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#26
Mazda, Toyota, Nissan Australia (all imports) are making a bloody fortune on every new car they sell...we should be paying no more than the US does, our dollar is worth slightly more...but we still pay twice the retail.
Why do you think the Tax Free on-line debate is making Harvey Norman (Gerry Harvey) spew??, people are sick of being ripped off and will buy OS and pay shipping and still get it 50%+ cheaper than in his stores.
Anyway, as suggested , BUY your parts on-line from the US, you can buy up to a total declared value of $1000 with NO GST or VAT....Gerry Harvey is trying to get the Feds to change that, but a 10% GST costs more to collect than it is worth.
Mazda Australia PARTS are also ripping us and their Dealers off.
Jeez, I can but OEM parts from the US, pay retail and are still half the price a DEALER pays for the exact same part here.
Right Hand Drive specific parts you can not buy from the US, you are stuck with local, like your Brake or Clutch Master-cylinder, Slave Cylinder is the same world wide.
Do some looking around here, there are some very good ideas.
Last edited by ASH8; 12-30-2011 at 02:47 PM.
#28
Yes mate, Aussies have been getting "Fecked" for years over new cars...
Mazda, Toyota, Nissan Australia (all imports) are making a bloody fortune on every new car they sell...we should be paying no more than the US does, our dollar is worth slightly more...but we still pay twice the retail.
Why do you think the Tax Free on-line debate is making Harvey Norman (Gerry Harvey) spew??, people are sick of being ripped off and will buy OS and pay shipping and still get it 50%+ cheaper than in his stores.
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Mazda, Toyota, Nissan Australia (all imports) are making a bloody fortune on every new car they sell...we should be paying no more than the US does, our dollar is worth slightly more...but we still pay twice the retail.
Why do you think the Tax Free on-line debate is making Harvey Norman (Gerry Harvey) spew??, people are sick of being ripped off and will buy OS and pay shipping and still get it 50%+ cheaper than in his stores.
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I'm sure there are things I am missing here since I do not live over there and know the whole story. On paper it looks like most people make at least double what we do over here for regular jobs.
#29
If you can do the following in 30 minutes:
Jack up car and set on 4 jackstands
Unscrew shift ****, then pull console coverplate/shiftboot
Unbolt and remove rubber coverplate around shifter
Unbolt and remove shifter assembly
Unbolt and remove two cross bracings
Unbolt and remove cat converter pipe
Unbolt, disconnect, and remove starter
Drain trans fluid
Unbolt and remove driveshaft cover plate on PPF
Unbolt and remove CF drive shaft and then wrap it to prevent damage
Support transmission
Unbolt and remove PPF
Unbolt clutch slave cylinder from bellhousing
Unbolt and remove transmission
Then you must be Superman. In reality you are Fullofcrapman.
.
Jack up car and set on 4 jackstands
Unscrew shift ****, then pull console coverplate/shiftboot
Unbolt and remove rubber coverplate around shifter
Unbolt and remove shifter assembly
Unbolt and remove two cross bracings
Unbolt and remove cat converter pipe
Unbolt, disconnect, and remove starter
Drain trans fluid
Unbolt and remove driveshaft cover plate on PPF
Unbolt and remove CF drive shaft and then wrap it to prevent damage
Support transmission
Unbolt and remove PPF
Unbolt clutch slave cylinder from bellhousing
Unbolt and remove transmission
Then you must be Superman. In reality you are Fullofcrapman.
.
#30
Ok, just an update after my evaluation of the underbody. Nothing seems to be loose so no problems in regards to something popped off. However it feels like something is loose whenever i go on a bump something will 'click clack' and when a bit of torque is needed it makes the grinding noise on first gear when depressing the clutch and accelerating and 'playing with cereal with ur hands very fast' noise upon when car is moving ( fine other times just when gear box and engine is placed under above average stress). Dsc and abs problem still exists, again, fine when normal but just as soon as the lights are turned on dsc and abs turns off. Solutions?
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