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rjastra
14th October 2009, 02:54 PM
Remember to set your alarms for this date... car prices should, in general, be lower between now and the 1/1/2010.

Mazda have already started to reduce prices...
mania
14th October 2009, 03:33 PM
How can they already reduce their prices? Surely that just means they'll make more profit when it actually comes into effect =/... unless there's some creative bookkeeping which somehow allows the importers to bring in the cars now and pay for them on the 1st Jan 2010.

Great news anyway though :)
poita
14th October 2009, 03:37 PM
will this also drop for personal imports?

ie if i had a nurb vxr and bought an lsd for it
Nurb608
14th October 2009, 03:45 PM
will this also drop for personal imports?

ie if i had a nurb vxr and bought an lsd for it

nice example :p
mania
14th October 2009, 03:46 PM
Customs duty already is 5% :)
Wraith
14th October 2009, 03:55 PM
Remember to set your alarms for this date... car prices should, in general, be lower between now and the 1/1/2010.

Mazda have already started to reduce prices...

Yuppo Maestro :cornut:

Have you noticed in all the threads where I've mentioned I may be acquiring a new vehicle I've always said I'm leaving it till early 2010 at the earliest, this is one main reason why that is ... :)

I'm just hoping that prestige brands won't swallow this up by simply doing the 'customary' Jan.1 of new year price hikes...I'm eager to see the revised pricing of some BMW and Audi models :D
rjastra
14th October 2009, 04:21 PM
I'm just hoping that prestige brands won't swallow this up by simply doing the 'customary' Jan.1 of new year price hikes...I'm eager to see the revised pricing of some BMW and Audi models :D

Have I got a surprise for you....

BMW have slashed $4000 from their prices....

http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/E90E7673ED20BE75CA25764E001B8E06

As I see it the impending duty cut, oz dollar soaring and a relatively flat market will make quite a few bargains/deals start to show up before year's end.

Imagine the discounts on unsold 09 stock in Jan 2010!!!!
Wraith
14th October 2009, 04:25 PM
Have I got a surprise for you....

BMW have slashed $4000 from their prices....

http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/E90E7673ED20BE75CA25764E001B8E06

As I see it the impending duty cut, oz dollar soaring and a relatively flat market will make quite a few bargains/deals start to show up before year's end.

Imagine the discounts on unsold 09 stock in Jan 2010!!!!

WOW that's mouth watering...now if only there's a similar thing going on over at the Audi camp :cornut:
GreyRex
14th October 2009, 04:43 PM
Yeh so now I can afford that M3
poita
14th October 2009, 04:51 PM
Customs duty already is 5% :)

reduced by 5%, not to 5% ;)
Wraith
14th October 2009, 04:58 PM
Yeh so now I can afford that M3

4K towards the 1st years petrol :cornut:

Or reg and insurance :)

Realistically though it pretty much puts the price point on some models back where it was before the luxury car tax thresh hold increase not tha tlong ago...
mania
14th October 2009, 05:25 PM
reduced by 5%, not to 5% ;)

Actually in this instance their the same ;). Vehicle Import Tax is being reduced from 10% to 5% on Jan 1st 2010 IIRC. It was reduced to 10% some years back.. again, iirc.
boorny88
14th October 2009, 06:27 PM
wat is iirc? but this is gd news
hazrd
14th October 2009, 06:30 PM
If I Recall Correctly
USC
14th October 2009, 10:01 PM
reduced by 5%, not to 5% ;)

lol!!
mmahle
16th October 2009, 12:13 AM
Hot. Can't wait for the prices... Would be some good deals out there.