Suresh

I am interested in buying some slightly used 17" wheels with tyres from a fellow Forester owner over on subaruforester.org

What's the best way to get them over to Holland from the UK - from both a cost and practical point of view? Would Parcelforce be a good choice?

Anyone got any experience in shipping bulky items? I would guess at 25kg per wheel.

Thanks in advance.

Suresh

Gutmann pug

Weighed my 17 inch MY03 wheel with tyre to do the same thing the other day and they are 19.6kg each.


Gary

Suresh

Thanks Gary. That would be 50 quid a wheel with Parcelforce according to their site. Not too bad I suppose.

Petem95

Ive imported things from overseas weighting 15kg or so, and always used Fedex.

It might be worth checking their site as you can get a quote if you specify the size and weight of the shipment.

Edit: Fedex freight shipments charge about e4.10 per kg, so 330euros for a set of 4 wheels (assuming 80kg total)!!...

simo

would it not be cheaper to get a cheap day return & collect / meet seller dependant on location?

Just a suggestion but worth considering

wwp8

never used hem before but its £20 per wheel

http://www.epost2day.com/


or £25


www.paysend.co.uk

Suresh

Simo, Thanks, I thought about it - but from where I live it's not like just popping to Calais on a day trip. When I factor in how I charge my time to my employer - even at 50% of that rate it's a poor use of a day of my spare time compared to the postage cost.

Thanks for all the help guys.

Suresh