Edward Moyse
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- Jan 5, 2014
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Hi all,
Apologies if this isn't the right forum, but I'm not sure where else to post it.
Anyway, I've given up trying to have my truck in Switzerland - they've made it pretty clear that an old vehicle like this isn't welcome. So, given I've got a house in France, I figured I'd import it there. How hard can it be, right? French bureaucracy is famously helpful after all...
My most recent problem (please believe me when I say that there have been many, many, many problems before it) is it failed the Controle Technique (MOT) and needs to go to DREAL to have a réception à titre isole because I have allegedly changed the diesel engine to a petrol engine, and have removed two seats. Now, obviously I've done no such thing, but it seems Toyota gave me the documentation for a 4 seater LJ73. I'm chasing them in case this was a mistake, but I'm worried that the RJ73 wasn't sold in France and perhaps this is all they can give me. Anyone have any experience with any of this?
My fiancé is utterly sick of me talking about the truck, and so for the sake of my future marriage, any advice would be much appreciated. (Truthfully, I'm sick of talking about the truck too.) At this point if someone would offer me a reasonable amount for it I'd take the cash and walk away sad but relieved. It's been exhausting (and incredibly expensive) owning it...
Apologies if this isn't the right forum, but I'm not sure where else to post it.
Anyway, I've given up trying to have my truck in Switzerland - they've made it pretty clear that an old vehicle like this isn't welcome. So, given I've got a house in France, I figured I'd import it there. How hard can it be, right? French bureaucracy is famously helpful after all...
My most recent problem (please believe me when I say that there have been many, many, many problems before it) is it failed the Controle Technique (MOT) and needs to go to DREAL to have a réception à titre isole because I have allegedly changed the diesel engine to a petrol engine, and have removed two seats. Now, obviously I've done no such thing, but it seems Toyota gave me the documentation for a 4 seater LJ73. I'm chasing them in case this was a mistake, but I'm worried that the RJ73 wasn't sold in France and perhaps this is all they can give me. Anyone have any experience with any of this?
My fiancé is utterly sick of me talking about the truck, and so for the sake of my future marriage, any advice would be much appreciated. (Truthfully, I'm sick of talking about the truck too.) At this point if someone would offer me a reasonable amount for it I'd take the cash and walk away sad but relieved. It's been exhausting (and incredibly expensive) owning it...