Location: Rio Grande Valley, Tx and the United Kingdom.
Vehicle: 2005 Ford Expy KR
Posts: 2,373
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Originally Posted by JackandJanet
Lenny, I'm sure I speak for others on this forum when I want to know how things go with your export/import of the Expy to the UK.
Let us know how it goes, ok?
Last bit of intelligence was that it was to be containerized and fluids did not have to be drained. Still true?
What is the expected ETA in the Motherland?
Do you get to drive it from the dock, or does it go into "quarantine"?
I shall miss the "Quaint little drinking town with a fishing problem" that was in your sig so often.
Godspeed, sir,
- Jack
You won't get rid of me that easily !!
Just because I don't own a house in the States doesn't mean I'm going to stop causing aggravation !! (Or turn up on your shores occasionally...homeland security willing !!)
The Expy was left at the warehouse in Houston last Wednesday and hopefully by now is containerised.
As far as I know the fluids were not drained except for fuel, which was really annoying having recently filled up at a cost of 80 bucks.
Then it has to be refueled over here to the brim for the SVA test. (Special Vehicle Approval)
Did you know by the way that not only is our gallon a different size to yours but the fuel qualities are different, hence can't do emission test on your fuel.
It will be about 3 weeks in transit then it has to go for SVA which takes another couple of weeks....Change colour of rear lights etc and licence and register for uise over here.
I'll up load a few photos to show how 'stuffed' it was !
Thanks for the message ...appreciated !!
Expy looking lonely waiting for its container....
There were about 300 vehicles around the warehouse ranging from Porches, to Bentley, to Shelby Mustangs, to a variety of wrecked cars which go to the middle east where it is cheaper to repair them !!!
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"IT'S A KING RANCH TRUCK THING...
Y'ALL WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND !"
Port Isabel, Texas.....
A quaint little drinking town with a fishing problem !"
And a beautiful and peaceful Welsh hillside when in the UK !
Last edited by Lenticular; 05-21-2008 at 12:02 PM.
I knew the imperial gallon was different than our "American" gallon, so I looked it up. It's about 1.201 US gallons according to Wikipedia.
Interesting about the fuel quality. I wonder if the PCM in the Expy will burn it properly or if a custom tuned programmer could alter things enough to use the British fuel right.
What has to be done to the taillight color?
Looking forward to the next installment in this saga.
Location: Rio Grande Valley, Tx and the United Kingdom.
Vehicle: 2005 Ford Expy KR
Posts: 2,373
Because the UK is actually the land of my birth and my full time home !
It's just that I've been such a regular visitor to your shores for nearly 30 years, and have owned houses, cars, boats there, that in many ways I feel part dual nationality....except homeland security wouldn't like that.
Your government would rather hand out money to illegal immigrants than admit with good grace those like myself who have over the years put hundreds of thousands of dollars into your economy and never taken one cent out of it !!
Because the UK is actually the land of my birth and my full time home !
It's just that I've been such a regular visitor to your shores for nearly 30 years, and have owned houses, cars, boats there, that in many ways I feel part dual nationality....except homeland security wouldn't like that.
Your government would rather hand out money to illegal immigrants than admit with good grace those like myself who have over the years put hundreds of thousands of dollars into your economy and never taken one cent out of it !!
Wierd huh ??!!
I agree with you, I hate that they do that and won't weed out the illegal's.
well said sir. as I read it I could hear a faint accentof proper english.
I am new to the forum and have read many of your posts and gained much knowledge already.
I hope all goes well and please do visit often. the economy can use all the help it can get.
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Originally Posted by Lenticular
Because the UK is actually the land of my birth and my full time home !
It's just that I've been such a regular visitor to your shores for nearly 30 years, and have owned houses, cars, boats there, that in many ways I feel part dual nationality....except homeland security wouldn't like that.
Your government would rather hand out money to illegal immigrants than admit with good grace those like myself who have over the years put hundreds of thousands of dollars into your economy and never taken one cent out of it !!
Because the UK is actually the land of my birth and my full time home !
It's just that I've been such a regular visitor to your shores for nearly 30 years, and have owned houses, cars, boats there, that in many ways I feel part dual nationality....except homeland security wouldn't like that.
Your government would rather hand out money to illegal immigrants than admit with good grace those like myself who have over the years put hundreds of thousands of dollars into your economy and never taken one cent out of it !!
Wierd huh ??!!
I feel certain that you're on several Homeland Security 'watchdog' lists, John. I mean, you are a pilot, right? You seem threatening, right? You weild a dictionary and carry an uncommon knowledge of geological and meteorological aspects, right?
You must be a terrorist.
Seriously though... I hate to hear of a more permanent re-re-re-relocation back to that side of the pond but, I certainly understand. I hope all goes well with the Expy. I wasn't going to mention it but, I've read of a few horror stories in shipping vehicles.
I don't think you'll need to derail it at all, Shine. Looks to me like the tracks are already pretty "bent", much like most all the threads in this forum. But then, just how long can a bunch of grown men (and a few women) talk about leather?
Lenny, Keep Us Advised!
I mean, you are a pilot, right? You seem threatening, right? You weild a dictionary and carry an uncommon knowledge of geological and meteorological aspects, right? 
But then, just how long can a bunch of grown men (and a few women) talk about leather? 
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