The new F150.....

My point exactly, if I can get a Disco with all the nice bits for 80 - 90K why should I pay 120 - 130K for a truck ? I realise that the converters are selling to a particular market and that they need to make a quid but considering the list price of these vehicles in the US it's a bit hard to imagine that whichever company decides to do one in factory RHD won't clean up. Look at how many Jeep Grand Cherokees are on the road. Chrysler's decision to make them in RHD and price them realistically would appear to be paying off.

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That to me is just insane prices. I bought my 09 F350 FX4 diesel brand new fully loaded for less than 40k hahaha. Big price difference between here and back there....


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Yup mirror conversion is about $35-40k and they are all hand converted.
They also had a ram for $116k


Ive said it before, but they could make a lot of sales with a full sized pikup here. The prime candidate is Fiat-Chrysler/jeep, they charge about $12,000 extra for importing and factory RHD in most models, even their hi-po 300c 6.4V8 core is only $11,000 more here than in the U.S.
Just imagine the impact of a dodge ram 1500 for around the same prices as a hilux, going from $35,000-$60,000 for the laramine
Then imagine the 2500 with a 6.7 litre 6cyl cummins turbo diesel(the 5.7 petrol V8 is $8,100 cheaper) from high $40's to about $75,000. would they sell any series landcruisers?
The other 3 large groups would have to much impact on their range if they brought in full sized pik-ups at a factory RHD rate. Ford would impact on ranger sales, Gm on Colorado, and it would be worse at toymota as both Hilux and landcruiser/series would be affected.


Didn't see your post tote, your both right and wrong :) right that a D4 would be far far nicer and cheaper than a converted F250 but wrong when you add in having a falcon ute at $35,000. You are now matching the F250/ram price but paying 2x rego, insurance , ctp , twice as much garage space, double servicing, double tyres, but probably better fuel costs.

Spotted in Salamanca Place on the way to the 'Taste' last night.

A current year F450 Ute, White, Duals and BIG!

Easily the largest vehicle in the street, bar the Contractors trucks doing their jobs.
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Then there's always this one.....

http://carsales.mobi/cars/details/?R=24205794


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