Jap import civic SiR

**zerospel** · 13-02-2007 01:53 AM

Hey guys

Im wondering how much it is roughly for a jap import ek4 ?

Anyone know a place that can do this in sydney?

And whats the insurance like for these ?

I just want the b16 motor without having to go through the trouble of engine conversion and engineer certificate insurance etc etc

**tRipitaka** · 13-02-2007 01:59 AM

not sure if you can bring in a civic SiR.. unless it's a personal import..
as it's already out in the market here..

**zerospel** · 13-02-2007 02:01 AM

Hmm i thought if its an old model it be brought in even though it is on the market here?

I just want to trade in my gli but so hard to find a ek4 in dealer here...

Just saves me the trouble of selling my car and look for ek4...

**tRipitaka** · 13-02-2007 02:03 AM

old model..
i believe is the 12(?) year rule.. but that was gone like a year ago..

**zerospel** · 13-02-2007 02:05 AM

oh dam so if its 12 yrs then its not up yet

**tRipitaka** · 13-02-2007 02:06 AM

just get an audm ek4..
less troubles, and tuned for australian petrol

**zerospel** · 13-02-2007 02:16 AM

yeah a lot of them have very high ks tho

150k im sure is still ok just not sure how much longer till it lasts cos i wanna track it

**kid_dynamite** · 13-02-2007 08:34 AM

The rule is actually a '15 year' rule but as it currently stands, only cars with a build date before 1/1/1989 are eligible (ie, 1988 or earlier).

**[[d a n n y]]** · 13-02-2007 03:49 PM

should it by 1992 now?

**kid_dynamite** · 13-02-2007 05:57 PM

Originally Posted by [[d a n n y]]

should it by 1992 now?

Nah it's a static rule at the moment (not changing). This was a deliberate move by DOTARS in order to reduce the number of performance cars coming through (eg R32 Skylines, MR2s, etc).

FYI: Press release here: http://www.ministers.dotars.gov.au/j...y/l11_2005.htm