Dont crush the car!
A couple of options,
You should be able to keep it as an offroad vehicle, surrender the compliance plate only.
Sell it in parts, or buy a cheap wreck of similar model and transfer the parts, easier still just the compliance plate!
I honestly understand your frustration in trying to import a vehicle!
The bastard theory!
IMHO the vehicle dealers in this country, the scheming bastards have lobbied the Ozi Govt. the spineless bastards, to a point and in collusion with the manufactures the complete bastards! Where by they change the absolute minimum on given vehicle therefore said product will not meet ADR's. This is why Ozi cars are some of the most expensive on the planet! I put the bastard theory to some dork at DOTARS, his reply was Errrr Ohhh we have to keep the vehicles safe on our roads! To that, you cant be serious, how many states in this country are there where you don't have to take your car over the pits every year ? QLD & SA for starters, you got Fred Nerk scooting round in his FB ute which probably hasn't been over the pits since day 1. Didn't go over well at all but there you have it in a nutshell, worse still my bike is still overseas!
The cartel is alive and thriving friend!
Last edited by Drwnite; 25 May 2014 at 06:29.
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