kiwishooter Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 (edited) Right the quote is in my hands, it is more expensive than I thought and breaks down as follows This is for 1m3 or 1000kg, I will address this further down. This is for shipping to Seattle, so the ship stops in LA and then it goes by seafreight up the coast to Seattle........there is no direct NZ to Seattle shipping Cartage to Christchurch NZ$80-00 Export Documentation NZ$75.00 Export Entry NZ$15.00 AMS Filing Fee NZ$37.55 Seafreight NZ$383.00 BAF NZ$33.04 sub Total NZ$623.59 Destination charges Terminal Handling NZ$75.10 Pier Pass NZ$6.01 Chassis NZ$5.00 CFS Recovery Fee NZ$225.29 Forklift Fees NZ$52.57 Fuel Surchage NZ$3.00 Customs Clearance NZ$187.74 Bond Fee NZ$90.12 Importer Security Filing NZ$75.10 Delivery to Seattle 98166 NZ$225.29 sub Total NZ$722.44 Total NZ$1346.03 This is quite a bit more expensive than the previous quote The previous quote was for shipping to LA and was as follows Cartage to Christchurch NZ$80-00 Export Documentation NZ$75.00 Export Entry NZ$15.00 AMS Filing Fee NZ$37.55 Seafreight NZ$187.74 BAF NZ$33.04 sub Total NZ$428.34 And the destination charges were approximately US$400 (These charges were corrected today and should have been approx US$450.00) I am a bit stunned to learn it is cheaper to ship the 1000's of miles from NZ to LA than it is to ship from LA to Seattle. One thing I keep forgetting to clarify is if the quote includes GST or if it is GST exempt, GST in NZ is 12.5% Now I have been doing some measuring and a Legacy gearbox at the bell housing is approx 400mm by 400mm by 800mm long so I figure that in 1m3 I could fit about 6 gearboxes......maybe 7, and I think I may be able to get 10 into 1.5m3, if I can't get 10 in I would be able to get at least 8, so the cost per gearbox would have to be recalculated. So if I was able to get 10 gearboxes into 1.5m3 the freight costs to Seattle would be NZ$2019.05, that would make each gearbox NZ$502.00 (approx US$332) each. The only cost to add to this would be any costs I incurr for the box to ship them and the cost to transfer the money to me in NZ which wouldn't be very much, but may add another US$10 - US$20 per gearbox, Considering the cost to purchase anymore gearboxes this is a real bargain as if I had to buy the gearboxes elsewhere the cost would be NZ$650 per gearbox plus the same shipping costs, which would translate to US$563 per gearbox. Let me know what you think.......Ian Edited September 15, 2009 by kiwishooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwishooter Posted September 15, 2009 Author Share Posted September 15, 2009 These are the names that have indicated they are interested Kaki Subarutex s'ko monstaru cubastreet.............I can supply a EA82 5 speed with Hi/Lo and center diff lock, if this is what you really want Redcap The Scooby Steve W Bratsrus1 mthoodsub Others that have posted but haven't said are GeneralDisorder Turbone beheinen74 baccaruda That makes 10 interested and another 4 that posted and may be interested. So how do I allocate the gearboxes??????.......Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstaru Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 (edited) i would be willing to bet that most of the folks are from the NW here in the US.so maybe seasttle is the best way to go........cheers, brian Edited September 15, 2009 by monstaru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbone Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 It might be cheaper in the long run, for one of us to make a run to LA and bring these back up. Or even meet another member half way. I wonder if I could fit 10 transmissions in a Brat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baccaruda Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I'm "interested" but it's not practical right now for me. Thanks for your efforts here though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redcap Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I get paid next week and can swing the cash for a center-lock EJ D/R 5speed as long as it comes in at or under $350. If it runs over that, I'm out...only have so much for discretionary funds I can allocate to my Soob right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subarutex Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I'm in for 1 gearbox. I'd also like to place dibs on linkage and interior stuff if you are able to find it. I'm totally cool with it being shipped to The Scooby. I just want to make sure that if he is going to make some money, you should to Ian. How will payment be processed? Paypal? Cash via carrier pigeon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s'ko Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 pending better 1/2 approval, I could probably make a cannon-ball run on a weekend. I have an awesome work schedule that let's me take every other friday off. Rent a van or a small