hybrid 4wd

Hi Dave, i think that they were selling the Prius for $50k but the actual manufactoring cost was much higher. They subsidised the cost.
I think it would be a very expensive 4wd.
Not unussual to be hearing about a toyota product on the Lawsey show is it.
Will

The base model Prius can be bought for $38K plus on road costs.

Gee that's seriously good value when an Echo is how much?

An auto 4 door 1.5ltr (not base model) $18K.

Gee only double.

Car manufacturers have a lot of work to do if this is ever going to get off the ground in any sort of quantity.

I'm afraid I'm not going to be racing out to do my little bit for the environment for double or more of the money when the Federal Gov't couldn't give a rates and the State Gov'ts/Private Sector are still investing in coal fired power stations.

I think my contribution even if it were possible would be the equivalent of pi$$ing in the ocean.

I realise it all adds up but how many average Australians can afford to drop a house deposit or more in the difference on a depreciating item. You'd have to be stark raving mad. Maybe if you won tatts, were filthy rich and had one hell of a social conscience you'd think about it.

Until they are near enough the same price, in other words like choosing between TDi and ULP at present, you can forget it unless and even maybe then, if governments ban carbon fueled vehicles to CBD's of major cities. Even then the market will be for Prius's not Lexus's.

Dave

This sounds good, challange eh, are spectators welcome. How about a "challange weekend" woo hoo lets the games begin.

whale poo perhaps?

or smegma maybe?

he'd also sell ice to an eskimo....quinn the eskimo hahaha no, not this duck!!!

Oh, we may all get sued by the "greatest broadcaster of all time".

He could make a quid out of all of us.

The poor sod needs the money after all.

Hey Bonz - where on earth did you learn about Smegma - denigrating it like that - I want a 1000 words on the good qualities of ....

Listened to that human advertisement machine when He would get played by the local station. if I want talkback now I tune to the ABC - no ads and at least a bit of intelegence

In the bush Andrew, one has to know stuff. hahahaha

Refer also to Lucy's comment, and I quote "What's amazing is that you have heard of GSM/CDMA dual band aerials or was that compulsory unit/module when you were attending the Terang College of 'anything & everything' whilst undertaking that extremely difficult course of 'jack of all trades', that requires one to be 200yrs old before graduating."

There is a course.

Didn't Dick Smith sell that stuff?

whale poo?

No - smegma!

yes, they use it to get solder off joints

Really?????? . . . . Kinky!!!!!!

So how much excise or whatever it's called do you think there is on 4x4 imports ?

Shhh. Don't let on we know. The government would love to bring 4x4 excise in line with passenger vehicles and then we'll all be seriously out of pocket.

Price of a 4x4 would go up heaps. It's a pittance at the moment - a throwback to the days when most 4x4 vehicles went to Primary Producers.

There are several O/S manufacturers who make modifications to their SUV's to get them across the line for the lower import duty. Subaru is/was one. The Outback here rides 5-10mm higher to meet ground clearance requirements for the lower duty.

Dave

you at least would save cash on not having to buy an after market dual battery setup.