Who'd buy my Corrado if I imported it into Australia

[Jarred]

Only you can make that decision,

as you're the one that wil have to find the right car, (or buy a car and make it right), organise transport, organise compliancing and registration etc etc.

Having said that, I'd love to own one one day, so they more that are bought into the country, the better

[team_v]

As it is, cost of buying, shipping, importing, ADR, rego, fees, tax's, etc is around $11K(Australian)
So, IS IT WORTH IT????

Basically no.
With new cars so cheap there is going to be next to no one who is going to buy a 15 year old car that wasn't sold here.

As said previously you would be better off bringing out a 911 or something people actually know about.

[mk1turbo79]

The other option is to find someone who wants to import a specific car and work with them, charge them for the work involved plus a margin.

Only a thought

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[Tim]

Basically no.
With new cars so cheap there is going to be next to no one who is going to buy a 15 year old car that wasn't sold here.

This isnt true at all. There is a market for rare iconic cars such as the corrado. Its a very specific market though. If I hadnt purchased my other dream car (mk1 Scirocco) I would be all over this trying to secure a corrado for myself right now.

[team_v]

This isnt true at all. There is a market for rare iconic cars such as the corrado. Its a very specific market though. If I hadnt purchased my other dream car (mk1 Scirocco) I would be all over this trying to secure a corrado for myself right now.

Hence why i said "next to no one" instead of no one.
Avergare Joe public isn't going to buy it so you are really only going to target vw enthusiasts who want something older that doesn't come with creature comforts and safety extras.
Most people would look at it for 20k and then say "why wouldn't i just buy an Mk 4 R32 or Mk5 GTI?"

[Tim]

A corrado isnt going to be a daily driver. Its going to be something that someone with too much money will buy because they want one!
Granted its a niche market. But there is a market for the right car.

[team_v]

A corrado isnt going to be a daily driver. Its going to be something that someone with too much money will buy because they want one!
Granted its a niche market. But there is a market for the right car.

With the cost of living going up there is less and less of a market for a weekend warrior/show car.

The better bet would be to bring over an E30 M3 or an E34 M5 that is known and has an enthusiast market already established rather than hoping someone

[OEM G60]

A bit hard to justify these days with the cost an R32 being around the same, the R32's got the 24V and AWD, A/C...

Still, there will be someone who'll want one if you brought one over with you, eventually. Mine did take a while to sell and was a pretty good one, with only 2 previous owners, me being the second owner. A VR6 would definitely sell quicker.

Might be worth considering bringing an original Mk2, 3dr, 16V. I think that would sell quicker, Golfs are more popular here.

[Golf Loon]

Bring an rs4 Audi wagon instead once you have owned it for a year.

[golfgti101]

Porsche 911 2DR 996 TURBO HUGE SPEC 3.6 | eBay

Bring that over and i'd buy it off you for 50k

or with a lower budget..

2003 03 reg BMW M3 Convertible SMG II RED Leather + SAT NAV + AC Shnitzer Extras | eBay

that and you'd get 35k pretty easily off someone in aus.. even with the kms.

I also work for a shipping company meaning freighting these over would be a piece of pie