Improting a Vespa from italy

A4Play Casual Dubber

39 posts · joined Feb 2005 · 17 Feb 2006, 10:17 am

#457095

Well my parents are off to Europe for 3 months and my dad, who was born in Italy, used to have a Vespa that he is sure is still at his house in Sicily.
He is thinking of bringing it over here, what would the costs involved be?

I told him that it would be expensive as they'd need to convert it to right hand drive. He looked at me a bit like this .
I thought it was funny.

Anyway what's the process/ costs?
Anyone done this before?

Daniel

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CAFFINEPUSHERMAN bandito di culo

1,609 posts · joined May 2005 · 17 Feb 2006, 10:26 am

#457099

dude i import coffee machines from torino in the north ,all you need to do is to get it washed throughly no dirt grass and shit quarintine can be hard on this pack it in a sturdy wooden crate i use j and s shipping you may have to get it to the mainland but this shouldnt be a problem what year is the beast a 1946 paperino was found in a small village in sicily a couple of years ago very exciting i have sold my scooter collection and miss them all dearly .buono fortuna christo .ps it usually costs me 300 euro to get a 90 kg coffee machine to melbourne port

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A4Play Casual Dubber

39 posts · joined Feb 2005 · 17 Feb 2006, 10:33 am

#457102

Grazie!

I think this Vespa will need a good cleaning.
I think its from around the mid to late 60s

Daniel

A4 1.8T Quattro
Stoptech Brake lines-RS4 Grille-DIESELGEEK SS-GFB DV-APR Snub Mount-K04-Samco Turbo Inlet Hose-S3 Injectors-GIAC

kroozzn63 Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,005 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 17 Feb 2006, 10:41 am

#457105

SOUNDS OK

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DOUBLECAB Unwanted member

915 posts · joined May 2005 · 17 Feb 2006, 12:11 pm

#457130

Another option is to bring one in from Bali......have seen them there for between A$800 to A$1500 depending on condition. Bali has a Vespa club.

pringa8 Seriously Crusin Dubber

132 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 17 Feb 2006, 12:36 pm

#457133

Dont forget to get an Vehicle Import Approval from the Dept of Transport and Regional Services! You'll need to get approval for a "motor vehicle manufactured before 1989". Should allow up to two weeks. Here's the site link for more info. If you have any general questions, I used to work there issuing the approvals so fire away!

http://www.dotars.gov.au/transreg/vsb/vsb_10.aspx

Also, be prepared to pay 10% GST which is calculated on the value of the scooter + shipping cost + insurance (I used to work at Customs too!). You'll need to lodge an entry which you should be able to do through your local Customs shopfront, or even easier, get a Customs Broker to enter it in for you - he/she will do all the paper work for you but will charge you for it.