Importing and registering Ultima GTR in Australia

[markoconnell]

I have the first few stages of an Ultima GTR in the UK but I am working in Australia. I am thinking of shipping it over but I am not sure how expensive this would be and even if I get it here if it could be registered. If anyone has any experience of this please get in touch.

I am in Melbourne, Victoria.

Thanks

Mark

(Also posted to Ultima forum)

[stuartc]

Have emailed you my mates details he has one in VIC

[Steve-B]

Mark, this is not an insurmountable mountain -- i'm doing this right now bringing our 4.5 year old Caterham SV from west London.

i've got the DOTARS approval now, and am awaiting my container + car to arrive from there in late May. while my car is factory built many years ago, providing you're filling in all the forms, providing ALL requested docos, you should be able to get through DOTARS, the most important step. failing to secure DOTARS approvals leads you into a very dark place in the regos you don't want to go there!

after your car is landed here, and you've paid your 10% GST (more if car is valued over AU$50K) you have to get the requisite slips:

green = insurance, see this thread here --> www.ozclubbies.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3362

blue = one-time roadworthiness. note this is the one that i expect i'm going to have a few "challenges" with, notably 3 point seatbelts need fitting, and perhaps rear exit exhaust. different states have their own local variances, as well as emission rules.

pink = equivalent to the V5 from DVLA, your last on the road to blatting.

you need to be prepared to dedicate time to doing this right -- read READ READ the docos, make sure you're getting it all right, doing it wrong won't be a fun exercise.

You can do it!

[ozzie dave]

some one did some ultimas over here , they were involved with DJR at Yatla (by the Pie shop & drive-in) there were differances but maybe you can use to help persuade the authorities the fact that they have already been aproved could help.

dave

[webrat]

Dunno about that - I read the magazine article and there were something like 400 (thats a four followed by a zero and another zero) changes that had to be made before the thing could be manufacture here even though it had full SVa compliance in England..

However, thats manufactured, not imported, so I dont see that an individual import is going to have all that much trouble. And you guys thought the SVA was a problem?