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We're making arrangements to move to Perth end of Feb we're both coming up 47 admin/secretary and painter decorator. Should we be worried about finding work I don't think we'd cope 8 months out of work!

hi Claire. just to let you know that there are plenty painters in Perth looking for good painters...they seem to be little of them going about. If your hubby is looking to work for himself then he needs to get his registration. This means he will need to sit a few tests. Ive been here over 6 years now and started as a painter so know quite a few companies now. It depends on what area you are moving into also. E mail me if you want more info on working for your self... Good luck

Hi, how do you register as a painter? My OH is a painter decorator has been for 30 years thinking of moving over end February but feeling some concerns regarding work. Do you feel there is still plenty of work around for painters? Thank you.

Looking back through your previous posts I found some more information about this car. You were correct that being a 2007 model with fairly low mileage it should be worth around $20k to $22k in Australia. Based on it being worth around £6,500 currently then it would cost you around $6,500 (or £4,200) roughly to get it on the road in Australia making a total cost of somewhere around $16,500 ... I would put this in Category B.

 

If you wanted to keep it for a while then it would be decent value as it would be a reasonable amount cheaper than buying a similar vehicle when you get here, however if you were going to sell it soon then being an imported vehicle you should expect to sell it for a little less than normal Australia market value so you might only get around $17,000 for it anyway. Of course if it wasn't able to be sold in the UK for as much as £6,500 then it would make the importing idea even more suitable too!

 

 

 

Being so much smaller on the engine size you would have a really tough time selling this car in Australia unless the price was substancially lower than others on the market, so I would only consider bringing this car to Australia for your own personal use even if the numbers worked out sell ... the bad news is that the number don't work.

If this car is indeed worth around £8,000 then it would end up costing you somewhere around $6,500 (about £4,200) to get it on the road here which makes a total cost of around $18,800 for a car that is likely to only be worth around $12,000 to resell.

 

This car is a Category C for sure, do not bother importing this one.

 

Let us know if you wanted and more information or any figures clarified at all.

 

Regards,

 

Craig.

Thanks Craig, I think deep down I knew it wasnt worth the expense, my husband said the same. Up for sale it is then. :-)

Tracey

Hi, could you give me your opinion on my car, it's probably going to cost about £4k to bring it over, wonder if its worth it:-

Volvo C30 Rdesign, 2008, 1.8 petrol (they only do 2.4 in aus), 25,000 miles, aircon

Paid £13,500 two years now worth UK £8,000

Aus market value (red book) $13-15k (for 2.4)

Many thanks