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cost of bringing car to oz?

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  • 18-05-2011 6:28pm
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    boycurious
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭


    alright lads, i was was wondering has anyone actually shipped a car from Ireland to oz? i have read a bit of info on the procedure but i'm trying get information on the costs by the Australian government. what kind, if any, taxes do i have to pay and is it worth my while shipping the car over? its a 06 BMW 6 series. i know transport will be about 2k. cheer lads.


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    hussey
    Registered Users Posts: 6,240 ✭✭✭hussey


    Mod do a search on this forum, there have been a few threads about this - simple answer is 'a lot'


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    ellaq
    Registered Users Posts: 311 ✭✭ellaq


    Imported cars have a lower resale value over here too.


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    boycurious
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭boycurious


    i tried to look for them on here but only really found post about shipping and not the actual government charges. i'll have another look now.

    my car is valued at $90k there compared to about €16k here so was thinking of bringing it with me. why do they sell for less and how much % wise are we talking about?


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    ballooba
    Registered Users Posts: 6,315 ✭✭✭ballooba


    Are you a citizen/PR? Otherwise you won't be allowed sell it anyway.


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    boycurious
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭boycurious


    just got pr the other day after 2 years of waiting!!! so just looking into a few different things before i make the move. do you know of anyone who has brought a car over and what is actually involved in it?


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    kdevitt
    Registered Users Posts: 2,278 ✭✭✭kdevitt


    You need to pay duty and GST based on the OZ value - or I should say the value put on it by an assessor. You need to also pay to have it complied - which is around $1500 iirc. You also need to have the original bill of sale for the car, and prove you've held it for more than 12 months.

    I looked into shipping my 2002 M3 over but decided against it - was working out at around $12k I think.

    Good thread here from someone who went ahead with it -
    http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=139&t=526846&mid=0&i=0&nmt=Importing%20a%20car%20to%20Australia%20-%20All%20the%20facts...%20Hopefully!&mid=0


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    boycurious
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭boycurious


    cheers for the link Kdevitt. it seems a bit more expensive than i thought but i still think it might be worth it in the long run. thanks for all your help lads and i'm sure i'll be posting a lot more over the coming weeks/months/years!!!


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    ellaq
    Registered Users Posts: 311 ✭✭ellaq


    I think a lot of Australians still believe that imported cars rust faster. I couldn't say how much less they sell for but they seem to be harder to sell. I am in WA though and this ingrained view may be dying out. We bought a british import Jaguar a few years ago and had no problem selling it on later. It was a 60s car though.

    Cars tend to have a higher spec over here too. So check that your car is exactly the same spec as the one valued at $90k.


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