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Posted: Mon Sep 29, 08 9:47 pm
by Scooby
Theres a guy on DodgeCharger.com selling a new pair of M Thompsons for £100 even with the postage and customs it still would only work out less £200.
Depends on your lead time of course...
Rich.
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 08 8:46 pm
by MilesnMiles
Sounds good, but a size too big. I cant afford £350 for drag radials. Looks like i'll have to scour the small ads. Should have bought some of 'Fingers' early in the year, they were a bargain. Didn't realise the list price was so high.
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 08 7:18 am
by SteveCase
Andy Robinson will get you M/T's too, 01256 880589.
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 08 9:26 am
by MilesnMiles
Thanks Steve, thats worth knowing. Ii've been reading up on drag radials on the US sites. Looks like i'll have to pay to play. Certainly need to get some traction!
Posted: Sun Oct 05, 08 7:34 am
by SteveCase
Yep, speed costs eh?!
Posted: Sun Oct 05, 08 9:03 am
by MilesnMiles
Check this out!
BFGs at Jegs =£300 a pair. Reasonable enough.
shipping costs $538!!!!!!!!!!!
order not placed.
i've never paid more than £40 for a tyre in the 5 years i've owned the Dart
And i've still got to fork out for a suregrip...
Speed does indeed cost
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 08 6:59 am
by SteveCase
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 08 9:23 am
by Dave-R
Shipping prices have shot up. I have noticed this recently.
A parcel with a small cable in (weighed 2lb) cost me $75 shipped Fed Ex.
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 08 11:32 am
by SteveCase
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 08 1:11 pm
by Anonymous
Fed ex are a bit more expensive, ups are quite cheap, but it depends who's shipping the bits, but ive found that customs in ups are a bit greedy, they put their own value on the stuff!
my bfg's cost $310, shipping $330 and tax 110 euro, so had them here for about 550 euro, they were £200 each from n/hants then ship, would have been about 700 euro!
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 08 3:13 pm
by Ian Z
UK customs screwed me on tax last year on some new tyres that I got v cheap from a private guy. They valued them on their retail market value! They dont do 'negotiate' either..
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 08 8:42 pm
by MilesnMiles
Yes, as Dave notes US shipping has really cut into the bargains that cheap dollars seem to offer.
Meantime, subject to them arriving I have a pair of Mickey Thompson drag radials due from a private sale
Posted: Wed Oct 08, 08 8:21 pm
by MilesnMiles
Well, a hardly used pair of MT Street Radials turned up this morning. The exact size I need and about a ton less than current list.
Just need some wheels now...