uhaul trailer. Drive and deliver the trannies and fly home or maybe drive back, depending on what I rent. It will give me a chance to take the newly finished hi-comp OBS and stretch it's legs. My next days off would be Oct 9th, 23rd, Nov 6th, 20th, Dec 18th. If I rent a Uhaul 10ft van, it's $958 dollars for the 1 way rental plus fuel, a small 4X8 trailer is $234.00. I haven't found a place that will do a 1 way cargo van rental. But sounds like it is going to be a trailer, What is the weight per transmission? Per the specs, the towing capacity of the OBS is 1500 lbs. I figure I can get 2-3 trannies inside the rear area and then get the rest onto the trailer. Will keep this option open as I look into the details. BW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstaru Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 rob, i was thinking the same thing........or have a local get it up the coast to another, etc....like a relay.... and at about 100# a tranny, the brat would have a hard time with ten...... i carried about a ton of concrete in mine once.lets just say i am glad it was only a couple of miles...... but it seems that getting them to seattle is not that hard.......i mean , figure the fuel to LA,thats quite a bit......i mean, you would need a truck like mine..... etc.... .....so , in the end, let me get this straight. we are looking at paying about 350US for a gearbox shipped to seattle via LA..... that is not that bad not bad at all.......i'm in,providing you can get them here for around that cost.i understand if it is 8 gearboxes instead of 10 it will go up a bit.....cheers, brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBIE-5 Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 This sounds like what I would want for an EJ 22 swap into my XT. For $ 350 I'm in. I'm retired and have no travel restrictions so I'm available to make the trip to LA to get them. My preference would be for a full time with a 3.70 ratio and linkage. How, where and when to send $$$? Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwishooter Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 Well unless someone can tell me the ratios from the number on the trans then the only way I can verify the ratios is by opening each one up, and that's too much work for no pay. Both the Legacy Hi/Lo gearboxes I have opened up have had 3.7 diff ratios and 1.46 to 1 low ratio, which was the same as the RX gearbox I got the locking centre diff from. But I can't guarantee that all gearboxes would have the same diff ratio or the same lo ratio as the ones I opened up. Just to make it clear NOT all of the 10 gearboxes have centre diff lock, but they ALL have Hi/Lo ratio. They are all Legacy gearboxes from behind a EJ engine. Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwishooter Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 I'm in for 1 gearbox. I'd also like to place dibs on linkage and interior stuff if you are able to find it. I'm totally cool with it being shipped to The Scooby. I just want to make sure that if he is going to make some money, you should to Ian. How will payment be processed? Paypal? Cash via carrier pigeon? What interior bits do you need? I can get at least one gear lever and Hi/Lo ratio lever setup. For the total amount of money we are talking about for the whole transaction Paypal is possibly an expensive way of transferring the money to me. When I transfer money to the US anything over 1k I do by bank transfer as the Paypal fees are quite a bit more. It usually costs me approx NZ$110 in bank charges, it accumulates three charges on the way to it's destination bank in the US. But when you do multiple payments totalling US$3500 I would assume the Papal fees would be more than NZ$100, perhaps someone with a Paypal account can work it out. So possibly the easiest way is for someone in the US to recieve all the money then to transfer it to my account in NZ........Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve W. Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Sounds like a lot of work for you Ian. I'm still interested, if the final shipped price doesn't climb to much higher. Thanks for your efforts. S.W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstaru Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 in order for you to keep track proper Ian,it might help to clear up all the questions, THen start another thread. that way all who can decide they want one can be seperated from the folks who are still thinking about it.cheers, brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scooby Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 ok so right now its looking like they will cost about $350 USD to get shipped to seattle, then it will be about another $200 or so to ship form here in seattle to most places in the 48 states. im still in and still willing to recieve. im only wanted a few bucks for my time to put them on the