Importing Arctic Trucks Prado 120 in to Australia

[Musag Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Musag]

Hello all, I just moved to Australia recently, and wondering if anyone here has any experience importing 4x4s. I have an Arctic Trucks AT35 Prado 120, is importing a vehicle like that into Australia even an option?

Thanks
Musa

[macaroon1 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close macaroon1]

Everything possible mate so long as you have the dough!! I know member http://www.pradopoint.com/member.php?18091-fridayman (Fridayman) imported his Prado from the UK to Aus. It had to be steam cleaned to an inch of it's life to pass quarantine (customs). Maybe give him a PM and see what he says????

I've shipped a few things (not cars)... (same direction) as above. It's all based on volume not weight so stuff your car with your household stuff in boxes. Maybe get the shipper/exporter to share the container with another vehicle going the same direction/location. May save you a shed load of $$$.

Anyway good luck with it. Don't think it's cheap but if it's something you really care about it life..go 4 it!! I occasionally wish I shipped a little 4wd but it would not have been worth the shipping cost in value anyway. I guess if the vehicle is worth a little, it's more feasible!!

[Beach Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Beach]

Google is your friend.

Start here:

http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/vehicles/imports/

Good luck.

[Musag Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Musag]

Thanks for the info guys... From the link it appears the car will have to be converted to a RHD vehicle... My concerns were primarily about AT35 mods being road legal in Australia. But the conversion seals its fate, would not want to go through all that.

[croozza Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close croozza]

The answer to that is yes you can import it into OZ, but you will not be able to drive it on the road in any state or territory. A few of things will get you caught out, the tyre size is too large an increase over std, the height of the truck is too much over std, etc, etc

[macaroon1 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close macaroon1]

FWIW I found this PP thread: http://www.pradopoint.com/showthread...c-Trucks/page2
Note Post #20. That poster always seems to know his stuff et al...