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Hi guys I have this problem...

I managed to score a 2001 R34 Sedan with 50,000ks on the clock, RB20DE, manual for just under NZ$10,000 which was at the time pretty good at the time I had planned to keep it for a while and eventually save for an RB26DETT conversion.

Now after having it for a year I have grown attached to it but my family plans on re-locating to Australia.

Now that we have gotten the background out of the way....I would like to know if it is worth exporting my car to Australia or selling up and buying a new car in Australia? Could someone give me an idea of what it would cost to buy a 2000+(I'm picky like that) R34 sedan in Australia (Brisbane to be exact)?

If someone could answer my questions that would be great thanks.

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Hi guys I have this problem...

I managed to score a 2001 R34 Sedan with 50,000ks on the clock, RB20DE, manual for just under NZ$10,000 which was at the time pretty good at the time I had planned to keep it for a while and eventually save for an RB26DETT conversion.

Now after having it for a year I have grown attached to it but my family plans on re-locating to Australia.

Now that we have gotten the background out of the way....I would like to know if it is worth exporting my car to Australia or selling up and buying a new car in Australia? Could someone give me an idea of what it would cost to buy a 2000+(I'm picky like that) R34 sedan in Australia (Brisbane to be exact)?

If someone could answer my questions that would be great thanks.

I imported my GTO from NZ as a personal import. Cost me around $3300 all up to import, Personal compliance and duty / taxes /fees. Freight fom NZ was more expensive then getting a car from Japan.

Best you look on carsales.com.au for prices and take a couple of $ off for a realistic price. If its worth NZ$10k in NZ and A$15k here + the bonus with the exchange rate it will be worth doing.

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Well heres what I found on carsales.com.au

- 1998 R34 GT-T Sedan, 113,000ks, Manual, AU$18,000 in Victoria

- 2000 R34 25GT Sedan, 130,000ks, Manual, AU$19,000 in NSW

The first one is looks the best, but Ill see what happens when I go to AUS in Feb what there is in car yards. Do you guys have any good online auction sites in AUS like trademe.co.nz cause ebay.com.au seems bad for cars in terms of choice.

From the looks of it AUS does not believe in importing the most economical skyline which I currently have (RB20DE Neo) so not sure of price yet but looking at prices on the site give prob round 13-14k.

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Have you checked that you meet the qualifications for a personal import?

The 2.0 litre isn't eligible as a SEVS import.

david @ Carizma

Hi guys I have this problem...

I managed to score a 2001 R34 Sedan with 50,000ks on the clock, RB20DE, manual for just under NZ$10,000 which was at the time pretty good at the time I had planned to keep it for a while and eventually save for an RB26DETT conversion.

Now after having it for a year I have grown attached to it but my family plans on re-locating to Australia.

Now that we have gotten the background out of the way....I would like to know if it is worth exporting my car to Australia or selling up and buying a new car in Australia? Could someone give me an idea of what it would cost to buy a 2000+(I'm picky like that) R34 sedan in Australia (Brisbane to be exact)?

If someone could answer my questions that would be great thanks.

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I can't imagine anyone in aus will want an RB20DE R34 sedan... as David said there will be no other RB20DE R34s here for you to compare to since they are not elligible under SEVS (our import scheme) as they don't have enough kw per tonne. people here only import the RB25DE NEO as a minimum and most are RB25DET. and there is a big difference in price between a RB20DE car and an RB25DET as there are many differences apart from the engine (suspension, brakes, interior, body kit etc).

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