buying

[trevorcoetzee]

Hi i want to buy a car in botswana and register in my name in SA. Can anyone help me . What is the proceeds ,costs etc. I really like this car. and need it as soon as possibhle.

trevor coetzee

0725269623

 

[OrbitalDawn]

Probably best to not put your personal name and number on here.

 

[Freaksta]

Many cars are stolen in South Africa and then taken across the boarder. Beware.

 

[NeonNinja]

Trevor's not so clever.

 

[Rocket-Boy]

You cant buy a car up there and then register it here.
Botswana is one of the countries that allows cheap Chinese imports so they dont allow anything from there to be registered here.

 

[biena]

Many cars are stolen in South Africa and then taken across the boarder. Beware.

My sympathy to the boarder that has to hurt if not outright kill the boarder.

 

[Creag]

Probably best to not put your personal name and number on here.

Eish. Agreed. So not clever.

Many cars are stolen in South Africa and then taken across the border. Beware.

Quite a few of these countries protect their citizens with innocent buyer legislation. So they can steal them here and shuttle off to neighbouring countries. So the question is how do you know that this isn't a car stolen in SA?

You cant buy a car up there and then register it here.
Botswana is one of the countries that allows cheap Japanese imports so they dont allow anything from there to be registered here.

FTFY.

We refer to this as "Grey Imports":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_import_vehicle

Grey import vehicles are new or used motor vehicles and motorcycles legally imported from another country through channels other than the maker's official distribution system.

http://www.cyberwheels.co.za/scam.shp

South Africa has become the dumping ground for thousands of grey imported vehicles that leave Japan as "scrap" destined for Southern African Development Community countries. Some of them have been known to cause major accidents.

In 2004 alone, police recorded that 80 000 vehicles were imported via Durban harbour destined for Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland and Mozambique. Department of Transport Motor Services Manager Sue Grobbelaar said: "Of these, 7 000 were listed as 'suspect' with Interpol (as stolen vehicles)."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_used_vehicle_exporting

Japanese used vehicle exporting is international trade involving the export of used cars and other vehicles from Japan to other markets around the world. Despite the high cost of transport, the sale of used cars and other vehicles to other countries is still profitable due to the relatively low cost and good condition of the vehicles being purchased. Contributing factors to the feasibility of such export include Japan's strict motor-vehicle inspections and high depreciation which make such vehicles worth very little in Japan after six years, and strict environmental-protection regulations that make vehicle disposal very expensive in Japan. Japan has very stringent vehicle emission test standards.

 

[Creag]

In short, I would be extremely weary of importing a vehicle from outside of SA. It may be a peach, but if you do not do your homework, you will be stung.

 

[Fazda]

Trevor's not answering his phone, so he has probably already found out that it's not the best thing to make your number public like this!