Importing Help Needed

[leeuwin]

i am looking and importing a 1995 R33 GT-s type M (http://www.tradecarview.com/stock/detail.aspx?sid=1209955)

is it worth it?

who should i import it with?

just some general help on importing would be nice as it is my first time

[gazza750]

accident damage could be classified as race rally import only lots of raws workshops might not wanna comply it

even though replacing the guard should fix it b4 it comes to australia

[leeuwin]

yer, do you think it is worth importing it tho?

cost around 1 grand to ship over and how much would complince be for it?

[Beer Baron]

complete waste of time. they car is only fit for a japanese junkyard mate. and there are a lot of costs associate with shipping. it does not 'cost one grand to ship it over'. fixed costs with importing and complying a car run to over $8K so there is no point in buying a piece of rubbish for $1800. you may as well spend decently on the actual car and get something worth having.

[leeuwin]

yer fair enough,

do you think its worth importing a car at all?

[Brandon]

After what BB said, isnt it obvious?

[Beer Baron]

yeah, importing a car can be very worthwhile but don't get sucked into just looking to get a cheap car cheaply. try and get a nice car and be prepared to spend a little extra to get that really nice, special car. Since the fixed costs associated with importing and complying cars are quite a lot it's not really worth importing cheap cars since the bulk of the money you are outlaying is paying for the freight, duties, agents, compliance etc. so you end up spending $10K to get a car that cost you $1K. For a 33 GTST I would probably look here as they are so cheap now. But for a nice GTR, or RX7 etc for sure consider importing.

[giant]

i dont know where BB gets off giving advice about importing! anyone would think he actually had some experience importing

[leeuwin]

yer, i have been looking at getting a RX7 i love the rotary motors

[Iron Chef]

RX-7s are pretty good value in Japan, vs what they fetch here.

My only other advice is to take the advice of people who have been importing for a while - the biggest dramas I see are usually caused when people who think they've found "a better way of doing things" than others in the industry. If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is.

[R32zilla]

If you buy a rotary - ensure it has a full service history.

[Iron Chef]

Very true - rotaries, if they're cheap to buy, are not cheap to own