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| The Works! | It looks like I may be moving to New Zealand from the US. Can I bring my MINI? Does anyone know what it would cost to ship it, laws, taxes etc? Any help appreciated. Thanks, Shawn 04 John Cooper Works MCS Grab a gear and GO ! Quaife LSD - Madness Intake - Mania Stage 2 Clutch - Short Shift Kit - Ultrik Aluminum Flywheel |
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| JCW No. 1459 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Neutral Bay, Sydney Local Time: 06:23 AM
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Offline | Shawn I'm afraid swamos is probably right I very much doubt you will be able to drive a left hand drive vehicle when a right hand drive model is already sold in the country ... NZ car prices while less than Australia are still going to be a nasty shock for someone coming from the US. A much smaller local market, increased freight costs and not so good exchange rate contribute to some larger numbers than what you might be used to ...Mind you if you are bringing a fist full of US dollars you will probably be doing more than OK for youself And Neeshil, at the risk of giving away my origins, I would suggest that you be a little more accurate with your facts ... Australia actually has substantially more sheep than New Zealand so don't go starting that discussion ![]() |
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| Brass Cannons Join Date: May 2003 Location: At Sea Local Time: 07:23 AM
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Offline | I lived in New Zealand for a couple of years. There are lots of left hand drive cars on the road in NZ (as well as sheep). I'm not too well up on the laws but I think you will be O.K. there seems to be a lot more privately imported cars there than here in Australia which is quite strick on car importation. I tried to import my cooper 's' from NZ to Australia but it just wasn't worth it with thing's like import tax and goods and services tax. But again I think NZ are a bit easier on Taxes. Good Luck. PS New Zealand isn't the end of the world, but you can see it from there. |
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| Sponsor and Widget Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Nth Beaches, Sydney Local Time: 06:23 AM
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Offline | If you are moving to NZ for a while then i would suggest you definitely have a Mini as daily driver... The South Island has the most fantastic roads to hammer along.... The original SWORKS |
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| The Iron Pyrite Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Canberra ACT Local Time: 06:23 AM
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Offline | Although Australia does have more sheep than New Zealand (115,000,000 compared to 60,000,000) you have to consider the human population base (19,000,000 vs 3,500,000). This works out to be approx 6 sheep per Australian and 17 sheep per New Zealander - in fact New Zealand has the most sheep per head of population for any country in the world. Seriously though re importing cars to NZ try: http://www.customs.govt.nz/traveller...es/default.asp http://www.aironaut-customs.co.nz/ |
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| JCW No. 1459 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Neutral Bay, Sydney Local Time: 06:23 AM
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Offline | Jessh! Some people just never grow up but then again I suppose I shouldn't expect anything more from people who live in a country which eats its own national emblems ![]() |
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| MINI Traitor | Yeah, well, even if a New Zealander could actually find a Kiwi, they are not exactly "family feed" size More like an entree at best ![]() Pretty wussy excuse for a national emblem if you ask me *** Steve runs off to read "Why moderators should not stir the locals" by Paul Mullet *** |
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| JCW No. 1459 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Neutral Bay, Sydney Local Time: 06:23 AM
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Offline | And the gloves are off ![]() If you drive a MINI you should realise by now that size does not matter ... but if you want to talk about size I think you might find that proportionately the Kiwi has a much larger brain relative to its body mass (but then again I'm using big words which you probably find confusing ) ... probably explains why kangaroos are always playing chicken with the local traffic ![]() |
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| JCW No. 1459 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Neutral Bay, Sydney Local Time: 06:23 AM
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Offline | That the best you can do? Kiwi's have certainly been known to ruffle a few feathers when it comes to the driving skills (or lack of) of their Australian neighbours ![]() |
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| The Iron Pyrite Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Canberra ACT Local Time: 06:23 AM
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Offline | Is that all the thanks we get for being such nice neighbours - we give you guys the chance to always be the underdog at sporting events, a nice holiday resort for your unemployed, and and ......and we gave you our possums to play with which you've been breeding for goodness knows what reason ![]() |
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