2U.


Craig Torrens - February 1st, 2004 at 10:01 PM

I've bought stuff from aircooled.com, had it shipped instead of air freight, takes 6-8 weeks and was $72US. Had no probs:thumb

I was not in a hurry and this was a lot cheaper than UPS or any other company by AIR.


wibble - February 1st, 2004 at 10:13 PM

cool, just researching at the mo, hoping the $ stays strong till I get the money together, either going for fox or similar for around $100US each..:thumb


Brad - February 1st, 2004 at 11:34 PM

why ?? what is wrong with our shocks ?

They will work just as well sitting in the shed as any USA stuff :P


Brad - February 1st, 2004 at 11:35 PM

hehe that is like 5 banners in a row ... looking like we are taking over :thumb


wibble - February 2nd, 2004 at 12:54 AM

not much room to work with now that I've put that dodgy exhaust on :D:D hence the need for narrow shocks.
oooo 6 in a row!!


MickH - February 2nd, 2004 at 06:11 AM

7:bounce


Dasdubber - February 2nd, 2004 at 08:07 AM

Stop padding this thread :) Someone had to break it up!


Dasdubber - February 2nd, 2004 at 08:10 AM

Should have mentioned I have brought in a lot of stuff over the last year from the states relatively hassle free. Freight and duty are the things that can kill you ($ wise). A general guide in my experience is that if the package is under around US$150 (approx) they haven't charged me duty, but when it gets to US$200 they sting you with anything from 5-15% of the item cost plus GST.

It is hard with items that cost US$100 each unless you send them separately so be prepared for some taxes.

2 in a row!:thumb
Alan


Craig Torrens - February 2nd, 2004 at 08:21 AM

back to 1 :thumb
new row !


MickH - February 2nd, 2004 at 09:22 AM

2:thumb


Craig Torrens - February 2nd, 2004 at 09:34 AM

3:P


Andy42 - February 2nd, 2004 at 09:56 AM

4:P:P:P:D


57kombi - February 2nd, 2004 at 10:02 AM

start again