lipgloss1968

Hi there
Could someone please give the pros and cons of taking my car to NZ, it is a 1 litre kia picanto, petrol.
Any replies are most welcome

Regards

MrsFychan

first get it checked by the aa.co.nz We emailed ; [email protected] as others have on here and found him very helpful

they will need this information:

Make:

Model:

Type of fuel (petrol/diesel):

Date of first registration:

How long you have owned it:

Expected port of entry in NZ:


he emailed us this:
"Can you also send me a picture of the EC Type approval plate and perhaps a copy of the V5? We are looking for the approval number which starts with the letter “e”. This approval number tells us if your car meets some or hopefully all of the required standards. Once I know what we are dealing with, I can advise you if you need to get more information or evidence.



As an immigrant to NZ, you may meet the criteria for an immigrant exemption. This would allow the entry-certification without having o meet the frontal impact and the emission standard. All other standards have to be met.

For a petrol vehicle allow about NZ$1000 for entry-certification and first registration or about NZ$1400 for a diesel.

other than de-registering the vehicle and making sure it arrives clean, there is nothing else you really need to do at this stage. You only need to get further evidence for the compliance standards if the car doesn’t have an “e” number.

Make sure you can prove that you own it (receipt, bill of sale) and that it was registered (V5). A V5 with your name on will do for both."

The other thing to think about is cost of repairs and how easy it would be to get parts. Our car being a Vauxhall is part of Opal which is called Holdens over here so parts are easy'ish to get and not to expensive.

barnsleymat

Pro: you'll save a fortune.

Con: it'll not take long for a local to put a dint in it.

snaps

We brought our car. I would personally not now bother if it is at the cheaper end of he market; sorry if this applies to you; there are hundreds of import car arriving daily from Japan in Tauranga and maybe other places. Get yourself one here and buy an automatic.

This is a complete change at present to previous advice.

Bringing a car in can prove very costly.

garethwm

I dont think so. You can buy a new 1.25 litre Picanto for $18590 (£9000) in NZ. A similar 1.25 model is similar price or maybe dearer in UK. Considering costs of shipping I think it would be way cheaper to sell it and buy here. Although it may be better to check prices yourself to make sure. You can also look on trademe.co.nz for 2nd hand prices.

barnsleymat

I like how you're not disputing the con

Northern Henry

I'd remove any emotional attachment and sell, free up some cash and give yourself a fresh perspective on arrival.

Thats our plan, have looked heavily into importing a 2yr old 5 series Beamer and all things considered and running a risk of unknown final costs (customs checks etc) & spoken at length with a ex UK BMW service engineer also- who got bitten himself bringing one in, making him do all sorts of replacements to disks/ invasive testing for road salt etc etc.)

Remember to view it as a lump of metal that moves, it can be replaced and you won't be left with a "grey" import, with mileage based speedo that's hard to sell on in the future.