Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 19:14:52 -0700
Reply-To: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: any words of wisdom for a virgin to the world of westy's?
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dear peter the virgin
i live in bc
importing a vehicle from the usa is as simple as filling out a couple of
pages of paper work
sending them to the usa / canadain border station you intend to cross at >
waiting three days for usa to give permission to export vehicle >
come into canandian border station and fill out form 1 >
pay what ever gst they have deemed you need to pay >
drive to local station to get what ever provincially deemed inspections
done>
of course have insurance etc for the trip home>
done like dinner ...
IMPORTANT NOTE:
these vehicles are 20 + years old and no matter how well you scope out the
vehicle you may end up with some required repairs that are immediate ....
1. fuel lines should be done before you even step off the the PO driveway
if i had to do it again i would have spent the same amount of money and gone
to stephans auto haus in sacremento
for conversion to the new jetta motor ...
that would have saved me a heap of days traveling ... and th emoney would
have been better spent ...
or maybe i would have gone the extra step and got a gowesty already done one
...
there are loads of excellent westies for sale all over the world ...
and some junk too ... sometimes they both look alike ...
research is only as valuable as your understanding of the results ...
do not buy more van then you can understand how to repair
but importing into canada is the easiest part of process
good luck ... welcome to the potential ownership of some of the safest 20
year old vehicles on the road today
but most of all remember that you will always remember your first time ...
where you got the van ..who from and how it felt that first time you slipped
into >>>
the drivers seat>
yours
On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 4:15 PM, Peter K <bybike@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am looking at getting my first westy, and have spent the past couple of
> weeks looking through gowesty and thesamba to see what knowledge i can
> glean... along with reading all the the info here for the past week or so.
>
> i'm not a mechanic, although i'm good with simple machines (i love
> bicycles,
> and am looking for a westy to keep my bikes company : ) I work with
> computers, and don't love them... 'nuf said. So after a couple of weeks of
> reading, I think I'm on that page "are you a eurovan guy or is a vanagon in
> your future"... and as much as I appreciate the creature comforts of the
> eurovan, I think it's a vanagon. So... now what?
> I'm up in Canada (Toronto), and importing one from the States seems like a
> lot of added effort. Most of the ones I see up here are out on the west
> coast, which means I need to ask and assess remotely or spend a lot on
> airfare to visit. I do get the "avoid round headlights" level of info I
> have
> (so '86 or later), I don't know enough to be able to assess what leaks or
> malfunctioning parts are the ones that will have big $$$ signs attached.
> And
> rust... well, where is it really bad and if I see it I should stop dreaming
> vs just an indicator of some body work and paint?
>
> I'm sure everyone here has gone through the newbie thoughts when they first
> got the westy bug... help?
>
> --
> /Peter K
> > You can find me at http://studiofstop.com
>
--
roger w
From Proverbs:
Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up: a
servant who becomes king ...
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