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Sherif
19 yrs ago
I am coming to HK to live in the next 2 months and am looking to register my renault sport spider without windshield. are there any numbers i can call to ask about whether this would comply with HK road regulations
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http://www.td.gov.hk/public_services/licences_and_permits/vehicle_first_registration/guidelines_for_importation_and_registration_of_mot/index.htm
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the lotus is, but the spider is LHD...however the spider is fully homologated for UK road use...what do you think??
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Mr Rotavator - what are those special circumstances set out in the penultimate line?
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thanks st kilda...what do i need to register it as to get it in HK or is it not possible?
It is a 10yr old car, a competitor to the lotus elise. originally 3000 spiders were made, of those 300 without windshield, of those, 275 had were road cars and only 3 in all silver. mine was the last of the silver.
can i claim therefore that it is a historical car or a racing car??
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st kilda - thanks for the advice. i do actually have a mk1 lotus elise. can i import that without problems...? (i dont want to buy another sports car in HK given i already have two in London)
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thanks rotavator and st kilda for all your help. i suppose if it was cheap to by a 993 911...i could do that. do HK car prices depreciate fairly quickly and where is the best place to pick up cheap cars in fire sales?
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interesting. why are the chinese so strict with the HK car market? what do they care if cars are cheap to come by?? they are taxing them so whats the problem?
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gmbl
19 yrs ago
St Kilda, I disagree, I think it is always better to by a 2nd hand from a chinese than an expat as the chinese will drive less, always go to theright garage for check up (as it might be dangerous to trust a local garage). Then, they do not like old cars so after 3-5 years, they think the car is not reliable anymore and will change to a new one. They will quickly sell the other one.
Do not forget as well, car is a luxury product here so only those who can afford will have one and therefore will take good care of it.
I bought a 10 years old Rav4 (model 1997) and for the past 4 years I had no pble at all. The car was only 56Km !!
Lastly, chinese do not like to go through MOT as from then they car worse nothing ! So it is better to sell it before. As for the expat, they do not car. A car is a car and it is always (sorry very often) a sh*t car compare to the rest of HK. (no offense to gweilo and I am one)
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Hi St Kilda Beach, I agree with you to a point. I've owned a few cars here, some with and some without service history. I think a lot depends on the previous owner(s)and most important thing is look at each car on its merit.
Not all dealer/factory service are great, there are a few independents/specialist out there are equally as good or better. Try to buy a 10 year old car here or Aus with full history is not going to be easy.
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gmbl
19 yrs ago
R. Leung, this is what I was talking about. The previous owner went to BMX for more than 10 years !! so your car is very good for sure but spent indeed a lot of money. I am sure as well he was using an All risk insurance !! This is good cars to buy. As you said, gweilos are going to use their car up to the limit (usually the space wagon Mitshubishi or the convertable Saab 900)
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Sherif, I looked at taking my motorbike to HK from Australia and there was no 'import duty' or 'tarrifs' or 'customs tax' - there was however a 'first registration' fee of x% of the taxable value of a vehicle. There is a scale of payments depending on the value of the car. The import process is no more complicated than buying a house, starting a business or mission to Mars. You can have "your" car if you are prepared to pay for it again.
I think this because of what I read on these websites - http://www.customs.gov.hk/eng/major_import_motor_e.html
http://www.td.gov.hk/public_services/licences_and_permits/vehicle_and_driving_licences/how_to_apply_for_registering_and_licensing_a_vehic/
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St Kilda Beach mate, no one was talking about 993 except you. Jebsen may be best to perform the work, but what about people like Road and Track and Gembella just to name a couple and other "small garage local HK mechanic ". I used an independent guy to work on my cars and they do a great job for a lot less money.
I am sure Jebsen employs very competent apprentices.
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