Nissan 370Z Aussie Ripoff

[Mr J]

For straight line speed I would take a Subaru WRX over a Porsche anyday.

Let's have a standing start and drag over 2 kms.

Normal WRX or STI? Underpowered Boxster/Cayman or the Carreras? WRX can't match a base Carrera. The STI will be in there though, and will give the Carrera S a challenge. Over 2kms is a joke though, as the Porsche's are higher geared, have more power and a better drag coefficient. A real driver is more interested in going around curves though :.

Have you driven any of the Porsche models?

 

[GumbyLearner]

Normal WRX or STI? Underpowered Boxster/Cayman or the Carreras? WRX can't match a base Carrera. The STI will be in there though, and will give the Carrera S a challenge. Over 2kms is a joke though, as the Porsche's are higher geared, have more power and a better drag coefficient. A real driver is more interested in going around curves though :.

Have you driven any of the Porsche models?

No, I haven't driven a Porsche. Whoa is me? I'm not a rich ****! Please forgive me! (But sure I could modify one to smoke a Carrera in a straight drag. Or over a 5km cornered circuit!)

Actually come to think of it, a Datsun 240Z with a V8 would bury a Boxster over the same distance.

 

[Mr J]

Sure, but a wealthier bugger could modify the Porsche and turn the tables once again. If we're going to talking about bragging values, how about spending 10k on a motorbike that will take them both, plus pull more girls :. In the end, we can only drive so fast on public roads, and since most people don't track their cars, it really comes down to image.

 

[GumbyLearner]

Sure, but a wealthier bugger could modify the Porsche and turn the tables once again. If we're going to talking about bragging values, how about spending 10k on a motorbike that will take them both, plus pull more girls :. In the end, we can only drive so fast on public roads, and since most people don't track their cars, it really comes down to image.

Yes Mr.J, but would he?

The car is purely there to get prestige and gash.

What about your backyard fella with tonnes of time on his hands?
Probably will never get the impressionable lass but he can win the race! LOL

It brings back memories of the great flick Better Off Dead with John Cusack.

 

[Vizion]

Heh amazing how fast these topics go "off topic".

Anyhoo, the problem with importing any cars here is that all the major manufacturers and most of the smaller ones are imported by one company per make. Neville Chrichton for instance is Alfa & Fiat & I think Citroen too. Same for bikes, so if your a dealer you pay what they tell you, import taxes aside. Must be why ole Neville can afford to race yatchts...

No grey / parallel imports allowed and that goes for allot of other products too. If a company has the distributor rights for anything then you are not even going to be able to buy it OS and get its shipped here.
Try buying even a set of brake levers for a bike like say Pazo's, because one guy has the rights the guys in the states will not ship OS to here.

Try importing anything here even on the SEV's list and it gets out of hand financially very quickly.

It sucks big time, we are ripped of right left and centre by greedy sods who see it as an excuse to add more mark up on everything. Give it ten years there will be no car industry here then we shall see what excuse they use to keep prices so high

 

[Mr J]

Yes Mr.J, but would he?

Nope, so the one who does has an element of surprise!

The car is purely there to get prestige and gash.

What about your backyard fella with tonnes of time on his hands?
Probably will never get the impressionable lass but he can win the race! LOL

Getting the lass is winning the race! He may not pull the late 20 somethings who hang around in upmarket bars, but he will do okay with the teens and early 20-somethings. Most cars are status symbols though. Just think of how many people buy performance cars (regardless of where they're from) and don't actually do anything with them except cruise around, occasionally blipping the throttle?

 

[gav]

How many different cars have you driven Gav?
And I don't mean test driven

For straight line speed I would take a Subaru WRX over a Porsche anyday.
For highway travel I would have to take the Magna for comfort over Ford or GM. Difficult to roll around corners too!

Hi Gumby, dont wanna go off-topic too much so have you a PM.

Not only are US cars cheaper due to higher demand and other things already mentioned in this thread, but sometimes in the US they will get the car with a lot less options than the exact same car available here - which will also make it cheaper...

 

[MrBurns]

C63 AMG 450BHP 0-100 in 4.5 secs

I drove one and you giggle like a schoolgirl when you touch the accelerator it has so much power it's hard to actually comprehend.

The noise is incredible.

 

[Mr J]

A decent Lotus 7 replica (e.g. Caterham) will do me well. What a biker gets when he feels he's getting on .

 

[GumbyLearner]

Heh amazing how fast these topics go "off topic".

Anyhoo, the problem with importing any cars here is that all the major manufacturers and most of the smaller ones are imported by one company per make. Neville Chrichton for instance is Alfa & Fiat & I think Citroen too. Same for bikes, so if your a dealer you pay what they tell you, import taxes aside. Must be why ole Neville can afford to race yatchts...

No grey / parallel imports allowed and that goes for allot of other products too. If a company has the distributor rights for anything then you are not even going to be able to buy it OS and get its shipped here.
Try buying even a set of brake levers for a bike like say Pazo's, because one guy has the rights the guys in the states will not ship OS to here.

Try importing anything here even on the SEV's list and it gets out of hand financially very quickly.

It sucks big time, we are ripped of right left and centre by greedy sods who see it as an excuse to add more mark up on everything. Give it ten years there will be no car industry here then we shall see what excuse they use to keep prices so high

All valid reasons not to buy a Honda. Unless youre a grease monkey willing to give up weekends at Super Cheap Auto/the Backyard!

 

[jono1887]

Well apparently its not only for importing cars. Our windows software is more expensive than anywhere else in the world too..

http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,28348,26245515-5014239,00.html

MICROSOFT is blaming retailers for the fact Australians are paying almost $200 more for the same version of Windows 7 as their overseas counterparts.

Elise Davidson of consumer group Choice said it wasn't the first time Australians had been slugged extra for Microsoft products.

"It was the same with Vista and what we expect will happen is that most people won't fork out for the upgrade. They'll simply wait until they get a new computer," she said.