Corrado 1990 4 sale in New Zealand

[evorobin]

Your car was a personal import. Completely different set of ADR's for importing a car normally. It is a bit of a gamble as no one has brought one in without living overseas first!

[OEM G60]

I know the ADR's are different, just don't see why you have to own a car overseas before being allowed to bring it in as a personal import.

If the car is safe and good enough for the roads then whats the problem ?

[Gold-mk1]

One difference is child restraints. Our cars have to have special Australia only child restraint mounting points as our children are a different shape to your children. Our 1990/91 Golf GTIs had a bar across the back suspension towers for this purpose.

Golf 2s pre '89 do not comply because of the wipers parking on the wrong side. Our Golf 1 doors are different and we have really gutless engines.

LMAO at the children....i always wondered why my 7 cousins looked a bit odd..

Wipers don't park on the " correct " side ? WTF !?!?!?

[imported_brackie]

What does this mean?

LMAO

What does this mean?

Wipers don't park on the " correct " side ? WTF !?!?!?

Lots of official imports were like this. My old Audi is a good example. Didn't make much difference to visibilty! But back to child restraints....The ADR is a good thing.

[syncro]

The child restraints on my private import Golf 2 was just a bolt through a tab of sheetmetal above the tail lights. And this was passed by an engineer!

The wipers on my '86 were disgusting until I changed it to GTI wipers.

How many people here still have the child restraints bar on their Golf 2?
How many people here know where the child restraints are on a Golf 1?

[Golf Loon]

Lots of cars didn`t have the wipers swopped over.

Child restraints are the responsibility of the parent. I have put lots of bolts into cars for child seats, even into aussie cars.

[syncro]

Lots of cars didn`t have the wipers swopped over.

VW couldn't get compliance without it.

Child restraints are the responsibility of the parent. I have put lots of bolts into cars for child seats, even into aussie cars.

That's illegal in Australia. You have a knowledge of mechanical things and a bit of reasoning sense. There are a lot of dipsticks out there! That is why you're not allowed to do it yourself and the instructions come with the car for good reason.

[Golf Loon]

I reckon me puttting a solid plate under the metal and a bolt through it is a lot stronger than some of the flimsy mounting points I see. Its a precious cargo we are safeguarding.

As is anyone is ever gonna check a safety aspect of a car in Oz. Surely the police are all sitting on the freeway giving out tickets to those doing 121kph.

[syncro]

I reckon me puttting a solid plate under the metal and a bolt through it is a lot stronger than some of the flimsy mounting points I see.

Yes, but you used common sense. A lot of idiots would just put it in with a self tapper! Have a look at some of the mods on your old Golfs done by previous owners.

As is anyone is ever gonna check a safety aspect of a car in Oz. Surely the police are all sitting on the freeway giving out tickets to those doing 121kph.

Very true until something happens.

All cars in NSW since about '76 are required to have child restraint mounting points including personal imports.

[evorobin]

Yes but you can buy the anchor points for $12 from a merc garage. The point is that side intrusion bars that have to be passed by an engineer etc are gonna cost big dollars. Who knows what else has to be done....

[syncro]

Yes but you can buy the anchor points for $12 from a merc garage. The point is that side intrusion bars that have to be passed by an engineer etc are gonna cost big dollars. Who knows what else has to be done....

Child restraint mounting points must be passed by an engineer. The mounting points are on all Australian cars since about '76.

Golf 1s are welded to the roof, Golf 2s have a bar between the rear suspension towers.

[Golf Loon]

Have a look at some of the mods on your old Golfs done by previous owners.

Amen to that. I could write a book on shonky aussie "fixes"

[syncro]

Have a look at some of the mods on your old Golfs done by previous owners.

Amen to that. I could write a book on shonky aussie "fixes"

If you think Golf owners are bad, have a look at some Kombis!
First thing that you do when you buy a Kombi is get the Black & Decker out

[ausgolfer]

Having just read through this lot, would be good to fire it up again.

Ok I now understand getting a car registered will be a problem. Owing to Child restraint points and side intrusion bars etc. (by the way Syncro my personal import mk2 also has 3 high tensile bolts through the top of the tailgate aperture)

So getting it registered aside.
How difficult is it to get a vehicle into the country?? Even if one day you win the lottery and are able to get all the ADR's satisfied.

Also getting vehicles imported for racing purposes only etc? All the Jap importers I've been to usually have more than one car sitting around for racing purposes only and cannot be registered. Also I assume if you wanted to get a car imported under this blanket you could use it for parts. (I.e. get a syncro or rallye golf in for parts and convert your mk2 to 4wd)
I think there are a few syncro and rallye golfs floating around Asia. Surely I could ask a local Jap importer to check it out for me.

[Jmac]

Im enjoying this thread i lie in bed awake for hours scheming of a way to get one over here from the UK. I served my apprenticeship on them and love em!! Im gonna get one one day hey. My fathers name is the same as mine and i have just came back from the uk from a holiday so to piece up my little jigsaw i have proof of being over there. A bit of this and that with reciepts and passport proof hehehe see what i mean cant stop thinkin about it.