I hate my girlfriend, because i love my car.

[Abu Zolfiqar]

That's not cheap, costs similar here the lowest IS costs £30,000 here, and the luxury config costs £60,000 ... the import duty must be very high in Ausssi

you are kidding, right?

i bet i could pick one of those up semi used for 26-27k in the US


in fairness to Lexus, they depreciate slowly

 

[Mosamania]

Chinese Geely has taken KSA by storm. In this year alone I can almost guarantee that there is not a single major street across the country where a Geely car is not present. It looks good and it is cheap:

With its price starting from around 7200$ to 9600$ no wonder it is easily the most bought car in KSA this year.

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

ive seen how Saudis drive...you guys should stick to camels



(j/k)

 

[Mosamania]

ive seen how Saudis drive...you guys should stick to camels



(j/k)

This joke stopped being funny the one thousandth time it was used.. Now it is just offensive and disgusting.

 

[VCheng]

Chinese Geely has taken KSA by storm. In this year alone I can almost guarantee that there is not a single major street across the country where a Geely car is not present. It looks good and it is cheap:

.................


With its price starting from around 7200$ to 9600$ no wonder it is easily the most bought car in KSA this year.

Looks like a nice car. What are its specifications for the KSA model?

 

[Mosamania]

Looks like a nice car. What are its specifications for the KSA model?

This is the KSA model.

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

This joke stopped being funny the one thousandth time it was used.. Now it is just offensive and disgusting.

oh i'm sorry, i thought this was only the 888th time....i should have kept count

ma3lesh!

 

[Roybot]

....dude, you should have bought an M3!

M3 in Australia costs an arm and a leg. The base model is around 160,000 Aussie Dollars. Import tax is too damn high!

You guys have it good in Europe.

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

you'd have to be a retard to buy a Bimmer brand new...it makes no business sense


///M3 is a fan bloody tastic car....but im a fan of the older E36 chassis...they handled MUCH MUCH better than the newer ones.

 

[Roybot]

you'd have to be a retard to buy a Bimmer brand new...it makes no business sense


///M3 is a fan bloody tastic car....but im a fan of the older E36 chassis...they handled MUCH MUCH better than the newer ones.

True, but those things don't even depreciate much! Even the second hand one's with 20,000-30,000 KM are more than a 100,000 Aussie dollar. Its ridiculous. I would rather buy a Lexus IS F.

 

[VCheng]

True, but those things don't even depreciate much! Even the second hand one's with 20,000-30,000 KM are more than a 100,000 Aussie dollar. Its ridiculous. I would rather buy a Lexus IS F.

The IS-F is a great car, but sadly is slushbox only. There is one at a local dealer for about $60k new.

 

[rcrmj]

you are kidding, right?

i bet i could pick one of those up semi used for 26-27k in the US


in fairness to Lexus, they depreciate slowly

i am not kidding, imported cars in China are very expensive```the government is trying to be protective of the domestic car manufactures``(but i'd buy european cars any day)``second trying to control the traffic``

in my city the road is full of BMW X6, Mercedes Benz S/CLS, AUdi Q5/7 and posh Cayenne/panamera they cost $160,000 over easily

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

True, but those things don't even depreciate much! Even the second hand one's with 20,000-30,000 KM are more than a 100,000 Aussie dollar. Its ridiculous. I would rather buy a Lexus IS F.

according to a currency convertor website i use, that's $104,000+ USD are you bloody kidding me? What are the tax/duty metrics they use over there. Damn!


oh and by the way, i'm with you 100% on that


that those IS-F are NICE rides. I would LOVE to own one.

i am not kidding, imported cars in China are very expensive```the government is trying to be protective of the domestic car manufactures``(but i'd buy european cars any day)``second trying to control the traffic``

in my city the road is full of BMW X6, Mercedes Benz S/CLS, AUdi Q5/7 and posh Cayenne/panamera they cost $160,000 over easily

well, you live only once!

if you can afford it, f*ck it --- BUY IT!

This is the KSA model.

looks pretty legit!

whats the sticker price (in dollars terms)

 

[Pak47]

I would rather just prefer a family car.. Like our Honda Pilot, and save the extra cash to invest in business.

 

[Crypto]

according to a currency convertor website i use, that's $104,000+ USD are you bloody kidding me? What are the tax/duty metrics they use over there. Damn!


oh and by the way, i'm with you 100% on that


that those IS-F are NICE rides. I would LOVE to own one.



well, you live only once!

if you can afford it, f*ck it --- BUY IT!



looks pretty legit!

whats the sticker price (in dollars terms)

Well there is LCT (luxury car tax) here in Australia then there is supply and demand factor, Australia doesn't have huge population. Moreover on average, Aussies have higher average wage/buying power compared to their US counterparts; taking into account size of population etc.
Another reason, AUS want to protect its local brand "Holden" available as "Vauxhaull" overseas. They are selling Holden SV6 for around 45K+ and GTS around 80K+. Who would in their right mind buy a Holden when they can buy BMW or Lexus for that money, hence prices of brand new non-aus cars are inflated. To further rip off people, you cannot import new cars or the ones which are manufactured here. The import cars contribute to around 10-15% of automotive industry which in a way is a good thing for local manufactures.

On the other hand in NZ its totally opposite, 59% imports and cars are cheap as.

Another example: Porche 911 is about 77k in US but here in AU it is 220K+

That Geely car in Australia is going for $1199.