Australian T350
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Yep. My dad is out in Sydney at the moment and sent me the link. They do have "imaginative" car tax to ensure everyone buys Holdens but nevertheless... Dad said it's not in A1 condition but was just passing time not looking to buy so don't be put off if you were thinking about looking at it 
It's not so expensive as it is difficult.
There's a few criteria you have to satisfy. Biggest one is you have to own and use the car for a year (workshop receipts, mileage, etc will be asked for) and you have to be moving to AU permanently or be an AU citizen.
New laws have come in this year which limit importing to 1 vehicle every 5 years.
The tax isn't too bad. Landed I had a mate who brought in an XKR pay around $3k pounds, on a car worth 10k, so budget around %30.
There's a few criteria you have to satisfy. Biggest one is you have to own and use the car for a year (workshop receipts, mileage, etc will be asked for) and you have to be moving to AU permanently or be an AU citizen.
New laws have come in this year which limit importing to 1 vehicle every 5 years.
The tax isn't too bad. Landed I had a mate who brought in an XKR pay around $3k pounds, on a car worth 10k, so budget around %30.
tmz99 said:
It's not so expensive as it is difficult.
There's a few criteria you have to satisfy. Biggest one is you have to own and use the car for a year (workshop receipts, mileage, etc will be asked for) and you have to be moving to AU permanently or be an AU citizen.
New laws have come in this year which limit importing to 1 vehicle every 5 years.
The tax isn't too bad. Landed I had a mate who brought in an XKR pay around $3k pounds, on a car worth 10k, so budget around %30.
Good first post!There's a few criteria you have to satisfy. Biggest one is you have to own and use the car for a year (workshop receipts, mileage, etc will be asked for) and you have to be moving to AU permanently or be an AU citizen.
New laws have come in this year which limit importing to 1 vehicle every 5 years.
The tax isn't too bad. Landed I had a mate who brought in an XKR pay around $3k pounds, on a car worth 10k, so budget around %30.
You (not you tmz99) have to bear in mind most prices of rare imports into Aus are often speculative and there's no benchmark when you consider there are probably 2 or 3 in the country. There have been several TVRs for sale here at silly prices for sale for months and years. At the end of the day they're worth what someone is willing to pay, and if someone loves what they see enough, who knows.
But yes, car prices here are silly.
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Interestingly enough the T350 did sell quite quickly.. when I enquired at what price I was told "near asking price". A Chimaera (same dealer) sold quickly too however a Tamora (again same dealer) has been for sale for some months.
I bought The Arb's Sag before it went publicly to market.... just wanted it and there isn't a wide selection here.
So as mentioned.....
I bought The Arb's Sag before it went publicly to market.... just wanted it and there isn't a wide selection here.
So as mentioned.....
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At the end of the day they're worth what someone is willing to pay, and if someone loves what they see enough
A Sag is easy to loveI stumbled across this car dealer a few months back and had a good look around. They had the T350, Tam and Chim in there and the Chim was by far in the best condition in terms of exterior and interior. I didn't get on my hands and knees to inspect the chassis, but the Tam and T350 looked decidedly tatty by my standards. As an example the T350 had poorly fitting interior trim, lots of stone chips, swirls and scratches in the paint and generally looked unloved. Mechanically it could have been a different story though.
Some of the other cars they had in stock were absolutely superb. I could have spent a whole day chatting and nosing around.
I briefly looked into shipping my Tuscan S out here, but a combination of not owning the car long enough and the £10,000 to do so put a stop to that! Hardly a day goes by without me thinking how wonderful it would be to cruise around in the Tuscan...
Cars are insanely priced over here on the whole, especially imported models. I paid £12,500 for a 25k mile Audi B6 S4 back in 2009 and over here one would set me back the equivalent of £30,000 with 100,000km on the clock!
Some of the other cars they had in stock were absolutely superb. I could have spent a whole day chatting and nosing around.
I briefly looked into shipping my Tuscan S out here, but a combination of not owning the car long enough and the £10,000 to do so put a stop to that! Hardly a day goes by without me thinking how wonderful it would be to cruise around in the Tuscan...
Cars are insanely priced over here on the whole, especially imported models. I paid £12,500 for a 25k mile Audi B6 S4 back in 2009 and over here one would set me back the equivalent of £30,000 with 100,000km on the clock!
Yeah, if you want to do it for the money, you really have to pick your car right.
