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Re: How to get an SW20 HT 2014/07/22 12:46:30 (permalink)
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Unfortunately, due to the import regulations in Australia, importing any Gen3 HT and getting it registered on the road is pretty much impossible, unless (correct me if I'm mistaken) it's a personal import that you have owned overseas for 2+ yrs.
 
A Gen3 HT is indeed a nice idea, and it's a shame Toyota didn't release more over here in the later years.
So in reality - your options are;
Live with an ADM Targa (like a nice Bathurst edition!),  or get yourself a slightly older Gen1-2 HT here and apply TLC to make it as mint as you can afford.
post edited by xez - 2014/07/22 14:37:05
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Re: How to get an SW20 HT 2014/07/22 14:35:51 (permalink)
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I've got a gen 3 hardtop (genuine SW20 GTS Gen3) and it was street registered and not a personal import. Can still be street registered again but has a few mods on it.
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Re: How to get an SW20 HT 2014/07/22 22:37:31 (permalink)
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Hmmm sounds interesting - Assume you only track the car now but sounds like it meets compliance? Are you at liberty to disclose more about how you got your car & its history?
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Re: How to get an SW20 HT 2014/07/23 00:43:54 (permalink)
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I also have a Gen 3 GTS hard top, it was damaged in Japan with just 10 K on the clock. It is not to be registered in Australia. The importer sold it to me for parts. One day when it is thrty years old it may be alowed "club rego" in NSW.
This GTS was imported with the strict condition that it not be registered.
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Re: How to get an SW20 HT 2014/07/23 08:09:27 (permalink)
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Hmmm sounds interesting - Assume you only track the car now but sounds like it meets compliance? Are you at liberty to disclose more about how you got your car & its history?




I just bought it from a  guy here in Melbourne. It was fully compliance and registered. He had an engineers on it as well because of the modifications but isn't a repairable write off or anything. It's just a imported GTS Hardtop which has been modified. I didn't want to pay rego every year because I'm only using it as a track car so didn't bother registering it. He used it as his daily however and was fully registered. It's very low to the ground with a  big carbon front splitter so not able to drive everywhere on the streets also why I didn't register it. Has the compliance plates and all bolted to the firewall.
 
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Re: How to get an SW20 HT 2014/07/23 10:25:34 (permalink)
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for a short time, later model imports were allowed. but not anymore. they changed the rules.
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