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IdaD
Aug 25, 2017Explorer
RobertRyan wrote:
Pickups are booming in Australia roughly 15% of overall vehicle sales including the best selling vehicle.F150's /F250's etc have disappeared. Why has this happened? Prices and RHD had nothing to do wth it. Why do US Pickups struggle outside NA?
My truck is the same as the ones in the article. I spent about $40k US on it, but it costs about $110,000 US in Australia (at current rates). Fuel is also a lot more expensive in Australia, and it doesn't get great fuel economy. It's also big which can be challenging even in urban environments in the US, let alone what it would encounter in Australia. If you can't understand these basic points there's really no purpose in discussing it further.
All I meant with my initial post is that, for those who can afford these imported Rams and are lucky enough to get one, they are going to get ruined when it comes to going back to a little Aussie truck at some point.
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