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Cheap Finance on Hybrids In Australia

Discussion in 'Dealers & Pricing' started by sleeka, May 14, 2010.

  1. sleeka

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    In an attempt to boost Hybrid sales here, Toyota Australia is offering finance at a low 2.9% at present.
    Great time to buy a new Prius or Camry Hybrid here for a while!
     
    #1 sleeka, May 14, 2010
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    Sounds good. But I can get 2.9% on a Prius in New York and save the cost of shipping the car from Australia.
     
    #2 Eoin, May 14, 2010
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    Are hybrids a popular sight in Oz or are they shunned?

    How is the Aussie Camry Hybrid selling? Are they becoming a popular sight yet?
     
    #3 GrumpyCabbie, May 17, 2010
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    I see a lot of Prius on the roads.
    I saw my first Camry hybrid the other day. It looked great.
     
    #4 sigzephyr, May 17, 2010
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    Just been checking it out on the Aussie Toyota website. It looks good and emissions at 142g/km is slightly higher than a diesel Avensis manual, but only just higher. I really don't know why they dont sell them here in the UK as I'm sure there would be a market for them, especially at that sort of economy.
     
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    What do Prii go for in Aust.?:)
     
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    I bought my second hand 2007 iTech with 44000 kms for $24K. I think they are more expensive here than the US.
    The new 2010 is just under $58K.
     
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    $58,000 Aussie dollars?

    Yikes, no wonder there arn't many about. That works out at £35,000 (US$51,000). A base Prius here is £19,500 including VAT sales tax at 17.5% and I thought we were taxed highly.

    What are the rules on personal imports? Surely there has to be a grey import market from Japan for these cars?
     
    #8 GrumpyCabbie, May 17, 2010
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    That A$58k figure is for our top model, an I-tech (registered, on-road) .....which is equivalent to a US Pkg 5 w/atp and leather, but including the sunroof/solar panels but 15" wheels. So that is a loaded Prius.
    Our base model starts at around A$42k registered, on-road. These are retail prices.....discounts of between $3k to $8k (depending on model) are quite easy to negotiate.

    Grey imports only start to make financial sense here once they are at least 4-5 years old due to tax rates/ compliance rules, and shipping costs.
     
    #9 sleeka, May 18, 2010
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