nz cars

[silo's_sube]

Hi guys,
just wanting to know if anybody on here knows anything about shipping cars to aus from nz. i have heard that you can't ship cars to aus if they are already being sold here. would this apply for the legacy in nz?
just because the cars are like 10 grand cheaper!

cheers guys

[MY07GT]

They will only be allowed to be shipped if they are a personal import (from memory). The person shipping the car over must have owned it in NZ for a period of 12 months. Thats from what i remember.

Phil.

[Turtlez]

hey mate

Like My07gt said. If its sold in australia retail. IE from a car yard, you have to have been driving in the car for a full year in that country and provide loads of receipts. Like petrol and repairs, new tryes and such to show you have done so. Then you can import it personally to aus.

If you if it in a different shape then that sold in Aus you might have some luck. as long as the car does not look I think its 80% like any other car brought into australia or sold in Australia you can import no worries. thats why nissan skylines, silvias, toyota supra, and mitsi Evo's are easier because there are no cars in Australia that look like them.

So unless you have had it in NZ and drove it for a year while living there. you are bum out of luck.

[silo's_sube]

ok thanks for the info. kinda sucks when the 2.0gt's 2005 are selling for around 16000nz dollars. oh well
i guess i just have to pay double for it here

cheers again

[sooobi]

Why not just go live in NZ? It's not a bad place..

+ You'd be rich!

[jdm rsk]

check out the rules here....


http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/ ... index.aspx

[jdm rsk]

these cars are imported under s.e.v.s. this is a low volume import rule, not because they look different......google could be your best friend use it

hey mate

Like My07gt said. If its sold in australia retail. IE from a car yard, you have to have been driving in the car for a full year in that country and provide loads of receipts. Like petrol and repairs, new tryes and such to show you have done so. Then you can import it personally to aus.

If you if it in a different shape then that sold in Aus you might have some luck. as long as the car does not look I think its 80% like any other car brought into australia or sold in Australia you can import no worries. thats why nissan skylines, silvias, toyota supra, and mitsi Evo's are easier because there are no cars in Australia that look like them.

So unless you have had it in NZ and drove it for a year while living there. you are bum out of luck.

[adam]

with my screen size i can get one of sooobi's and 2 of your avatars in one shot shane...
GLORIOUS!!!!!

[silo's_sube]

yeh it looks a little difficult to be honest. bit of dicking around with having to own the car for 12months etc.
i've given them a buzz n they will call me back hopefully with some answers.
cheers for your help guys.

[MIB]

You'd pay the difference in shipping costs and then 'taxes' etc when it got here. I have friends who have moved from NZ ro here and it's way too expensive to ship any vehicle they already own across 'the dutch'.