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posted on January 24th, 2012 at 03:34 AM



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Oh yeah I live in Arana hills right next to ferney hills lol.
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Ferney Hills is also on my list. I am determined to bring the bus as well. I'll keep you posted.

As far as I can see there are two hurdles the first is import / customs and the second is the engineers report for registering it.
Still loads to get through at the moment with the job - was it a good move for you or do you miss Blighty ? What's good, What's bad ? How long does it take to drive to the beech from your gaff ?

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posted on January 24th, 2012 at 03:54 AM



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engine and brakes will be no prob, i can give you the number of the guy in brisbane that approved my split (also with subi motor) ;)


Not correct , to import it needs to be stock but once here you can get the mods engineered and then register with the goodnesses. Mitchell


Does anyone really know or is it what people think ?

my take on it is, you have to declare the mods, but whether that changes things well that's another question. The reason you have to declare is to determine whether it can be imported as a pre 1989 vehicle. I understand that major mods such as changing the engine i.e a Scooby lump would mean it couldn't be imported as a pre-1989 vehicle, But this wouldn't mean I couldn't import it if it was fitted - it just means that it wouldn't come under the pre-1989 label - it would be classed as the year it was fitted. If imported under the pre 1989 scheme the van would be exempt from some of the concessions.

I will put the air-cooled back in for this one.
The fact that the brakes are fitted again doesn't mean it can't be imported - I mean come on - just because you change the brakes doesn't make it a 2011 vehicle ! some common sense required i think. Hopefully this won't make a massive difference to the import side of things - we'll wait and see.
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posted on January 24th, 2012 at 07:05 AM



This should help
http://www.dsk.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14585&highlight=modified+import 




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posted on January 25th, 2012 at 03:31 AM



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http://www.dsk.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14585&highlight=modified+import 



perfect !

Beers and curry round my gaff if/ when i get there ! (with the bus!)
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posted on January 25th, 2012 at 08:20 AM



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posted on January 25th, 2012 at 08:50 AM



I thought it was just me who watched that !
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posted on January 25th, 2012 at 04:02 PM



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Oh yeah I live in Arana hills right next to ferney hills lol.
Nice place


Ferney Hills is also on my list. I am determined to bring the bus as well. I'll keep you posted.

As far as I can see there are two hurdles the first is import / customs and the second is the engineers report for registering it.
Still loads to get through at the moment with the job - was it a good move for you or do you miss Blighty ? What's good, What's bad ? How long does it take to drive to the beech from your gaff ?

Andy

I decided it wasn't worth the bother my bus like yours was pretty well modified (dropped spindles blah blah) and I hated getting rid as I did a full resto myself. But thought I can get a good right hand drive bus to restore here (now have bloody squareback instead lol)
Best move ever for sure sunshine coast about an hour away gold coast a little further. The weather is amazing but can be pretty humid. Some people won't like me saying this but sorry the vw scene isn't the same as UK sorry to say but just being honest just the whole show thing in the uk is heaps better. When you looking at coming.
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posted on January 26th, 2012 at 06:39 AM



I might come over for two weeks for a pre visit to check the place out etc...around April, looking to move in August and then start job in September.:)
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posted on January 26th, 2012 at 06:50 AM



August.....bi-anual, 4 day VW show

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posted on January 26th, 2012 at 09:53 AM



Cool just had a thought re importing your bus have you been on poms in oz forums, maybe worth asking. Bit of a long shot but you never know.
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posted on January 29th, 2012 at 06:39 PM



looks great
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posted on February 11th, 2012 at 12:23 AM



ive always wanted a zebra to ride rather then a horse........you have exactly that...love the ride and i hope
your ride to australia is safe and pleasant and where better then queesland.....nice weather but be careful of
areas of flooding as we havent had a very good run up north of brisbane in the last 5 years as you are probably aware
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posted on February 11th, 2012 at 09:39 AM



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engine and brakes will be no prob, i can give you the number of the guy in brisbane that approved my split (also with subi motor) ;)


Not correct , to import it needs to be stock but once here you can get the mods engineered and then register with the goodnesses. Mitchell


Yes thats what i was talking about, after its imported he will have no problems returning the mods and getting it engineered in queensland.




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