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Best deals on 08s in Australia

  • 25-12-2008 3:40pm
    #1
    ballooba
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,315 ✭✭✭


    I remember a thread a year or two back about the end of year runout sales in Australia. Any tips on where to get the best deals on 08 cars that I can register in 09? Then I can have a nice cheap 09 plate when I come home.


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  • #2
    Traumadoc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,523 ✭✭✭Traumadoc


    IF you are bringing back a car form OZ the best deals compared to Ireland are on 4x4s, and japanese cars.
    Landcruiser 200/v8 tend to be around 45k euro in Oz but base price in Ireland is about 140k.

    I am persuming this is a personal import/change of location.


  • #3
    ballooba
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,315 ✭✭✭ballooba


    I'm looking for something like a Focus or an Astra to be honest. I have a commercial 4x4 in Ireland that I can neither sell nor export, so I'm hanging on to it. I could buy a banger in Aus but I'll save a packet on VRT/Runout Pricing if I buy new. I'll be moving home at some stage in the next 18 months.


  • #4
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,364 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    ballooba wrote: »
    I'm looking for something like a Focus or an Astra to be honest. I have a commercial 4x4 in Ireland that I can neither sell nor export, so I'm hanging on to it. I could buy a banger in Aus but I'll save a packet on VRT/Runout Pricing if I buy new. I'll be moving home at some stage in the next 18 months.

    You will find it hard enough to find an "Irish friendly" size engined car like a Focus or Astra in OZ. They mostly like their big V8s.

    Smallest Focus sold there is a 2.0 litre petrol which would pretty much be sale proof over here once you are done with it, good news however is that they do sell the 2.0 TDCi Focus too. Mondeo is also sold there, smallest petrol engine is the 2.3 but the 2.0 TDCi is also available.

    GM version of Opel is Holden in Oz and they sell a rebadged Opel Astra there, smallest petrol engined Astra is 1.8 but they do offer the 1.9 CDTi diesel there too.


  • #5
    ninty9er
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,366 ✭✭✭ninty9er


    http://www.toyota.com.au/camry/specifications/grande


  • #6
    CJhaughey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,907 ✭✭✭✭CJhaughey


    Balooba, just to let you know that your sig links to a whole page of 'cruisers not just your one.


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  • #7
    Max_Damage
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,461 ✭✭✭Max_Damage


    I've seen a few Holden's here, I'm sure they share all the same parts bar the badge to Opel's.


  • #8
    Traumadoc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,523 ✭✭✭Traumadoc


    Max_Damage wrote: »
    I've seen a few Holden's here, I'm sure they share all the same parts bar the badge to Opel's.

    bar the badge and the 3.7, 5.7 or 6 lit engine.


  • #9
    ballooba
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,315 ✭✭✭ballooba


    CJhaughey wrote: »
    Balooba, just to let you know that your sig links to a whole page of 'cruisers not just your one.
    It's not up on Carzone anymore and I'm too lazy to take my sig down. Thanks though.


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