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Originally Posted by IamIan
I think it is a shame that Australia imposed a penalty soo large it was double the cost of the Civic.
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Yes it is a shame Honda Australia decided to impose this penalty.
They import a Japanese built 2004 Acura RSX US$20,025, add taxes and duties and currency conversion, becomes AU$37,950, the local list price.
They import a Japanese built 2004 G1 US$18,980, add taxes and duties and currency conversion, at the same percentage, it should become AU$35,969.
Somehow, there's an extra AU$12,930 tacked on by Honda Australia. I will continue to put this down to the car being unprofitable at the ~$36k price. Taxes or duties or whatever cannot account for the difference, in fact, the Insight should have a lower tax and duty burden if the US price is any guide.
I've not compared to Civic as yours was locally built(?), ours was imported.