Griifth compliance standards - importing question
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I'm exploring the idea of importing a Griffith ('96 or '97) to New Zealand, and there is a requirement for all cars to meet certain international safety standards, and have a Statement of Complaiance drawn up.
The most important standard is for frontal impact, which must meet a standard such as UN/ECE Regulation No. 94. I'm certain I've seen a video of TVR crash testing, but don't know what model or year this was. Also, I think that after '99, all UK cars had to meet new frontal impact standards, so it's possible they only started testing/complying from then on
I would be very interested in hearing from anyone with any experience in this area, or if anyone knows of someone at TVR that I could talk to about compliance standards. We do recognise Autralian ADR standards in NZ too, so our compliance processes may be similar - any Aussies out there that have gone through this process?
Any help greatly appreciated.
The most important standard is for frontal impact, which must meet a standard such as UN/ECE Regulation No. 94. I'm certain I've seen a video of TVR crash testing, but don't know what model or year this was. Also, I think that after '99, all UK cars had to meet new frontal impact standards, so it's possible they only started testing/complying from then on
I would be very interested in hearing from anyone with any experience in this area, or if anyone knows of someone at TVR that I could talk to about compliance standards. We do recognise Autralian ADR standards in NZ too, so our compliance processes may be similar - any Aussies out there that have gone through this process?
Any help greatly appreciated.
there's an article in sprint in front of me, which tells the tale of a chap who took a chim over.
he had to have the chassis stripped, sandblasted and powder-coated because there was some surface rust. gulp.
if you buy one you could get it all cleaned up and painted, then waxoiled, and i guess chance it through the inspection - but bit risky in my opinion. i suppose it all depends how thorugh these guys are - are some likely to be more sympathetic than others?
other wise anything more than a few years old is likely to exhibit this problem. suppose it all comes down to how deep your pockets are.
you have to fit a high level brake light and number plate light as well ( it says here
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he had to have the chassis stripped, sandblasted and powder-coated because there was some surface rust. gulp.
if you buy one you could get it all cleaned up and painted, then waxoiled, and i guess chance it through the inspection - but bit risky in my opinion. i suppose it all depends how thorugh these guys are - are some likely to be more sympathetic than others?
other wise anything more than a few years old is likely to exhibit this problem. suppose it all comes down to how deep your pockets are.
you have to fit a high level brake light and number plate light as well ( it says here
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I'm an Australian living in the UK at the moment. I have a Griff 500 and I did loads of investigation about bringing it back to Oz before I bought it. It could be different in NZ but to bring a car back to Oz you have 2 options.
A private import which means you will have to own and used the car for at least 12 months and there is no compliance required. You will need to be in the same country for 11 out of the 12 months while you have the car abroad.
Second is a commercial import which will require you to get compliance plate fitted to the car and in Oz will cost you around $10,000 Aust dollars. They will just fit an eye level break light to you boot and that's about all you will need to have changed.
TVR Griffiths and Chim have no compliance issue in Oz but you will need to check with the NZ authority first.
I've looked into servicing and insurance as well recently. There are a few garage that has loads of experiences with Rover V8 engines and a full service will cost about £250 which is about 1/4 of the price in the UK. Insurance is pretty good as well around $1400 for fully comp and no mileage limit. Parts are not a big problem either.
Shipping the car back will cost around $3000 oz dollars if you arrange it from there mybe it will be cheaper if you do it from here. Duty and tax for import will be around another 27.5% but it would still be well worth it!
I'm an Australian living in the UK at the moment. I have a Griff 500 and I did loads of investigation about bringing it back to Oz before I bought it. It could be different in NZ but to bring a car back to Oz you have 2 options.
A private import which means you will have to own and used the car for at least 12 months and there is no compliance required. You will need to be in the same country for 11 out of the 12 months while you have the car abroad.
Second is a commercial import which will require you to get compliance plate fitted to the car and in Oz will cost you around $10,000 Aust dollars. They will just fit an eye level break light to you boot and that's about all you will need to have changed.
TVR Griffiths and Chim have no compliance issue in Oz but you will need to check with the NZ authority first.
I've looked into servicing and insurance as well recently. There are a few garage that has loads of experiences with Rover V8 engines and a full service will cost about £250 which is about 1/4 of the price in the UK. Insurance is pretty good as well around $1400 for fully comp and no mileage limit. Parts are not a big problem either.
Shipping the car back will cost around $3000 oz dollars if you arrange it from there mybe it will be cheaper if you do it from here. Duty and tax for import will be around another 27.5% but it would still be well worth it!
Thanks for the replies.
Seems everyone I've spoken to NZ that knows TVRs so far, are convinced that none can be imported now, though I do not yet have the specifics.
I spoke to the person in the Sprint article, and it was a sad story indeed at the time, but he is a happy owner now. Labout rates here are about 1/3 of yours, so he had all the work done quite cheaply.
My only option now is to contact the factory and make sure 100% they dont meet the required standards. If that fails (liekly) then I will proably give up on the idea of Griffth ownership, as they simply do not come up for sale here now, especially at reasonable prices.
Thanks for the help.
Seems everyone I've spoken to NZ that knows TVRs so far, are convinced that none can be imported now, though I do not yet have the specifics.
I spoke to the person in the Sprint article, and it was a sad story indeed at the time, but he is a happy owner now. Labout rates here are about 1/3 of yours, so he had all the work done quite cheaply.
My only option now is to contact the factory and make sure 100% they dont meet the required standards. If that fails (liekly) then I will proably give up on the idea of Griffth ownership, as they simply do not come up for sale here now, especially at reasonable prices.
Thanks for the help.
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