by "not for canada - australian in disguise" (for-canada)
Published 02/18/2017 at 16:21
by "not for canada - australian in disguise" (for-canada)
Published 02/18/2017 at 16:21
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It’s for sale in Sydney, Australia. It’s brand new with only 129 kilometres on the clock. Right hand drive converted and everything. How much, you may ask? The low, low price of $146,000 AUD . As the Australians say, strewth.
For comparison, here’s a rather similar truck in my area. Same trim level, same colour, only real difference is that this one’s got a black interior and is in Canada with the steering wheel on the left side. But this costs almost half as much. I know importing a car across the world is a tricky matter of business, but jesus christ on a ham and cheese sandwich, I didn’t know it was that difficult.
Even at the ludicrous prices though, Australians buy (or at least seem to buy) a shit tonne of American pickups, which begs the question. Why doesn’t Ford/GM/Dodge sell them in Australia? They could make an absolute killing. I’m willing to bet you that they would be at least somewhat cheaper than the imported ones.
I’m saying this mainly because I want to see a Silverado with Holden badges. Supposedly, that’s actually a possibility, along with a Holden Camaro.
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I’d like to see that happen.
"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
02/18/2017 at 16:25, STARS: 2
It’s not worth the money to develop a factory RHD model
"OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars" (jakeauern)
02/18/2017 at 16:40, STARS: 2
112,000 USD? Not bad haha.
"Svend" (svend)
02/18/2017 at 16:47, STARS: 2
Australia has quite high import tariffs add the cost of conversion to RHD as I believe you can’t register a new LHD car or a LHD car under a certain age an the costs of shipping, it all adds up.
But each country varies quite a bit depending on import tariffs, registration fee, annual taxation, etc...
For instance in the U.S. They pay tax on buying a car privately from another individual. That’s alien to me. The tax has already been paid on the car. Yes I know you pay tax on buying a second hand car from a dealer but that’s a business and not a private individual.
"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
02/18/2017 at 16:51, STARS: 2
Price in Oz presumably includes tax so you’re not comparing like with like.
RHD conversion to a standard sufficient to satisfy the authorities isn’t cheap. They’re not doing it like in Afghanistan where they take JDM cars and convert them with a hammer...
"BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind" (briangriffinsprius)
02/18/2017 at 17:03, STARS: 0
Are US trucks not sold in Britain or any other RHD country? Honest question, I always assumed folks in GB had the option to buy an F150 even if it’s not a popular choice
"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
02/18/2017 at 17:04, STARS: 0
They can import a LHD model, or have the aftermarket convert one to RHD.
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
02/18/2017 at 17:10, STARS: 1
Ive seen one F150 here in the UK in my entire life. Theyre just too big to daily drive comfortably here. There are roads in my town they genuinely wouldnt fit down. Plus those after a work/ useful vehicle here generally buy vans, with the occasional smaller diesel trucks like l200s and rangers. By occasional I mean theyre a fairly rare sight apart from in certain rural areas.
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
02/18/2017 at 17:14, STARS: 1
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"Insert Edgy Username Here" (billy-d)
02/18/2017 at 17:46, STARS: 1
I don’t get it either. If the Aussies like our big pickups, why don’t the big three sell them down there. They like muscle cars like us (Valiant, Falcon, and Commodore/Monaro were huge hits, and they get the Mustang now), they like giant SUVs like us (Holden sold badge-engineered versions of the Trooper and Suburban down there in the 90s, and IIRC the Land Cruiser is a best seller there), and they like small-sized trucks like us (The Ranger vs. Colorado vs. Hilux debate down there is more heated than most F-Series vs. Silverado vs. Ram ones here), so it seems logical to sell full-sized trucks in Australia.
Here’s my plan for “American automakers in Australia following the end of local manufacturing”:
GM: Holden, selling mostly rebadged Opels and Daewoos a la Vauxhall but also some Chevys (Camaro as Monaro, Impala as Statesman/Senator/Caprice, Suburban, Silverado), as well as Cadillac (ATS, CTS, and CT6 plus XT5), and Corvette (sold through Cadillac dealers as in Europe)
Ford: Global lineup (Fiesta, Focus, Mondeo/Fusion, EcoSport, Kuga/Escape, Ranger, Transit Connect), plus Taurus and Mustang to replace Falcon (this is actually happening), and F-150.
FCA: Full Jeep and Fiat lineups, plus LX-cars and Ram 1500.
"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
02/18/2017 at 17:59, STARS: 3
Nope. You can import them specially but they’re unsuitable for practical use. Buyers tend to be those who like big, shiny things. If you wanted a work vehicle a huge, petrol, automatic pick up is the last thing you’d buy.
Even LHD markets don’t buy them. Ford F models are sold in North America, the middle east and a few islands in the Caribbean and that’s basically it.