Moving to Taiwan for 18 months :-(
12-17-2011, 08:21 PM
#1
Drifting
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Moving to Taiwan for 18 months :-(
Well its official ... I have accepted an offer to move to Taiwan for 18 Months with my job ... Great for the career but going to miss the 10 + hpde events i have been doing each year. I think I will miss the NCM event but should be able to get a few in before I go .. Now I have to figure out how to store the Z for 18 months lol..
12-17-2011, 10:52 PM
#2
Safety Car
Congrats on the new job
. Nice opportunity to see some of the world. I know I would miss my car if I was gone that long. It is not good on these cars not to drive them. If you would like, I could swing by and get it every now and then and run it thru some laps at VIR. I would do that for for fellow forum member
!
. Nice opportunity to see some of the world. I know I would miss my car if I was gone that long. It is not good on these cars not to drive them. If you would like, I could swing by and get it every now and then and run it thru some laps at VIR. I would do that for for fellow forum member!
12-18-2011, 05:40 AM
#4
Drifting
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12-18-2011, 05:45 AM
#5
Drifting
Thread Starter
Congrats on the new job. Nice opportunity to see some of the world. I know I would miss my car if I was gone that long. It is not good on these cars not to drive them. If you would like, I could swing by and get it every now and then and run it thru some laps at VIR. I would do that for for fellow forum member!
. Nice opportunity to see some of the world. I know I would miss my car if I was gone that long. It is not good on these cars not to drive them. If you would like, I could swing by and get it every now and then and run it thru some laps at VIR. I would do that for for fellow forum member!
12-18-2011, 08:04 AM
#6
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Congrats on the new job opportunity - I'm sure it will be an experience you won't look back at with regret. I wouldn't worry about the car. Mine sits around for most of the year and hasn't ever seemed to have had any ill effects. 
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12-18-2011, 12:49 PM
#7
Drifting
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Cool...thanks have a few months to figure it out. Got to head to Germany Jan 3 for 3 weeks then the CMP NASA event 2nd week in feb so will just focus on that now ... :-)
12-20-2011, 11:04 PM
#9
Drifting
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12-20-2011, 11:09 PM
#10
Racer
12-21-2011, 08:43 PM
#14
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12-23-2011, 11:09 AM
#15
You don't want to ship your Vette to Taiwan. You need to pay import taxes up to 60% of KBB value of your Vette. You need to pass very strict noise and pollution tests. And for Z06, you need to pay close to US$5,000 a year for various taxes.
I know this because I just ordered a 2012 Grand Sport Centennial and plan to import it to Taiwan next March. There are only 3 Corvettes in Taiwan now : an ZR1, a C6 Base, a 2011 GS.
Hit me up whenever you guys are in Taiwan.
I know this because I just ordered a 2012 Grand Sport Centennial and plan to import it to Taiwan next March. There are only 3 Corvettes in Taiwan now : an ZR1, a C6 Base, a 2011 GS.
Hit me up whenever you guys are in Taiwan.
12-23-2011, 01:48 PM
#16
You don't want to ship your Vette to Taiwan. You need to pay import taxes up to 60% of KBB value of your Vette. You need to pass very strict noise and pollution tests. And for Z06, you need to pay close to US$5,000 a year for various taxes.
I know this because I just ordered a 2012 Grand Sport Centennial and plan to import it to Taiwan next March. There are only 3 Corvettes in Taiwan now : an ZR1, a C6 Base, a 2011 GS.
Hit me up whenever you guys are in Taiwan.
I know this because I just ordered a 2012 Grand Sport Centennial and plan to import it to Taiwan next March. There are only 3 Corvettes in Taiwan now : an ZR1, a C6 Base, a 2011 GS.
Hit me up whenever you guys are in Taiwan.
12-24-2011, 03:38 AM
#18
The fuel tax is based on engine displacement. An Z06 being at 7L is more than the 6.2L ZR1/GS/Base.
12-24-2011, 04:00 AM
#19
You stayed at a nice HOTEL - Regent Taipei much better than say Motel 6. Did you explore the neighboring restaurants and bars
? They are famous here.The Lambo you saw had a Test license plate because it could not pass the fuel mileage tests to receive a legal plate so it got itself a Test plate allowing the car to be driven but with limitations. One limitation is it can not drive on highway without accompanying support vehicles
.
12-24-2011, 11:55 AM
#20
Safety Car
You have a good eye if you were able to tell that from the picture, or did the sign say Regent?
The Regent is a nice motel but the breakfast is always crowded with 100's of Japanese who do not watch where they are going.
I have tried a lot of different places in Taipei, and prefer to stay at the Shangri-La.
As far as bars and restaurants, I have gone to many, and find new places each time I go, but not much in the Zhong Shan area near the Regent. Maybe I am missing something?
Tim
The Regent is a nice motel but the breakfast is always crowded with 100's of Japanese who do not watch where they are going.
I have tried a lot of different places in Taipei, and prefer to stay at the Shangri-La.
As far as bars and restaurants, I have gone to many, and find new places each time I go, but not much in the Zhong Shan area near the Regent. Maybe I am missing something?
Tim