tvr uk to nz ?
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Yes, if you're not worried about being on the other side of the world from expertise and parts for the S6. That's a personal call but just be aware that is the case. A good local mechanic armed with the right documentation and a help line to a UK specialist would cope OK I'm sure.
You'll have the only T350 in the country and one of only a few (and I mean less than 5) Speed 6 powered TVRs.
There are rules you need to know about and regulation hopops to jump through, but nothing insurmountable. Search this forum on "frontal impact" and you'll get a number of threads that explain what the situation is. It changed earlier this year so ignore what was said prior to around May 08.
If that desn't put you off - bring it! Would be great to see it on the roads here.
You'll have the only T350 in the country and one of only a few (and I mean less than 5) Speed 6 powered TVRs.
There are rules you need to know about and regulation hopops to jump through, but nothing insurmountable. Search this forum on "frontal impact" and you'll get a number of threads that explain what the situation is. It changed earlier this year so ignore what was said prior to around May 08.
If that desn't put you off - bring it! Would be great to see it on the roads here.
The T350C would have to be the best looking car TVR have made IMO.T350cTVR said:
so if i go for it and ship over my baby (T350) do you think there would be a market for her in a few years time if i ever decide to sell.
If you bring it in (under the SIV scheme) you can't sell it for 4 years under law.After that, there's a pretty limited market for TVRs here.... many people have never heard of them.... if you've got the right buyer it should go for good money, but you might be waiting a while to find that buyer.
Esprit said:
T350cTVR said:
so if i go for it and ship over my baby (T350) do you think there would be a market for her in a few years time if i ever decide to sell.
If you bring it in (under the SIV scheme) you can't sell it for 4 years under law.After that, there's a pretty limited market for TVRs here.... many people have never heard of them.... if you've got the right buyer it should go for good money, but you might be waiting a while to find that buyer.
There are two aspects to this - the LTNZ registration period and the liability for import duty from Customs. If you have the 350C classed as an "Immigrants Vehicle" for the frontal impact excemption, then the time requirement for ownership before onsale is 1 year. If you register it as a Special Interest Vehicle, the ownership period is 4 years. For Customs Duty purposes you have to declare that you will not onsell your car for 2 years from import - otherwise you will be liable for import duty on the car. Therefore you can sell after one year, but would be liable for Duty, or after two years duty free. What I'd like to know if this, though. I bring in or register a car under imigrant or SIV status and onsell it within the prohibited period. Apart from potential duty implications, what can the LTNZ do about it? Would they cancel the registration on the new owner? Not that I'm intending to find out...
Zaphod said:
There are two aspects to this - the LTNZ registration period and the liability for import duty from Customs. If you have the 350C classed as an "Immigrants Vehicle" for the frontal impact excemption, then the time requirement for ownership before onsale is 1 year. If you register it as a Special Interest Vehicle, the ownership period is 4 years. For Customs Duty purposes you have to declare that you will not onsell your car for 2 years from import - otherwise you will be liable for import duty on the car. Therefore you can sell after one year, but would be liable for Duty, or after two years duty free. What I'd like to know if this, though. I bring in or register a car under imigrant or SIV status and onsell it within the prohibited period. Apart from potential duty implications, what can the LTNZ do about it? Would they cancel the registration on the new owner? Not that I'm intending to find out...
I would have thought that since it's covered under the LTSA umbrella (that you can't onsell within 4 years) they'd just refuse to transfer ownership to anybody earlier than 4 years... nobody's going to pay money for a car they can't get legal title over.The author of this thread is probably in NZ by now, but anyway..... From my experience having visited NZ three times in the last fifteen years, I don't really know if you would be able to enjoy driving a TVR there. Police are so on the ball with speeding I don't think you would get a chance to unleash the TVR's potential. I can't remember what their max permitted speed is, but it's pretty sadate.Of course, I'm not saying it's a bad thing !
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