It depends on the car and how you are intending to import it.
Basically there are four main methods of bringing a car into Australia:
Race/Rally: not applicable since you want to road register it.
15 year rule: any car produced before 1/1/1989 can be brought in, has to meet state rego requirements.
SEVS: any car produced after 1/1/1989, only certain models are allowed in (ie none which have been sold to the domestic market). Strict rules on condition and modifications (generally it must be a stock car).
Personal Import: if you are overseas and own a car for more than 12 months, you can import it into the country, has to meet state rego requirements.
If you want to tell me what car you want (and where from) I can give you a breakdown of approximate costs.
//edit: Check out this link on the DOTARS website which will explain the methods.
Actually since the early 90s most Japanese cars have had side intrusion bars standard.
Originally Posted by kid_dynamite
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