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Topic Started: Feb 24 2007, 09:50 AM (186 Views)
nanook4	Feb 24 2007, 09:50 AM Post #1
Redback Posts: 13 Group: Members Member #83 Joined: February 18, 2007	just wondering has anyone ever taken a VW campervan with them to oz. I only ask, as we have a Bay window (71) and love it to death. we love attending all the VW festivals and going camping in it. I know you can pick them up in oz, but I just wondered if we really need to part with it? thanks bec



PC Pom	Feb 24 2007, 10:56 AM Post #2
Anyone for tennis? Posts: 647 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: March 23, 2006	Did you go to DubFreeze? It’s one of my favourites for parts. Vanfest is always great too. Alas, VW shows are few and far between over here, but the good news is that campers, particularly the Bay Window, are not. Let's talk Volksies! It costs a few dollars to bring a bus over. About half of what one will cost you if you buy a good one and about the same as one requiring a bit of work. So the quick answer is no, don't bring one with you. You'll also have some import duty to pay, compliance plating to undergo, yawn, yawn. Just do yourselves a favour and sell your beloved before hand. Aussie metal is fairly good if you stay away from the coast. I've got a '57 Splitscreen and my father's got a few Bays and a T25/T3 water-boxer. Why so many? No idea. He fell in love with them years back after I did and he's never been the same since. He uses two of the Bays as sheds. I know, I know, but that's Dad. If you need help finding a bus when you're over here Bec, assuming you're at this end of the country, I might be able to help. But then again most Volksy lovers already know a thing or two. Oh, by the way, the 1600 isn't as popular as the 1.8 litre type4 based motor, and that's about as popular as the 2 litre. With fuel at about 40 - 45 pence a litre in Queensland, mpg isn't really an issue. Paul.
	Koala Konnection UK to Australia and New Zealand. Migration Made Easy.


nanook4	Feb 24 2007, 11:15 PM Post #3
Redback Posts: 13 Group: Members Member #83 Joined: February 18, 2007	thanks for that paul to be honest I feel it would be a good idea to sell it because as you said its not beyond our reach to buy another. we love the VW scene, its a shame that its not as popular in queensland. if granted a visa we want to set up home on the sunshine coast, so we will definitley pick your brains about the VW scene when we get there. speak to you soon bec



PC Pom	Feb 26 2007, 04:45 AM Post #4
Anyone for tennis? Posts: 647 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: March 23, 2006	Don't get too disheartened. That's what I sense in your post and knowing what the scene is like in the UK it will be a big part of you that, in a sense, you leave behind. But, and it's a big BUT, you will see more Bays over here just pottering about or parked up than you ever will in you normal day to day UK driving. You'll also see more early bugs too! To Aussies these classic Dubs are just a means to get around. So it's not all bad news. On the day DubFreeze was on there was a VW show on here, on the Sunshine Coast. It was small - very small by DF's standard - but at least it was warm! I haven't worked out how to post more than a single photo up yet in one go - perhaps it's not possible - but at least this one photo should bring a smile to your face. Paul.
	Koala Konnection UK to Australia and New Zealand. Migration Made Easy.


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