Originally Posted by
tigger73
First APR is US based so a lot of the APR gear is imported.
Second it goes through an importer and then a dealer network.
Yes you do pay a premium for the local backup, development and support. There are other options out there, however 95% of them are dealing with overseas tune houses to generate their files.
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Part of the "problem" is tat the local guy is being a wage, probably 3 times above the wage the US guy earns. On top of that he gets sick leave, annual leave, long service leave, compulsory super etc etc etc.
Now I assume you get all of these too, and have a relatively decent standard of living, with medicare etc etc etc.
Adding in the local cost of some of the most expensive real estate in the world doesnt help
and all of these costs get borne by a very small marketplace.
and then the cherry on top is the import duties, and GST.
There is absolutely nil point in complaining about local costs.
If you can import stuff, go for it. If not, buy it locally (or not) and accept that Australian business is an expensive business.
I cringe whenever I have to buy locally, but I understand the unfortunate mechanics of it.
2007 Audi RS4 with: APR ECU Upgrade; JHM Quick Shifter; Milltek Catback and Downpipes; KW V3 Coilovers; Argon Creative Carbon Fibre Splitters
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