Not long to go now and we can import GTiR's and the like. Chris Howard wrote:
> 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]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
