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(...) Nope. It doesn't have a trunk/boot. US "station wagon" == UK "estate", and thus, trunkless (some wagons have a small storage bin beneath the floor of the cargo area, though... Hope that helps. Knowing it's an estate (estate wagon?), what do (...) (24 years ago, 24-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.auction)
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Larry Pieniazek <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:G2y261.48L@lugnet.com... (...) case. I'm pretty certain that Larry meant to type shipping and not postage. I can't imagine a Post Office accepting a car for postage as a parcel. Most (...) (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) No, I meant to type postage, inasmuch as I was trying to be silly. For a vehicle of this age and condition, shipping to the UK via the cheapest possible way would be a significant fraction of (or even MORE than) the value of the car. Much less (...) (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I was aware that estate = station wagon. I suppose the other name we use is just "the back". "The back" is common when describing the cargo area in vans too. I suppose by cargo area I thought he could have meant those little ridges some (...) (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) I'm always amazed by the numbers of cars I see in the UK from the US and middle east. Most are cars which are quite new, and could be rented here. The cost of bringing it to the UK must make it a real indulgence. Scott A (...) (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Cool! I like learning this kind of terminology. And I did just mean that it was good for hauling stuff home from the home and garden shop, not that it had hidden compartments or anything. (...) case. I'm just estimating, but when I punch 2200 (...) (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Oh, I'd go air, surely. Don't forget to price in a welding torch to weld it all back together in your trade request. :-) (let's see now... One month to take it apart, 3 days to mail it air, 4 months to try to figure out how to put it back (...) (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) The cheapest way of shipping a car is by ship, as you might expect, and in fact it's more common than some might think. However, for my car, I was quoted $1150 (I actually priced it, just to see), and it would arrive in six weeks' to two (...) (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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In lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, Larry Pieniazek writes: <SNIP> (...) <SNIP> Try using the instructions for 8880, that should shave a month or two off the rebuilding time... Paul Sinasohn (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) can't. (...) I have no idea of what it cost in 1972, but we did the reverse. We went to Europe for a 5 or 6 week vacation. We took delivery of a VW Squareback at the factory in Germany, drove it around Europe, and then shipped it to the US. I (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Well, given Lindsay's $1100 or so shipping cost, rental for several months would start to approach the shipping cost. You may also be seeing people avoiding import duties or otherwise finding some angle around cost or regulations. Frank (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.auction)
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My uncle did the same thing back in '78 and '80 picking up a diesel Rabbit and diesel Dasher, driving around Europe a few weeks and shipping them back as used cars... Dave (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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