How Much for New V-max in Australia and New Zealand?

[gleno]

Well the Yamaha stealer called today with the price of a new V-max.

$29,950 + on road costs (rego. insurance etc) Final tag to hit the tar is $32,380. :damn angry:

If the market in the U.S. thought that $18,000 U.S. was too steep you can now rejoice about the great deal you are getting. :clapping:

To put this in perspective, $0.97725 cents Australian buys $1.00 U.S. so we are being shafted by Yamaha. :th_analprobestare:

Here is the Australian / New Zealand dealer brochure FYI. http://www.yamaha-motor.com.au/motor/index.htm?prod_detail.asp?MD_ID=563

I'd rather buy from a U.S. dealer and ship it out but Yamaha's distribution monopoly arrangements with the Australian Government would mean it could not be registered here (for another 15 years).

 

[4gasem]

They are 18,500 Euro's in Greece. I had a member of my SV portal tell me that...

Damn pricey no matter how you look at it...:damn angry:

 

[gleno]

I really want this bike BUT I'm not prepared to pay a premium of $10,000 for the 'privilege' of buying it in Australia.

That's a butt fuck.

I can buy a lot of performance for $32,000.

I can pick-up a new R1 for 14k at the dealers right now. If I put even 5k into that bike (or for that matter any performance bike) it's going to eat the new V-max.

My ego is not so fragile that it needs a $32,000 patch.

 

[fastmax1]

Sorry to hear that guys!!:damn angry: I'm still trying to justify spending that amount of money. I have said multiple times that I was going to put money down but then I wake up the next day and wonder if that's a smart thing to do considering cost of this thing! My financial status is pretty good at the moment but that could change very soon!