Well if all goes as planned, I will be moving to the land of bad teeth and bitter beers in June. Now the question becomes how am I going to get my stuff over there. I am going to sell off most of what I own, which isn't too much being that I am an unmarried guy living in a duplex. However I have a lot of books and magazines, and a whole bunch of other small stuff that I want sent over there. So what is the best way? Large shipping container? Are there agencies that will split the cost of a shipping container if you don't need the whole thing?

Hopefully there are some people on here that have gone through the same thing that can offer some expirience. I know that moving is a PITA within the United States, so I am not expecting international shipping to be any easier.

Also is there anybody here who has moved a pet, like a cat, into another country? I have found websites that have detailed steps about what to do, but I would like to hear from someone who has done it. I don't have much money, so I don't know if I can afford to take my cat over there

-James

 

The best way? Get relocated and ship on the company's dime. This is what I did and lived in Stratford-on-Avon for about 2 yrs. A few people brought their stuff over on their own and there is frankly no way to do it cheap. I would look into ABF freight and see if you can crate or palletize your stuff. They basically ship 40ft containers and ship them when they fill, so it takes a little longer but it is cheaper. I moved to/from Hawaii last year and it cost me about $4500 to ship over my stuff - this was 3x pallets stacked 5' high with boxes and under 600lbs each.

I know a guy who shipped his friggin Suburban and Chrysler Sebring to the UK when I lived there. I am still having trouble with that. After paying around $6k per car, he had to retrofit to pass MOT. Durrrr...

 

Plus having a Suburban in the UK is pretty $$ in and of itself...

But shipping over a Sebring?? WTF? :rotfl:

Maybe it was the car has "sementimental value."

 

Lol @ the suburban. I saw a few chrysler 300 C's on the motorway's over there, they looked really out of place!

Thanks for the info on the crates, I'll look into that!

I am a student right now, so there is no big corporation to pay for the move .

-James

 

Here's some info on moving pets from the US to the UK: http://www.britainusa.com/sections/a...1=&L2=&a=28679

Luckily, there's no 6 month quarantine anymore.

 

awe James! you come back to BAIC to tell us you're moving to the motha land? lucky bastard! Lets stay in touch, I might be going to the UK next year for a trip of a life time.

 

Yeah it was damn funny.. The best part is there is a McD's in Redditch where he actually got the thing completely wedged into the drive-thru. Called work to have someone help.

Wonder what one does for a water-pump job or really anything else on a Sebring in the UK...

You're in luck because Suby's should be a lot cheaper now if you can find a non-rusty one. I had an R-reg silver Impreza turbo wagon and I still miss it.

A while back I saw some metal shipping crates on CL - you might look for something like that because then you can just pack it full, lock it, and not worry about it. Some of my things got a little worked on the trip back...

Otherwise, your best bet is really the pallets and boxes. You will need piles of straps to secure everything and I still have some left over which you can have if you get to that point. One of those truck net things is seriously nice too.

Good luck! I will call a few friends over there and see if anyone has any tips. I know a friend of a friend just moved over there as well so maybe they have some tips. You're lucky, I would go back in a second - love it there. I was just there for a couple weeks, but it's not enough.

 

I'll ask my old boss and PM you, we did a bunch of relocations out to the US then back again when the bubble burst.

Mike

 

Thanks for the help guys. I'll probably be PM'ing some of you when the time comes