If only i had 30k

[rob101]

http://www.carsales.com.au/pls/carsa...ch_distance=25

mmmmm so very.... cheap yet good thats about the same price as a decent 528i

[Gayle]

You poor Aussies! BMW prices are painless in OZ!

[liquidtiger720]

Hmm. I dunno. If I had 30k right now, I'd invest it instead of buying that. lol.

[rob101]

You poor Aussies! BMW prices are painless in OZ!

painless? or painful. but on the plus side people think you are rich for having an e34. jeez having a e34 at 23 people think you are loaded. 30k australian is only just under 23k USD but thats with a high australian dollar.

[pundit]

That's because it's a South African import.
Knocks $10-$15k off the price.
It may even be built by BMW in S.A.

[rob101]

That's because it's a South African import.
Knocks $10-$15k off the price.
It may even be built by BMW in S.A.

and? lol its not as if they salt the roads in South Africa. I thought they only made 3ers in South Africa (our e46s are south african imports )

[pundit]

You poor Aussies! BMW prices are painless in OZ!

I assume you meant painful too?

On average, even allowing for the exchange rate, we pay around three times what you guys pay for stuff like cars etc. We have 1/10th the population, live miles from the rest of the world and have traditionally had very high import tariffs. In fact back in the days when E34's were new I think import tariffs on imported luxury cars were approaching something like 80%. So you could say we get stiffed when buying stuff over here. BMW parts from the local stealers can be up to 8x what you guys pay!
But don't we just love putting money in the pockets of these thieves... NOT!!!

[Zeuk in Oz]

Beware the private import - not because it comes from South Africa, but because it will have been shipped and exposed to serious amounts of salt and humidity in the shipping without suitable protection - I looked at a '98 523i from the UK (because it was manual) and the corrosion was unbelievable.

Gayle, I hope your prices are nothing like ours !

[632 Regal]

if I had 30k id pay off the cr card, and half the 2nd mortgage and work on the rest of that. someday Id like my house to be paid off for the 3rd time.

[rob101]

I looked at a '98 523i from the UK (because it was manual) and the corrosion was unbelievable.

the british salt their roads during winter