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Converting the vette
Mattrix:
Hmm, sounds like an interesting way to do it. I'm keen to hear whether that's right, I might scan around online and have a look...
Matt
Thunder Kiss:
Don't know about NSW, but down here in Vic you can get full LHD registration at 30 years or a club permit at 25 years.
The permit is very restrictive. You can only drive it on an official (with supporting documentation) club run or to and from a mechanical workshop. If you don't obey those restrictions it's counted as a strike against the club. If the club receives a total of 3 strikes they loose the right to have any permits. So all club members on permits loose them.
If you were really keen you could look into becoming an LMCT and then apply for a trade plate, which allows you to drive any unregistered (LHD) vehicle. However, restriction still apply in this case as well.
Mattrix:
Hi, thanks all for the replies... Not sure if it's going to be a promising venture but I appreciate the help all the same.
Trade plates could get kinda messy, not sure how one would obtain them though I know lots of people that know lots of other people and I'm sure I can find out easily enough.
ahh the joys of cars...
Matt
69 DIRTY RAT:
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a white RHD one that was at the Kurri hot rod show last weekend, they want $30k for it and it wasn't amazing...
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Thats a fairly correct price! You can get cheapper but they would be worse condition OR more expensive you get a better car!
If you buy one in the states in similar condition, you would probably pay around $10000us = close to $30000 OZ by the time you get it here/rego/convert!!!!!!
68-72 Chrome bumpers are the coolist C3! especially Big Blocks or in my case MASSIVE BLOCK
Mattrix:
Massive block, haha love it :)
Yeah, converting is an issue I wanted to avoid. From what I can gather if I pick one up in the states for 10000US, with the exchange rate (= about 12600AUD), shipping (I have found shipping for 1250US from LA and 850AUD for port charges and all the stuff that goes on there), duty (if younger than 30 years) of 5% (apparently it's been 5% for a couple of months now, as opposed to 10), GST of 10% = about 17k. Then with things I need to do to it to get it through rego and then to register it, looking at about 18-19k, which is about my limit. Hence why it seemed so much more appealing to bring one over than to get one here. I've found some nice ones in the US for around the 10 mark, though still trying to decide exactly what I want, and whether i'm going to get it over here smoothly.
Matt
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