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Is
it worthwhile?
Everyone at some point will have to answer this question and the
considerations may be ...
- Direct costs:
- Shipping to Australia with
Shipment Protection
- Australian Duties and Taxes
- From arrival at the Australian
port through to getting a car
‘on the road’.
We have prepared an easy to use Spreadsheet that will give a quick
rough guide to all of the costs of taking your car to Australia
(averaged as each Australian port/destination has slightly different
costs) and gives a comparison of the saving by not having to find a
Buyer in the UK and having to purchase a replacement upon arrival in
Australia. The spreadsheet asks for only two figures and gives the
internet website address’s to locate the prices for your
particular car.
Find out if it is worthwhile shipping your car to Australia –
click
here to calculate.
- Indirect Costs:
- Depreciation since purchase and
possible low sale price in the UK
- High cost of an equivalent car
in Australia
- Buying the right car at the
right price in Australia.
- Logistics:
- Are you allowed to import your
car and getting an import approval?
- Arranging a Company to ship the
car and a Company in Australia to
assist with the import and registration formalities
- Having to advertise and sell
your car in the UK and having to handle
the buying of another car upon arrival in Australia.
- Other:
- Is there an affinity with your
current UK car?
- What do other people do?
- What type of car is normally
shipped to Australia?
It is normal for some people to own smaller cars in the UK than in
Australia and so cars less than 1.6 Litres are not normally worthwhile
shipping. The age and value of a car is not such a determining factor
as more often normal cars that are in good condition can be more
worthwhile considering taking to Australia than almost new high value
cars. Most cars that are shipped are 4–8 years old and from
GBP4000 to
GBP10000 in value. Many people plan to sell their car before they go
not realising that it may be worthwhile taking and then change their
minds at the last minute when they are only offered such a low amount
for their car here in the UK.
Although all cars are generally much more expensive in Australia the
differential in Far Eastern car models (Daihatsu, Honda, Hyundai,
Isuzu, Kia, Lexus, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru, Suzuki and
Toyota) is not as high (4WD SUV’s can still be worthwhile)
and so the cost of shipment and taxes may outweigh any saving. The same
goes for many Fiats, Fords, Rovers, Seats, Skoda Vauxhalls and the Mini.
In many instances there can be a saving on all European models of car
from 2.0 litres upwards including Alfa Romeo, Audi, Chrysler, Citroen,
Fiat, Peugeot, Saab, Renault, Volvo and Volkswagen. There are not so
many diesel models available in Australia as there are in the UK as
petrol can be half the UK price.
The largest difference in value is with almost all of the models of
BMW, Daimler, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mercedes Benz and Porsche as well as
Aston Martin, Bentley, Ferrari, Lamborghini and Rolls Royce.
Speciality models of Lotus, Morgan, MG and TVR and most classic cars
are quite rare in Australia and it is more difficult to make a cost
comparison although most owners of these vehicles do have an affinity
with their car and the cost, although still important, is not such an
overriding factor.
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