Date:         Mon, 3 Feb 2003 01:09:38 +0100
Reply-To:     Robert Steven Fish <fish@SALZBURG.CO.AT>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Robert Steven Fish <fish@SALZBURG.CO.AT>
Subject:      Re: Question re buying & selling a westfalia in Europe
Comments: To: Ron Mighton <rmighton@PASSPORT.CA>
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If you buy a vehicle in the UK then you will be buying a right ahnd sretting
wheel car... this you will not be able to sell anywhere except for perhaps
South Africa, if you get that far.

More practical would be to buy a "normal" Westy from Germany, and then sell
it to me, in Austria when you are finished with it!!!

Seriously though, you may want to consider bringing your USA spec Vanagon
over on a RoRo boat, and driving it here for the 6 months.  The only thing
that you would have to be sure of is that the registration is valid in the
USA throughout the duration of the trip... and that you have an
International driver's license, as well as insurance.  You can leave the USA
plates on and drive with style!

I think that you can do this for up to a year (I know that the reverse is
possible for a year... meaning a European vehicle for a year in the States).

Apparently a few list members have already bought German VW busses... so you
may want to ask them what the good sources are, besides the always
interesting, but risky ebay.

Good Luck!

RSF

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1987 Wolfsburg Vanagon 2.1 GL Weekender
1987 Golf Cabriolet
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Mighton" <rmighton@PASSPORT.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 12:25 AM
Subject: Question re buying & selling a westfalia in Europe


> My son and his wife are thinking of buying a westfalia for a 3 to 6 month
> trip in Europe (or England)and then selling it again perhaps in eastern
> Europe. This of course is as an alternative to renting. Any advice or
> comments are appreciated.
>
> Ron & Marianne Mighton  Toronto, Canada
>