handler 69 Posted September 17, 2012 Author Share Posted September 17, 2012 SKOT and MTLBu finally loaded onto the ship and on their merry way to Australia at last!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulob1 Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 SKOT and MTLBu finally loaded onto the ship and on their merry way to Australia at last!! put a floor on an mtlbu? good news re shipping..you have not had the best experience on this at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Sexy little UAZ's [ATTACH=CONFIG]67765[/ATTACH] Go on Neil, you know you want one! 469, Great toy, quieter to drive than 452's as im sat on engine. Shout if you need any info on it, done a lot of work on mine. As something to live in the OH wants a bit bigger space than the 452 offers!! For the right price - I could easily be tempted by a 469 to go with the Landrover though!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handler 69 Posted September 18, 2012 Author Share Posted September 18, 2012 The vehicles turned up at Bremerhaven in a filthy condition, wether a hatch had been left open on the MTLBu I don't know, but this is what it looked like... The gear box had been replaced but they never cleaned up after wards.... None of the road wheels had been cleaned either.... Aussie quarantine would have had a field day, 110 EURO per hour to clean, the MTLBu took seven hours and Iam told the SKOT took another 5. Wasn't very impressed :mad: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handler 69 Posted September 18, 2012 Author Share Posted September 18, 2012 The SKOT wasn't as bad, BUT they did not put the off road tyres on as instructed to do and threw them into the back of the SKOT....... Some ugliness inside and out, mainly underneath hadn't been cleaned..... Good news...though. The BRDM-2 has been painted on the outside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulob1 Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 ah of course you are paranoid about bringing in bugs and other nasties, a bit like the UK only worse...as we dont have to have vehicles clean...just that we ar not supposed to bring in fruit and other food products from outside the eu... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handler 69 Posted September 18, 2012 Author Share Posted September 18, 2012 Those other nasties are coming over in boats :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handler 69 Posted September 19, 2012 Author Share Posted September 19, 2012 UAz getting her new coat of paint :wow: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinkypete618 Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 :nut: Nice Uaz, looks great!! Do you mind me asking how old, where from and a rough cost?? The gear change is so nice on the 469 I drove, compared to my 452, Mine has to go down a maze of linkages. Would love a 469 to go along side mine. Load up with people and go for a cruise, much more sociable and useable. Hope you have fun it in, you going to use it for a daily drive?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handler 69 Posted September 19, 2012 Author Share Posted September 19, 2012 The UAz comes from MOTO-ARMIA, made in 1989. Cost including new paintwork, about 3000 AUST, about 1900 GBP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Are Moto Armia good to deal with - both in terms of vehicles supplied and rates for transport etc??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handler 69 Posted September 20, 2012 Author Share Posted September 20, 2012 I can honestly say that Jarek has bent over backwards for me, he deals with a top notch shipper called Dalton, and I can speak very highly of him too. After the problems I had with the SKOT and MTLBu, this has been an huge relief. They are their own exporters, so you don't have to deal with a middle man. Ask Paul O Brien he deals with them too.............!:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinkypete618 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 WOW that's a good price for a 469, tempting. That would really piss my neighbor of if i got a 469 to go with my 452. As he wants one for a daily run about as his Gaz 66 is to big and thirsty to drive every day. Hope you enjoy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 WOW that's a good price for a 469, tempting. That would really piss my neighbor of if i got a 469 to go with my 452. As he wants one for a daily run about as his Gaz 66 is to big and thirsty to drive every day. Hope you enjoy it. They have a tidy - ish looking GS one on the web site now for £1581 + shipping back to the UK and what ever HMR want in taxation at port of entry. Or a pair of nice FFR ones for around £2117 each...... Again plus shipping and the predations of the tax man!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handler 69 Posted September 20, 2012 Author Share Posted September 20, 2012 Jarek will not rip you off gents.....can't you bring them in as vintage vehicles? Anything made before 1989 in Australia isn't taxed ( esp military stuff :cool2:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Jarek will not rip you off gents.....can't you bring them in as vintage vehicles? Anything made before 1989 in Australia isn't taxed ( esp military stuff :cool2:) This is the UK we're talking about - the only things that aren't taxed are the ones they can't work out a way of doing it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handler 69 Posted September 21, 2012 Author Share Posted September 21, 2012 Oh no bo*king tax yet LOL :wow: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Ssssshhhh - don't give them ideas!!!! Things are bad enough as they are!!. On topic - sort of - Jarek is not too quick at answering e-mails. dropped one through a few days ago enquiring what he was charging for a good condition 469 delivered to the UK - no answer yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handler 69 Posted September 23, 2012 Author Share Posted September 23, 2012 I think this is a Polish thing.....I have problems too! With emails that is :cool2: Keep persisting, also spell out what you want from these fellas, like sand blasting....tyres etc. Cheers Troy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulob1 Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 yes they do answer you and Jarek is the best emailer I have ever found in poland.... I was supposed to be going ove there this week but my life is not my own at the moment...too much going on and too many people after my time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handler 69 Posted September 24, 2012 Author Share Posted September 24, 2012 This is the kind of work Jarek will give you though!! :angel: Hope you like her! My SKOT and MTLBu are now in Portugal! :shocked: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRDM Driver Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 By the way, the tech manual is here: http://www.russianmilitarytrucks.com/downloads.htm Saves posting a CD down under! Let me know if you get anywhere with spare parts etc. I'm currently ploughing through the technical and diagnostics manuals which are both in Russian... There are specific to the 9P148 version though. How old is that BRDM2? Do you have the date of manufacture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Looks like a nice job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handler 69 Posted September 24, 2012 Author Share Posted September 24, 2012 she was made in 1979, 44,000 KM/h Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRDM Driver Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 she was made in 1979, 44,000 KM/h Ok, the manual on RussianMilitarytrucks should be fine then. Mine is a little later and some differences that are not in the manuals... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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