howz it guys

 

I'm planning on importing my race starlet over from nz and also another starlet for a daily road use

 

has anyone gone through this process that can guide me trough it(things i need to know and things i neednt worry about)

 

the rules seem to be half way through a transition phase and have me confused

 

any help would be appreciated

 

Wez

I bought my Altezza with me when I emigrated from NZ, and all I can say is "Its a nightmare!"

 

The paperwork wasn't understood by the freighting company, none of it was understood by the various garages I asked to do a rego check, and even the local RTA didn't know what to do.

 

Same with guns, I sold my collection of semi-autos and bought a bolt-action .22 with me. I never learn, I purchased a lever-action shotgun earlier this year while back in NZ and its stuck in Customs right now. Suddenly they're not allowed into Aussie any more.

 

You have vast Govt Depts full of people who have nothing better in life to do than write screeds of regulations for us to follow, which generally you will never learn about until its too late. Surrounding them like guarding sharks are private businesses who make their money from these unbelievably stupid regulations and rip you blind because they have the power of the Govt jackboots behind them.

 

Guys like the "special" cleaning companies where your car gets freighted in a "special closed sealed truck" from the wharf to their premises where they "specially " clean it of any mud from overseas... then f@$k off for a thrash up the road in it to get their lunch. That was an Audi R8 I saw them using in Sydney, the Altezza had a flat battery because someone left something open. $800 kaching!

 

Photcopy EVERY piece of paper several times when dealing with Govt Depts and ask them all the time "What else do I need to do?" I've been dealing with Customs for months over the shotgun, they have been very good, & they said I'd need to get an armanents export permit from Dept Defence, but NEVER told me I'd need a Customs Client ID number. Dept Defence told me that after I submitted my export permit application... "Oh, you'll have to go back to Customs to get an ID"

 

The option is.... get bled dry by one of the sharks. Hand the whole lot over to a paperwork pusher in a forwarding company and get the car completed and registered then delivered to your door. Bend over and drop your pants....

 

Signed- your local licenced International Arms Dealer

If you do this there will be a few people that would also like to do the same thing and import some starlets!

The race car wont be a problem. I know of a few that have come over recently, and if you don't want to register it, all will be good.

 

Dealing with CAMS though may leave a bad taste, but at least the car will be here.

 

The TRD brothers brought their KE70 over with them back in the day, but they were only able to get concessional rego for that. The daily one will be tricky, as getting rego may be difficult.

Edited September 11, 201115 yr by Redwarf

Three words:

 

Iron Chef Imports.

 

Ring Kristian, he has done this many times for many people. Nice bloke too.

would like to bring both but if i could get race car legal i could put up with that choice