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Your only jealous of my permanent residence visa when you are on a TEMP citizenship.

If you dont complete your 3 years you are out!!!

Hee heeeeeeeee
:curse:

Incorrect actually.

We all have perm res visas and Cameron and I get full citizenship after 90 days, with Kat having to wait 2 years. I have no other option than to do 3 years as a minimum. I have no get out clause!

LOL

Can someone not related join in! PM in me in about three weeks and I'll be able to answer your question - boyf has imported his pride and joys from NZ - a 1961 Lambretta and a 'cheap when we bought it, overpriced in Oz so it's still cheaper than buying a new one' MX5 - so we're covering the 'over 30 year old' angle and the 'what the hell have we done bringing the car' angle.

I had many conversations with lovely men at Dotars and NSW rego re the car who seemed to say that all we'd need were child restraints in the back seat - when I pointed out it didn't have one they said he couldn't see any problems with it passing the test. the only thing we had to have done before it left NZ was CFC modification which took about 30 minutes. The Lammy might be another story but we're on the case with that too.

We got a call today to say the ships arrived and so now the true nightmare begins - but PM me to remind me and I'll tell all when it's over.

Not a car, but I bought 2 classic lambrettas and a new Ducati to QLD. Only bothered registering one of the lambrettas (not sure what I'm going to do with the other one). The roadworthy/safety certificate was a joke, they did not even want it started, and as there is direct (no battery) electrics, this meant no lights, horn etc were checked. The Ducati was a bit more thorough, but not a lot. (kind of reminds me of an MOT test in the old days when the checks were done manually without any machines to test brakes, emissions, etc.

I found the biggest frustrations being QLD transport and their bureaucracy and the fact that there is big deal made about engine numbers and chassis (frame/VIN) numbers here, where as in the UK and Holland it was all the chassis number. So my completely restored scooter had the engine casings powdercoated and the engine number was filled in. So I had to chip it all off with a hammer and chisel, so now it is a right mess.

I think that for the Karman Ghia, because it is an oldie, life will be a lot simpler that if it was something new, when I'd say sell it and get something local. (nice looking car by the way).

Will do thanks alot. good luck

al

Good to know, and thanks,

she is a beautiful thing sat out there on the drive in the rain. hope she makes it to oz to spend her days lazing in the sun. i could buy a similar one out there but knowing ive restored this one and that someone else is going to enjoy it is bugging me a bit.

ill wait and see, thanks for the lowdown, and itll depend on who i get and what sort of day they are having.

Does anyone know if you can bringh in a car with no m.o.t? AS i shouldnt thin it matters if they have to get one there?

Thanks

Al

I bought in a scooter that was even registered, we literally finished it, put in a custom show, and then I dropped it off at the shippers. One thing was the 3 months in the container wasn't good for the paint, I've a rust bubble on the bodywork that I'm not happy about. (how can you claim on the paint guarantee from the other side of the world?).

My experiences are lots of paperwork, but it's not too hard really. Getting the DOTARs import certificated was probably the hardest bit.

Careful - very young Volvo drivers are reading this.....

Sorry mark, if ou are a biker like me you would understand. Vollvo drivers are the bane of bikers lives.

Most of the time volvo drivers could give a toss about any other drivers as they are couped up in their safe little steel box with sips kips fips and bips for protection so as the "im allright jack" in an accident they dont tend to look as much as other road users in my experience. Im sure other bikers would testify to this.

AL

LOL

I do a lot of miles (currently 140 a day) and I must say there good and bad drivers in all makes of car (bikes too). I see at least 1 idiot each day, pulling out without looking, or under taking to get 20 yards further up the line of traffic. I should make a log and see which makes of car are worse .

Volvo drivers have a reputation for getting in the way nothing I can do about that ;-)

I hate driving. There are so many plonkers on the road. Id like a megaphone under the bonnet to shout at people, that would make my journeys better. Aty least they could hear me shouting "THis is a 30 you know not a ****ing 23mph road" LOL

al