New car imports

[The Pupat]

3 door Prado was sold here, no one bought any.

This is what I mean there are a few odd ball people that want one but couldn't because for a long time you couldn't

[rj_astra]

How about tests with an incorrectly installed or unconnected tether strap like 90% of them will be. The whole point of Isofix was that it takes incorrect installation out of the equation.

ISOFIX seats need either a top tether or a foot to work correctly.

Top tether mentioned here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMan...el=euroncapcom

Under the current UN/ECE R14, all new vehicles produced since February 2013 are required to have ISOFIX lower anchorages and top tether attachments.

Hmmm... it would suggest the wait to amend the ADR to allow ISOFIX car seats was to allow the new UNECE reg to be implemented and our ADR to be harmonised.
Luckily all cars sold in Australia they may have had ISOFIX attachments from 1997-ish onwards) would also have top tethers.

[fatz]

Did a tour of the rms crash lab

They were testing the new isodix seats

I'm sure it's on their web page

[Jack Nicholson]

Hmmm... it would suggest the wait to amend the ADR to allow ISOFIX car seats was to allow the new UNECE reg to be implemented and our ADR to be harmonised.
Luckily all cars sold in Australia they may have had ISOFIX attachments from 1997-ish onwards) would also have top tethers.

Definitely not all cars in Oz since then, and not in Europe either.

Aussie cars had the top tether, but not necessarily the lower seat attachments. A
number of Euro cars have bolt-in accessory kits for the Isofix mounts that you have to pay extra for.

My 2005 Jag X-Type in Switzerland did not have any Isofix mounts in it at all, I had to buy the kit as an accessory and fit it. The kit came with the upper and lower mounts. The Australian delivered X-Types only had the top tether fitted, not the ones in the seat base. In searching for parts I found a lot of Fords & Opels/Vauxhauls were the same, you had to pay extra for them.

It might have changed now, but that's how it was then...

[TJ Shermuz]

$50 lambie fucks it up in the sennate

[smellytofu]

3 door Prado was sold here, no one bought any.

Plus it was fucking expensive to build vs the 5 door variant... and also the fact that no one bought them. Hilarious to drive being not much longer than a Corolla.

[smellytofu]

Jap spec LC70 with petrol V6 - $35k! How does a diesel engine increase its cost by double?

Oh oh! Let me answer that! Coz the market can support it!

You've got to remember, car prices is NOT determined by cost of manufacturing/marketing + x% margin. They are ONLY priced by how others price similar car and what level it needs to be so that sales don't slow down to remain #1 position.

[mizone]

Will I be able to import a clio V6 cheaper with this or...?

I think that's what the aim is, stuff for enthusiasts. Bread and butter cars, Mazda 3, 6, Camry, Clio etc won't be imported because really what's the point. However I think a saving of $200k on a 911 will get a lot of bites.

[Captiva Fan]

I think that's what the aim is, stuff for enthusiasts. Bread and butter cars, Mazda 3, 6, Camry, Clio etc won't be imported because really what's the point. However I think a saving of $200k on a 911 will get a lot of bites.

$200k savings would be on $600k+ cars ... they're cars for rich people, not cars for enthusiasts.

[CXTdreamer]

Awesome, the new Alto RS will be just under AU$14k off the showroom floor in Japan, so add a couple of grand for shipping and import duties, could be interesting for $20k

[MZ21]

$200k savings would be on $600k+ cars ... they're cars for rich people, not cars for enthusiasts.

Pretty sure cars like c63, m3, cayman s etc are significantly cheaper in the uk than here. So you wouldn't need to 'rich' to afford one at UK prices.

[Rezz]

Awesome, the new Alto RS will be just under AU$14k off the showroom floor in Japan, so add a couple of grand for shipping and import duties, could be interesting for $20k

AUD $15,400 actually, for the 2WD. The 4WD is $16,657. That's using Suzuki's inquiry simulation and pearl white and all options ticked (there's one... a back camera).

It's cheap here in JP, but after shipping and agents/port fees and rego etc will it be such a good deal still?

[Sturmovik]

Pretty sure cars like c63, m3, cayman s etc are significantly cheaper in the uk than here. So you wouldn't need to 'rich' to afford one at UK prices.

Isnt insurance something like £5k for cars like that over there?

[drscrote]

My E55 (ten years old) cost £10,500 or A$16000 at the time.
Insurance was £550 (compared to Mazda 6 £500)

I'm over 40 with a clean record, most of the insurance risk is postcode, age and history based. For example we wanted to put the aupair on the mazda insurance, it was going to cost another £1000/year.

Is that a humblebrag?

[Jack Nicholson]

A most excellent humblebrag at that.