So I just got hosed AGAIN by UPS on customs brokers fees...

Then while looking through the board I see another Canuck posting and I get to thinking eh....

We should band together for potential parts sharing (without customs fees) Just like all those guys from Kalifornia....

So I'll start...

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Who's next eh....

Whats this all about...?

You jealous of our Kalipornia way of dooooing biz..??????

You Canuckians wanna be like us...???

Whats next? A chick president?

The world as we know it is going to the Geese.

Twystd1

Explain a little further. I sell a lot and ship lots of P914 parts to Canada. Are you ordering several of something??

Dave Pateman
Burford, ON

Tons of parts, just need time to find things in my stash.
I do have a list of Canadian members.

I live in Milton, Ontario.

I have a parting out '71 in Brampton, and a '74 1.8 sulking in my garage at home refusing to start for me.

There are not many of us but at least Clayton doesn't live up here.

I only refrence the "land of Arnold" as there seems to be so many teeners there and you are always dropping by to swap parts, beers, stories, drop someones engine etc...

Up here in the "great White North" not many teeners have survived...and the few teeners here seem to be spread pretty thin.

Every time we need to get a part (new or used) or a tool...or some expert 914 service we seem to have to go State side....when we do... the shipping charges are not too bad, but then there's customs (duty) which is really just an insult...however far worse than that, to pay the duty requires a customs broker...UPS, FedEX, Purolator are not shy about hammering huge service charges to do the duty paperwork...even the USPS/Canada Post get you pretty good. (At least our dollar is almost the same now)

So If'n we few canucks were to trade amongst ourselves, we could even use greyhound bus for cheap shipping and save a bundle....

Nuthin' 'gainst U 'mericans....just want to see who's local. Maybe we can go for beers too.

BTW we don't have a "President" up here...we got's us a "Prime Minister"eh....

Cheers,

Sean

Dave,
You are the MAN!

Are you holding out?

S.

I buy a lot from the US but always try to ship USPS and keep $$ value under $20. No tax, duty or brokerage fees.
UPS double charged me for $126 in brokerage fees and I am still fighting with them 10 months later for a refund.
I have no parts car and no spare parts. I'm always looking for a parts car but deals keep falling through. A couple of times I've sent a club member to look at a car for me they ended up buying it and wanting to sell me parts from it. (No names but you know who you are)
It all good though, I hope I can help someone else.
Tx

UPS, FEDEX. Puralator all suck the life out of us when we bring stuff up from the USofA. $30 part $10 shipping, $35 'brokerage fee'. Bend over here it comes again.

I live close to the border - started thinking about getting some sort of post box in Watertown and have stuff shipped there.

Hey Doug don't give up on the parts car thing. I bought a new driver and am getting it sorted out. It is pretty complete but there are a few things that I'm having to take off the old one. You are welcome to the remainder. Heck - with your welding skill it might even escape the crusher.

Hello ay
Mike Patterson
Kingston Ont.
1972 914
Signal orange

Yup lots-O-parts down here, so many they just give them away. I have to Wade

thru them as I cross the yard, so many...and they don't rust. Did I mention it will

be 78 degrees average this winter...ey.

Thats why I want to spend the winter there. Bring back a whole truck load of those rustfree parts. Be doing you guys a favor - you won't be tripping over them as much.

i got some parts....but i am a horder......
i kick the ups fees by shipping to an american shipping co, and go pick it up when they call, and just pay duty at the border.... then i am fifteen minutes from the border.....

hi there. newbie from beauharnois quebec canada youre right about the broekage fees. the are killing us with them here. 73 2.0 soon to be suby

BTW, I have a tool to remove the balljoint nut, and a tool for the strut insert nut.

nuther horible idea....tell your sender to mark "gift" on the small packages...i do this sometimes....if i don't feel like crossing the border to pick up a little nick nack...

And if there are multiple packages, make sure they all clear on the same customs paperwork. I had a two package shipment that Fedex nailed me for that $35 for each box.

Ohhh...the Buzzards are circling...

S.

I'm a Canadian boy, living in Regina, Saskatchewan. I hae a 74 2.0L, and I recently bought a 74 1.8L parts car. I'm hoping to hoard most of the parts, but if any of you Canucks need something, drop a line and we might be able to work something out.

Cheers,

That's it ?

9 Canadians.....given the Canada/US relative size rule that would mean only about 100 US members or 10 Kalifornian members and there's alot more than that....

Maybe we should be "trolling" the other forums to unite the great white north....

Make that 10

N. Vancouver 74 2.0 Zambezi

I like the idea. Any which way with our dollar almost at par with the US most everything is a bargain compared to what we we've been paying.

I will only ship USPS overseas .... and yes, I consider the Canucks to be overseas

UPS, Fedex & whatever are just ripoffs when moving material out of the Good Ol' USA.

#11...
Cantley914. In Cantley, Qc.

