Mostly just ups robbing people. USPS/canada post isn't too bad. FedEx is pretty reasonable. My pro charger kit was 5 k and FedEx charged me $200ish border fees a couple months ago

 

A buddy and I ordered catbacks for our cars. From the same company, same catbacks, same order, shipped and received at the same time. My brokerage was $85 and his was $102 lol. I swear they have a dart board to just throw at for the dollar amount you pay.

I always do my own brokerage when something has to get sent UPS. Bit of a run around but can save you a lot of cash. Once paid $40 for brokerage on a used $100 shipped CAI I bought on here.

 

Fed Ex is giving me a complete run around with my parcel. All I want to do is clear the package myself through customs to save money and I swear noone at Fed Ex has ever heard of this before. "Call this number, no this isn't the number you want call this number, leave a message for this person to call you back." Unreal. With UPS I've always just called them, they make a note of it, call me when the parcel arrives and to come pick up the paper work to do the brokerage. Ugh...

Sorry /rant

 

That sucks. I know all mail is behind right now due to the 4 day weekend but I doubt that has anything to do with your issue.

 

My exhaust is on its way from ups :X

 

Ya I don't care when it arrives. I just want to clear the parcel through customs myself.

 

So after 3 days of chasing someone around at Fed Ex to clear my own parcel I've had no success. I had to do training for work today and tomorrow and my parcel was scheduled to arrive today at my work. Well it did. And they didn't charge me a dime! Ill be stopping by work later to grab it. Fed Ex FTW!

 

i can hear the evil laugh all the way in calgary......

 

Lol stuff like duties and brokerage should be built into the cost of shipping. I like surprises but not ones from shipping company's lol.

 

Heading to my buddies shop today for a little clean up and organization to get ready for the motor swap. I think I have everything now. I hope.

 

When's this said motor swap going down? Haha

 

Well I take off to Minneapolis next weekend to go watch supercross. So hopefully the weekend after i'll do the swap.

 

You ride dirt bikes too? I knew you ride sleds

 

Yup sure do. I raced motocross for 10 years but got out of it a couple years ago. Got older and wiser. Bones don't heal as quick anymore haha. But I still love the sport. I'll be heading to Vegas for the finals as well at the beginning of May. Then I have to squeeze a trip down to Bismarck, ND to go see Infraredline to get tuned when my motor is done. It's gonna be an expensive couple months coming up haha.

 

Nice! I ride yz250f more of a D/C class rider though haha

 

Oh sweet! That's where my usename comes from actually lol. Back in the day when I bought a brand new 2000 YZ 426F. Yikes that was a long time ago...

 

Figured I'd update this because its been like a month haha. Unfortunately no wrenches have been turned on my car . Been helping my buddy with his car instead of my own. But he's got the hoist so his ride comes first. But it's pretty much done. The weather here has been terrible. Very slow start to spring. So it hasn't given me much ambition to get my car together anyways haha. I did send my valve cover out to get painted hammertone blue/black. But heading to Vegas today and back Monday. Took an extra vacation days off after my vacation to recoupe lol. So I hope to get the ball rolling with this motor swap when I get back!

I miss boost and whine!

 

Yeah blue we are all ready for you to get your car done too lol. And deff in for some vids.

 

Oh you'll get some good vids! Infraredline vs me will be epic. Not to mention the millions of Evo's and STI's that roll around Bismarck haha.

 

Finally it's time to get this swap done. Gonna try to lock myself in the shop to get this thing done.

 

Oh yeah! Git-r-done!

 

Hell yes...it has begun

 

Wait swap? Like another new lsj motor?

 

Yes sir. My old one has a hole in it lol.

Motor/trans/subframe out. Motor and trans split . Got a lot done today being by myself. Tomorrow night I start to assemble the new motor.

 

No way! Guess ill have to catch up to see what happened and blablabla haha