Importing - Registering Repaired Vehicle

[scooby-wrx]

Hey guys,

I've done a quick search, but no info on registering a damaged / rust repaired vehicle.

Ive been offered a trade for my STIs and am seriously considering it as the offer is very tempting / worth it Wont say too much for now as these deals usually fall through and Im not sure I want to get rid of both STIs at this point Its great having one as a daily and the other for weekends.

Anyway, back onto the registering The vehicle was imported last year and is a 1994 it was setup and tuned in Japan (has a roll cage etc). The seller states hes completed 90% of the registering process which includes a VIN and cert for all mods apart from certifying the rust repairs that have been completed. The damage was minor, but needed to be repaired for it to comply. Surely the repair work would have to be verified prior to VIN / cert ? If not, how difficult would it be to comply and what would I have to prove / do to complete the process?

Its a special interest vehicle Ill give you a bit more info, its a Nissan.

Appreciate and advice / info.

Thanks

[caspros]

 scooby-wrx said:

Hey guys,

I've done a quick search, but no info on registering a damaged / rust repaired vehicle.

Ive been offered a trade for my STIs and am seriously considering it as the offer is very tempting / worth it Wont say too much for now as these deals usually fall through and Im not sure I want to get rid of both STIs at this point Its great having one as a daily and the other for weekends.

Anyway, back onto the registering The vehicle was imported last year and is a 1994 it was setup and tuned in Japan (has a roll cage etc). The seller states hes completed 90% of the registering process which includes a VIN and cert for all mods apart from certifying the rust repairs that have been completed. The damage was minor, but needed to be repaired for it to comply. Surely the repair work would have to be verified prior to VIN / cert ? If not, how difficult would it be to comply and what would I have to prove / do to complete the process?

Its a special interest vehicle Ill give you a bit more info, its a Nissan.

Appreciate and advice / info.

Thanks

I looked at this exact process last year for a damaged car, and actually am right now importing a car, but not damaged.

When it was first bought in, the entry certifier would've presented a document that showed all the things that needed to be fixed. Have you seen that ? That is where you need to start

http://www.nzta.govt.nz/vehicle/warrants-certifications/repair-cert.html

maybe get that document, and start making sure what has been ticked off the repair list ?

[scooby-wrx]

Brilliant, thanks for the info. Really appreciate it.

I'll definitely request more info prior to driving up to AKL to view the car.

Cheers

[Guest]

For a special interest vehicle uou have to own the car for 4 years without selling it

[scooby-wrx]

 jkwrx555 said:

For a special interest vehicle uou have to own the car for 4 years without selling it

That's a good point, thanks man. Definitely worth raising / looking into before going any further.

[newsuba]

Potential can of big fat, wriggly worms.

Ask why seller has had the car for nearly a year and still has not completed the VIN/cert/compliance.

It could be simply laziness or a nightmare of epic proportions.

Caveat emptor !

[threedee312]

The car would need a repair cert to verify all the work done on the car is legit but in some cases car cant get repair cert if too much damaged its jst to structurally fukd lol .if yr serious about it get a repair certifier to go over it n see wat they think n also get the compliance papers to see wat other repairs it need while going through the compliance process

[scooby-wrx]

Thought about it and decided not to go ahead due to the unknown. Which is very disappointing as I really want a GTR, especially this one!

Had another discussion with the owner today and he definitely seems legit - even gave me names of certifier so I can follow-up and clarify any questions I have etc...

Ok, so the reason the car has not been registered is due to the fact that the repair work that was carried out was not seen prior to under body being sealed - meaning seal will have to be removed and re-inspected (not too serious, assuming work carried out was done properly). With regards to registering / reselling its a 94 so will be registered as a classic (not special interest vehicle) meaning it can be resold without waiting 4 years (apparently). I need to find someone that deals with registering an import so I can make 100% certain things will work out.