What Car My Canadian Cousins Picked Up Yesterday

[csv8]

My cousins in Canada have bought a Ford Explorer Limited. Don't look at the price..you will cry..same price as a G6 !!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn0t1J-haf4

[Ben73]

If it comes to Australia that will be worth at least 80,000 bucks

[Scott]

Originally Posted by Ben73

If it comes to Australia that will be worth at least 80,000 bucks

If it comes to Australia that will be worth cost at least 80,000 bucks

[fordomatic]

Originally Posted by Scott

If it comes to Australia that will be worth cost at least 80,000 bucks

gold

[2011G6E]

I generally try to keep away from foreign car websites...looking a the price of vehicles makes me cry.

What with import tariffs, protectionist duties to shield the delicate little flowers of car makers we have here from the big bad world, and Australia being about the only place on Earth where you can't just jump in an drive a brand new left hand drive car on the roads, we pay through the nose for foreign vehicles...always have, always will.

[Stefan]

Back that ugly POS up a few meters and hope a freight train destroys it.

Why do yanks make such ugly cars...

[My32Doors]

^^^^+1

[bmorris]

Originally Posted by 2011G6E

I generally try to keep away from foreign car websites...looking a the price of vehicles makes me cry.

What with import tariffs, protectionist duties to shield the delicate little flowers of car makers we have here from the big bad world, and Australia being about the only place on Earth where you can't just jump in an drive a brand new left hand drive car on the roads, we pay through the nose for foreign vehicles...always have, always will.

And i'd say you believe Australian manufacturers should be able to compete with the imports made in 3rd world countries on price. Yer that makes total sense....

Unless everyone wants to work for the same price that other nations are able to, then yes give us those 'protectionist' duties to protect our flowers.

[GavL]

Originally Posted by csv8

My cousins in Canada have bought a Ford Explorer Limited. Don't look at the price..you will cry..same price as a G6 !!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn0t1J-haf4

The video was uploaded in December. Is it actually of their car or you're just pointing us to it because the one in the video looks similar?

[csv8]

Originally Posted by GavL

The video was uploaded in December. Is it actually of their car or you're just pointing us to it because the one in the video looks similar?

Its a video of a similar Explorer..they are sending foto's.

[StrokedXT]

Originally Posted by 2011G6E

I generally try to keep away from foreign car websites...looking a the price of vehicles makes me cry.

What with import tariffs, protectionist duties to shield the delicate little flowers of car makers we have here from the big bad world, and Australia being about the only place on Earth where you can't just jump in an drive a brand new left hand drive car on the roads, we pay through the nose for foreign vehicles...always have, always will.

One minute you are ranting about foreign governments cashing in on our govts stupid decisions as it prices home grown cars out of the market, now you are bitching about protectionist tariffs a bit of consistency wouldnt go astray.

[Burnout]

Supamegafugly.....
Thing is a barking dog.

[2011G6E]

I've always been against import tariffs...

The problem is that our car makers know damn well they don't have to try harder to make a better product, and haven't since the early 1970's.

The biggest giveaway was when Pontiac started selling LHD "Pontiac G8's" which were just converted Commodores...for heaps less than the price we could buy the original car here in Australia. That opened a lot of peoples eyes...

[Road Games]

"Winning"

[gavforce8]

there is no duty (tariffs) on US & Canadian made cars into Aust.

There is GST, but there is GST on Australian cars as well.

There is freight and of course to bring a vehicle in less than 15 yrs of age you will need to own & use it overseas for 12months...this is so you can get the import permit from Department of Enviroment & Transport

cheers

[last fairlane]

Close G6E
but no cigar
this started with the Capri convertible back in 88
$17k Australian here
and landed and
converted to LHD
in the US $14k
that sucks

[XD 351 Ute]

If that's the new Ford family styling that's on it's way here eventually, then they've lost me for a potential customer.....for anything that may resemble it whatever model/vehicle.

Ed

[Danny]

Face like a botched boob job..

If that comes here it doesn't matter what price they sell it at. It's not the car Australians want or need. God the American designs are gauche and stupid.

[mrghia]

the tail lights remind me of the new territory

[2011G6E]

Originally Posted by last fairlane

Close G6E
but no cigar
this started with the Capri convertible back in 88
$17k Australian here
and landed and
converted to LHD
in the US $14k
that sucks

Thanks, I forgot about that one! I do remember that now, it caused a minor stink in the motoring magazines and questions were asked.

[xtremerus]

AU/US dollar value at the time

[Stefan]

Originally Posted by mrghia

the tail lights remind me of the new territory

Because they are red?

[JC]

I like it. I had a 2004 Explorer, and this looks just as good IMO. Grill is very F250-ish, which for some seems over the top, but I like it.

[MrZ]

Originally Posted by csv8

My cousins in Canada have bought a Ford Explorer Limited. Don't look at the price..you will cry..same price as a G6 !!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn0t1J-haf4

Why would the price make me want to cry? The Canadian on-road price for the Explorer Limited (2WD) ranges from $45k-$48k depending on province.

This is similar to most other SUVs in Australia?? It may be the same price as a G6 Falcon, but you can get an XR6 Falcon for $34,990 drive away...?

[csv8]

Originally Posted by Davez621

Why would the price make me want to cry? The Canadian on-road price for the Explorer Limited (2WD) ranges from $45k-$48k depending on province.

This is similar to most other SUVs in Australia?? It may be the same price as a G6 Falcon, but you can get an XR6 Falcon for $34,990 drive away...?

as another post said."too buy an Explorer here, would be around $80k" thats why..

[2011G6E]

Originally Posted by xtremerus

AU/US dollar value at the time

Except the price quoted in articles complaining about the price differential was always after you converted it to Australian Dollars...