According the the Universal Currency Converter http://www.xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi $1 aussie dollar is about 5.5 rand.

My girlfriend and her family are from South Africa, most of their family lives in SA including her uncle who is a mechanic (oh, the possibilities I just thought of).

Her parents went back there a while ago, but I didnt ask them to bring back any parts. One day if we (my girlfriend and I) went to South Africa on holiday I would be running around every Datto specialist and wrecking yard. Imagine finding say, a 1993 model 1200 bakkie in a wreckers with only slight damage, imagine how cheap the parts would be!!!

I would love to buy an A14 (is that what the new models run?) almost brand new and ship it back here. Also a new interior like the dash and gauges, gearboxes, diffs, brakes etc etc

Wonder if there could be some money to be made by doing this shipping thing as you say Paul. Especially if I could get some good connections in South Africa.

Simon