Anyone know when the rules are changing/changed! Think the story is the old bangers wont be let in any more due to emission standards improving/introduced in nz! Dont understand why kiwis are happy to pay $15,000 - $20,000 for other countries rubbish - eg a ten year old motor. Paying a bit more $5,000 and you can have a brand new or slightly used nz motor. I really enjoy being behind diesel imports trying to hump the Takaka hill. It is hard to breath and brings tears to the eyes.
rovercitroen,
May 6, 6:11pm
Our government employees are really smart eh. NOT.
sw20,
May 6, 6:29pm
I was talking to a dealer a few weeks back down here that imported a stock 1989 R32 GTR Skyline, he said the rules are changing for the 20+ years old thing as well.
There are some very quick cars available in Japan that are about to become available in the next couple of years and even now with the 20+ year rule.
sred69,
May 6, 7:44pm
be careful though with the 20 year old rule, cars manufactured in 1990 (21 years old) will have to meet the emissions rule which you can almost guarantee they wont! or wont be able to prove that they do.
franc123,
May 6, 8:35pm
So in a nutshell we are stopping the importation of newer vehicles that we should be allowing in, but allowing old sh!t with grossly inferior safety and emissions technology in, and keeping older stuff on the road thats already here that should really be scrapped!This place is becoming the laughing stock of the world.
reav3r,
May 6, 9:22pm
You can import nearly any vehicle under the 'special interest' category, the process involved in classing a vehicle as special interest is clear as mud though.
smac,
May 7, 6:23am
If the existing stuff is as bad as you guys make out then it'll be in the scrapper in 5 years anyway. Result! Newer fleet. Despite what the IMVDA would have had us believe, when the frontal impact standard changes were made (similar in effect to these new rules) the average age of the fleet DID decrease. Choose really carefully when you decide what to believe on this topic in the coming months, and check their sources.
IMVDA members could be speaking out due to a genuine concern over the economic situation experienced by NZer's.or they could be making sure they clear existing stock.
kcf,
May 7, 8:07am
Also, if the prices of cars is (as is alleged) going to skyrocket, well, that would also suggest that the value of the car you own already will also skyrocket.
However, I will believe it when I see it.As other posters have said, all the same claims were made when Frontal Impact came in.Plus, the emissions rules have been getting tougher since 2008 anyway, and each time, the value of cars has mysteriously failed to suddenly rush upwards.
kcf,
May 7, 12:20pm
0 - $6000 market doesn't appear to have done anything much scarier than a $500 shift at a casual glance.$2000 1993 Civic might get $2500 now.
The $3000 - $4000 Corolla mob looks much the same.
Then it's offset by the fact that if I'm selling my current car to purchase a newer or different car, the resale value of the car I am selling should in theory have also become $500 more than it was before.
There might be less 1995 fresh imports on yards though now than in 2008, but people aren't exactly having to walk places because there aren't any cars for sale.
Thus far I've seen any number of "Scare tactic" stories from importers over the years at every law change that has happened, and a lack of dramatic changes in car prices following that law change.I've got to the point where I simply don't believe them.Much like the alternating week Stuff articles "the house market is drying up, people are giving houses away", the next week "house prices up by 3%", the next week "buyers dropping prices by $50,000".Yet, every second day some real estate company local to me wants to "evaluate my house because now is a great time to sell!".Gosh, it is almost as though they had some sort of ulterior motive .
kcf,
May 7, 12:21pm
ahhhh the Chicken Little "The Sky Is Falling" story is the parallel that I wanted to draw here, then forgot.Oops.
tgray,
May 7, 12:47pm
I disagree. 3 years ago, 95 pulsar and the like were worth around $2500 and now go for around $3-3500. Back then I sold a 98 primera wagon with 80k for $3500. Now worth at least $1000 more. Second hand cars under 5K have definately gone up in price.
kcf,
May 7, 1:04pm
I was more looking at the early 90's cars, because that's what I own.But I don't think it's a universal price increase.We sold an auto 97 Pulsar Gti for about $4k two years ago.Looking at the market now, I highly doubt I'd be able to sell that for $5k today!
There were a lot less imports in March than other months and March last year
vtecintegra,
Jan 22, 4:54pm
Because you can get a much nicer car for the same money.
The premium for buying new is tens of thousands of dollars on nicer models compared to a 3 or 4 year old import
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