Kimorjack

My caravan is "on it's way" - and don't currently have any plans to sell it - but eventually I may. My understanding is that as long as you have complied with Australian Regulation's - then the caravan can be sold. Maybe speak to another dealer? Also look at the Private Market - you may get better returns. The trader you contacted may not want to have an European model on his books…I drove past a few dealers in the Sunshine Coast yesterday but didn't see any European models there - but that doesn't mean they won't trade…if they can make money on it - they will buy it...

Great news! Glad it's arrived safely - and by the timing's I see - around the 6 weeks timeframe? We are looking at coming over in December - so we could send the van earlier - and have it there ready for when we land - then just a matter of the changes (Air con) and MOT :-) thanks for all the updates!

Wow thats a big jump - will look into depreciation in oz! But with the figures it's a no brainier! Even if we spend 5k on transport and air con and other changes - we still sell more than we could get in this country - plus the obvious we use it first! I don't know if we would want to caravan in OZ - it's not the same when its not raining :-)

just read this again! Didn't realise it was 30k sterling that you quoted for a similar type van in OZ...that makes the decision a no brainer! If we sell in the UK we wont get anywhere near that type of money...think I'll send an email to the Caravan dealers in OZ to see what they say...it then makes the decision so much easier.

Am I right in thinking that a swift challenger 570 sells for approx $40-45k ? Mine is a 2011 model - spotless. (not selling!) - I want to make sure A) it's worth the import cost - eg. Not going to loose money B) are European models capable of touring in oz? (some of the oz caravans seem to have a lot of clearance space underneath) Dilema is whether we sell in this country and buy an OZ one

Excellent! How long will the RORO take? Guess from Southampton - which port? this could work out really well if the figures all add up. an option we didnt think was viable. :-)

Interesting! Glad someone else thinking about doing the same! We are heading to Brisbane - but not 100% sure of areas - so thought the van would allow us time to have a proper look at a few areas we have researched (Internet) - we are looking at going over in The last few weeks of Nov - so this means our son has his summer holiday during Dec/Jan to coincide with the move - so we have approx 8 weeks to find an area/school/house/work :-) We are even thinking that we can put some clothes in the van aswell! (If allowed) just starting to look at options now - but the figures still stack in our favour as the vans do seem to be worth more in OZ! (Not seen much proof of this yet though) Not looked at camp sites yet so need to be 100% sure of security etc.

We are looking at this now - we have a Swift Challenger 570 (2011 model) and were going to sell before going over (it doesn't have air con at the moment)...but I hear "rumours" that the re-sale in OZ is much higher..we were "toying" with the idea of sending it over "earlier" than us and actually using it as our temporary home for the first few weeks until we settle on final area and getting a rental/buying...any idea on approximate costs for shipping? Anything else to look out for - has anyone else actually done this as a temporary accommodation option? Good to hear thoughts...if the numbers work - then it may be an option