Well, I have been
shopping in that Candy Store, I bought a 34 foot
Boat and a 36 foot RV,
Both are American designed and Built, I imported both for my own use, And I am exceptionally pleased with both,
The cost savings by
buying overseas against
buying in
Australia, Is phenomenal,
I buy every thing now on line,
Australia has been ripping us off for too long, Global economy is what they wanted, Dont complain, when we do the same,
I looked at Boats and Buses here, I only had two options, Build it my self or buy overseas,
Building the boat myself, was twice as dear as the 2002 SV
Gemini I did buy,
As buying in Australia was totally out of my
budget, Too expensive, At least twice the
price of an overseas
Purchase,
Buy a boat here, and thats all I could do, I could not afford to park it any where, and I would not have any
money left over for me or any thing else, I would have had to return to
work just to maintain it, After 49 years I am retired and not going back to
work,
The boat came from
Fiji and the Bus came from
Texas, Its a night mare outlaying bulk dollars for some thing I havent seen,
The months on the
internet, looking, Then reducing it too one or two models of what I like and will totally suit my use,
Then the
regulations for importing, There are a lot of
regulations, There are things that you cant
import, Boat no problems, But the Bus is full of pit falls,
Too long, too wide, Too much overhang. Dont comply with Australian ADR's, Conversion costs,
Engineers costs and mods, to make it comply, Nothing imported after the 1/1/ 1989,
But it was definately worth the stress of importing and converting to Australian Regulations and ADR's,
My Boat was half
price to here, The Bus was a minimum of $30,000-000 saved from building one myself, and probably around a minimum of $50,000-00 If I bought a similar Bus here,
But Australia dont make RV's like the Yanks do, They are the tops in Mobile Homes.,With all the Bells and whistles, Its a 25 year old Bus and it has more Gizmo's in it than my own home has,
It all depends on your
money situation as well, You are restricted to what your
budget is, In my case, I have a set figure to retire on, And thats it, I have to use my funds to the best outcome for me,
As it was, I was going to sail to the Kimberleys in my boat, Doing a
circumnavigation of OZ, Approx 2 years, Then selling the boat when I returned to Melbourne, and then either Building or Buying a Bus (RV) with the proceeds of selling the Boat,
Unfortunately, I sank my Boat on the way home, But it worked out good for me in the long run, The
insurance paid me out in full, Allowing me to buy the wreck back from the
insurance company, Repairing my Boat myself, and leaving me enough left over to buy my Bus now,
So I have both now, and still have enough left over to travel, Not much, But at least I wont be on a Sawdust Sandwich Budget, I can now buy the bread to put it on, Hahahahaha
This kid is very happy with his new El Cheapo toys, and no Mortgages or Rent to pay, I just have to find some one that likes travelling by Boat and Bus now,
My last female friend has decided Boats are out and left me, She got permanent seasickness,
Its a headache, But it is definately worth the trouble, And the savings are incredible, Go for it,
Cheers,
Brian,
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