importing to AUSTRALIA.

HI ppl i shall be purchasing a r32 gtst in a few months is it cheaper to import to AUS not USA so dont go off. than to buy privately???
if anyone has saved money buy doing so can u plz reply to this post. thanku

HI ppl i shall be purchasing a r32 gtst in a few months is it cheaper to import to AUS not USA so dont go off. than to buy privately???
if anyone has saved money buy doing so can u plz reply to this post. thanku

i'm not really sure i understand your questio... do you want to import to Australia?? If so then i don't think its possible anymore due to new laws that were passed by the government a while ago. If you were living in Australia you would've noticed that all the import businesses have closed down and none have survived after these new laws...... hell I can get a mint condition R33 GTR here for around $11000 aussie but now due to the new laws I couldn't import it back home to Sydney with me.

It is possible to get one car imported for personal use, but thats tricky as you have to show proof of ownership and personal use of the car overseas for at least 12 months. Also I think theres like a law that you can't sell it for at least 6 months or something like that after you improt it. Sorry i couldn't help more, all i know is its almost impossible to import any car to Australia now due to these new laws.

HI ppl i shall be purchasing a r32 gtst in a few months is it cheaper to import to AUS not USA so dont go off. than to buy privately???
if anyone has saved money buy doing so can u plz reply to this post. thanku

import it for sure!! you can import a r32 gtr to australia from japan for the price u would pay for a gtst here, i'm getting a gtr in august and paid 17 grand. u can get fairly modified gtst's for less than 10g which would cost upwards of 20 grand here. this is the place i got mine from, couple of mates have already got cars through them and were very happy, the sites www.prestigemotorsport.com

cheers 4 that dude.
im a youngin so ill c if i can dig up an r32 or hopefully r33 i got 14G to spend so c wats goign for that price.
is there any catches and is this place reliable.

how old r u? u'll get an awesome one for that price, there was a gtst with an an rb26 in it for less than that. yeh they're reliable i know a few ppl who have imported cars through them, including myself, theres a grand service fee which is included in the price and is easily worth it, umm there will be a couple of little things u need to change, like rear view mirror, child restraint etc. very reliable and helpful

im turnin 17 in january 2005 ive saved every penny i possibly could and am currently sitting on 7 grand my old man said hed put in 5000 but i dont wanna spend over about 14 - 15 g for a first car.
i have this 91 model r32 gtst great nic only 55000kms teed up wif dads mate for 11000 shud i just go wif that car which has all the AUS requiremnents and buy a r32 gtr imported for a 2nd car???
When u import your car itd be sweet if u could possibly tell me the best way to go about importing i visited that site i cudnt believe how cheap the cars were thanx for that.
but i dont wanna get fuked over kos ive saved all the money i could and just been lookin foward to gettin a skyline for about 4 yrs now.
CHEERS :)

yeh well if u don't want to risk it then that car sounds pretty good, but you will just pay more, is ur dads mate a hoon?

nah hes old and used to import that has just eben sittin there for ages for no reason he just cant be bothered to sell it hes in japan at the moment but wen he gets bak im gonna whack a deposit on the car do u think thats wise?

stylin32, prestioge motorsports is only a delivery service. they don't get your car on the roads for you and they don't help you with compliance. ALso, their prices are not that great, they're good but not that amazing. Here in the Emirates you can get a GTi-R for around $4-6000 Aussie and an R32 GTR for around $10-12000. but thats without shipping costs and sorry but i don't know how much shipping is.

Check your dads mates car, if its in good condition then buy it, at least you can be sure its from a trusted friend.

yeh tru zwrangler but those prices r fukin awesome compaired to wat im ust to seeing this car i have lined up is just a pure bargain for where i live the same car sold privately wood be sold ne where from 13 - 16 grand.
but yeh im definately gonna buy that one but mayeb try importn for a 2nd car thanx for the help guys.

stylin32, prestioge motorsports is only a delivery service. they don't get your car on the roads for you and they don't help you with compliance. ALso, their prices are not that great, they're good but not that amazing. Here in the Emirates you can get a GTi-R for around $4-6000 Aussie and an R32 GTR for around $10-12000. but thats without shipping costs and sorry but i don't know how much shipping is.

Check your dads mates car, if its in good condition then buy it, at least you can be sure its from a trusted friend.

yeh they are a broker, they find the car and handle all the shipping, there is no cost for compliance because there is no compliance for cars over 15 years old. my gtr cost $10000 in near perfect condition, the reason why they're prices may seem high to u is because they include everything in the cost, shipping, buyers fee, car cost, the only thing which isn't included in the cost is rego and insurance, because the price can vary so much. but hey if u want to import one from emirates, then good luck with that.

the only problem with the car i have lined up its and auto do either of u know how much it would cost AU dollars for a r32 transmission and fitting??? would it be over 2500 dollars.

the only problem with the car i have lined up its and auto do either of u know how much it would cost AU dollars for a r32 transmission and fitting??? would it be over 2500 dollars.

oh mate don't get it, seriously for the effort and hassle its not worth it, u could proly do it urself but its stupid, u have to change the ratios of the diff, and its not good. the box itself is above 500 and then if ur getting someone else to fit it then it could easy be more than that. u could get an awesome manual one for 11g.

