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[1st Vette]

If you thought we were all paying a lot for our C8’s read this. Canadian dollar is $1.10 Australian today .

Road test: 2024 Chevrolet Corvette, America's Ferrari comes to Australia — EFTM

This is the first Chevrolet Corvette in the history of the nameplate to come to Australia factory-built as a right-hand-drive vehicle. Moving the engine to the rear with this new model – the V8 is located right behind the seats, just like a mid-engine Ferrari and other European supercars – made...

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[Thom]

Australia has huge taxes on high end cars. Can almost double the price.

 

[Vettenut]

If you thought we were all paying a lot for our C8’s read this. Canadian dollar is $1.10 Australian today .

Road test: 2024 Chevrolet Corvette, America's Ferrari comes to Australia — EFTM

This is the first Chevrolet Corvette in the history of the nameplate to come to Australia factory-built as a right-hand-drive vehicle. Moving the engine to the rear with this new model – the V8 is located right behind the seats, just like a mid-engine Ferrari and other European supercars – made...

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What a great read ...

Google says that 215475 Australian = 196335.71 CAD .... Geezzzz what would they want for the Z06

Calling it a " bloke magnet " may work over there ... but here that term is down right creepy

 

[redpearl99]

Someone on Facebook posted an add about an Australian z06 with z07 package.... I think it was something like $300k

 

[1st Vette]

What a great read ...

Google says that 215475 Australian = 196335.71 CAD .... Geezzzz what would they want for the Z06

Calling it a " bloke magnet " may work over there ... but here that term is down right creepy

I personally would prefer “ chick magnet “ but to each their own. I suppose when you think about it, to meet all sensitivity requirements it probably should be “ peoplekind magnet “ . But I digress….

 

[1st Vette]

Someone on Facebook posted an add about an Australian z06 with z07 package.... I think it was something like $300k

Then the additional road taxes . And shipping is both slow and expensive. The Aussie model is built in BG . Factory left hand not a conversion done in Australia. They were and I think still are done by Holden other than the C8 . . The prototype of the C8 was soused out using a Holden Monaro chassis, in Australia. So they are getting hosed Royally. Holden is legendary Down Under .

 

[1st Vette]

Australia has huge taxes on high end cars. Can almost double the price.

https://www.abf.gov.au/importing-exporting-and-manufacturing/importing/how-to-import/types-of-imports/importing-a-motor-vehicle

They seem to protect their domestic market vigorously.

 

[1500cc]

https://www.abf.gov.au/importing-exporting-and-manufacturing/importing/how-to-import/types-of-imports/importing-a-motor-vehicle

They seem to protect their domestic market vigorously.

All of their manufacturing plants are gone now, so any protectionism is just hosing their citizens.

 

[Murray20c8]

From an Australian (11zSenator) on midengine.
The journey to Australia. BG to Baltimore and then ...