papilon

My point was that with the UK system i could drive a cracking 3 year old car for just 5.5k sterling. In Australia i would be laying out over 3 times that for the same car. I would still be ahead even with depreciation by a fair margin. But i would never buy a new car in the UK.

DeadVim

Quick poll ... Are we in favour of UK petrol prices as well?

ozzieeagle

Wouldn't a 3 year old car in the UK be in far worse body condition than a 3 Year Old Aus car ... just on salted roads ?

Car bodies last a lot longer in Aus, Plus the fact that in most states there is no annual MoT test adds to the Aus Cars value as well.

DeadVim

I would have thought an annual check would add value ... and very welcome it would be if only to sort out headlight alignment

Amazulu

Sure, but if it wasn't a Subaru, you would probably have sold it on for less. I miss the contract hire setup they have in the UK. Just before we keft, I had a brand new, fully loaded, diesel Megane for GBP100 a month, fully deductible against tax. A bargain.

Nothing like this exists in australia

ozzieeagle

Depends on whether it's just after or just before the yearly anniversary I guess.

The MoT test is a cost that doesnt apply in .Aus.

papilon

I think cars are a bit different today than when you left the UK it's actually quite rare to see rust on cars these days and certainly nothing like it was 25 years ago.

iamthecreaturefromuranus

Ahhh the good old "salted roads" argument.

Here I live within about 300 yards of the largest bit of salty water on the planet. In the UK I would perhaps see the roads salted for a couple of weeks a year. Which is worse?

ozzieeagle

I've very rarely seen a car rust in Aus. There again I dont live where you live... do you see a lot of rusty cars ?

itxrd

Ha ha ha

iamthecreaturefromuranus

Not many, except some real old clunkers... and if we don't get them here, with 365 days a year of salt, then the UK shouldn't be getting them after a couple of weeks a year.

moneypenny20

What was rubbish? I asked you a question and then I said I (personally) didn't know anyone. How do those two sentences become rubbish?

itxrd

You said people don't compare prices from where they live to elsewhere. 2 people have come on here and said they do. I do too. So thats 3. And the guy said what you said when you said it was rubbish. Innit.

moneypenny20

No I didn't. You don't appear to be able to read either. I asked how many people on the street do. I keep being told on this thread that people don't believe things cost more here. Everything I read tells me otherwise.

I don't understand the 'innit' thing sorry.

Gibbo

Can't comprehend the obsession there seems to be with comparing prices to those of another country.