Thanks Chris, Fair bit of reading there and from first glances it looks like the regulations have changed a fair bit from last time I visited this issue.
regards Terry -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Chris Howard Sent: Sunday, 7 April 2002 4:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: OFF Topic: Possible cars to buy Hi Terry, A 710 SSS should be no prob, any car pre 87 can be imported without compliance hassles. Have a look at this from the Department of Transport and Regional Services: http://www.dot.gov.au/land/Imports_Certif/VSB10.pdf Here are the relevant bits, page 4: Import approval will be granted if one of the following requirements are met: <snip other stuff about low volume and personal imports> . the vehicle is 15 or more years old on the date it lands in Australia, or, for small trailers (less than 4.5 tonnes laden vehicle mass) was manufactured before 1 July 1988. See page 7: VEHICLES 15 YEARS OR OLDER Vehicles 15 years or older may be imported to Australia without restriction. This means there is no ownership and use requirements, or compliance plates to be fitted, but an import approval is still required. Please note that the import approval is a Federal requirement and that the vehicles are not exempt from State or Territory registration requirements. You should contact from the motor vehicle registration authority in the State or Territory where you intend to register the vehicle. page 21 is the application form for import approval. Cheers, Chris -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Terry Rudd Sent: Saturday, 6 April 2002 2:05 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: OFF Topic: Possible cars to buy Someone posted a link to a NZ auto trader site a while back and I had a gander at the cars on it. Skyline R31/32's galore for NZ$5-7k, if they were that cheap in Aus we'd all have one and no one would buy a Falcodores/Bitsa and the local manufacturing industry would be deader than it already is - they aren't easy to import into Aus from NZ unless you've owned it for some defined time over there. I looked at importing a 710SSS and the costs were prohibitive except if it was cut into two, funny they didn't have a problem with that. regards Terry --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