Signal Orange `73 2.0L

Steph.

#12

Victoria BC,
1972 914 (soon to be GT clone)
1973 Parts car

Naw - there are a bunch more but the snow is interfering with their internet connection.

Not everyone is on every day. But statistically I would suggest we are getting to be a really rare breed up here. Most of the production ones are long gone to rust and hard driving. Longarm has a great original northern car but it is really the exception. At the last Porvolks there were only about 10 or 15 cars and a couple of them were up from south of the border. Down in the warm dry states they have survived a lot better.

You probably aren't going to get a better forum to get all us hosers together. Some of the canucks may have landed at the club. newbies may wind up there too because of search engine weighting. (if you have a web page link to 914world) But last I look the traffic here is significantly higher here than at the club. Good bunch of 'subject matter experts' too. Jake, the crusty one, Dr914, DrEvil (hey - a pairadocs!),Pat Garvey, Eric Shea, and our own DaveP .. the list goes on.

When the sun finally showed up in this part of the country I've seen 3 other 914's put their tires to pavement on Vancouver's North Shore. 1 green, 1 black and 1 silver - not sure if they come on this forum or not but there are a few sneaking around.

I am number next 1970 914-6 in reassembly , it takes so solong to replate and powder coat all those ini mini bits

there is quite a big canadian community, we are 2 guys here near brockville, and a couple of other one around without internet (very old fashon guys)I got stuff but I am a horder too unless I just installed the part on my car then the other one are to be sold or traded, prefer trading , if you are looking for a nice inventory of used parts, just call mike in port hope (mike's 914 ) he's good to deal with and prices are reasonable other than that pm me and I can give you a phone number

Lucky #13 ?

914/6 conversion
Georgetown ON

Just bought Marc-Andre's '70 914 with a '78 911 3.0L

wobbletop

email me with your particulars, and I'll add you to my list of Canadian members.
You are pretty close to me as well.

My list is now at 99 members with a Canadian listing. I'm sure to have missed quite a few.

How high up are you? High enough to have a pet polarbear?

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How high up are you? High enough to have a pet polarbear?
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We have Polar bears about 60 miles from here. They are in the Cochrane Polar Bear Zoo but they are there!!!
Now black bears, we have those licking our BBQ's in the back yard. Pesky things are just like rodents and must be culled.












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How high up are you? High enough to have a pet polarbear?
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We have Polar bears about 60 miles from here. They are in the Cochrane Polar Bear Zoo but they are there!!!
Now black bears, we have those licking our BBQ's in the back yard. Pesky things are just like rodents and must be culled.


Nother Canadian
Frank Winterlik at 900 Werks called me today to remind me to get in line for my 914 fall engine work and last time I was at his shop in Winfield there were at least 4 914's in his driveway waiting for work . One was a 6 outa Calgary but the rest were all BC'cars. Plus he has a his own original six.

I'm to busy to post. I'd rather drive my 914 then read about them on the internet



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Did you all see the 914 in Hamilton for sale on the samba?

Can you post a link please?

S.

Did a recount of 'members'

? 3
BC 22
AB 13
SK 5
MB 3
ON 47
QC 11
NB 2
NS 2
TOTAL 108

Nothing like that just the odd black bear eating the local garbage. The weather here in Vancouver since last November has basically sucked save the past few weeks.











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If anybody needs any parts I have loads of stuff... Most in very good condition. And will restore most of them before I sell them. Plus shipping on Greyhound keeps thing cheap...

By the way anybody else from Vancouver Island, I always see a couple around....

Sorry mon frere, I will when I get home today beings dat ida be on da road der. Hope she is till up ey. We shall see.

I'm still here!

But I only check in once and a while....

Pas de problem, mon amis.

I found the listing...The ask is $1500....I'm not sure it's worth $500...with a full tank of gas.

Merci, eh.

BTW: Je ne pas parle Francais (really).

Mark - good to hear from you!

Really missed PorVolks this year. Any chance of one next year? How bout if a bunch of us just showed up on your lawn

Here is the linky skippy! Not much ther but spare parts and perhaps a tub to &

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=496893

If I had some help....How about a just 914 porvolks....keep it small...BBQ, camping, box of beer...

I think I be more into that.

How could I help?
Dave

Go for it.... If people are willing to do the legwork I'll host it

Thinking something with KISS, BYO_, etc

Don't really wan't to charge admission, but we need to cover one porta-potty, $80+tax (last time)

maybe a fun run or poker run....

Like I said camping would be fun...I'll build a fire pit. corn roast?

CRAP!!! 914s, bros, beers, BBQ, salmon season and can't make it! CRAP!!!

Hey Mark

Did you have a specific weekend in mind? or would you prefer to see us just drop in with beer?

I love KISS!

BYO everything. Roast some flesh, shoot the breeze, swaps some parts. Its all good. By next summer I might even be driving a 914 instead of that little upstart!