Regretfully...
Discussion
I am selling the Vette. After 4 years of owning this great car I am moving on to do other things. Doubtless I'll have another interesting car soon, but French regulations mean that importing my Vette there is a nightmare and not practical. So although we are not moving there yet, I am selling the car now. It's on the CCCUK site, and the PH marketplace.
All messages of sympathy gratefully received.
All messages of sympathy gratefully received.
Hi Mello,
Would you like to give a little bit more details on why it is such a nightmare to export your vette to France? I have done similar things like that a couple of times before, not with vette though, and it was "reasonable hassle", i.e. hassle but manageable. I assume the main issue is to change the lights. Then usually one needs a letter from the french manufacturer official importer, to specify that the car complies with safety things and then a controle technique (equivalent to MOT). If that is not enough and french authority requires equivalent to SVA, then yes, it is a bore. But again, doable. Since the steering wheel is already on the correct side, might be worth it at the end.
Would you like to give a little bit more details on why it is such a nightmare to export your vette to France? I have done similar things like that a couple of times before, not with vette though, and it was "reasonable hassle", i.e. hassle but manageable. I assume the main issue is to change the lights. Then usually one needs a letter from the french manufacturer official importer, to specify that the car complies with safety things and then a controle technique (equivalent to MOT). If that is not enough and french authority requires equivalent to SVA, then yes, it is a bore. But again, doable. Since the steering wheel is already on the correct side, might be worth it at the end.
Problem is the Certificate of Conformity. All European cars have it, but US-imported cars do not. so you can go through a tortuous process to import a non-Euro car, involving much paperwork and (apparently) a thousand euros or more. So all things considered I've decided it's time to move on and sell the Vette 
Still, it means somebody else gets the pleasure of driving this fantastic motor. I've certainly had four happy years
Still, it means somebody else gets the pleasure of driving this fantastic motor. I've certainly had four happy years
Mello said:
Problem is the Certificate of Conformity. All European cars have it, but US-imported cars do not. so you can go through a tortuous process to import a non-Euro car, involving much paperwork and (apparently) a thousand euros or more. So all things considered I've decided it's time to move on and sell the Vette
Still, it means somebody else gets the pleasure of driving this fantastic motor. I've certainly had four happy years
Talking of Certificates of Conformity... I seem to remember that when I bought my C5 (new, Eurospec from Germany via ACI) I received a Certificate with the car. With my C6 (new, Eurospec from Strats) I didn't receive anything. Should I have received a paper certificate?Still, it means somebody else gets the pleasure of driving this fantastic motor. I've certainly had four happy years
GW65 said:
Mello said:
Problem is the Certificate of Conformity. All European cars have it, but US-imported cars do not. so you can go through a tortuous process to import a non-Euro car, involving much paperwork and (apparently) a thousand euros or more. So all things considered I've decided it's time to move on and sell the Vette
Still, it means somebody else gets the pleasure of driving this fantastic motor. I've certainly had four happy years
Talking of Certificates of Conformity... I seem to remember that when I bought my C5 (new, Eurospec from Germany via ACI) I received a Certificate with the car. With my C6 (new, Eurospec from Strats) I didn't receive anything. Should I have received a paper certificate?Still, it means somebody else gets the pleasure of driving this fantastic motor. I've certainly had four happy years
When at Volvo I was involved with buying ex-tds (tourist/diplomatic sale) cars. These were UK spec cars supplied outside our small island and I had to get CoCs from Volvo if the cars need re-registering in the UK.
I seem to recall that there's a sticker near one of the door catches that states that your vehicle is a UK/Euro car.
We had to put an additional serial number on the 05-07 cars also (I think that this had 'Stratstone' on) to do with conformity or approval??? (maybe LeMan can remember, unless he had been relegated to Hyundai by then).
JimexPL said:
GW65 said:
Mello said:
Problem is the Certificate of Conformity. All European cars have it, but US-imported cars do not. so you can go through a tortuous process to import a non-Euro car, involving much paperwork and (apparently) a thousand euros or more. So all things considered I've decided it's time to move on and sell the Vette
Still, it means somebody else gets the pleasure of driving this fantastic motor. I've certainly had four happy years
Talking of Certificates of Conformity... I seem to remember that when I bought my C5 (new, Eurospec from Germany via ACI) I received a Certificate with the car. With my C6 (new, Eurospec from Strats) I didn't receive anything. Should I have received a paper certificate?Still, it means somebody else gets the pleasure of driving this fantastic motor. I've certainly had four happy years
When at Volvo I was involved with buying ex-tds (tourist/diplomatic sale) cars. These were UK spec cars supplied outside our small island and I had to get CoCs from Volvo if the cars need re-registering in the UK.
I seem to recall that there's a sticker near one of the door catches that states that your vehicle is a UK/Euro car.
We had to put an additional serial number on the 05-07 cars also (I think that this had 'Stratstone' on) to do with conformity or approval??? (maybe LeMan can remember, unless he had been relegated to Hyundai by then).
KB at GM may be able to supply a duplicate...?
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