shipping a car back to france

glenda1958 Member

Member since 04 July 2010

glenda1958Member04 July 2010 14:15:44

Hi!聽 I hope someone here can give us some advice.聽 My husband will be moving back to France and would like to ship his car...it is a 2004 Jetta.聽 Does anyone know anything about the procedure and costs involved?聽 Is he better off selling it here and buying a new car when he gets to France?聽

Thanks!

Herve-J Member

Member since 25 July 2010

Herve-JMember25 July 2010 10:31:37

Doable. Not really worth it. VW has to cooperate. Don't know how they react but they typically don't like it as it runs against their market segmentation (Cars cheaper here in the US). French "Service des Mines" unpredictable: they can make it totally uneconomical if they want, like asking you get new seatbelts as speed limit is higher in France, so seatbelts tested for speedier crashes.
In theory you can do it but it's a pain to do and there are Jettas everywhere. Better off bringing back a Mustang or Corvette although I wouldn't advise it (Gas prices...)

minisid Member

Member since 10 August 2010

minisidMember11 August 2010 20:22:21

cost about 5.000 dollars US when a friend of mine ask for a chevy blazer. So a for a jetta, sell it in the US and buy a new car in france.
Sending car oversea are just interesting for the old muscle or really expensive cars, not for the everyday cars.