US car in Europe

[V70tdi]

I had a couple of US cars since over 20 years and since about 2010 maybe a bit later it has been a pain to order parts from USA but now i found RockAuto thanks to BITOG forum. Really great to find a suplier that ships to Sweden Before 2010 it was so easy to order online from so many supliers but i guess it was some kind of export tax or something like that added since that year.
Summit has always shipped but lately i found out that they dont seems to have all service parts for my cars longer. I may be a little consevative and want to have known brands and prefere AC Delco that always fit and work perfect on the Chevys i have.
We have some suppliers here in Sweden but they has mostly parts for older US cars

TNX Bitogérs for all good suggestions on parts, oils erc.

 

[Kalle.J]

Why not use a packing forwarding service. Usually cheap/free shipment inside US anyway, so you can buy from 2-3 shops and send one package to Sweden.

Just first two results on google.

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https://www.myus.com/

 

[Inked]

I am educated just about every time I log on here. Sometimes though, I have to admit, I lose a brain cell or two.

 

[atikovi]

Site Maintenance

www.chevrolet.se

Says there are 3 Chevy dealers in the Stockholm area. Why not order there?

 

[Kalle.J]

Stupid high markups, usually buy OEM. Unless it needs to be OE-part.
I bet all the parts he need are found here

https://www.autodoc.se/

 

[V70tdi]

Why not use a packing forwarding service. Usually cheap/free shipment inside US anyway, so you can buy from 2-3 shops and send one package to Sweden.

Just first two results on google.

Package & Mail Forwarding, Get a USA Address, Remailing

Have your own USA address to receive mail and packages with the best mail forwarding company. Forward anywhere in the world. Great rates and service.

www.usa2me.com

https://www.myus.com/

Tnx that is a way I didnt know about

 

[V70tdi]

Site Maintenance

www.chevrolet.se

Says there are 3 Chevy dealers in the Stockholm area. Why not order there?

None of them are interested in selling service parts to private customers.

 

[Kalle.J]

Yeah you will still have to pay Import and custom duty (tull avgift) fee though.

 

[V70tdi]

Stupid high markups, usually buy OEM. Unless it needs to be OE-part.
I bet all the parts he need are found here

https://www.autodoc.se/

Autodoc and other online stores exists and works great for european cars but for an example i have a couple of air filters on my shelf that should be a perfect fit ordered by my registration and vin nr from autodoc and mrAuto but they dont fit so i found it better to order from some places that has better reference list on matching parts so i get the right part from the beginning.
Never got a part that dont fit from Summit or online partstores from US so i guess they has better lists of matching parts by vin nr for US cars than the European online stores have.

 

[Kalle.J]

So order by part.nr and not Vin.... ?
Thats what we all do anyway, dont trust Autodoc for 1 sec.
Especially on brake parts.

 

[Kalle.J]

If you cant find the part.nr here it does not exist in EU, most likely.

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[Passport1]

Yeah you will still have to pay Import and custom duty (tull avgift) fee though.

That's unfair. I have a Volvo and a Saab and can find all the parts I need in the US cheap. No customs at all.

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[DallasTexas]

Another good genuine parts from UAE is:

https://partsouq.com/

 

[SaberOne]

None of them are interested in selling service parts to private customers.

I did two tours in Europe and that’s very true. Heck, after I retired, I still spend time in Italy at my GF home in Verona, and its the same deal there. I guess they figure you’re taking away someone’s job if you repair your own vehicle.

 

[Hillbilly Deluxe]

You have a US version General Motors in Europe? Wow. That's like taking out a mortgage and gong to Vegas with it.