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Desperate Plea
I have been trying for months to get an FJ43 here from Bogota Colombia. A lot of problems with paperwork and then an all go and thought it was on its way but a problem with the shipping company and a halt since that moment in time.
If anyone can help please let me know. If I can't get it here I'm just going to have to sell it to someone down there that is going to get a steal on it.
Really I just need someone down there that can get it done, get it to a shipping company and get it here. I have all of the paperwork, it is legal, it is good to go.
You wouldn't think it is so hard but Colombia (if you are not there) is a very difficult place to work with.
Thanks 
http://forum.ih8mud.com/nc-olde-nort...-colombia.html
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11-03-09, 04:56 PM
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1995 FZJ 80; 5", 315 AT, SC, Dual Bat, 4.88, ARB FF/RR, 12K Warn, ARB Bull front Slee back, sliders, Hand throttle, CDL, and all sorts of other things.
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11-03-09, 04:57 PM
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11-03-09, 04:57 PM
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1995 FZJ 80; 5", 315 AT, SC, Dual Bat, 4.88, ARB FF/RR, 12K Warn, ARB Bull front Slee back, sliders, Hand throttle, CDL, and all sorts of other things.
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11-03-09, 05:39 PM
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Tough situation. for starters answer the who where and what general stuff for people to get a general idea of what it entails.
Where is the truck right now? what city? what is it that you specifically need help with?
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11-03-09, 06:02 PM
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Hmm, I used to know a guy who expedited stuff from Columbia, not sure if he's back in circulation yet. 
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11-03-09, 06:09 PM
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11-03-09, 06:31 PM
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11-03-09, 07:00 PM
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I shipped a motorcycle to Santiago, Chile and rode it to Ushuaia, hung out for a week and the plan was to go back to Santiago, pack the bike back in a shipping container and fly home. Seemed at the time though that I really ought to ride S/A from tip to tip so I plotted a course to the northern tip of Columbia and took off.
I had no idea their shipping and tourism situation could be so fubar'd. Absolute cluster getting out. Absolute. It required a much bigger set of conversations and meetings with their customs people ( they were called Aduana) and the customs people liked to see a ton of paperwork. They also seemed to have an addiction to red stamps. Smeary red stamps were a clear indication of authority in their culture.
It took me 10 days of being holed up in a shithole hotel in Cartagena before I could get out and even then I had to ship the bike back to FLA rather than to Panama as I had intended. Once the correct Aduana agents were found then I had to coordinate (with their help) the lease of a 20' ocean going shipping container to put the bike in. Then go with the Aduana folks to the port, put the bike in and strap it down, then have a few machine gun characters and their german shepherds sniff the crap out of me.
Then the bike was sealed in the otherwise empty container and I was back on the street but with a stack of red smeared stamps on illegible to me documents. I went to the airport and booked a flight; had my stuff sniffed and my parts patted many times; metal detectors, the whole nine yards... then finally boarded a plane for FLA as it was the easiest destination to coordinate out.
An example of how botched the Aduana coordination went:
The first Aduana guy I met with came to my hotel. Didn't speak a lick of english so we were having serious trouble across the board. He said his associate spoke xlnt english and he'd be back in one day; same time / same place. The associate shows up 2 days later wondering what we wanted and not particularly well informed on any of what we needed. Like he might've been an apprentice Aduana that didn't own a watch or a calendar.
No fun... but it's doable. Log on to find Aduana agents and correspond with them via email. I'd bet this can be cleared up within a week or two.
Total boar's nest and I don't have any connections in Bogata.
(Edit: I see you bought a vehicle with a sketchy history and no VIN plate, etc. Sorry, no help here.)
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11-03-09, 07:05 PM
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Yep,
Is a real pain. Doable if you are there a real pain if you are not. Anyway glad I guess this got moved to the Chit-chat sorry bout that.
But yeah all of the info is in the main thread I started almost a year ago.
Just discouraged and tired of it all. Probably just going to sell the thing. Just a car that is 18 inches longer is all.
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1995 FZJ 80; 5", 315 AT, SC, Dual Bat, 4.88, ARB FF/RR, 12K Warn, ARB Bull front Slee back, sliders, Hand throttle, CDL, and all sorts of other things.
1997 LX450; CDL switch, 7-pin Mod.
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11-03-09, 07:24 PM
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11-03-09, 08:17 PM
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I know some people in Bogota. I'll send them a message and ask them if they know of anyone that can help expedite shipping a vehicle to the US.
I'll let you know what I hear.
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11-03-09, 09:04 PM
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I know some people in Bogota.
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do they have sassy, beatle-like, emo haircuts that got that way out of sheer laziness?
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11-03-09, 09:19 PM
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do they have sassy, beatle-like, emo haircuts that got that way out of sheer laziness?
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One contact's first name Cesar Suarez. Enough said...
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11-04-09, 04:15 AM
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I know some people in Bogota. I'll send them a message and ask them if they know of anyone that can help expedite shipping a vehicle to the US.
I'll let you know what I hear.
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NaterGator,
I really appreciate the help. I've been trying for 10 months now to get this here and I hate to give up now but I'm just running out of time and people I know there.
Jason
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1995 FZJ 80; 5", 315 AT, SC, Dual Bat, 4.88, ARB FF/RR, 12K Warn, ARB Bull front Slee back, sliders, Hand throttle, CDL, and all sorts of other things.
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11-04-09, 07:34 AM
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why dont you fly down there.....it would prolly be cheaper.
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11-04-09, 08:44 AM
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I didn't read all the details in the other threads.
But, if you can get the car to Barranquilla, I know someone who can export it to Miami (only).
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11-04-09, 10:40 AM
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I didn't read all the details in the other threads.
But, if you can get the car to Barranquilla, I know someone who can export it to Miami (only).
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Good point. I would guess that in Barranquilla there would be a far better chance of getting on a freighter than from Bogata where the easiest connection would probably be air to Panama, etc.
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11-04-09, 11:14 AM
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Tapage (David) may be able to assist as well.
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11-04-09, 11:17 AM
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From Panama?
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Tapage (David) may be able to assist as well.
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11-04-09, 01:21 PM
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Si, which is adjacent to Colombia, and used to be a part of it.
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11-04-09, 04:09 PM
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Well if I know Tapage if he could he would...........maybe somebody could shoot him a pm?
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Si, which is adjacent to Colombia, and used to be a part of it.
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11-04-09, 04:32 PM
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11-04-09, 06:03 PM
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Cesar sez:
"Hey Nate! I used to know someone who sells cars. I don´t know if he did the shipping thing.. but let me check."
Will let you know as soon as I hear from him.
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11-05-09, 03:03 PM
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Hi, just got to this thanks to eleblanc who sent me a PM, I'm in Bogota, have no idea of exporting cars but let me know what you need and we'll figure out something.
Cheers,
Alvaro.
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