the average price for a r32 gtst around the sunshine coast is 15 -17 grand thats a fukin rip off plus i wanna have money on the side for reo alarm and 3rd party. but u see a few cheapies for 13 - 14 but have a fair bit more ks than 55 000 and has possibly been thrashd.

the average price for a r32 gtst around the sunshine coast is 15 -17 grand thats a fukin rip off plus i wanna have money on the side for reo alarm and 3rd party. but u see a few cheapies for 13 - 14 but have a fair bit more ks than 55 000 and has possibly been thrashd.

well yeh do what u want, but if it was me id import it

the average price for a r32 gtst around the sunshine coast is 15 -17 grand thats a fukin rip off plus i wanna have money on the side for reo alarm and 3rd party. but u see a few cheapies for 13 - 14 but have a fair bit more ks than 55 000 and has possibly been thrashd.

holy shit!!! the average price for an r32 in the sunshine coast is 15-17 grand???? damn, they're soooo much cheaper in NSW so why not just get one from there??? i'm sure you can get an R32 gts-t for around 10-13000.

I agree with bigfataussie on that the auto is not worth it. but i wouldn't totally rule out your friends car. first thing to do is call a performance shop and ask them how much they would charge for the manual conversion. if its too much then I'd suggest you go with my suggestion and look into getting one in NSW. good luck.

u could do that but u know i wouldn't want to pay that much for a first car in the first place, why don't u get a ca-18 silvia? my mates got one, and it goes pretty hard cos its so light, u could get one of them in oz, manual for less than 8 grand

yea ill look into it and it aint just the sunshien coast sorry privately they r around that 14s r cheap ones but every now and then u c a 12 13 000 i dotn want a silvia kos my bros got one i dotn want a 180 kos my bros dikhead mate has one i wanna stay true to skylines forever.

Bigfataussie... cars imported over that are 15 years or older may not be charged the $4500 compliance rate, but they still require the engineer's certificate - which is about $1200.

My hubby, who imports cars and parts, brought and imported over a limited edition manual 1989 Impul 4 door GTS-T Sykline... all up, it cost us $10,000 to buy the car, ship it it over, get the engineer's report and get the damn thing onroad. Strangely enough, the car is listed on Prestige Motorsports - Impul page (http://www.prestigemotorsport.com.au/au/stock/details.asp?StockID=1722) :sly:

Also their price quoted doesn't include the cost of Govt. stamp duty, engineer's report and registration.

Seriously, before importing or buying locally, do a bit more research. Have a chat in some of the other car forums ie Skylines Australia (http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/) orNissan Silvia (http://www.nissansilvia.com) and get their feedback as well.

Also, try and get an idea of prices and how much you can spend. From your total budget, calculate the cost of getting the car onroad, RWC, engineer's report, taxes, customs, shipping, cost of the guy in Japan dealing with the paperwork, cost of the guy in Australia doing the paperwork AND what you'll have left is how much you can actually spend on a car. Also... there'll be the additional costs involved in buying a car that old ie replacing worn parts, etc.

Hope this helps... don't want to make you think i'm doing the hard sell on you to use hubby's services... just giving you some helpful advice... hopefully...

$1200!? don't know where u got that done but u got ripped. u can find places that do it for 250, govt. stamp duty is 3% of the car so its 600 for a car thats 20000. but ur right there are additional costs u have to consider, but the good thing is that with the fifteen year rule u don't have to make the car stock again to get it on road, u can get a modified car heaps done to the engine and whatever else, as long as u can find an engineer to tick it off then theres no cost, not like with sevs.

Yeah, you're right on that one... compared to the cost of compliance for our manual Soarer ($4500), $1200 is a better price.

With the 15 year old ruling, there's still stuff you have to do that jack the price up to $1200 - like intrusion bars, cat, seatbelts, child restraints, petrol filler neck, dimmer switch, etc + engineer's certificate.

sorry i thought u meant 1200 just for the certificate, yeh its about that but well worth it

can someone please help me, i need to get an r34 gtr v-spec imprted, and i know you can because i rang up customs, but i want to get a cheap (but good one) from japan. does anyone know where i can get one from>>>?? Please let me know

can someone please help me, i need to get an r34 gtr v-spec imprted, and i know you can because i rang up customs, but i want to get a cheap (but good one) from japan. does anyone know where i can get one from>>>?? Please let me know


http://www.prestigemotorsport.com.au/?/au/stock/details.asp?StockID=2430

thats about as cheap as it gets i think

I think its all Inflation, theres no way the 1989 R32 GTR models should cost that much. 6 months ago you would of seen the same cars for sale for $3,000 less

can someone please help me, i need to get an r34 gtr v-spec imprted, and i know you can because i rang up customs, but i want to get a cheap (but good one) from japan. does anyone know where i can get one from>>>?? Please let me know

i don't know if "cheap (but good one)" can run in the same sentence ! :icon16:

I think its all Inflation, theres no way the 1989 R32 GTR models should cost that much. 6 months ago you would of seen the same cars for sale for $3,000 less

Do you mean the japanese auction price or the price of the car in Australia ?

it has nothing to do with inflation.

The number of cars up for sale is not and will not increase so it is simply a matter of supply and demand. If the demand out weighs the supply then prices increase. why? because they can.