Your factory warranty would be 5 years/60,000 miles from original purchase new for most items (which reduces the powertrain from 10 years/100,000 mile s). Much of the audio system, paint, battery, and things considered "adjus tments" have different warranties that would transfer as well.
If you send it to Australia, I expect you'll have difficulty getting warran ty service.
purchase new for most items (which reduces the powertrain from 10 years/100,000 miles). Much of the audio system, paint, battery, and things considered "adjustments" have different warranties that would transfer as well. =20
warranty service.
Good morning asnd thanks for the info.
I have applied to study at a US University as an international exchange student for a year.
Seems like nobody wants to lease me a car for 1 year so it looks like I'll have to buy a good used car and accept the loss when I sell it. (Using a rental car on the weekends is another option but will be expensive over a year - but at least I have no hassles with insurance, resale or repairs.)
I have a Hyundai I30 (50mpg diesel) in Australia so I know Hyundais and would be happy to buy an Accent or Elantra.
No good bringing a car from the US to Australia as we drive on the other side of the road. Only vintage cars here are allowed to be LH Drive.
Buying a good used car in North Carolina and selling it one year later is a reasonable approach. It shouldn't involve a major financial loss, especially if you pay a fair price when you buy the car, drive it carefully, and do a good job on maintenance while you own it.
Forget about getting that car back to Oz, transportation cost, + GST + expenses to get it to comply with Aussie standards will be a lot. Cars are a lot cheaper here, get an I35 (Tucson in the USA) for about $22K brand new, travel around the South (best food, best people) and sell it next year for around $15K, sorry no diesel here, only petrol.
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