Help me decide on which wheels.

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Originally Posted by lunchboxGTI

Postage is £250. Converted to aus dollars is roughly $1800 posted with new bolts and rings

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Actually 1072 Pounds + 250 Pounds = 1322 pounds = $1913 Aus Add in Import tax and it will bring it up to standard Australian prices.

Love the superturismos. But then again i dont have to wash them :P

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Originally Posted by poyta

Actually 1072 Pounds + 250 Pounds = 1322 pounds = $1913 Aus Add in Import tax and it will bring it up to standard Australian prices.

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They will send them separately (2 at a time) postage is the same all up and you avoid the tax if you leave a week or so between them.
They only take a week to arrive so the waits not that long. That saves you at least $400

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Originally Posted by lunchboxGTI

They will send them separately (2 at a time) postage is the same all up and you avoid the tax if you leave a week or so between them.
They only take a week to arrive so the waits not that long. That saves you at least $400

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They actually charge the same postage rate if they have to send 2 wheels or 4 so if fact you will be charged twice and it wont work out, better off just paying the taxes - here's why

Cost for two wheels - $652 + $426 shipping + $0 import duty + $0 import VAT = $1078 x 2 = $2156
Cost for four wheels - $1304 + $426 shipping + $65.2 import duty + $179.52 import VAT = $1974.72

Still at $1974 its $330 cheaper than local costs so probably worth doing. All depends on what kind of a deal you can get here from the locals.

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Originally Posted by poyta

They actually charge the same postage rate if they have to send 2 wheels or 4 so if fact you will be charged twice and it wont work out, better off just paying the taxes - here's why

Cost for two wheels - $652 + $426 shipping + $0 import duty + $0 import VAT = $1078 x 2 = $2156
Cost for four wheels - $1304 + $426 shipping + $65.2 import duty + $179.52 import VAT = $1974.72

Still at $1974 its $330 cheaper than local costs so probably worth doing. All depends on what kind of a deal you can get here from the locals.

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Don't know who you spoke to but I just had them sent that way. Wheels where going to be just over $1000 aus so I emailed and had them sent 2 at a time. £125 pounds per two. So it can be done.

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Originally Posted by lunchboxGTI

Don't know who you spoke to but I just had them sent that way. Wheels where going to be just over $1000 aus so I emailed and had them sent 2 at a time. £125 pounds per two. So it can be done.

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Fair enough - I was only going by what their website states - perhaps you got a good deal when speaking with them direct. I'll make some enquires and see what they say.

I spoke to James.

Ok I spoke to James too and he said that a split postage cost would be $511.00 ( $255.50 x 2 ) compared to $425 for a single shipment. This is irrespective if it was just wheels or a wheels/tyre package so my options and costs would be the following -

Option 1 - 4 x Wheels $1304 + $425 shipping + $65.20 Import Duty + $179.42 Import VAT = $1973.62
Option 2 - 2 x Wheels $652 + $255.50 shipping + $0 Import Duty + $0 Import Vat x 2 = $1815.00
Option 3 - 4 x Wheels with tyres ( Falken453's) $1971.35 + $425 shipping + $98.56 Import Duty + $249.49 Import Vat - $2744.40
Option 4 - 2 x wheels with tyres ( Falken453's) $985.67 + $255.50 shipping + $0 Import Duty + $0 Import VAT x 2 = $2482.34

Going by this its always cheaper to do the split postage, even with a tyre package which I have to say sounds tempting as it works out to be only $166 per tyre. Doubt I'll get any tyres here that cheap.