What to bring back as personal import?

[Gav]

Gav - if you sourced the car from the UK it'd be RHD wouldn't it?

Just a thought..

True, however UK cars are a heap more expensive due to their initial import tariffs, and smaller market compared to the rest of Europe.

Fellow over here bought a 1999 M3 BMW (LHD) last month with 25,000 kms for 20,000 Euro. I had a drive and it feels like it goes bloody hard, although couldn't do too much on the icy roads!

[DR30RS]

AMG E55 Merc. Supercharged V8 and bulk torque

540i BMW.Sports car with 4doors

[ix9]

OMG, what puckish said. You can't go past a nice Audi S8.

Or a BMW M3, but in RHD obviously

[Kaido_RR]

Umm, im not 2 sure about this but im pretty sure if you import a car under the "personal import rule" the car can stay LHD, don't quote me of this im not 100% sure but i think u might

[VSPEC32]

Hey Gav

How about something a little Italian? Maybe a Lancia Delta HF Integrale Evoluzione II?

http://www.supercars.net/cars/1993@$Lancia...ione%20IIg.html

Or maybe stay Jap and see if you can pick up an R33 Autech 4-door from Prospec Motorsport Co. in the UK (http://www.prospec-ms.co.uk/)

Or even a Nismo built R34 GT-R V-spec Nur:

http://www.gtr.co.uk/html/shownews.asp?ID=.../forsale_281203

The Audi A8 sounds nice though, or maybe one of the high powered BMW (Alpina, Brabus) or Audi (RS) Estate wagons. Or what about a little Lotus Esprit Turbo (or Lotus Turbo Esprit?). There's also the Lotus Carlton - they're a bloody weapon, and although they didn't get released in RHD (as far as I'm aware), one of the Williams Renaults wouldn't be bad. An older car might be a Fiat Dino V6 (same engine as the Dino 246 but with an iron block).

1989 Lotus Carlton:

http://www.supercars.net/cars/1989@[email protected]+Omegag.html

1995 Lotus Esprit S4s:

http://www.supercars.net/cars/1995@[email protected]%20S4sg.html

1995 Audi RS2 Avant:

http://www.supercars.net/cars/1995@$Audi@$...2%20Avantg.html

2001 Sportec RS4 Biturbo Level 2 (outta reach but till awesome):

http://www.supercars.net/cars/2001@$Sporte...Level%202g.html

2001 Renault Cli Sport V6:

http://www.supercars.net/cars/2001@$Renaul...Sprt%20V6g.html

Cheers

Brendan

[Gav]

Brendo - nice work on the links.

Gees my missus is gonna hate you!

Cheers

Gav

[GTS-t VSPEC]

Gav, Steve is working on a couple Lotus's at the moment, let's just say there a tad underpowered, and constantly having problems, not my choice.

[Gav]

I've already got one quote for transport from Japan to Bulgaria at USD2,900. They are guessing for similar cost back to Oz.

Round trip of under 5 large (Oz $) with no duties certainly looks attractive.

[SHUTO-BOY]

M5, evo8 or lancia delta

[G0DF4Th3R]

get a BMW

[JH32]

Gav, Steve is working on a couple Lotus's at the moment, let's just say there a tad underpowered, and constantly having problems, not my choice.

A tad underpowered??

I don't think so Annie!

Those Lotus Esprit V8 twin turbos are very very powerful and very quick!

And they are very very sexy looking cars

[G0DF4Th3R]

maybe he's talking abt the Elise? which is prolly relatively slow, it is a 1.6

[JH32]

True

but why would you bring in an Elise when you could get an Esprit! :wassup:

[wannabe]

Hows-a-bout a BMW AC Schnitzer. Similiar to an m3 but has been worked on by Schnitzer- sorry to state the obvious. There is also a BM where the shove the M5 engine into the M3 chassis and then upgrade the brake suspension etc. Perhaps someone could help me with the name?

Either on of those Go hard.

[zanda]

maserati.....

you could probably turn a nice buck on importing one of those too!

[SHUTO-BOY]

another GTR..u know u want it gav..

r33 gtr or 34 would be nice hehe. cant wait!

[G0DF4Th3R]

a GTR would be a nice car to own, but if an M5 or one of the many exotics are within reach, then go for it