whee. I heard you were in germany this week.. see the moke yet and get it picked up OK/ later bc

. Anyone who is curious, pm me and I'll share details of the 3 quotes I got, and which one I picked. All were personal recommendations from private parties who had shipped Minis. Just doing the paperwork to book passage now.

Car will be picked up as close to shipping as possible to minimize the amount of time stored outside. Seller is very nice gentleman who has agreed to store it until then and take payment at the time of pickup once my agent has car and V5c in hand.

Is all numbers matching car with original engine, so crossing my fingers all will be smooth into the US, and then my second adventure with getting Colorado title will start. Hoping it will be easier than the pickup - no weight checks or emissions needed for this one.

Sure, I'll ping you to give you right of first refusal. Always prefer to give business to folks in the Mini community. But I can find another shipper, no worries.

I'm setup to get it cleared and out the port to be stored at a friend's house until shipper picks it up. I'm in Houston every few weeks for work anyway if I need to be there myself.

dr mini .. you mean you would NOT drive to port of houston for FREE?? me thinks whee expects this.. later bc

Whee, probably not economical for me to deliver it for you. Unless something else comes up to take me that way, I would have to make an empty trailer trip from Tennessee to Houston, (1000 miles) then up to you. Let me know when it is cleared from the port and we'll see what I have going on in the meantime. Good luck with the new Moke.

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hehe.. too funny.. made my morning.. later bc

Bill, 

stop with the “whining” get on with your life,grab a red stripe , get married, find religion , anything

and as far as Wine goes,

how do you make  Morgan David wine ?, Answer, grab him by the balls !!

Big AL

whee.. maybe you should contact about the mighty ML about this import ?? later bc

Translation: I appreciated your offer, but since shipping through Houston is a lot cheaper than Charleston for Denver, I decided I could figure out someone with a TWIC card to pickup in Houston and store for a shipper to pick up...

Whee (not a horse, so doesn't whinny...")

Has been started every week for last 4 years, but just trips to local shops for actual driving. Am in agreement it needs some proving drives (and hose replacements) before a long drive, although my son is keen to try it..

Dr Mini lets talk about you hauling it once I get schedule for when it will arrive...

The car has been sitting 10 years? Probably not a good idea to drive it from Houston to Denver.

But did FDR ever drive a moke ???

Big AL

Mine came through Houston and it couldn't have been smoother. Completely drama free. It's like FDR said, "Nothing to fear but fear itself".

the black moke you are buying has been sitting for TEN YEAR?? you have to be Stoned or Stupic to try it..

I’ve got the broker, but as you say I need someone with a Twic card to get the mini from the Port and then I need storage until the overland shipper picks it up . Hoping someone here has done this and has contacts.

I can go there in person as needed but I’m less excited about driving  a new to me car back that has old rubber hoses etc .

whee.. who ever pick ups the mini MUST have a TWIC card.. some ports do NOT even allow guest and escorts..you need CBP broker in the USA.. so that Emma at Mapcargo.co.uk can file the CBP10 +2 ISF two prior prior to the RoRo boats sailing from Southampton. UK.. fyi nobody works for FREE.. in the UK or the USA.. later bc

Any stories of shipping into Galveston (Houston) good or bad?
Any contacts who could potentially either:

1) Pickup a car from ship & store it for a week or so
2) Store a car for a week or two

Thanks!