Eoi: Finding Brokers/contacts

[Nissinja]

I'm interested to know how you go about finding good contacts/brokers in America and Europe etc. The dollar is making stuff in England and America damn attractive at the moment.

I'm interested to know how I go about getting a car from a seller to the docks. Get a proper pre-purchase inspection done etc.

I guess it's not the same as Japan as most cars aren't sold at auction.

I want to know how when I'm looking on Hemmings or autotrader, how I get that car; there's always one that's easily the best value.

[Iron Chef]

Most of the guys here will do cars from other countries. And yes, buying from the US is very good at the moment

[Nissinja]

I've always wanted a first gen Thunderbird and never been anywhere near affording one until now. Some great muscle cars too. Good alternaitves to being defected.

In the UK, I'm really liking the super affordable TVRs and Lotuses (Loti? haha). I could so do a Tuscan I've checked, no one does compliance for them. Is there anyway possible to import one without eating chips in hamburgers for 12 months? A cheap Griffith, Elise or Espirt might get my money too.

[Beer Baron]

well it is much the same as japan except a bit easier as people in the US and the UK speak a rough approximation of english.

you either need a broker/agent here who has contacts there. or you need to find an exporter in that country who buys cars for customers overseas. how to get one you can trust is a lottery so with that in mind it may be worth instead hooking up with a broker/agent here who has some experience and has established a reliable connection overseas.