New to Sydney! Car advice

[UberMeister]

New to this section of the forum - hello

So I emigrated to Sydney a few weeks ago and I'm thinking a car could be a great addition to enjoying the lifestyle here

I'm thinking something like a Jeep Wrangler TJ as they seem quite affordable for what you get!

I am struggling a bit to get my head round car ownership requirements compared to the UK - does anyone know where there's a good guide?

I understand there's the Rego, CTP, Tax, Stamp Duty and optional insurance. Where I'm a bit confused is, if I buy a car with say 6 months Rego and then transfer to my name do I also then need to pay for CTP and Tax or this all included in the Rego (i.e. I'll get 6 months CTP and Tax that the previous owner paid for)?

[UberMeister]

OK great - thanks for confirming.

From quotes I've done online CTP seems to be coming out at approx $800 so I guess it makes sense to try and get a car with as close to 12 months Rego as possible!

[UberMeister]

Thanks for the help on this.

I ended up with a Clio 172 mainly because I like them and it seemed comparatively good value/interesting compared to other cars in my price range. I also decided I didn't need a 4x4 like a Wrangler. I did look at a Jimny too but it just didn't have the power I'm used to.

So far so good - had a nice little run out to the Royal National Park at the weekend

[UberMeister]

Cheers all

Just had a look at the Bylong Valley Way on google and it looks excellent so will be checking that out at some point!