[Aus] What a rip off …86 GT $42.5k

[Suffa]

but it has the bluetooths :P lol

[JiB]

Originally Posted by RAN94A

Supply and demand my friend.

Why are diamonds worth more than cubic zirconia

diamonds have a hardness of 10 on Mohs scale, CZ's is like 8ish. also the scale is not relative, so diamonds hardness is not 20% harder than cz, it is 1000%'s harder

Plus cubics are man made, where as diamonds are naturally formed. BUT, there is such a thing as man made diamonds (synthetic diamonds) but they can only make them in a size of around 1/4 carats, so nothing to worry about yet.

:P

[Bonburner]

well with only 1 plant in the world maybe all the cars are being sent to the US for 24k ~ lol

[genometuning]

maybe the car prices are higher down there in australia? I know a BMW3 series (30k here) is 50k there. i dont know toyota prices though.

[st162celica]

rip off....

bargin if you have no patience

[RAN94A]

Originally Posted by DanVIIIVI

TMCA will not be very pleased. They sent out a bulletin to all dealers just after the launch specifying in no uncertain terms that the vehicles are NOT to be sold above RRP.

you wouldnt happen to have a copy of that would you??

[Satu23]

That's just absurdly overpriced and it also seems to be a demo car with almost 1000km on the clock rofl...

though there are 3 other 86 GTs on carsales with even cheaper prices lol which again is still a rip off...

Not sure who would buy a demo car that would have been flogged so much and pay a premium on top

[armythug]

Originally Posted by DanVIIIVI

TMCA will not be very pleased. They sent out a bulletin to all dealers just after the launch specifying in no uncertain terms that the vehicles are NOT to be sold above RRP.

I award his courage for trying to take advantage of the good ol' supply vs demand debacle; and there will almost certainly be someone out their prepared to pay an excess for immediate delivery.

We're all paying excess for this car even at the current RRP. We're all being ripped off man. RRP is close to 39k. this aint a 39K car. Just sayin. I still ordered one!!!! yay!!!

[DanVIIIVI]

As defined above, a "Rip Off" is where the purchaser was unable to avoid the excessive price charged. You made the decision to buy the vehicle, therefore you weren't ripped off.

Also, the Retail prices set by Toyota i think are very conservative, i would be inclined to say the Stamp Duties, Dealer Delivery Fees, and registration costs are the only rip offs associated with most new vehicle purchases.

[Azzaboynt]

The dealer will probably justify the price with "It's got aftermarket tint, paint protection, interior protection, and includes dealer delivery fee, taxes etc..."

Originally Posted by genometuning

maybe the car prices are higher down there in australia? I know a BMW3 series (30k here) is 50k there. i dont know toyota prices though.

I'd like to see anyone getting into a new 3 series of 50k on the road, try 65k

[armythug]

from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/rip+off
1.an act or instance of ripping off another or others; a theft, cheat, or swindle.

2.exploitation, especially of those who cannot prevent or counter it.



And in my opinion, we are being exploited and swindled in Australia. It would be very difficult to prevent or counter the price of at least 38K for the top model. In my opinion, this is too much. No one is twisting my arm to buy the car. I can afford the car. But at the same time, I don't agree with the price we are paying. This is only my opinion on the matter.

[sticky]

hmm it seems to have been unlisted. wonder if some sucker actually bought it?

[DanVIIIVI]

Originally Posted by RAN94A

you wouldnt happen to have a copy of that would you??

Yes I have a copy, but it is for internal distribution only and i don't plan on jeopardizing my dealership or my job