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Importing a foreign Ford?? #1388428 09/17/05 06:05 AM
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 328 B BURNTU2_dup1 OP CEG\'er
OP BURNTU2_dup1 CEG\'er B Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 328	Is it possible to import one of the new Ford Falcons from Australia to the US? I read these cars run in the low 30K price range, approx. what would the shipping cost be? Once the car arrives in the US, would I have emission problems? Does Australia even equip their cars with emission stuff? Is it legal to own and operate a car in the US with the driver operating on the opposite side? Is this at all possible and what sort of total cost would I be looking at to do this? Those cars are so hot and would be worth all the hassle of getting it here. It would be the only one around town Thanx for any info. 1999 CSVT-Black 15.8@89mph Driver for hire. PM me.

Re: Importing a foreign Ford?? #1388429 09/17/05 06:26 AM
Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 5,882 at the gas station every other... S svt4stv Addicted CEG\'er
svt4stv Addicted CEG\'er S Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 5,882 at the gas station every other...	people do it all the time. my grandfather had his mbz shipped over to my mom from the motherland almost ten years ago. it cost just over $5k for shipping and conversion. now, that was almost ten years ago of course. the prices could have increased dramatically since then. PLUS, who knows what exactly what would need to be done to the car. typically glass and bumpers. here in CA they have to meet our strict emissions requirements. (have to be modified to meet them). PLUS, iirc it is against the law (FTC?) to buy a brand new car and have it shipped over directly. it has to be "used" so you would need to fly there and drive it for a thousand miles or so. (dont remember the specifics). right hand drive vehicles are perfectly legal in the us. think usps jeeps, garbage trucks, and more. occassionally you will see an actual british or aussie car on our fine yankee soil. there was a falcon at the fabulous fords forever show this year (a 70s falcon). but seriously folks, if youre gonna go through all of that trouble, why not just get this ! Originally posted by Tourgasm: Sometimes you can mess up a word so bad that spell check doens't know what the hell you're talking about.

Re: Importing a foreign Ford?? #1388430 09/17/05 05:26 PM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 4,899 My own personal hell. P PackRat_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er
PackRat_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er P Joined: May 2000 Posts: 4,899 My own personal hell.	Don't even bother. The car couldn't hope to meet US specs because no aussie Ford has ever been tested for compliance. You'd have to foot the bill for crash test certification. Not to mention bumpers, headlamps, etc. Then after that, you have EPA and OBD-2, which the Falcon doesn't have. Unless you've got deep pockets, forget about it.

Re: Importing a foreign Ford?? #1388431 09/19/05 02:41 AM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,085 Northern B.C. Canada W WestCoastAjax Hard-core CEG\'er
WestCoastAjax Hard-core CEG\'er W Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,085 Northern B.C. Canada	This is covered under the "there is No problem that cannot be fixed with a large pile of money" clause.... 2012 Lotus Evora --------- 95 Mystique MTX - GONE 395,000 Kms --------- Both Zetecs '97 Contour Mtx - stock - GONE

Re: Importing a foreign Ford?? #1388432 09/19/05 02:54 AM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 4,899 My own personal hell. P PackRat_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er
PackRat_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er P Joined: May 2000 Posts: 4,899 My own personal hell.	Originally posted by WestCoastAjax: This is covered under the "there is No problem that cannot be fixed with a large pile of money" clause.... Bill Gates has a Porsche that has been in customs for decades waiting to be cleared.

Re: Importing a foreign Ford?? #1388433 09/19/05 03:27 AM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 3,143 All over NY P Pete D_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er
Pete D_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er P Joined: May 2000 Posts: 3,143 All over NY	Originally posted by PackRat: Originally posted by WestCoastAjax: This is covered under the "there is No problem that cannot be fixed with a large pile of money" clause.... Bill Gates has a Porsche that has been in customs for decades waiting to be cleared. Isn't it 15 years? That 959 would be older than that by now. "Bros before Hoes" <-- More men need this mentality.

