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The closest I've found is Ozbargain but it isn't a patch on MSE

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One of the things I first noticed about Australia is the massive swings in the price of things - there can often be no rhyme or reason for this ; it's blamed on distribution and scarcity of service. For instance, we bought a car in Darwin when we first arrived and discovered if we'd driven it up from Perth it would have been 1/2 - 2/3 of that price. A chip in the wind screen earlier this year - got a $800 quote for a replacement and then tried another garage on the offchance - $175.

Even the main food shops -Coles and Woolworths will be dollars apart eg, on spring onions today - $4.99 in Woolworths today compared to $1.99 Coles.

Shopping around is key although this takes up time - you do get better at knowing whether a price is feasible but often feel as though you are taking a wild stab in the dark deciding if something is a good deal. In the UK the density of the population means product/service pricing is economically efficient and big deviations are corrected quickly.

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It does look like shopping around is the key...

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All the kangaroos... Sorry I'm not going to give the honest answer if I did this thread would go the same way as a gazillion others have. I can read all the pro's and cons elsewhere.

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Standard of living? Out door lifestyle?

I'm moving for the money and career! Anything else is a bonus! lol

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It is indeed and you can often haggle a bit too - for big ticket items. Prices are dramatically different depending where you are - especially the mining towns where things have sky-rocketed.

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On a similar note can you recommend where I can check out prices of second hand cars? Moving to brissie in a few weeks and want to sort a car pretty quickly when we arrive and need to do some research. Thanks guys!
Mav

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Iv done this. Prepare to cry...

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...ght=car+prices

Not justy the linked one, but have a search.

www.autotrader.com.au

www.tradingpost.com.au/Automotive

http://www.carpoint.com.au/

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Also http://carsales.com.au

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BUT.. As per my other car post. I have searched a bit more in depth and theres some very reasonably priced stuff out there IMO..

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Lol I shall brace myself! Thanks for the links!
Mav