Thread: A Bit Of Inspiration For The 101 Builders

Originally Posted by jakeslouw

There are only a handful of 101s in South Africa, as they have to be privately imported, and our vehicle importing rules are excessive.

I can get an FC2B though...... and I need a ute for the farm....

Get a 101 from the uk for four to five grand import to Australia will end up as eighteen grand still cheap motoring


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Originally Posted by lardy

Get a 101 from the uk for four to five grand import to Australia will end up as eighteen grand still cheap motoring

South Africa has just about closed the door on all imports to protect the local motor vehicle industry. All/Most RHD BMW 3-series are made here, and we export quite a few other RHD vehicles like Toyotas all over the world.
In fact, the Corolla on your local Australian showroom floor might have a Made In South Africa stamp on the manufacturing plate.

If we want to import, it MUST be the following:

- a RHD only
- a "recognized" collectors item or vintage vehicle

We still pay up to 80% of either the overseas purchase price or the evaluated local resale value, whichever is higher, as import tax.
Then there are other duties.
So it's not just the shipping costs.

So an FC101 that starts off at UKP4000 will attract another UKP3200 in taxes, then duties, then shipping.

I could be out of pocket for UKP15000.

That's around ZAR180,000. For that money I can buy a local Unimog and be done.

Buy a mog!

I can get the FC2B locally, ex-mil versions.

Getting a bit scarce and some are succumbing to metal weevil, but still a cool vehicle.

Mogs are mostly LHD and are becoming a pain to keep registered here.

I need more motivation pics . Spent last weekend detailing the disco and fixing a door lock and still have a raft of little items to fix (dead interior globes, cargo door central locking actuator, stuck hand brake light etc) before I can list it for sale then spend some money on the 101.

Restricted to evenings with the weather atm (no car port to work on the disco under) and have to go spend this evening at the future in-laws!!

Still, things could be worse, I could have no 101 to work on I guess