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Old 10-26-2012, 02:52 AM   #31
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Originally Posted by AUmarvin View Post
Yes, Car makers have been ripping Aussies off for years. Hoping this car stuns the local market into pricing our cars like the rest of the world, and one reason i am happy to support Toyota / Subaru with my first new car purchase.

The local Holden (GM) Commodore was exported to the US as a Pontiac G8, it sold for less $$ in the US, and was better specified than the local version. Very frustrating.
Yeah I remember that. I remember puzzling over it and thinking how unfair it was for you Ozzies You probably know that Pontiac is no more; maybe that's a bit of a consolation.
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