Need some advice from the Aussies - and Blacky may be for sale
06-09-2012 | 09:42 AM
#20
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From: Phoenix AZ
Can you import cars from Japan to Australia easily?
In Japan, there is a vehicle examination called shaken that, when I lived there, had to be performed with increasing frequency as the car aged. IIRC, cars 10 years old and older needed the shaken test every year. This results in a very fast depreciation curve for old cars as the test can be quite expensive. Thus, a 10 year old Japan market car can be had below export market values.
FD RX7 (made much longer for Japan market than US)
Skyline (R32/R33/R34)
986/996
etc. etc. etc.
In Japan, there is a vehicle examination called shaken that, when I lived there, had to be performed with increasing frequency as the car aged. IIRC, cars 10 years old and older needed the shaken test every year. This results in a very fast depreciation curve for old cars as the test can be quite expensive. Thus, a 10 year old Japan market car can be had below export market values.
FD RX7 (made much longer for Japan market than US)
Skyline (R32/R33/R34)
986/996
etc. etc. etc.
06-09-2012 | 02:57 PM
#21
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Can you import cars from Japan to Australia easily?
In Japan, there is a vehicle examination called shaken that, when I lived there, had to be performed with increasing frequency as the car aged. IIRC, cars 10 years old and older needed the shaken test every year. This results in a very fast depreciation curve for old cars as the test can be quite expensive. Thus, a 10 year old Japan market car can be had below export market values.
FD RX7 (made much longer for Japan market than US)
Skyline (R32/R33/R34)
986/996
etc. etc. etc.
In Japan, there is a vehicle examination called shaken that, when I lived there, had to be performed with increasing frequency as the car aged. IIRC, cars 10 years old and older needed the shaken test every year. This results in a very fast depreciation curve for old cars as the test can be quite expensive. Thus, a 10 year old Japan market car can be had below export market values.
FD RX7 (made much longer for Japan market than US)
Skyline (R32/R33/R34)
986/996
etc. etc. etc.
06-10-2012 | 12:13 AM
#23
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Joined: Dec 2010
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From: Melbourne, Australia
Mate I live here and wouldn't drive an Aussie car for love nor money unless you like unrefined agricultural poor handling petrol guzzlers lol just rent one for long weekend and get it out of your system as there are sooo many better options when you are here