Hopeful Maverick owner to be, Scotland

Hi,

I'm currently doing my research into importing a Maverick over to sunny Scotland! I'm looking for something that has a lot more presence than my MR2 turbo and think the Maverick does that! I'm currently in the process of fixing my standard MR2 to sell then I'm ready to buy!

I've never seen a Maverick in the flesh in the uk and I've never imported a car before, so any hints, tips or advice regarding the Maverick, I'd be very grateful!

Cheers

Caroline

 

from Northeast Pennsylvania USA

Keep us up to date on your progress - it would be great to know how you made out

 

Welcome to the board. I believe there are a few members on the board here from the UK.

 

and another one in europe! welcome from germany

 

hopefully it works out for ya man. and you wont be dissapointed, mavericks are fun cars to work on and drive..

 

caroline, if you consider importing one why not look for one within the european union? there are quite a few in scandinavia. just found this one:

http://www.smallblock.dk/modules/MyAnnonces/index.php?pa=viewannonces&lid=94893

 

to the board...

 

welcome aboard and good luck finding one to import! you HAVE to park it in front of Sterling castle and take a pic for me!

 

from Ocala,Florida..........

 

Good spot Tody, That one works out about double the amount I was hoping to pay, But how did you spot it? Thanks for the idea though, gives me another avenue to investigate!

Thanks for the welcome guys, much appreciated!

Oh and I'm a lady, Thrashin!!

 

I could park it in front of Edinburgh Castle? Its been a while since I've been through to Stirling. I live in Edinburgh and theres loads of scenic places to take pictures!

 

i found my car in sweden.
with the help of the google translator i was able to navigate through the websites. annonsborsen.se, smallblock.dk, classiccars.se and blocket.se are good starting points. so is finn.no, but norway is not in the european union, so customs will have to be paid, too.

if the car in my link is double your budget, it won't be easy to find one. i paid roughly 5k€, and have to do a total restoration. take a car of up to 3k$ in the states - which will be in a decent state, but nowhere near mint condition. with 1-2k$ shipping and handling plus customs will easily add up to 5k€.

 

from southeastern Michigan USA.

 

Through the currency convertor I used that one came back at almost £9k (~$12k US)! Maybe wrong though! From what I could see its of similar spec of those aroundthe £3-4k mark from the US, you also have the better weather, less rust issue! I have a friend who works for a company that imports so should get a good deal on that. But I am looking to spend around the £5k mark all in.

 

If any brits that have imported can remember what they required to have sorted to pass the IVA (SVA) and how much it cost them roughly, would be grateful for input!

Thanks

C