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hi al
We are in the process of getting quotes for our packing and does anybody know the cost to have a car shipped over to perth we have been given the car so it seems stupid to leave it here.Has anybody shipped a car over and who did they use any help would be great.
thanks neil,lesley and boys hopefully heading to perth in october if the house sells. :D

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Can't you sell the car and buy one over there with that money.
You will need a container about £2000.00 plus taxes when you get there, + Cleaning of car +++.
I wouldn't bother unless it is something really special.

Suni

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So you wouldnt bother taking the old reliabe Mondeo over, then? :cool:

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I would seriously think about looking into the duty you will have to pay, shipping costs, quarantine and other costs associated with shipping a vehicle. There have been a few threads about this before if you search. I think you may be very shocked as to how much it will cost you to ship a vehicle over, import it and register it.

As the previous poster said it might be worthwhile selling it in the UK and buying another here - however one word of warning is that although brand new cars are comparable in costs worldwide, the second hand car market in Australia is very very strong and you will pay a lot more here than a similar UK used vehicle.

Here is the link to the government form which you can calculate the costs of import - however bearing in mind you will have to pay for the shipping on top of this lot. If you are sitting down then click here...

http://www.customs.gov.au/webdata/re...ePrivOwnMV.pdf

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Only if it had 'go fast strip's ' down the side of it :D

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Would anyone recommend taking a car that wasn't available in Oz?

I have a diesel car, in Oz the manufacturer only sells petrol ones. I love the make and model of the car but I don't want to pay the high costs / environmental damage associated with petrol.

I'm trying to work out whether bringing the car will make it worth less or more on Oz. Mind you, I probably wouldn't sell it for about 10 years!!!

Cheers

Buzzy

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What car is it?

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It's a 2 year old Jaguar X Type 2.0 Diesel. I've calculated that so long as Oz authorities value it at the price I paid for it it will escape the Luxury Car Tax (just).

Cheers

Buzzy

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Nice car. Jaguar are bringing out a diesel this year, not sure what model though, could be the X-type. Your car is quite specialised & I reckon quite desirable. They cost a lot here. Personally I'd bring it.

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Thanks for that. I actually emailed Jaguar Australia last year and they replied to say they had no plans to introduce the diesel in Oz.

Can you tell me where you got the info from that they would be bringing them out?

If they do introduce the diesel in Oz I can compare the cost of buying one in Oz vs cost of shipping and decide whether it would be worth it.

Thanks

Buzzy

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I've just imported my car from Japan, and the costs can add up..eg, after the shipping costs, and customs duty you will need to pay for Aus compliance charges, which for me was AU$2K. Add to that increased insurance premiums and the cost of renting a car whilst customs etc clear yours (6 wks in my case - another AU$1k5)....
.. it all adds up more than you know and can be quote stressful esp when you've just changed hemispheres.

I used complete car care in Sydney to to the compliance work and they are setting up a site re costs etc... PM if you want details etc.

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OK I found it - it's the S Type. Hopefully the X type will follow.

Source - http://carsguide.news.com.au/story/0...002663,00.html

Cheers

Buzzy

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The problem is that they will not value your car until it gets to oz. I tried everything I could to have our two cars valued but could not get any answers from the people in oz

Suni

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hi allthe car we want to take is a lexus 4x4 and i have been told they are not that chaep in oz so hence the reason we are thinking about shipping it over and we really like great for the kids .

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Why not sell all large items and cram your car with bits and pieces.

I have a 3 series BMW and was thinking of shipping it, as it can be used to hold a lot of household stuff...kettle,toaster,photo albums etc.

We will sell all of our furniture here in th UK and only ship what fits in the car.

So in a way...the Car is being shipped for free.

TC