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SEVS Model Choices for Import to Australia

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Note – new import regulations should be in place by about the end of 2019 which will change how SEVS operates as well as the vehicles allowed for import.

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The Specialist and Enthusiast Vehicle Scheme (SEVS) is currently one of the four options to import a vehicle to Australia.

The SEVS model list covers vehicles built from 1989 onward and is the most commonly used vehicle import method for Australia for normal road use.

Full list of SEVS models approved for import to Australia

Below is a list of the most popular SEVS imports to Australia in recent years.

It is worth noting that many of the older Japanese turbo cars are still very popular worldwide but are becoming increasingly difficult to find in nice condition with genuine low kms.  As these models have been moving to classic status, prices have been rising.

The very nature of performance vehicles increases the chance of harsh treatment and accident repair.  So it takes time, patience and a good budget to select the absolute best examples if you’re looking for something special.

We love sourcing unique and collector vehicles as well as everyday cars in the best possible condition, so let us know what you’re looking for and we can advise you further on likely timeframe and budget.

Online Auction Search — start your research on any model by browsing upcoming Japanese auction cars plus 3 months of past sales.

Honda

  • Honda Civic Type-R EP3 (2002 to 2005)

Mazda

Mitsubishi

Nissan

Toyota

Rover

  • Rover Mini (1992 to 2000)

Testimonial

The Nissan Skyline R34 was an awesome awesome car, it was the best car I have ever owned. I kept it for 7 years … absolute trouble free, reliable, unique and a great drive.

It was hard to let go of, but with a growing family had to eventually trade it in … in the end after 7 years of good use ended up getting $14K trade in at a dealer, which was bloody good … considering it was a an import landed for $25K, 7 years earlier.

For now I now drive around in a Golf GTI which I bought brand new, but with a growing family we need a bit more room. That plus the fact that the German built VW has already started to develop squeaks and rattles I never experienced in my Skyline!! …

Right now I am having a look at the people movers (something with three rows of seats) and the officially available range on the Australian market is just awful … I don’t really like what I see. They are terrible value and very very low tech.

Was thinking about an E51 Elgrand a few months back but it is way too large for my wife to drive around so having a look at the Delica instead, which is a bit more compact.

Have been looking at the Delica D5 (2007) at the Parramatta dealerships … but I am a bit suspicious of the KMs having been wound back and tampered with by the Australian dealers. And now having done a back of the envelope calc with your import price calculator based on the recent auction prices you just sent through I don’t quite know how they (dealers) could offer their cars at the price they do without having wound back the KM’s (and make a profit).

So once the wife test drives the Delica … and gives me the OK … I will go down the private import path again and rely on the Japanese auctions rather than the unregulated import dealers here.
Ara G, Sydney ~ 1999 Nissan Skyline R34 GT-T 2.5L turbo coupe
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