Hi Guys,

Not had a great deal of interest in my crossfire, but I do have an interested party from Germany.

Has anyone on here ever sold a crossfire, or any other car over there, just wondering the logistics of it, and weather its actually that common.

I know all the scams that go on, and I am not giving the car away. I will obviously be very cautious.

Any info would be useful.

Also any ideas as to why a someone from Germany would want I car that was made there (guessing there should be a few about over there) and would have the steering wheel on the wrong side!!

cheers Kev.

 

Hi Kev, congrats on the interest in your car (I really must try harder!! lol). I sold my old SVT Lightning to a chap from Germany and it went swimingly. I took a deposit over paypal to ensure he wasn't a time waster and informed him that the transaction was only to be cash money (to quote Gas Monkey) paid into the local bank - he arrived after banking hours and that wasn't my problem, he wouldn't get the car. In the event I collected him from Stansted Airport, he gave the truck the once over (quote "it's better than you advertised, I'm very happy!" and then we toddled off to the local Barclays branch where I paid in the monies. That done I took the "permanent export" bit of the V5, filled it in, did the whole 'sales receipt bit' gave him the keys and watched him drive off into the distance <sob sob>.

As for the why... they are a lot more expensive over there. I guess expensive to the point where it being RHD doesn't matter anymore - plus it's no problem driving on the 'wrong' side of the road tbh, I'm currently doing that with my Mustang

 

Just as I was about to give up trying to sell my Crossfire here in the UK I got a email from a guy in France asking if he could come and collect. I was a little dubious knowing of all the scams that are about but I went along with it and it turned out fine.
He made his way over here and I picked him up from the train station, he was happy with the car and never quibbled on the price then went on his merry way.

Do a little research on the potential buyer and demand ££ notes or NO car.

 

Cheers for the replies, makes me feel a bit better about it.

Will let you know how it goes.

 

I sold a bike to Poland!!! No probs. All you need to do is make sure you have the cash.

 

I remember Russ59's trepidation a few months back but as he say's in his post it all went ok in the end.


As Russ says demand £ notes, and after seeing some recent stuff on telly about the amount of very high quality forged euro's in circulation at the moment I would only take GBP in cash and not a wedge of Euro's just in case.

 

Well just to update you all i now have a deposit in my bank account and the chap 'Frank' is coming over to look / take on.

so fingers crossed all going well at moment.

cheers Kev.

 

Great, hope all goes smoothly for you

 

once you've actually got the money in your hands - ask him if he wants another one lmao

 

Frankly I think you'll find that's Franc.

 

All went well, and Frank was very very happy with the car, and the money is in the bank!!! The hunt for the new car has already started.....

 

I sold a car to a Finnish buyer about 3 weeks ago (50% wired to my bank in advance), balance on collection.

Like Waylander, I collected the buyer from Stansted and the balance was paid in cash over the counter at a local branch of my bank.

They have sophisticated counting machines that will identify counterfeit notes and once they've accepted the money, credited your account and given you the receipt, you're home and dry.

I'd definitely recommend doing it like this to take out any risk of funny money. To be honest, the same principle could equally apply for UK sales, I guess.

By the way, you don't just fill in the Export section of the V5, the guidelines (http://www.direct.gov.uk/prod_consum.../dg_065264.pdf) state:

"What to do if you are selling your vehicle privately to someone that does not have a GB address
You should fill in sections 6 and 10 with the new keeper’s name and address. Both you and the new keeper (buyer) must sign and date the declaration in section 8. Give the whole V5C to the new keeper to aid registration abroad.
You should then send a signed letter to DVLA, Swansea, SA99 1AG giving the vehicle’s registration number, the make and model of the vehicle, the date of sale or transfer, and the name and address of the new keeper.
Once we know about the change of keeper, you should receive an acknowledgement letter to confirm that you are no longer responsible for the vehicle. "

I sent my letter, along with a copy of the signed bill of sale, but haven't heard back yet.

Hope this helps.

Loving life with the Crossfire!

UKCF