Re: Importing a foreign Ford?? #1388434 09/19/05 09:18 AM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 702 Somewhere Bleeding Mercon 5 P Pale Horse Veteran CEG\'er
Pale Horse Veteran CEG\'er P Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 702 Somewhere Bleeding Mercon 5	There Are Some Strings That Could Be Pulled. But Still As Stated Above Would Not Be Cost Effective. You Could Always Import It As Being For Show Purposes Only Or Race Purposes Only...If You Drove It On The Street Though You Would Be Heavily Fined If "Found Out". Cost To Ship A Vehicle Via Frigate Ship Is All Relative To Weight And Method Of Transport...Those Skylines That MotorX Ships Over Run Around 3900 Dollars To Ship Due To Weight And Being Shipped Inside Of A Con-ex Box. Then You Have Emmisions Compliance Which Is Somewhere Around The 2000 Dollar Mark And Of Course The Luxury/Excise Taxes That Will Be Placed On The Vehicle Put You In The 8000-10,000 Realm. Just Buy An Escort Cosworth And Be Done With It. You Can Find Those In Canada Used For Around The 25k Dollar Range And Mod The Hell Out Of It. What's Even Better Is You Can Drive That Car Home From Canada!!!! Generally Speaking, If It Can Be Bought In Canada, It Can Be Driven In The U.S. Without A Huge Bank Account. Last edited by Pale Horse; 09/19/05 09:20 AM. CSVT E0 3L 14.5 @ 94mph, Stock Intake, Stock Exhaust minus Resonator, CEL, And Broken Pass. Side CV...Untuned.

Re: Importing a foreign Ford?? #1388435 09/19/05 09:53 AM
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 301 Wisconsin R rearden CEG\'er
rearden CEG\'er R Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 301 Wisconsin	Why do people Post Messages That Have Every Single Word Capitalized? I've seen this phenomenon several times before on various forums. '99 Contour Sport V6 MTX

Re: Importing a foreign Ford?? #1388436 09/19/05 03:18 PM
Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 4,149 on the rolling plains of Dixie B bigMoneyRacing_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er
bigMoneyRacing_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er B Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 4,149 on the rolling plains of Dixie	Originally posted by Pale Horse: There Are Some Strings That Could Be Pulled. But Still As Stated Above Would Not Be Cost Effective. You Could Always Import It As Being For Show Purposes Only Or Race Purposes Only...If You Drove It On The Street Though You Would Be Heavily Fined If "Found Out". Cost To Ship A Vehicle Via Frigate Ship Is All Relative To Weight And Method Of Transport...Those Skylines That MotorX Ships Over Run Around 3900 Dollars To Ship Due To Weight And Being Shipped Inside Of A Con-ex Box. Then You Have Emmisions Compliance Which Is Somewhere Around The 2000 Dollar Mark And Of Course The Luxury/Excise Taxes That Will Be Placed On The Vehicle Put You In The 8000-10,000 Realm. Just Buy An Escort Cosworth And Be Done With It. You Can Find Those In Canada Used For Around The 25k Dollar Range And Mod The Hell Out Of It. What's Even Better Is You Can Drive That Car Home From Canada!!!! Generally Speaking, If It Can Be Bought In Canada, It Can Be Driven In The U.S. Without A Huge Bank Account. Why the hell can you not use proper capitlization? No one cares if it is a habit and we're tired of that excuse. Friggin break it. If a foreigner can learn English you can at least learn to type it correctly. Don't you know that people ignore your posts because of your crap typing? -- 1999 SVT #220 -- In retrospect, it was all downhill from here. RIP, CEG.

Re: Importing a foreign Ford?? #1388437 09/19/05 03:21 PM
Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 3,840 Savannah, GA S SAV Hard-core CEG\'er
SAV Hard-core CEG\'er S Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 3,840 Savannah, GA	Originally posted by bigMoneyRacing: Originally posted by Pale Horse: There Are Some Strings That Could Be Pulled. But Still As Stated Above Would Not Be Cost Effective. You Could Always Import It As Being For Show Purposes Only Or Race Purposes Only...If You Drove It On The Street Though You Would Be Heavily Fined If "Found Out". Cost To Ship A Vehicle Via Frigate Ship Is All Relative To Weight And Method Of Transport...Those Skylines That MotorX Ships Over Run Around 3900 Dollars To Ship Due To Weight And Being Shipped Inside Of A Con-ex Box. Then You Have Emmisions Compliance Which Is Somewhere Around The 2000 Dollar Mark And Of Course The Luxury/Excise Taxes That Will Be Placed On The Vehicle Put You In The 8000-10,000 Realm. Just Buy An Escort Cosworth And Be Done With It. You Can Find Those In Canada Used For Around The 25k Dollar Range And Mod The Hell Out Of It. What's Even Better Is You Can Drive That Car Home From Canada!!!! Generally Speaking, If It Can Be Bought In Canada, It Can Be Driven In The U.S. Without A Huge Bank Account. Why the hell can you not use proper capitlization? No one cares if it is a habit and we're tired of that excuse. Friggin break it. If a foreigner can learn English you can at least learn to type it correctly. Don't you know that people ignore your posts because of your crap typing? I love this BMR guy. -SAV Troll. 1997 VW Jetta MkIII GLS 5spd All hail my appearance on CEG!

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