pallet and shipped. i was only looking to maybe make $20 per just for my time and price for the pallets. Cheers Shean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subarutex Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Ok guys, I went through and cleaned up the questions. Lets try and keep this on track. Please ask technical questions in the thread I set up. This thread is purely for the logistics of this deal. $350 for a EJ D/R shipped to Seattle is great. I'm on board with Shean at Aaron's Auto Wrecking to be the point man for receiving the major shipment from Ian the Kiwi. But, we need to have the entire deal out in the open, and everyone involved in agreement before we proceed. A summary of what has been said for the deal: In essence, Shean at Aaron's Auto Wrecking will act as Escrow. Money for transmissions will be sent to him. Ian will ship transmissions to Shean, who will then have the ability to ship within the US for those interested, or the transmissions will be available for local pickup. Shean will wire money to Ian's trusted friend who is more familiar with international bank transfers. In my eyes, the only term left to decide is when Shean sends the money to Ian's friend. Does this happen before the transmissions get shipped to the US, or after Shean recieves them. Wiring the money is definitely the preferred method of money transfer, I merely threw out paypal, and carrier pigeon to get the discussion going. Personally, I would like the gear lever setup, and if possible the interior trim piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s'ko Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 $350 for getting them to the US. Sounds like reasonable amount. Does the shipping from seattle to wherever need to be paid as the same time? BW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwishooter Posted September 18, 2009 Author Share Posted September 18, 2009 Ok guys, I went through and cleaned up the questions. Lets try and keep this on track. Please ask technical questions in the thread I set up. This thread is purely for the logistics of this deal. $350 for a EJ D/R shipped to Seattle is great. I'm on board with Shean at Aaron's Auto Wrecking to be the point man for receiving the major shipment from Ian the Kiwi. But, we need to have the entire deal out in the open, and everyone involved in agreement before we proceed. A summary of what has been said for the deal: In essence, Shean at Aaron's Auto Wrecking will act as Escrow. Money for transmissions will be sent to him. Ian will ship transmissions to Shean, who will then have the ability to ship within the US for those interested, or the transmissions will be available for local pickup. Shean will wire money to Ian's trusted friend who is more familiar with international bank transfers. In my eyes, the only term left to decide is when Shean sends the money to Ian's friend. Does this happen before the transmissions get shipped to the US, or after Shean recieves them.. I would need the money prior to shipping otherwise I am going to have to bankroll the full amount prior to recieving any funds, which would mean I would have to add a profit factor to the price due to the time factor of me paying for everything and then getting the money back. Since I haven't got an International account with the freight company I have to pay the freight cost prior to pickup. Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 A time-line is necessary in a transaction like this, sorry I didn't see this thread before the other. I know this is an exaggeration but no one wants to pay for a transmission and receive it in 2015.....2012? 2011? 2010? December, November? Folks need some kind of general guidelines to work with. Transmissions paid for by ? Shipping paid for by ? Transmissions acquired and pictures sent Transmissions boxed and shipped by ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwishooter Posted September 19, 2009 Author Share Posted September 19, 2009 grossgary, Are you interested in one?? I haven't seen you post before saying so and have answered this same question in the other thread. At this point in time it seems there are more questions than people interested in purchasing a transmission......Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scooby Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 $350 for getting them to the US. Sounds like reasonable amount. Does the shipping from seattle to wherever need to be paid as the same time? BW as stated the cost for the transmission needs to be paid before everything is sent. once i recieve them i can then break down the pallet from AU then strap each other tranny to its own pallet. i can get a quote to who ever is interested prior to sending the funds to buy the transmission. i know the weight i just need to have your addy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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