blip30 Posted November 10, 2012 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 hey guys i live in New Zealand and i have worked out that its going to cost me 1700 New Zealand dollars for a Inspired Element and probably more when i bring it into my country! there must be an easier way! also does tarty bikes charge in British pound? please somone get back to be soon as possible thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalopS Posted November 10, 2012 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 Maybe try these guys in Australia? http://www.expressivebikes.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blip30 Posted November 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 it actually worked out to be $200 cheaper buying from tarty bikes rather than expressive bikes....this sucks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted November 10, 2012 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 Buy a second hand one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryallmaster Posted November 10, 2012 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 Are you sure it works out to be cheaper? Have you factored in shipping and import tax? Factor in those two and then see.. Send Expressive bikes an email with what you want and see if they can cater for you. I hope you get one either way because they are bloody awesome bikes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blip30 Posted November 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 hey cheers guys, i had a look on tarty bikes and it said i would get charged 0 tax, but i am not sure if i will get taxed if it enters the country or not, if i buy from expressisive bikes i am looking at about 2 grand!! thats alot! is it worth it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryallmaster Posted November 10, 2012 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 Have a look at the importing restrictions for nz. You may find out otherwise. The Elements are awesome bikes worth getting one from anywhere. Like I said though shoot Expressive Bikes a nice email with what you are after and they may find something that suits you and your buget in the Inspired range. No harm in asking. I will be going to NZ soon so it would be good to ride if you get one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclip Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 Realistically if you buy from Expressive that is far closer to you if you had a problem with the bike (It can happen) it's got to be easier for you to deal with someone closer to you keeping cost's shipping down and so on, Plus once you pay tax and postage your not really saving anything. I would take the Advice of Lewis on this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Nichols Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 Just FYI, if you click on the little flag in the top left on the Tartybikes website you can change it to New Zealand, this then lets you find out the total price including postage one you've put the bike in your basket. It comes to £961.50 incl postage which is 1,878.31 of your New Zealand dollars. In fairness, £150 to ship a bike to the other side of the world isn't that bad really.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blip30 Posted November 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 its going to cost me $2223 nz dollars (including nz postage tax) to buy from expresive as a posed to 1,878 from tarty... huge difference..is it worth it guys!? i don't know anyone else in Christchurch nz that do it so i would be all alone.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ULtrialsguy Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 If you can afford it do it. Saying that though, that is a large initial investment but maybe that'll encourage you to keep it up rather than quit early on like a lot of people do. Once you've been at for a few months it becomes really fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blip30 Posted November 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 i called up tarty and they said that they would ensure the bike was packaged carefully, and they would mark the price down so that i could get charged less tax in nz! also it would only take 6 to 8 days to get here from across the world that pretty good if you ask me! and it works out all up with insured shipping 2165 nz dollars from tarty, and 2245 from expressive. so it looks like i will be making a purchase from tarty! what do you guys think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 Seems like a no brainer to me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 hey cheers guys, i had a look on tarty bikes and it said i would get charged 0 tax, but i am not sure if i will get taxed if it enters the country or not, if i buy from expressisive bikes i am looking at about 2 grand!! thats alot! is it worth it? You won't get charged the regular tax like we do in the UK. But when the bike enters the country you'll have to pay your countries taxes. i called up tarty and they said that they would ensure the bike was packaged carefully, and they would mark the price down so that i could get charged less tax in nz! also it would only take 6 to 8 days to get here from across the world that pretty good if you ask me! and it works out all up with insured shipping 2165 nz dollars from tarty, and 2245 from expressive. so it looks like i will be making a purchase from tarty! what do you guys think? I find it hard to believe tarty would state a difference price on the customs forms. Might want to check on that again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 i called up tarty and they said that they would ensure the bike was packaged carefully, and they would mark the price down so that i could get charged less tax in nz! also it would only take 6 to 8 days to get here from across the world that pretty good if you ask me! I think something may have been misinterpreted there, sorry! Marking the value down is illegal and since the bike comes in an Inspired box, it's very easy for customs officers to check the 'real' value - they have the last say in what duties and taxes you get charged and can add on a fine if they see fit... This tool will help you calculate import fees for your country: http://www.dutycalcu...ax-calculation/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blip30 Posted November 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 ordered the bike from expressive should be here in a week!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bing Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 you should have gone to tarty............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryallmaster Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 you should have gone to tarty............. Just out of curiosity, why? Both shops offer fantastic customer service and the same product. Just one is based in Europe and the other in Australia. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swill Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 I think if i were in this guys shoes id buy local rather than import to save a few quid as because he seems to be new to trials he Will be far more likely to encounter a problem with the any bike and in turn Will need to shell out at least whatever he saves back in postage and may be entirely without bike for weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamilyBiker Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 (edited) they would mark the price down so that i could get charged less tax in nz! heavy metal mode on "breakin da law,breakin da law..." heavy metal mode off Edited November 18, 2012 by FamilyBiker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nztrials Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 In future darcy can get most things you would want http://biketrial.co.nz/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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