Thread: Buying D3 - V8 or TD?

Originally Posted by 2cranky

Not sure how to search for this so sorry if it is in here somewhere already! But what is the best way to manage a purchase when buying interstate privately? Like duty, rego etc.

It depends where you going to end up. I bought in NSW and live in Melbourne. All I had to do was pay the guy, drive to VIC and take it to VicRoads and get the plates changed (after forking over the stamp duty and rego fee). I had to pre book the VicRoads visit and they took the NSW plates and sent them back. Was very straight forward.

Your local road authority should have an explanation on their website.

So if I want to fly to Melbourne do the deal and drive it back to Brisbane? What is the best way?

Originally Posted by 2cranky

So if I want to fly to Melbourne do the deal and drive it back to Brisbane? What is the best way?

If it's registered, just jump in and drive. If it's unregistered, get an unregistered vehicle permit in VIC, and drive it home, get a roadworthy on arrival in QLD, then hit the Queensland Transport office.

Or just get it sent up on one of the car carriers.

Originally Posted by sheerluck

If it's registered, just jump in and drive. If it's unregistered, get an unregistered vehicle permit in VIC, and drive it home, get a roadworthy on arrival in QLD, then hit the Queensland Transport office.

Or just get it sent up on one of the car carriers.

Yeah, more concerned with duty and claiming the remainder of the Vic rego & CTP plus having the RWC for Qld. The logistics is the easy part for me.

If Qld does what NSW does then you won't get any rego refund from cancelled interstate rego.

Okay, maybe I need to buy it unregistered. Get the rego & CTP taken off the price. Get an unregistered vehicle permit and drive it home.

I bought my D3 in Sydney, transferred the rego to me, drove it home to Queensland, got a safety certificate, went to transport department with proof of purchase, paid the stamp duty (way too much) & rego, gave them the plates then applied to NSW RTA for a refund on the registration part then applied for a refund of the CTP insurance from the CTP provider which was all successful eventually. It was basically on the QLD & NSW websites but difficult to find so I found it better to actually ring them to get all my questions answered.

Cheers, Murray

Originally Posted by 2cranky

Not sure how to search for this so sorry if it is in here somewhere already!
But what is the best way to manage a purchase when buying interstate privately?
Like duty, rego etc.

i'd say dont do it Dealer yes private no, someone on here brought a car from Vic and it blew up an engine on the way home to NSW i dont think it was a dodgy deal just bad luck and you have no insurance claims.
As for owning a V8 mine has 230,000ks and it goes great. After those ks i have fitted a new suspension compressor and it currently need new shocks and lower control arm but with what i payed im happy to spend that on it.