Moving to Poland next year, want to bring my Nissan Skyline

Don't blame you...

is it a single or twin turbo?

why is it getting rebuilt? did you blow the motor?

are you selling the car?

you can drive your car to Chicago and ship it from there for $1600 to Warsaw. check out websites of doma shipping or polamer

It is twin turbo AWD. I spun a rod bearing drag racing it at Cayuga, ran a 14.0 with the engine crapping out halfway down the track.It should be pushing 350hp after the rebuild with a new twin plate clutch. Gonna be starting it the next weekend when the roads are clear so I can properly break the motor in. If you have facebook I can show you the rebuild pics. I am hoping to ship it to Amsterdam and drive it across Europe with the destination being Poland early next year once the snow clears.

hi zoogle
i am doing the same next year. but i am bringing my 300zx, putting some 20"s on her so the pot holes wont hurt so much lol.

i have been advised to increase the security on her so i am.
just looking for accommodation.
were are you moving too, if you need the car sva'in, if you need it. i can do this for you and de-limite her for you..

I will be installing a bunch of kill switches all over the place inside and softening up the suspension. I'll most likely be going to Krakow to start. What is this SVA?

My Audi A4 has taken an absolute pounding in the two years that i have been here, generally during the day you can avoid the pot holes but at night when you are driving around the out skirst with HGV's coming in the opposite direction you have no choice but to hit them and hit them hard. Had three punctures two new shocks and a rear coil spring just snapped clean.

Saw a ferrari the other day in the Rynek i think he must have to plot his route in and out of town with careful precision.

No problems with car crime what so ever, i think all the criminals left for the UK and Ireland.

thats good thanks w boy
my polish girl friend said their could be a safety issue so it's good to hear thats not the case.
i can get spares for the car from the uk so not two worried about that just my wheels lol

Single Vehicle Approval - sva
Generally, your vehicle will need to be approved under the SVA scheme and issued with a Minister's Approval Certificate (MAC) if it is up to 10 years old from the date of manufacture and is not covered by either an EC or national type approval (British or similar national approval from another European Economic Area Member State).

H zoogle I did export cars to Europe Poland and Bulgaria as well true Germany, Bremerhafen and droven after that to the final destination. In containers as well on board of ship/wich it's less expansive/. You have few options to think off: 1. if it's one time deal and final relocation to poland you have a discount with diferent shipers; 2. if you jast will ship one car in container and 3. ship one car on open board. From USA i use port newark auto terminal/autotransport international verm.gmbh. last shipment was in november 2007

Thanks brookbabe, I contacted that company and they told me that since I have a canadian ownership for the vehicle they can't (seemed more like don't want) do it. I have found a helpful company out of toronto that will ship it to Rotterdam for a reasonable price.

Just remember when importing a car to Poland make sure you have had it in your possession for over 6 months or you will pay 42% duty based on the car purchase price.

And you can travel on a valid registration from the US or Canada.

Thanks Kuba, I plan on driving on my canadian plates as long as possible. I've got a "Zaswiadczenie pobytu w Kanadzie" and vehicle ownership history, is that going to be enough when the time comes to register it in Poland?

zoogle,
When stopped by the cops you need a drivers license, registration and proof of insurance.
If you are going to get it registered in Poland you need the Title and Registration then you need to buy insurance.

No you can't register a RHD car in Poland. The only workaround I can think of is to register it in another EU country where you are allowed to register RHD vehicles (such as the UK where we drive on the left anyway, or possibly France where they drive on the right but I believe allow RHDs to be registered). You would then have to return there annually to keep the documents up to date (e.g. technical inspection).

That would be a lot of hassle and expense though as other people have already said....

I've been told that if it's the car I'm bringing with me that I will be allowed to register it but no one else will be able to register it making it unsellable. This car is an absolute blast to drive (350HP, AWD) and if it means driving to France once a year to keep it I'm willing to do that.

No. You can't register it period. I know because I tried to do it myself with my RHD van from England. I have blogged about it here.

If you know someone who has registered a RHD vehicle in Poland in the last 3 years then get them to post on here how they did it because under the current rules it's not possible.