Paddywest

Hi All,

Sorry just wondering would anyone know where I could get an IS220 Diesel 2007 valued in Sydney?

I got a quote of 7K to bring it over from ireland. Its worth about 10K Euors in ireland but I'm trying to value it in Sydney, however they dont sell the 2.2 model only the 2.5 litre.

Anyone take a guess to what it would be worth.?

Thanks for reading

chris955

Im not sure of value but why so much to take it over, is that absolutely everything included? You can do roll on roll off from the UK for under £1000. That seems to be a huge amount. At a guess you are probably looking at double in Sydney.

KJCherokee

Since that model was never imported here it would be very difficult to get it valued - value is what someone is prepared to pay for it! IS250's of that year are being advertised om www.carsales.com.au for between $20,000 to $35,000.

Check out http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/veh...tions/pis.aspx for how to go about importing a car.

Paddywest

Heres the quote I got from Iron Lady I think it was. This is all in

--Shipping Costs--

$1,450 Ocean Freight
$123 Freight insurance
$1,500 Customs and dock charges
$1,0 Import Duty
$2,341 GST (similar to VAT)
$0 Luxury Car Tax (LCT)

--Registration Costs--

$750 ADR modifications
$150 Roadworthy requirements
$600 Registration charges
$624 Stamp duty

--Other Costs--

$50 Import approval application
$990 Iron Lady Imports fee (‘A’ package)

What do people think, make sense?

chris955

Some of those charges seem high which is why I always do this stuff myself and cut out the middle man. If you do roll on roll off the handling charges at the other end are much lower. Not sure about ADR requirements and roadworthy mods, its all stuff you can do yourself. Not trying take work from anyone but it does seem a lot.

h2oskineil

Probably the most comprehensive break-down of the costs involved.....
http://australia.wikia.com/wiki/Brit...portingYourCar

Alfresco

Yep, that is about right. Ours was similar. You could do a lot yourself as Chris says, to save some. I did roll on roll off but didn't worry about the rest. It was all done for me and I just picked up the car 4 weeks later and drove off.


Great link!

Elizabeth31

I have recently sent my car to Oz. It is a Volvo C70 convertible and is 6 years old. It cost $8,818 in total to ship in a container and although it is a lot of money it would have cost a lot more to buy the same car in Oz and as I know the history and reliability of my car it seemed the most sensible option. Below is a breakdown of the costs:

Import Approval : $220.00
Freight London to Brisbane: $3,150.00
Customs Valuation: $385.00
Ozone Clearance: $85.00
Import Duty @5%: $495.00
GST @ 10% of Customs Valuation + freight: $1,360.00
Freight from Bonded Depot/Wharf to Workshop: $187.00
Cost of Compliance: $1,000.00
Freight from Compliance Workshop to Roadworth Workshop: $165.00
Fee for Registration: $242.00
Queensland Stamp Duty: $420.00
6 months Reg plus number plates: $449.35
Service Fee: $660.00

Personally I think you have to weigh up the value of your car in Oz and it would have cost me about $25,000 to buy the same car of the same age.

Hope this helps if anyone else is thinking of taking their car. We used a company called Personal Import Pty. Ltd, based in The Gap, Brisbane and they were very good.

Alfresco

Yeah, it's not so bad actually if the replacement car will cost a lot more here in Oz.

Thanks for the info.