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Originally Posted by Kato
But why should you pay LCT at all?
To purchase a vehicle of say $100k, you have had to earn close to $200k and pay nearly $100k in tax (very very round figures here). Then you purchase the vehicle and have to pay another 25% LCT because you have chosen that vehicle.
All Australia wants to do is tax anyone who has the incentive to be more than average.
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nail + head = hit.
It shouldn't be up to the average aussie worker to pay more for better imported cars simply because the australian auto industry is not up to scratch. Its not our fault that the domestics cannot compete so why should a lot of the desirable cars on the market be priced out of the average aussies wage.
VE Commodore is a prime example. They keep going on about how its a world class car yada yada because its being sold in the states under Pontiac.
Never mind the $50k VE here is being sold for just under $30k over there, otherwise it would not have a chance.
$50k over there buys you a new M3, which the VE is simply no match for.