Anyone personally imported a car from Aus?
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Any guides?
Currently selling either or both the 159 sportswagon and the monaro. Would love to replace them both with something like this...
http://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/Holden-...
I reckon with duty VAT and shipping it would be roughly translate from oz$ to £ at 1:1... Is that optimistic?!
It's the shipping and IVA that I'm clueless about!
Currently selling either or both the 159 sportswagon and the monaro. Would love to replace them both with something like this...
http://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/Holden-...
I reckon with duty VAT and shipping it would be roughly translate from oz$ to £ at 1:1... Is that optimistic?!
It's the shipping and IVA that I'm clueless about!
no, not in the freight business but my work used to have a related angle to it - you're kind of correct.
costs are comparable with what I'd thought, and aren't that far off comparable costs for a UK supplied VXR8 (although I appreciate the HSV/holden difference).
never realised there was a 10 year cut off for SVA so that's interesting too, and would never have realised they would fail emissions - is that true of both SVA and MOT emission tests - are they to the same standard? I gather stock UK headers/cats would be compatible and solve that issue?
Would be interested as to what else was required for SVA on your ute and how you overcame the hurdles as you mention - did you have an agent personally look after the transport or did you take a trip and see it into the container?!
Failing that, are there any reputable UK importers of used Oz vehicles that could mitigate the risk (for a fee!)
costs are comparable with what I'd thought, and aren't that far off comparable costs for a UK supplied VXR8 (although I appreciate the HSV/holden difference).
never realised there was a 10 year cut off for SVA so that's interesting too, and would never have realised they would fail emissions - is that true of both SVA and MOT emission tests - are they to the same standard? I gather stock UK headers/cats would be compatible and solve that issue?
Would be interested as to what else was required for SVA on your ute and how you overcame the hurdles as you mention - did you have an agent personally look after the transport or did you take a trip and see it into the container?!
Failing that, are there any reputable UK importers of used Oz vehicles that could mitigate the risk (for a fee!)
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