Percy German shipping is CRAZY. The only cheap way to get something
that big and heavy to North America is to hitch a ride in someone's
container. www.vanagonparts.com and www.fastforward.ca have the
ocassional container coming over, you might ask them...

Chris

On 11/3/06, Buffalo 66 <ss180ss@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I think I found a pretty good deal on a 5 speed
> modified ttransmission located in Germany, and the
> seller is willing to ship to the US-
>
>
> My questions are-
> A) who do I go with to ship this? DHL?FedEx?
> B) how do I avoid the extra fees everyone is talking
> about? It's a private individual, shipping to a
> commercial location in the US.
> C) any other tips or tricks would be greatly
> appreciated. I figure the trans will wieght about 150
> lbs once crated.
>
> what does a vanagon transmission weigh anyway? I know
> I can pick one up without too much difficulty..
>
> thanks!
>
>   percy.
>