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  1. 10-04-2011, 01:00 PM #1
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    That my 1999 Miata with 80k miles on it is worth $15,000 in Australia? And Australian money is worth the same as US money.

    There has to be a way to capitalize on this.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by MiataProtege View Post
    That my 1999 Miata with 80k miles on it is worth $15,000 in Australia? And Australian money is worth the same as US money.

    There has to be a way to capitalize on this.....
    Nope. And there is no one there that will pay that much for it. You can get every bad ass car from the uk and japan there. Have a highschool buddy down there.

    On top of that shipping and taxes will kill you. To get a adaptronic harness will cost you $400 usd and the harness is only $100 usd local.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jeff_man View Post
    Nope. And there is no one there that will pay that much for it. You can get every bad ass car from the uk and japan there. Have a highschool buddy down there.
    Oh I must have read something wrong. Though cars do seem to be more expensive there.... I assumed because people could afford them since Australia's money market is booming!
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    Quote Originally Posted by MiataProtege View Post
    Oh I must have read something wrong. Though cars do seem to be more expensive there.... I assumed because people could afford them since Australia's money market is booming!
    They have sti spec c, every gtr, evo 8/9/10 rally editions, hollden, tick ford.... On top of that the epa like laws are stricter so Aspec cars wont pass.
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    Autoblog noticed this a couple months ago as well: http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/18/w...urrency-parit/

    It's interesting as an economist to see how much differing regulations and testing ad to the price of a car for such a small market (TX has a bigger economy - GDP, 200. They'd significantly reduce these cost is they just used EU mainland safety and emissions standards or even the US.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Miatamaniac92 View Post
    Autoblog noticed this a couple months ago as well: http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/18/w...urrency-parit/

    It's interesting as an economist to see how much differing regulations and testing ad to the price of a car for such a small market (TX has a bigger economy - GDP, 200. They'd significantly reduce these cost is they just used EU mainland safety and emissions standards or even the US.

    Chris
    That is very interesting.... So the US saves money by buying bulk and buying cheaply manufactured cars... and Aussies maintain profits by buying smaller amounts... and looking for perfection in the build.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MiataProtege View Post
    That is very interesting.... So the US saves money by buying bulk and buying cheaply manufactured cars... and Aussies maintain profits by buying smaller amounts... and looking for perfection in the build.
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    Quote Originally Posted by trickyrix View Post
    Your reading comprehension = that of a squirrel
    Be nice tricky. I mean really, what has a squirrel ever done to you?
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    Squirrels ate my pecan crop last year... and they're putting a major dent in it again this year. I don't want them in my back yard.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Miatamaniac92 View Post
    Autoblog noticed this a couple months ago as well: http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/18/w...urrency-parit/

    It's interesting as an economist to see how much differing regulations and testing ad to the price of a car for such a small market (TX has a bigger economy - GDP, 200. They'd significantly reduce these cost is they just used EU mainland safety and emissions standards or even the US.

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    The Aussies drive me nuts. It's like they look at US and EU specs and then add a tweak just to make it their own.
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    Quote Originally Posted by trickyrix View Post
    Squirrels ate my pecan crop last year... and they're putting a major dent in it again this year. I don't want them in my back yard.


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    I am speechless. And looking to see if we have squirrels around here...
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    Awww.... Poor Hammie.

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