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Old Aug 16th, 2006, 06:14 AM   #15
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Quote: Originally Posted by Griffer (original)
The Americans get AC as standard and pay a lot less than we do. Australia also get AC, interior light package, storage etc for about the same prices as our base spec models (I also recognise their wages are lower than ours in general which makes it more expensive in Aus especially).

I believe it is because our cars don't carry a hefty VAT tax as part of the sticker price, therefore we get more bits for the money here.

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