Importing A Lotus From Uk

[JimmyRickard]

Hey guys, looking to import and comply a Lotus Elise/Exige from the UK. I have mates who would be able to inspect and buy the car and drive it to the shipping yard, but I'm not sure of the process getting it complied here. What regulations would it come under? I understand with the Elise it is much harder to get a post 2007 car complied as they were a full volume import, so I'm looking at the earlier S2 cars. What sort of cost and process would I need to go through to get it complied?

Cheers

[JimmyRickard]

So I just a quote for importing an Elise and getting it complied. Cost was $30k. What the f**k. How is that even possible??

[Chris Rogers]

RAWS in Darra QLD does them 07-3279-7700 - speak to bruce.

[JimmyRickard]

Thanks very much Chris I'll give him a call today

[Roy]

Interested to hear how much. I went through a similar exercise recently and the numbers meant it was better to buy locally

[Iron Chef]

Looked into these a while back - compliance is hideously expensive, prohibitively so.

[godzilla111]

only one place that does it, quote for compliace alone from bruce was 11k

[kawasakirider]

It's messed up... 2005 mustangs are selling for 20K in the US, but they're selling for 120 here...

[M.C Ren]

what abour the corvette zr1, 2005 - 2011 70-100.000 in the states, theres one bloke that converts them and complies them in melbourne, but for 300,000 aud registered, hmmm

i think ill just grab a mercielago and a volvo for the missus

[Roy]

So any more news on places able to do Elise/Exige compliance for a reasonable cost?

[sin-]

http://raws.infrastructure.gov.au/rawswebpublic/RAWPubRAWDetails.asp?participant_id=10381

This place can also do them according to the RAWS database.