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I heard tell of a dodgy one for sale in Sydders that someone imported as an 88, but which is a 93 or thereabouts. I reckon it`d end up stinging you in the arse. Imagine the response from the police if they ran the numbers because you were in an accident.
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I know the guy whos got the Corrado !! '93 VR6, not in the best condition either, he was so desperate to get a Corrado this was the only thing he could come up with !!
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Diggin up an old thread but i just found that the corrado is on the SEVS import list so it is eligible to be imported but u need to find someone who will do compliancing for u to make sure it adheres to the ADR's (obviously).
The problem with that pedro is that a workshop has to apply for a licence to adr approve each model of car separately. It costs like 20 thousand plus dollars to get the approval.
No workshop is approved in Australia, because none have applied. They need to compliance 20 or so cars at least in a year to make it viable. Much for profitable for them to do it with Jap sportscars unfortunately.
I`ve actually spoken to the Government dept in charge of Sevs. They just enforce the rules, they dont make em. Lets all write to our Mps.
The only way to get a Corrado is to own if for a year overseas, probably the uk and bring it as a personal import.
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Doesn't make sense really, as i got mine made compliant by a garage in Sydney who is registered to do it on personal imports.
I heard that someone had tried to get the RAWS thing for the Corrado and got rejected, it got as far as making it onto the SEVS list and no further.
But how do those who privately import their cars get it complianced to meet with adr's?
Personal imports only have a minimal level of compliance that needs to be reached. Child seat points, thats about it.
To be a SEVS approved workshop, you need to meet the same adrs as a new car.
Too hard. Get a year working holiday visa to England buy one the first week and post it back to Australia at the end of your visit.
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[QUOTE=Golf Loon;121646]The problem with that pedro is that a workshop has to apply for a licence to adr approve each model of car separately. It costs like 20 thousand plus dollars to get the approval.
No workshop is approved in Australia, because none have applied. They need to compliance 20 or so cars at least in a year to make it viable. Much for profitable for them to do it with Jap sportscars unfortunately.
Just out of interest are there 20 or more people interested?
The ultimate group buy perhaps - sufficient of us to interest a workshop in applying?
I assume that the each cost would be in the $12k - $15k range going by similar Jap imports?
Hi Guys, thought I would just add another dimension to this thread!
Believe it or not I am in the middle of importing my Corrado VR6 Storm and my MK 1 Golf GTI into SA. We couldnt leave them behind as they are both great cars and the Corrado is a beaut of a car to drive!
The Storm for those of you interested was the final run of 500 Corrado's ever made by VW (Karman) and was for the UK market only. It had special paint and leather interior and different wheels.
They have just cleared customs and I have a days permit to move them tomorrow from the shippers to our home on their euro plates.
We have emigrated on permanent visas and owned the cars in the UK for years, so the VR6 was a personal import and the GTI was a pre 89 import.
Our Storm is one of the Classic Green ones with the optional A/C fitted (they made 250 Classic Green and 250 Mystic Blue ones).
If you can get am import licence then you still need to consider the following:
Shipping costs approx $3000 or so per car?
Import Duty and GST - Our Corrado was valued independently at $18000 (a bit high I thought) and the Golf at $5000 (way low I thought as it has full ECU injection and ignition plus a Turbo Technics hybrid kit and lots of mods).
We had to apply to Canberra for a CFC import excemption licence as the Rado has A/C. Also had to state to them that we went going to sell them on to make a profit. Well not sell them in the immediate future. Like we are going to sell them after all this effort!!!!
Customs and Quarantine Duties.
Compliance testing.
Modding a LHD or fixing up a bad example might leave you crying and broke. Good second hand parts are hard enough to source in the UK, and dealer stuff that is Rado specific can be eye wateringly expensive. Dont forget that in about 92 the car got a subtle but extensive face lift that affects the dash, bumpers, door locks, slam panels, grill, bonnet and loads of minor trim parts. Although most are interchangeable, you will end up with a mongrel.
So far it has cost about $5300 in duties etc and this doesnt include the shipping and obviously the purchase price.
We still need to get them modified to meet the Statement of Requirements isued to us by Regency Park (SA testing station), so more money involved.
No one here in SA we have spoken to so far seems to know who or how you get the compliance stuff fitted/added/modified/done, eg rear child restraints. Thats our next hurdle. If anyone else out there knows someone in SA that can help then please tell me
Anyway, I am not trying to put you off, if you can do it then go for it, they are beautiful cars.
Thing to remember is that there are routes given by the government to allow you to import, even if they make you jump through hoops! As Carpoid said and all the people I have spoken to, the government are making it hard so they protect their own industry. Daft really as what threat are my 2 old cars to that?
Anyway, run out of things to say for moment, but if you think I can help then just post here or contact me directly.
Look at my post last year titled importing my VW's to Oz, you can see some piccies of our cars on Photobucket.
Just found a 1988 UK Registered G60.
One of the first in the UK, its an import from Germany, so its left hand drive but could be imported without having to own for a year overseas and all that......
Tempting as its pretty cheap !!
How does that work mate???? I still thought you had to own for a year.
You have my attention mate!!!!!!!!
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