Advice

mrhappy42

Working in New Zealand have bought a second hand 1996 Japanese import Isuzu Bighorn 3.1D with Lotus suspension for about 16NZD (about 8 to 9,000 Euro).

It would cost about 2 to 4 thousand to ship to Ireland is it worth it?

Ps. Insurance for myself and my wife is about 500NZD (300 Euro), driving here is a lot cheaper than Ireland.

Seth Brundle

Do you own it more than 6 months (before coming here) and wouldn't plan on selling it for 12 after coming here?
Otherwise it is subject to VRT

prospect

Assuming its a passanger vehicle:

Tax on that beast will be €1343 P/A

Stephen

I looked into the whole VRT-free importing thing a while ago when I was supposed to be living up north for about 6 months. You have to own the vehicle for 6 months at a minimum, often a year for some countries (where they don't have local motor tax etc), and you also have to be living there for at least a year - This is why they said I couldn't import from the UK, as although I'd have the car 6 months, I wouldn't have been living there for a full year.

mrhappy42

Passanger vechicle. Will own it for more than a year here and understand would have to own it for more than a year or so after returning...however did not know it would be 1343 a year on tax alone...total costs here are very small so not an issue still a lot of V6 petrols around. I suppose insurance on it would be a killer as well....might just have to stay here :-)

Rodney Trotter

A 1996 ISUZU Trooper Bighorn passenger might fetch around €12000. Not a great market for passenger 4x4 of that vintage, and remember it will be at least 10 years old by the time you come to sell it.

Best 7-seater to import would be the Landcruiser, followed by the Pajero, the Trooper, unfortunately, is well down the list of desirability.

unkel

Rodney Trotter wrote:

A 1996 ISUZU Trooper Bighorn passenger might fetch around €12000

You'd do well to get half that in a private sale. I agree that there won't be buyers lined up

Best leave it over there mate

mrhappy42

Thanks for that will do, does not sound like its worth the hassle. Dont want to bring back a land cruiser as to much investment capital involved and the engine size etc. here are slightly different.

However a friend of mine is over here and thinking of bring back a new Hyundia Tuscan...he says the model here is the same as in Ireland, it would be two years old by the time he comes to selling it I suppose.

M

lomb

will have to pay both vrt and vat as it an ouside eu country.

peasant

lomb wrote:

will have to pay both vrt and vat as it an ouside eu country.

...and possibly DUTY as well !!

That , and the huge shipping cost ....not a good deal in my books

HashSlinging

A mate of mine is bringing back an STi and is filling the container with other things to sell when he comes back. cars are dirt cheap over there.

daveirl

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shagman

I lived in NZ for 16 months my advice is STAY THERE!!! It is a far far better place to live in than Ireland in every way that I can think of not just the freedom to drive a decent car for a decent cost. If you don't HAVE to come back to Ireland don't, the things you probably miss (the craic in the pub for instance) are dead and gone. Good rashers and the smell of turf thats it, thats all we've got left. If bord na mona and dennys get together and make an air freshener we got nothin.