Originally posted by Spooky
Either way, mid to end March! Still a VEERRRYYY long time to wait.:_
:w:w:w No offence intended there spooky but now let me tell you a story!
A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away...
Back in late Aug / early Sept 09 I was on holidays in Hawaii. My beautiful, long suffering wife finally gave me the green light to go ahead and purchase a pony. It was one that I had chanced upon whilst there (it is a 68 convertible) for a quiet kind of kick back and relax break away from it all with family and friends. Well at the same time I saw an R code 69 Fastback that had no title and emailed the craigslist links to my brother in law who passed it on to another friend who just said "I have got to have that R code". Well I did a tour all around the island and checked it out for him, gave him my 2 cents worth (which equated to a :( so far as I could tell). This "friend" said, "don't worry about the shipping, I will take care of it all and get it real cheap yada yada yada..."
So, after about 2 months of absolutely no progress I finally told him that he is on his own and that I will take care of my own car (that is actually a bit of a euphamism but you get the point). I engaged a reputable importer and they have been able to manage the whole process with nairy a hiccup and at a pretty reasonable price. The car is due into Fremantle in a couple of weeks and should be clear of customs AQIS within another couple.
So my story (journey) started on the 8th September and it will be about 5 1/2 months later that I will actually take delivery of my new pride and joy...!!!