importing cars from the US or Japan

[sybertiger]

anyone here ever imported a car?
its legal? what is the rules around it?

 

[qwertydudeza]

anyone here ever imported a car?
its legal? what is the rules around it?

As long as it is right hand drive, it is legal.
You will still import taxes, duties and VAT plus the cost of shipping not worth it unless you are getting something rare or special. I have a few friends who came back from the UK and it was not worth the cost to bring their cars with them.

 

[ponder]

You cannot import a LHD vehicle into SA and register it for road use, not allowed. You'll only be able to use it on private property like a race track etc.

 

[sybertiger]

thats strange, i know someone with a LHD chevy,it got all the papers,license disks,number plates,

 

[Colin62]

thats strange, i know someone with a LHD chevy,it got all the papers,license disks,number plates,

He either paid a little extra to someone or it's been here a while. I can't remember exactly how long ago they banned importing LHDs.