Cars like AUDIs/BMWs/Mercs, you will not make much money on because they depreciate relatively quickly. So if you were to look at a, say, BMW330, the prices on the two cars would be roughly double today, what the cost is in UK. But then factor in the transport/duty/depreciation in AU over a year and you are still going to make a profit, but maybe only about 5k pounds = hardly worth the effort.
Exotics are worth it because they de appreciate much slower, TVRs moreso because of their scarcity. Some of the newer exotics (like the Merc SLS) are the same price here and there.
Also, the market in AU is pretty poor right now. The afore mentioned XKR is still on the market 3 months later, and it is priced around $10k AU below comparable cars of the marquee (and it's in VGC with full Jag dealer history).
There is also a price difference selling on the East or West coast of Australia. East coast tends to be cheaper, but there are more people there, the market moves faster. West coast you will get a premium, but you may have to wait a bit to sell your car (also shipping is MARGINALLY more to the West Coast).
For compliance all you need is rear seat child anchor points (redundant in a TVR). I think some Eastern states MAY put them through an emissions test - but I'm not sure on this as I came from the West).
So basically, it's a good scheme if you love your car and intend to move to AU. If you want to do it for a profit (I intend to send my T350 to AU to fund a Sagi here) then do your homework about the market in both countries. As you only get one chance in 5 years as well as all the capital involved, you want to get it right.
For my money, if I wanted to make cash,I'd get a 2005 Bentley Continental GT Mulliner Spec. You can pick up nice examples for around 50k pounds, pay another 15-18k for the import and then sell for about (given one year of depreciation from today) $170,000-180,000 (111-118,000 pounds). If you sell the car, it would provide you with a nice bit of cash to buy a house, etc, settle in your new country. Unfortunately I am still waiting on my house to sell in the UK, otherwise that would have been the route I'd have taken. I'm quite pleased with the TVR however!
Cars like AUDIs/BMWs/Mercs, you will not make much money on because they depreciate relatively quickly. So if you were to look at a, say, BMW330, the prices on the two cars would be roughly double today, what the cost is in UK. But then factor in the transport/duty/depreciation in AU over a year and you are still going to make a profit, but maybe only about 5k pounds = hardly worth the effort.
Exotics are worth it because they de appreciate much slower, TVRs moreso because of their scarcity. Some of the newer exotics (like the Merc SLS) are the same price here and there.
Also, the market in AU is pretty poor right now. The afore mentioned XKR is still on the market 3 months later, and it is priced around $10k AU below comparable cars of the marquee (and it's in VGC with full Jag dealer history).
There is also a price difference selling on the East or West coast of Australia. East coast tends to be cheaper, but there are more people there, the market moves faster. West coast you will get a premium, but you may have to wait a bit to sell your car (also shipping is MARGINALLY more to the West Coast).
For compliance all you need is rear seat child anchor points (redundant in a TVR). I think some Eastern states MAY put them through an emissions test - but I'm not sure on this as I came from the West).
So basically, it's a good scheme if you love your car and intend to move to AU. If you want to do it for a profit (I intend to send my T350 to AU to fund a Sagi here) then do your homework about the market in both countries. As you only get one chance in 5 years as well as all the capital involved, you want to get it right.
For my money, if I wanted to make cash,I'd get a 2005 Bentley Continental GT Mulliner Spec. You can pick up nice examples for around 50k pounds, pay another 15-18k for the import and then sell for about (given one year of depreciation from today) $170,000-180,000 (111-118,000 pounds). If you sell the car, it would provide you with a nice bit of cash to buy a house, etc, settle in your new country. Unfortunately I am still waiting on my house to sell in the UK, otherwise that would have been the route I'd have taken. I'm quite pleased with the TVR however!
I am looking to travel to the UK/EU for an extended stay and want a T350 to play with while there and bring home with me
I have done some research and it is a fair commitment to actually pull off, that said at approx $25k AU for a cheap one translates to $90k AU you cant really go wrong.
Problem is I have never even been up close to one (rare as rocking horse doodoo here). Reference point for me would be Nissan Skyline GTR or Porsche 911, realstically what can a T350 be compared to that us in the colonies might be able to relate to?
I have done some research and it is a fair commitment to actually pull off, that said at approx $25k AU for a cheap one translates to $90k AU you cant really go wrong.
Problem is I have never even been up close to one (rare as rocking horse doodoo here). Reference point for me would be Nissan Skyline GTR or Porsche 911, realstically what can a T350 be compared to that us in the colonies might be able to relate to?
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