Impressive
tail end of Oxford Blue 1589 (Photo:
David Boniface)
Al Barnett
reports: We are making progress. With the help of Chris Watkin
I now have an agent in Japan and he has made contact with the
vendor David Boniface . The agent will find when the next ship
will depart for Southampton and book a slot. |
I
thought it would be best to put the car into a container but
I have been advised that the containers have a 6" lip on
the entrance and although loaders are supposed to use a ramp,
when they are busy they don't always do so. It seems that importers
have had more damage this way than using the straightforward
Roll on Roll off system. So we are going for RO RO, the cost
is expected to be around £450 for Japan to Southampton.
I then have to add the agent's fees since he will be looking
after the export papers, transport to the docks, insurance etc.
I have now sorted out the method of money transfer and am watching
the daily exchange rate with great interest. Todays dive in
the Stock and Money markets put another £250 on the costs
and I am not transferring the money until Friday: fingers crossed!
I received a CD through the post this morning with no less than
70 pictures, of the car taken last week. I am attaching one
which shows one of the reasons for buying the car! (14.3.07) |
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RV8
sold in less than 8 days advertised on the V8 website!
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Private
sale - RV8 in Oxford Blue
Oxford Blue 1589 is a low mileage, Japan spec,
well maintained RV8 with an upgraded engine which has
taken the capacity to 5 litres. It is complete with
all the books and tools plus a half tonneau and wheel
chocks, MG original carpets, spare keys and two remote
controls. The car is in Japan and is priced at 2,500,000
Yen plus shipping costs for an offshore purchaser.
Contact David Boniface - more
details (2.3.07)
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David Boniface
advertised his RV8 on the V8 website on 2nd March and then in
the early hours of 10th, David sent an email to say:
Dear
Victor
My RV8 is sold thanks to the ad, many thanks.
You may know already who is buying it but I will leave
him to tell you himself.
Best regards and thanks again.
David
10th March 2007 0125 |
So this attractive RV8 had sold in less than 8 days through
an RV8s for Sale advert on the V8 website. Surely a sign that
good V8s move fast when advertised on the V8 website! But
who was the mystery buyer?
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Who
is the mystery buyer of Oxford Blue 1589?
Well a phone call from Al Barnett, the V8 Chairman, on Saturday
evening revealed the mystery buyer's identity. Al follows the
news on the V8 website on a daily basis and had spotted the
advert posted on 2nd March of a low mileage RV8 with the added
bonus of a modified engine. Yes the mystery buyer was Al Barnett
who had phoned David in Tokyo and negotiated a deal - all in
less than 8 days!
Dear
Victor,
You may recall I reckoned David's car would be a good
buy and suggested it might do you very well as you have
sometimes said you would like an open V8. Well since you
didn't express any interest I decided my words were so
convincing that I bought the car myself! I have to say
that without the V8 Register I would not have been able
to do so. I have had comprehensive advice and offers of
help from both Clive Wheatley and Chris Watkins (HS Imports)
who, although he is no longer in the RV8 reimporting business
could not have been more helpful. So if you want to put
a news item saying the V8 Chairman is buying a new car
then please do. Delivery is of course some time away yet
as I will start arranging that on Monday. More details
when I see you next week.
Regards and thanks for the website,
Al Barnett
10th March 2007 0940 |
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s for Sale on the V8 website
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Diary
of reimporting Oxford Blue 1589
We felt many members would be interested in a series of running
reports on Al Barnett's experiences with reimporting this RV8.
So Al will be sending a series of reports of how he has organised
the export arrangements, freight and insurances, reimport procedures,
collection from the UK docks and preparation for UK roads. |
The
full set of reports is available using the links below.
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