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RAM 1500 is looking better every day
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And I read somewhere a company up north is patenting a design for making left to right hand drive conversion far easier without any engine bay changes with mention of speaking to overseas manufacturers.
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Not sure how much is marketing or if it's something new:
https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-new...nual-ram-sales Quote:
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It was RHD, but it had all the holes for LHD, with proper blanks installed in each. The dashboard was perfectly symmetrical. The Glove-Box and the Instrument Cluster were interchangeable. He never attempted it, but from what he could see, the steering box and arms could simply be swapped from right to left.
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Their price will have to change with Walkinshaw operating with heavy Government Grants, times have changed I'm picking they wont get a renewal
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The outgoing model is discontinued, I suspect the new model will make an appearance. |
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Well if anyone can take the ****, it would be Toyota. They can always cut prices
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Toyota must be thinking we have the market cornered, so many rusted on buyers will just pay whatever we ask. Might as well take advantage of them.
Squeezing them dry. Will the sheep start to wander. Or are they blind? |
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They've been doing to Landcruiser prices fore Years & getting away with It..!
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Problem is Landcruiser has no competition. Hilux has a market full.
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Strictly playing the market atm. They are just taking advantage of the current climate, demand vs lack of supply.
Can't wait to see Hilux numbers for September given last months dismal figure plus these huge price increases.
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Well, supply and demand. The market economy is where buyer meets seller and all that stuff. Good luck to Toyota if they can get away with it.
Funny thing is ... after getting once on an early model (when the G6E came out), I will never do that again. In my view, the early batch never hold their value, particularly once a few running changes have come out as manufacturers deal with the inevitable glitches with a new model. |
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One of my favourite scenes in Steve Martin's "LA Story" is where he goes to the posh restaurant and millionaire played by Chevy Chase asks for a better table this time, but is told no, and the reason why is "The New Cruelty". Hi Toyota!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVEmlyqDgFk
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4 years ago you could get a ss ute for 40k driveway. now its 80k for a horribly uncomfortable ute that most owners use like they would a ss, to site and home every day
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so lease payment and running costs not 100% tax deductible and required owners to maintain a log book to prove actual % business usage ( ~3 months from memory?) The $80k utes are non-FBT compliant vehicles, so can be set up so lease and running costs are 100% tax deduction. (Vehicle is treated like company vehicle) That's why sales of Aussie utes faded away and 4x4 dual cab utes now tower over those former car based utes. Most of those owners are happy with easier tax position and easy leasing set up. Not withstanding the fact that most are used for considerable private use outside of work times...... Last edited by jpd80; 30-09-2020 at 07:34 AM. |
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^^^^^^^^^ I know quite a few people who've Bought RAM 1500's as apposed to 200 Series 'cruisers for this very reason.. |
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No more local car production was always going to mean more expensive imports in the long run. Too expensive to produce vehicles here? Perhaps, but I read it as less profit, and now the gouging begins..
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3.5L EcoBoost 300kw / 678Nm. 3.5L PowerBoost (hybrid) 320kw / 780Nm. https://youtu.be/hwINOm0ibgY |
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You'd have to have rocks in your head, to buy a top of the line Hilux for about the same money you could get a Raptor for.
The Rogue Hilux's don't even get upgraded suspension. |
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It will come crashing back down once their sales drop. No one's gonna fork out an extra 9k for a Toyota. Forget it.
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Any details on how Yaris sales are going singe their price hike?
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Like mazda 3 sales, i imagine....
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"Toyota has shown off a lifted and unique Hilux model in New Zealand named after one of the world’s most vicious sharks, the Mako. This is the Hilux many have been waiting for.
The Mako is largely based on the Hilux Rugged-X on sale in Australia, but the Kiwi version goes a few steps further with an increased suspension lift, unique black Rhino 18-inch allows and Maxxis RAZR All-Terrain tyres (265/60). The suspension changes see an ARB Old Man Emu setup used for 40mm lift front and 50mm lift rear, this includes Old Man Emu BP-51 by-pass shocks with adjustable compression and rebound control. The leaf springs have also been upgraded. There is currently no clearance and departure angle information available." https://practicalmotoring.com.au/4x4...-raptor-rival/
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The term “rusted on” keeps being thrown around like its derogatory. The truth is, every HiLux sr5/rougue/rugged/black pack bought in the last 2 years is now worth more than they paid. That is more than enough to keep buyers coming back.
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That apparently happened in the early 1970s as well, remember reading a Wheels review of XY GS 302 where they stated they could sell the test car 2nd hand for more than they paid for it.
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