On a similar, but slightly different topic, I'm curious what are your thoughts on shipping vs. buying a bike for a one-way move. I'll be relocating from the northwest US to the south of France. I'm trying to figure out whether I should ship my bike or not. Any thoughts?
From the research I've done so far, I know I will no pay tax on it in France, since I've owned it more than 6 months. I also know that buying the same bike in Europe would be more expensive than what mine is worth in the US. However, that's not taking transport fees into account.
Has anybody moved with their bike from the US and tried to register it? Some of the information I read is favorable in that rigistering the bike will not be more than if I was registering a local bike I bought, but other information is different?
Thanks for any advice
ED
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