Cost to import 2010 911 from UK and HongKong?

[911virgin]

hi

any idea of current cost to import a car from the UK and HK?

anyone here done this and is it worth all the work and hassle?

[JLD]

11 minutes ago, 911virgin said:

hi

any idea of current cost to import a car from the UK and HK?

anyone here done this and is it worth all the work and hassle?

I believe you have to own it and be with it in that country for 12 months before you can import it

[rafikdous]

That's correct, there are only 2 ways you can bring a car in:

1) 25 years or older

2) if less than 25 years, you must've owned it for at least 12 months overseas before importing it

[911virgin]

thanks for the intel !

 

[Peter John]

43 minutes ago, rafikdous said:

That's correct, there are only 2 ways you can bring a car in:

1) 25 years or older

2) if less than 25 years, you must've owned it for at least 12 months overseas before importing it

Hang on, 25 to the build date or compliance? 

[WGA]

When I was looking to bring a couple of cars in after living in the UK for almost 3 years, another wrinkle was that you had to have done 6,000kms in the car in the previous 12 months. This was to prove that you had actually owned and driven the car. 

[icu_jimmy]

In NSW the rule is 30 years from, I think, build date. Or the 12 month ownership rule. When I did it under the 12 month rule there was no minimum mileage. You will also have to pay GST, and myriad other fees as well as shipping of course. Not sure on current luxury car tax rule. 

[MFX]

All covered in detail in multiple posts, but you also have to factor in the value of the car when you ever go to sell it gets tarred with the 'not Aussie delivered' brush and generally gets around a 20% kick in the gonads. 

[smit2100]

10 hours ago, rafikdous said:

That's correct, there are only 2 ways you can bring a car in:

1) 25 years or older

2) if less than 25 years, you must've owned it for at least 12 months overseas before importing it

Not convinced that is a matter of fact and a technically correct statement 

What about way number 3).   Specific models, year and build dates on the SEVS Register albeit that is very very narrow listing across all marks whereby one of the prerequisites  is it wasn't offered by dealers in oz back in the day.

 

 

 

[rafikdous]

If you don't believe me, read the relevant info here https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/infrastructure-transport-vehicles/vehicles/importing-road-vehicle-australia

@Peter John 25 years from the build date.

@icu_jimmy The 25 years rule is national not state specific. By 30 years, I think you are referring to registration rules which are state specific.

Importing the car is one thing, registering is another. In Vic, any car manufactured after 1969 will need to be engineered before registration.

[smit2100]

On 28/08/2024 at 06:03, rafikdous said:

If you don't believe me, read the relevant info here https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/infrastructure-transport-vehicles/vehicles/importing-road-vehicle-australia

@Peter John 25 years from the build date.

@icu_jimmy The 25 years rule is national not state specific. By 30 years, I think you are referring to registration rules which are state specific.

Importing the car is one thing, registering is another. In Vic, any car manufactured after 1969 will need to be engineered before registration.

If that link / response was directed at me, may I suggest you read the link you posted  as  you don't appear to  believe me or fail  to acknowledge that there is a third criteria.  Eg Possible to import a car if its on the SEVS list and that SEVS list has  bugger all to do with the ONLY  2 criteria you mentioned otherwise whats the point of the SEVS list.  

 

 

[rafikdous]

14 hours ago, smit2100 said:

If that link / response was directed at me, may I suggest you read the link you posted  as  you don't appear to  believe me or fail  to acknowledge that there is a third criteria.  Eg Possible to import a car if its on the SEVS list and that SEVS list has  bugger all to do with the ONLY  2 criteria you mentioned otherwise whats the point of the SEVS list.  

 

 

True but you are arguing a technicality. The SEVs is not applicable in this case so why talk about it in context of this thread?

Clearly the rules state "The vehicle has not been made available to consumers in Australia as a new vehicle under either the current RVS legislation or the previous MVSA"

Anyway, I am over and out on this thread. Cheers

[t888]

Looks like there is one candidate that smit is referring to, 996 between jan 1 2000 through to 29/09/2000. The latter date seems to be when 996 turbos became available to buy here. 

[tomo]

The time frame the Turbo was released in the States.

[smit2100]

10 hours ago, t888 said:

Looks like there is one candidate that smit is referring to, 996 between jan 1 2000 through to 29/09/2000. The latter date seems to be when 996 turbos became available to buy here. 

 

13 hours ago, rafikdous said:

True but you are arguing a technicality. The SEVs is not applicable in this case so why talk about it in context of this thread?

Clearly the rules state "The vehicle has not been made available to consumers in Australia as a new vehicle under either the current RVS legislation or the previous MVSA"

Anyway, I am over and out on this thread. Cheers

On that point, if strictly talking about a 2010 911, clearly your reference to the 25 year rule is equally not applicable so why bring it up in the context of this thread.  If that wasn't mentioned nothing to comment on from my end.

 

[smit2100]

10 hours ago, t888 said:

Looks like there is one candidate that smit is referring to, 996 between jan 1 2000 through to 29/09/2000. The latter date seems to be when 996 turbos became available to buy here. 

@t888   thanks for posting the extract.  I did allude to the list being pretty narrow for p cars.  Coincidentally I do have a 996 turbo, but looked down on a series 1 and was laser focused on  a series 2 and  agnostic at the time with respect to uk or oz delivered as long as the price fitted  within the budget.   Although I was all in on a seal grey with boxster red interior  2004 UK import right up until receiving a huge spike in leakage from one cylinder in a leak down test,  ended up settling for a boring polar silver( least not artic silver) and black interior oz delivered example.  Upside is no kick in the gonads per @MFX if I was to offload. Actually totally opposite and on paper similar ROI as my house if I was to offload. Probably catching  the bottom of the 996 turbo series 2 market helps a bit. (also around the time when oz delivered 996 gt3's had a 8 out front and choice of black, silver or yellow  and a series 2 manual turbo  like for like condition/ km travelled held a premium over a gt3.