Purchasing from Europe - Anyone in Northern France..?!
Purchasing from Europe - Anyone in Northern France..?!
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GE90

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447 posts

142 months

Yesterday (16:36)
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Hi all

Right, so latest project involves buying some new parts from a main dealer in deepest Germany (not available here). However, they will not post outside of Europe!

So, not knowing anyone in northern France or somewhere close to pick up (they are bulky), I guess there wouldn't be somewhere they could post to for me to collect (they have no contacts themselves). Like a PO Box...?

However, I assume the dealer might want the postal address to be the same as the payment address......

Any thoughts appreciated (or anyone living in Northern France?!!!!).

Thanks.

gazza285

10,830 posts

230 months

Yesterday (17:36)
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The UK is still in Europe!

Can you not send a courier to collect the parts yourself?

GE90

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447 posts

142 months

Yesterday (17:41)
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Thanks, but I responded with both of the above, and met with 'computer says no'!

GE90

Original Poster:

447 posts

142 months

Another spanner in the works - they will now only post within Germany, so collection would be the only option. 10 hour trip each way. Just doesn’t stack up financially. Real shame to know they are just sat there unlikely to be purchased!

Cheers.

zbc

980 posts

173 months

GE90 said:
Another spanner in the works - they will now only post within Germany, so collection would be the only option. 10 hour trip each way. Just doesn t stack up financially. Real shame to know they are just sat there unlikely to be purchased!

Cheers.
I live in Northern France, on the border with Germany and am driving back to the UK mid-March if I can help at all?

Bill

57,120 posts

277 months

How bulky?? Is a cheap day return flight and option?

GE90

Original Poster:

447 posts

142 months

zbc said:
I live in Northern France, on the border with Germany and am driving back to the UK mid-March if I can help at all?
Hi, that's amazing, thank you.

However, annoyingly they have now said they only post within Germany! Very strange for a VAG main dealer!

It's a 10 hour drive each way, as deep in Germany!

They are bulky! boxed will fill the back of a car with the seats down...

I think I'll need to give up hope....

Cheers

pits

6,665 posts

212 months

GE90 said:
Hi, that's amazing, thank you.

However, annoyingly they have now said they only post within Germany! Very strange for a VAG main dealer!

It's a 10 hour drive each way, as deep in Germany!

They are bulky! boxed will fill the back of a car with the seats down...

I think I'll need to give up hope....

Cheers
If they are bulky and big boxes you would be looking at huge shipping costs anyway, I would get a cheap crossing and road trip for them