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Originally Posted by jamesqf
The only part I don't believe is that the $40K price of the Gen1 Insight in Australia wasn't due to taxes, import duties, or some such.
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Nail on the head.
It isn't a 'cost' of the Insight itself as a vehicle ... it is an artificially inflated price ... only seen in Australia... It isn't what the rest of the world pays.
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The same Site also shows that the 1997 Honda Civic went for $35,000 MSRP in Austriala ...
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A 2000 Toyota Camery is Listed in Austraila as an MSRP of $43,670
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Now if we look at other places in the world ... that don't impose that kind of an additional artificial mark up cost (like Austraila) ... We see the Gen1 Insight was no where near that as the vehicle itself... the Gen1 Insight started at a far more reasonable price... even brand new.
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Invoice $ 17,438
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Invoice $ 17,439
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Invoice $ 17,438
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Invoice $ 17,439