65 million

Ive just been looking at

http://www.autotrader.com.au

I currently have a 1998 Mondeo cost me £1950 six months ago , probably cost £1500 now to buy.

Ive just doen a search through autotrader in Melbourne area and looks like for a simlar car I'm going to have to shell out around $12,600 , thats a WHOPPING £4,800 for same car in the UK for £1500 !!!!!:scared:

lucyb

Weve been looking at this too! We reckon we fancy a Nissan X-Trail , and to be honest, it looks like a better deal to buy a brand new one, becasue at least you get the warranty


http://www.discountnewcars.com.au

Lucy

walla

We're hoping to pay about $12to $15k for a used ute. Also been looking (dreaming) at some motors in Japan with the view to shipping to Oz, dead cheap, but add on the cost of shipping and customs, it aint that cheap anymore.

Darren&Leanne

Im selling my 1992 318i BMW tomorrow in immaculate condition for £3000. I did a simular search ,and in oz it was worth £6000.
Also the girlfriend has a corsa on a `p `plate with 46000 miles on clock which we are selling for £1700 and in oz a holden barina(vauxhall corsa) of the same was £2700.

Our first car is going to be a right shed.

Siren & Brian

Why are second hand cars sooooooooooo expensive here. Cos we have paid enough for it when we first bought them that we dont want to lose so much money when we come to sell it.

Siren's b/h

walla

................and because they hold their value more I presume because of the no rust situation and a motor with 200k on the clock is nothing given the size of the country. Is this right?

Walla

Siren & Brian

Well there is no rust in my older car, just some dents from where the ex kicked it. But yeah a few clicks dont matter, as we are looking at getting another car soon (4Wd) and im sure it will have somewhere between 100-150,000kms and be around $30,000
Siren's b/h

MikeStanton

Why so expensive in Oz? The usual culprits - lack of competition from car manufacturing (tariffs to prop-up inefficient car manufacturers) - to sales and service...

PommieLeague

Depreciation is a lot slower than in Britain. Reminds me of when the UK was in a similar situ years ago. Aus is like that now, but may change as the population grows rapidly.

All I wanna get is an earley 90's Ford Laser, any good?

Grayling

Later Ford Lasers were/are made by KIA (I think). Don't know about earlier ones.

Equivalent of the UK Escort / Orion I believe.

G

Don

Tariff.

mick n cheryl

You should buy my car!!!

Check it out a real bargain to any incoming brits!! We are going back 7th Sept so EVERYTHING must go!!

Link: www.mackaycars.com.au

Mine is the Ford Fairmont AU, come on you know you want it!!!

Search - Ford then Fairmont AU

Mick

jad n rich

Which causes a big demand for (cheaper) second hand cars. Oz incomes mean new cars are a luxury, think new car ownership only really went up in the housing boom, due to people making money and borrowing against houses.

Look at the roads I cant think of many countries that have so many old vehicles on the road. Please now dont someone suggest India or something

Plus most families need (due to lack of public transport) more than one car, one for mum, one for teen(s). Even if they can afford one new, my bets the others will be second hand.

Petrol is cheap compared to UK but work out how many cars you will need and how far you will drive to get a more accurate picture.

CadburysFingers

If you can afford it go for a new car, you get a 5 yr warranty on them, we bought a new Daihatsu for under A$ 14,000 Its a great car, and we are glad we didnt spend a similar amount on a used car of about 6 or 7 years old. Daihatsu have a model currently available for A$ 10,990 you cant grumble at that price, and as they hold their value so well you would only lose a couple of grand if you sold in 2 or 3 years time.

renth

You might want to think about bringing the BMW with you.

Put it in the container and fill it with your stuff.

Sure you'll have to get it compiant once you are here and it will be a bit of hassle but the difference of £3000 is about $7500 - that's a lot of money over here.

I regret not having brought my VTEC Prelude, I could have made a huge profit bringing it over and flogging it.