$17K - which car ?
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Problem is you can't bring them in anymore as the don't qualify with the SEVS rules as Nissan Australia have started bringing them in.
The $180K is brand new from NA, Aussie delivered.
Nissan wont even service a grey import, which is a bit of a pain as you need specialised equipment to do so. There is a couple of mobs over east that play with them but I'm not sure if they have access to all the service and technical info, scan tools, etc.
Boods
so Boods are you saying to stay away from such vehicles, even 2 or 3 years old? my accountant bought one recently.
I went for an audi TT, was punting on a decline in the aud against the euro at the time. world has changed a lot in 6 months hey? i brought it over from canberra, the local dealers are shockers - if you ask a euro dealer in perth for their best price they hand you the price brochure
I went for an audi TT, was punting on a decline in the aud against the euro at the time. world has changed a lot in 6 months hey? i brought it over from canberra, the local dealers are shockers - if you ask a euro dealer in perth for their best price they hand you the price brochure
boods99,
One importer has RAWS approval but I think for 25 under the low import rule but not sure. I will probably bring mine in under the 1 yr personal import rule.
Not hard to get the tech knowledge required and there are quite a few already on the racing circuit so not that hard to find someone with knowledge.
Will be interesting to see if Nissan Australia has the Launch Control void warranty clause like they do in the states?
Ausprop,
TT not a bad vehicle. Drop off a bit in value once a few years old.
One importer has RAWS approval but I think for 25 under the low import rule but not sure. I will probably bring mine in under the 1 yr personal import rule.
Not hard to get the tech knowledge required and there are quite a few already on the racing circuit so not that hard to find someone with knowledge.
Will be interesting to see if Nissan Australia has the Launch Control void warranty clause like they do in the states?
Ausprop,
TT not a bad vehicle. Drop off a bit in value once a few years old.
Hi Ausprop
How is the Audi going? Great cars but my aversion to buying one in Perth is that there is only one dealer - and he knows it! If you need to get it serviced...
Hi Ausprop
How is the Audi going? Great cars but my aversion to buying one in Perth is that there is only one dealer - and he knows it! If you need to get it serviced...
try pricing a new auto gearbox, fitted.
Not really saying stay away from them, however you just have to be careful as getting them fixed, and serviced etc can be quite difficult without access to the required tools and info. For example, the tyres are filled with nitrogen instead of regular air, engines and gearboxes are matched and cant be interchanged, the list is quite extensive.
Nissan Australia are refusing to service and sell parts for grey imports. Also, there are only approx 11 Nissan Dealers that are equipped to service the R35 in the whole of Australia.
Boods
Hi Ausprop
How is the Audi going? Great cars but my aversion to buying one in Perth is that there is only one dealer - and he knows it! If you need to get it serviced...
Its pretty good but then again i dont really use it and really shouldnt have bought it. for the few thousand k's I drive I should hav bought a getz! the dealer threw in the first few years of servicing, so thats one less expense. part of audi corporate plan or something....
wouldnt go there WW, that's why I generally get rid of my cars as they hit the warranty expiry. I am probably going to break that rule with the CX7 tho as I just love it and there is no need to change it, other than to go to the CX9.
Ausprop,
Over here the drop more than 50% after about 3-4 years.
Boods99,
Yes very lucky being in Japan when it comes to driving and owning cars.
Nissan Australia might find themselves in a little bit of trouble if they refuse to service grey imports. Dept fair trading and practices takes a very dim view of dealers who try that scam. As for parts it is normally a lot cheaper to order parts directly from Japan rather than going through Australian dealers.
Over here the drop more than 50% after about 3-4 years.
Boods99,
Yes very lucky being in Japan when it comes to driving and owning cars.
Nissan Australia might find themselves in a little bit of trouble if they refuse to service grey imports. Dept fair trading and practices takes a very dim view of dealers who try that scam. As for parts it is normally a lot cheaper to order parts directly from Japan rather than going through Australian dealers.
Here's a list of the most fuel efficient cars in Australia...
http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/b/autos/170/whats-the-most-fuel-efficient-car-in-australia/
Corolla's and Camry's nowhere to be seen.
Not sure about the servicing costs of the cars in that list.
Some of them should be available at your price range, new or used.
I've owned both a Corolla Seca and a T18. Both went forever, and cost little. Thank god; I was mostly broke all the time back then.
We drove one of those hybrid Camry's a couple of years ago from Phoenix to the Grand Canyon and back - about 4.5 hours each way from memory.
It was awesome; 450 miles (about 720kms) to a tank, and it was great to drive. I would own one, but it's too nerdy and "nanna".
Gotta go for the cool looking w@nkmobile that guzzles, don't we?
LOL... The idea that driving a car can be "boring" or "not boring" would never occur to me... I'm so not a car person.
Me too! I loved my 1981 T-18, which I drove 1993-1995. It was a ripper! And every time I got it serviced the mechanics would comment on what a great car the T-18 was.
