Guest s0LiD Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Hi, My name's Chris. I'm from Cape Town in South Africa, and I'm certainly a n00b to the Supra because they are extremely rare here, the lucky few who own them pretty much only use them for track use. That being said, I am an avid fan of the Supra and have been following the Mk4 for a few years now, mostly out of a book or online pics though. So, my question to you guys is: Is there a way of legally importing a Supra and licensing it for road use? and at what sort of costs are we talking? I've been looking into Jap-Imports as the Rand/Yen exchange rate is probably the easiest on my pocket. Any advice would be welcome. Thanks for the great site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Speak to Jurgen on here mate - http://www.jm-imports.co.uk He sends Supras all over Europe so may well be able to do something for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Importing into SA is a HUGE problem to be honest, there are a few over there, but the agro is too much to really do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest s0LiD Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Yeah, I understand it may be difficult. Is there no loop-hole? I'm having a look at that site Gav, thanks for the heads-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest edlon Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Hi been looking into it for quite a while now, apart from all the paperwork needed and the huge customs fees it is simply not worth it. You are looking at over R200 000 min spent. There is a guy selling his supra for R250 000, legally registered and the works, his name is Dirk if I recall correctly (gumtree). Next best thing is to buy one in Namibia etc and take the annual trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 there are a few ways to get an import into SA, however none would be worth it, honestly. 1. track use only - not road legal, so not much use to you 2. own the car for 2 years outside of SA and you can import it into SA - 2 years is a long time to wait 3. buy one new.... rather difficult. 4. I think you can also looking at registering it outside of SA (Namibia, Mozambique, etc), however car needs to go back once a year. Living in CPT not really an option.... 5. try find one there already... No real loop holes that I knew of, spent ages looking at ways to import........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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