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Originally Posted by oldtamiyaphile
I know from memory they were in the $40k bracket - the buyers guide even makes a point of how expensive they were. There aren't any real tariffs (5% maybe at the time on the wholesale price), and a 21% sales tax at the time, but these applied to the Civic as well.
For comparison the 1st Gen Prius cost $40k new.
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So now we seem to have a general "cars are almost twice as expensive in Australia as in the US" problem, because the MSRP for the 2000 Prius was $19,995 US. I've no idea what could be the cause of the difference, other than taxes or import duties.