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Does anyone recommend which makes of cars are best in Australia.

Looking for mid range prices.
$40,000 - 80,000

Thank you,

Glenn

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Glenn,

Can you let us know what type of car you want (4WD, 4 door sedan, 4 door sedan sports etc etc) Your price range includes many great cars.

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I have no idea what sort of car to be honest.
No idea what models are available.

Do all Aus cars come with air conditioning?

My partner is looking at Audi TT's and BMW 1 series in the UK.
I teach karate so a comfortable car that can fit all my karate stuff/golf clubs in it would be great.
Dont need anything sporty, just need reliable and comfortable.

Glenn

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40 - 80 K to spend on a motor and no idea. WTF is the world comming to.

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Very helpful reply, thank you.

Have loads of ideas if in the UK, but dont know what cars are available in Australia or if they are equivelant price.

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4 wheel drives seem to be popular here, although not my choice of car

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I agree a bit uncalled for. Go be a numty somewhere else :rolleyes:

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Maybe if you had a look at this site it may give you ideas of the sorts of cars available some prices.

http://www.ahg.com.au/

You'll find new and used cars on here,

Good luck

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You could also try www.drive.com.au

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Here is a bit of reading for you glen;)

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=511241

Give you some idea of what people drive:thumbup:

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We have just bought two cars so I can help you out a little bit although we moved from Continental Europe where the price of cars is different from the UK.

There are a couple of things we noticed. Particularly German cars are very expensive when you compare to their European equivalent i.e. a base level Audi TT is around $70,000 up to around $90,000 for the equivalent top spec 3.2. I would have liked an Audi but at the end of the day they were just too pricey.

BMW's and Mercs tend to be the same although the 1 series not too bad. What really hammers the higher spec cars is that for anything costing more than around $56,000 you incur LCT (luxury car tax) which is 25% extra on all the costs over that lower limit.

In addition, you should note that all the dealer quoted prices generally exclude on the road costs (dealer delivery, registration and stamp duty) which collectively add about 10% to the cost. Therefore when speaking to a dealer make sure you ask about the on the road cost.

For the European cars you will also find (on the downside) that the model range is comparatively limited but (on the plus side) because the cars are being shipped a long way they tend to come with a higher spec than in Europe.

The majority of cars on the road are Japanese and Toyota is the leading manufacturer. You will find that the range and prices of Japanese cars is comparable to Europe and possibly a bit cheaper.

Of the European manufacturers, most are represented and (unlike the other German manufacturers) Volkswagen have prices comparable to those you would see in Europe and therefore their cars seem (to me at least) comparatively good value for money e.g. a Golf Gti (with the same engine as the base TT coupe) costs around $40,000 (again before on the road costs).

Remember also to get a good discount, people here expect to haggle. You could also use one of the fleet car buyer websites. However, even going on your own to the showroom should net you between 5% and 10% off (depending on the popularity of the model you are looking at).

Hope some of that helps.

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Ford and Vauxhall (called Holden in Oz) are extremely popular and fair value here as they are in UK.

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You'll get something nice that's for sure. Most of the European brands are here, same goes for Japanese and Korean and a few Yank ones too.
Personally I'd go for a nice 4x4 - Land Rover Discovery for instance.
Try:
www.discountnewcars.com.au for some ideas.

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http://www.redbook.goauto.com.au/ is my favourite Aussie car site.

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As most have said the choice will be Ford, Holden (Vauxhall) or some Asian motor. The Ford (Falcon) and Holden (Commodore) will be the obvious choice along with the Toyota (Camry or Aurion). You could also look at the VW (Passat) which is well priced along with the Lexus if you want a little more luxury. You seem to pay a premium for most European cars which make the above models more attractive.