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Shell Grand Master

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Absolutely! No where is too far these days if you have the time and a bit of cash to spare to go have a look. Especially if you're after a real specific model/colour/whatever..

I would try and get as much info as you can before you go though... it's a much bigger waste of time if the buyer hasn't been completely honest with you!

Johnny Veteran

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Mmmm anyone know what costs are involved with moving the car to a different state?

No roblem buying interstate as i bought my r34 gtr from sydney, jst make sure all questions are asked and photos emailed over; you can even organise professional car inspectors to go check all aspects of the ride and write up a detailed report with photos for about 300dollars

transport can range from 400-800bux depending on the type but make sure insurance is added; when my gtr came from sydney it had a stone chip on the front bar and winshield but no problem as my insurance covered it for 1500ish bux.

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I think I paid 1500ish to send a skyline from Syd - Perth. And Recently I paid the same price to send a Commodore from Sydney to Darwin. Selling interstate is the new way to go lol :banana:

Yeah I had a inspector inspect it and email the buyer, and took huge photos in high resolution of every panel of the car even underneath it.

Birds Grand Master

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Sometimes your perfect car can only be found interstate. This club may be too big for it (in the nicest way possible), and maybe not as close a community (also in the nicest), but in my other car club people just post up the details of the car and a knowledgeable interstate member close to the location goes and has a look for them.

Recommend getting it mechanically inspected and the report sent to you. Then fly there yourself and test drive it before you complete the transaction. As long as you are certain you want to buy the car, it will not be a waste of air fares...think of it as insurance.

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Why not?

The flights are cheap, the transit is reasonable (assuming you do not want to drive yourself).

I had a car shipped to a customer in Adelaide (from Sydney) the cheapest quote was $400. If you drive you need to fill up your tank twice.

All you need to worry is to do a roadworthy test in your state, if you know people you will get it sorted too.

bozodos Grand Master

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$400 is VERY reasonable to send from Syd to Adelaide - I bought both my cars and drove home 2/3 of that trip to where I live and I would have spent near on $400 in fuel and incidental expenses.

Big thing to look out for for those of us in NSW - if you buy you car in SA or Vic where you don't need to get a RWC every year, it can often work out really expensive to get a heap of stuff fixed up or changed over for NSW RWC.

mad082 Grand Master

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it's not really any different to buying a car from someone local. if you don't know the car, you have to do the same checks. you could buy a car off someone 2 streets away and have something go wrong with it after owning it for 3 weeks and there's nothing you can do about it. once you pay for it it's your problem, unless it's from a car yard with warranty.

however if buying from interstate i would thoroughly suggest going and looking at the car in person. have a good look at the car and take it for a test drive. also have REVS checks, etc done on any cars before you leave to look at them. then if you like the car, drive it home (unless you are from brissy and buying a car in perth). the cost of fuel to get from melb or sydney to brisbane would be less than freighting it. just check all the fluids before you leave and keep a few litres of water in the car just in case.

Nic_A31 Grand Master

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I bought my Cefiro from Queensland (local Ceffy's were double the price, and double the KMs), it cost me $1589 from the seller's front door to my own front door, 10 days, with full tracking, service was A+, delivered it a day early (I rang to confirm drop-off time, and they offered to do it that afternoon instead of next morning), that was with CEVA.

I SHOULD have got

Photo's of VIN/Chassis + Engine Number and done a REVS check,

Higher res. photo's of the car, and more of them,

Report

Compression Test

Luckily, it was all sweet. I rushed for the money, the seller (who advertised it locally, not as an interstate sale) seemed honest, I didnt think about the risk I was taking and I got flamed for it until the car arrived, running better than I expected. My plan was to either register the car for my own use (if in good state, as sold), or to sell it for its Perth price (enough to cover the cost of car + shipping + more in pocket), it turned out well, but I should have planned it a bit better.

Lesson Learnt :P

Silvia GTR Mentor

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Ive bought a couple of cars interstate but I have been uber padantic about it. I was lucky that I have bought from honest people but I do make sure that I have asked all the relevant questions and made sure there was no money owed etc. I even got them to take pictures and videos of everything!!!

I Highly reccomend Autotrans for transport I got a unmovable car transported from melb to Bris for $720!!! in 3 days!!!

Look them up theyre worth every cent :)

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Hi

Im looking at buying a car in Melbourne im form Tassie. Would it be best to use a dealership? If so any one receommed one. Or go private? The reason i say dealership is i assume they have warrantys which prob dont mean much and are prob serviced/tuned/detailed etc.

Nic_A31 Grand Master

Nic_A31

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Hi

Im looking at buying a car in Melbourne im form Tassie. Would it be best to use a dealership? If so any one receommed one. Or go private? The reason i say dealership is i assume they have warrantys which prob dont mean much and are prob serviced/tuned/detailed etc.

Yards charge way too much for cars to start with and their warranty won't count for much if you've had it shipped that distance away.

eBay has a few stores that sell mainly performance parts and import spare parts but have one or two vehicles available at a time for sale, they'll also know the right people for better shipping quotes, theyre your best bet, and they'll be much mo co-ioperative in the event something goes wrong with your purchase.

Either an eBay seller, or private if you can find a honest sale your confident in.

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