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gillmoss:
Hey, thanks everyone for your help
I was originally looking at buying a car from Australia but after getting a better idea of the prices I'm looking at importing now. I'm going to the US on unrelated business so it works out pretty good.
Just wanted to know if you guys could tell me of any traps I might fall into or any info I would need. All i know at the moment is its virtually impossible to do parallel imports of newer cars for resale but I don't think the Australian government monitors older cars as much?
Thanks again
demonx:
As I'm pretty sure you'll already know there are different import laws in concern to the age of the vehicle.
Then once you have them here there are differences in the registration, ie: a modern car has to be converted from left to right which can be very costly. An older 30+ yo car does not.
Also when you apply for the import approval make sure you class it as a car and not a parts car otherwise you'll never be able to register it in Australia.
Make sure when you purchase the car it comes with a title. That title must be with the car when it is shipped otherwise it will never get on the water.
Make sure you keep your paperwork above board. The govt does random checks and If this happens to you they will not release the car until you have provided all paperwork including purchase reciepts etc. I have had this happen and had to get bank statements etc to prove the purchase price etc.
Use a shipper you can trust and feel comfortable with. It's a stressfull time importing a car for the first time and you'll want peace of mind. It may not seem stressful at the start but once the "wait" kicks in - you'll know what I mean.
gtc:
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Just wanted to know if you guys could tell me of any traps I might fall into or any info I would need. All i know at the moment is its virtually impossible to do parallel imports of newer cars for resale but I don't think the Australian government monitors older cars as much?
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Start here:
http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/vehicle_regulation/bulletin/importing_vehicles/general/index.aspx
gillmoss:
Thanks for all your help guys, I'm well on my way to getting my corvette.
On the off chance that anybody has used an inspection service in the U.S. could you please let me know who it was and how you found dealing with them?
gtc:
--- Quote from: gillmoss link=topic=7671.msg1045937255#msg1045937255 ---On the off chance that anybody has used an inspection service in the U.S. could you please let me know who it was and how you found dealing with them?
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I haven't, but I've spoken about this to a guy who has, and that service applied to California state inspections only. If you're interested in a California car, then I may be able to help you make the contact.
Additionally, there is quite a lot of knowledge and expertise about importing among the members of NCRS Australia:
http://www.ncrs.com.au/
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