Moving from UK to Sydney

[R3LMV]

Hello!

I've accepted a job offer and I'll be moving from the UK to Sydney at the end of April

I currently have an M4 in the UK which I'm not sure whether to sell here or ship across?!

Either way it would be nice to meet some enthusiasts and hopefully make some friends, as I know no one there lol

I've noticed BMW's are few and far between so am open to suggestions on new cars out there!

Ryan

[donR]

Congratulations. I'm sure you'll enjoy Sydney, at least the great weather. Some great driving roads around also.

Used M4s sell here from ~ $70k AUS to up to $160k for a new one so really depends on how much you like and want to keep your M4 and what it owes you. Imports sell for a little less in Aus and I'd imagine import costs would be around $10k. I think you need to prove UK ownership for a min of 12 months so check the rules carefully.

You can check our local prices on

https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/bmw...srcx=makemodel

[R3LMV]

Originally Posted by donR

Congratulations. I'm sure you'll enjoy Sydney, at least the great weather. Some great driving roads around also.

Used M4s sell here from ~ $70k AUS to up to $160k for a new one so really depends on how much you like and want to keep your M4 and what it owes you. Imports sell for a little less in Aus and I'd imagine import costs would be around $10k. I think you need to prove UK ownership for a min of 12 months so check the rules carefully.

You can check our local prices on

https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/bmw...srcx=makemodel

Oh wow I won't be taking mine over then I haven't owned it long annoyingly!

Any recommendations on areas for working in the CBD but still close to the beach without paying crazy rent?

[BMWRX]

Originally Posted by R3LMV

Any recommendations on areas for working in the CBD but still close to the beach without paying crazy rent?

You're funny! Oh wait, you were serious. Rent in Sydney is crazy, no matter where you go. However, if you're moving from London, you might find it familiar.

[skillick]

Hi Ryan,

We just moved from UK to QLD at the end of April last year.

I looked into the possibility of bringing my X4 with me (as I'd had it since new and it was basically fully loaded).

I was in touch with Kristian Appelt from Iron Lady Imports (www.ironladyimports.com). He was really helpful and provided a lot of information/advice to help me decide.

In the end I decided not to ship it as even for our X4, it was going to cost around AU$14,000 / £7,500 to ship/import etc and so by the time I'd cleared the remaining finance and paid the shipping, it would not have been worth it (as I'd still need to sort out changing dials to KM etc).
The fees are calculated based on vehicle value and how many KM it has on it etc, so I'd guess for an M4 those fees will be higher than for our X4.

We ended up selling in the UK and instead we've bought an F80 M3 here!

Feel free to drop me a PM if you have any questions about the move, happy to help as we have just been through it all (with a 9 month old in tow!!)

Stuart

[donR]

Originally Posted by R3LMV

Any recommendations on areas for working in the CBD but still close to the beach without paying crazy rent?

Yeah, anything East of the CBD (closer to Bondi Beach) is going to be expensive.

For something close to the CBD with still reasonable beach access I'd be looking at an apartment around the Alexandria / Zetland area.

If you want something a bit more chic you should check around Surry Hills, Darlinghurst or Paddington. Just try to avoid the suburb of Redfern.

Our local rental sites are either www.domain.com.au or www.realestate.com.au

Let us know what you find.