New Zealand bike prices WTF

[sfordnz]

i'm a geek because i like the look of the new bmw g650gs

but why is it...........

uk price 4920 British pounds = 9 876.80196 New Zealand dollars

us price 7900 U.S. dollars = 9 687.3084 New Zealand dollars

jeff gray bmw christchurch price = 16228 New Zealand dollars

W.T.F

[Blackshear]

Because it costs 7g to ship it here, obviously.

[Mom]

Bye bye...

[98tls]

Way cheaper to buy a bike overseas and get it sent over in bits,just remember to get the sender to value each box at $100.

[sfordnz]

Way cheaper to buy a bike overseas and get it sent over in bits,just remember to get the sender to value each box at $100.

they make the engine in china maybe they could send it direct , mite save a bit on the 7 grand freight

[Toaster]

Way cheaper to buy a bike overseas and get it sent over in bits,just remember to get the sender to value each box at $100.

Noted.

[98tls]

Noted.

Oh......and send the boxes over a few weeks.

[Oblivion]

Import Tax.

[macros87]

Import Tax.

what? like the UK and the US didn't have their own import tax?

[ellipsis]

...what...you wanna live in shakey paradise and have cheap thrills too...

[rapid van cleef]

BUT. in e uk inurance is compulsory and approx 4 times the price of here( just based on what i paid before i moved here)

fuel is way more expensive there and the weather is shit and u have to ride for a long way if you live in a city to get to the open roads, which are in a very bad state.

no contest

NZ wins

[Zadkiel]

Smaller country = smaller market = higher costs

In those countries the importers can bring in larger shipments, achieve more sales out of each office, etc. Also overheads like advertising and support costs are much more evenly spread over the number of dealers and bikes sold.

It's just the way it is. Go try and buy a house in London and the story will be reversed.

[jaffaonajappa]

actually....interesting topic.

Are these price variances across all brands, or just some?
How do we compare to Aussie?

I had recently seen brand new HD Sprtsters for just over 12k, and Suzuki GSX650's for 11k. Was thinking bike prices had actually become affordable again, compared to say 10 years ago.

[bogan]

Way cheaper to buy a bike overseas and get it sent over in bits,just remember to get the sender to value each box at $100.

Fly over to where it is cheaper, buy it, put a sand paddle tyre on it, maybe some pontoons or hydrofoils, and ride the bastard here

[YellowDog]

Because it costs 7g to ship it here, obviously.

US$495 from LA