ferny Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 Perhaps it's the RBRR prep talking, which mostly consisted of watching Top Grear and Grand Tour specials, but has anyone looked into or considered shipping their car to America and going for a drive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky_spit Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 I suspect it would pretty expensive and possibly festooned in red tape. Might be easier to do what the dear departed Bill did with Dollyroo and "own" a separate car in the US? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 I did do a few enquiries, mostly of a guy in the Morgan Owners Club, who had done just that, taking a dozen or so cars over for a few weeks driving round the US. Decided it is a holiday for a rich retired person. Container each way not cheap, seem to remember insurance wasn't cheap either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 Buy a nice car in the US and bring it back after….. Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshire_spam Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 I looked into owning a car in the US for a road trip, but unlike Billy's situation of owning and insuring a UK car the reverse seemed really expensive and complicated. The only cost effective way to do it would have been to get a friend in the US to buy it and insure it and "lend" it to me for the trip. As to shipping to the USA... not sure how much a European car would be required to be modified to be used in the US. Shipping each way... my guess about £1.5K - £2K for container shipping? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferny Posted October 10, 2021 Author Share Posted October 10, 2021 I don't think driving out there would be an issue as long as you get your international permit? You'd get stopped no doubt, but there shouldn't be any legal issues. Sorting insurance could be fun though! Shipping looks around £750ish each way? It depends where you want to start and finish. I'm looking for stuff to do in 2023. 2022 is full from all the stuff postponed this year and I normally get a six week block of holiday in the summer. It'd be a good RBRR shakedown! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 I think £750 may be RORO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky_spit Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 I've found the answer Pete.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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