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Q: I've heard that there is an age limit to cars allowed to drive on the streets. Is that true?
I'd like to bring my car from America over to Beijing and drive it here, but it's a 1971. I've heard that I would not be allowed to drive it in Beijing! One of the major excuses I've heard is it's due to smog/emissions regulations, but if the car can pass the test would I still not be allowed to drive it?
Perhaps Beijing has other rules due to emission problems there. The general "rules" for car usage just stipulates that the car must be in a decent shape for safe usage. If you like your car don't bring it to Beijing. Store it safely at home, make sure no strangers drive it, and go back and spend some quality time with it a couple of times every year.
That being said. I've previously linked to a classic car club in China on this site, can't find the post right now, but Google can probably help.
Scandinavian:
http://www.classiccarchina.org/ they must know how to get about having a "real" car in China
Han_Solo:
Just checked out the classic car site. I know obviously of course Chinese love new cars, but never knew there was a quite a trend here with old classics. Is it the weather or drivers of Beijing you are warning me against? I'd just love to have my car here.
Scandinavian:
Weather, drivers, acid rain, thieves, potholes, flooded parking basements, whatever. China is not a car country.
If you google a little about classic cars in China, you don't find more than a little. For a country with a fifth of the worlds people, a couple of car clubs just ins't a lot. I am sure it will be a growing trend, but old stuff doesn't cut it for the Chinese, has to be new and shiny, being fake doesn't matter as long as it is shiny. An old car is an old car in China, no matter how much potential a 1970ies piece of Detroit metal has for being the coolest thing in town.
Scandinavian:
get a new keyboard. when you type "sad" it turns out "hilarious"
The problem is with import, not with the age of cars. You can see here lot of old wrecks, which could not in any way get da inspection allowing you go to streets in other parts of world. here is possible. But I tried import own car too some time ago. The taxes are a big high andf they do not belive, that you can buy second hand car that cheap in other country. I was going for short Pajero, year 1995 or something, great condition , cost me 2000usd. the shipper told me, they could not belive its true price and that the customs may refuse it and vblah blah...
Maybe you should connect with some company, who they already do imports, and get theirs help. Good luck
Han_Solo:
Yeah I don't know why all the Chinese I tell about trying to bring my old car over constantly say "Beijing has car age rules". It's always the same answer too. I'll look into companies that do this thanks for the suggestion.
I can't see shipping a car to China, the shipping would kill you. I wouldn't drive a car in China. Save your money and buy a 69 what ever it is.
Han_Solo:
It's a mustang convertible. I do like the 69's too. '71 has more of a muscle car look though. I just can't stand not driving it is all...
TedDBayer:
After 70 the cars had no balls, compression was down and pollution equipment started. Got a BB in it? Sorry I didn't like that year, get a 68.
