Vauxhall VXR (Gen F GTS) v BMW M5 Review......

[jaykay]

[macca_779]

Comparing a car that cost about $100k more here.. Yeah it would want to be better in every way wouldn't it.

[offshore]

GTS is cheaper in the UK then in Australia.

Yet another example of how much we get ripped off.

[jaykay]

GTS is cheaper in the UK then in Australia.

Yet another example of how much we get ripped off.

Makes real sense doesn't it...build it here, transport it 20,000km, sell it cheaper

[QIKMIK]

Not a bad watch but pretty biased toward the M5 as the price gap over there is only about $10-15k, not the 100k+ it is here. There is a similar review of the R8 Tourer vs RS4 Avant where the R8 puts up a good fight but the negligible price difference kills any advantage for the Aussie. Nice to see our product overseas though.

Mick

[VYR8HSV]

Shows price wise how much more we have to pay here.
Now that after 2017 Australia won't be manufacturing cars here. All import tax & luxury tax can then be scrapped.

[jaykay]

I notice there are some Vauxhall badges and some HSV badges on / in the car, even the front GTS badge is still on it...

[El Narros]

and pigs will fly.

[Peter B - CV8]

Not a bad watch but pretty biased toward the M5 as the price gap over there is only about $10-15k, not the 100k+ it is here. There is a similar review of the R8 Tourer vs RS4 Avant where the R8 puts up a good fight but the negligible price difference kills any advantage for the Aussie. Nice to see our product overseas though.

Mick

Vauxhall price is UK55k versus the BMW @ UK80k - that's a whopping difference of UK25k (or 45%)..... Yes, I'd expect the BMW to be quite a bit better.

[jc_sv8]

At today's rate 54,499 is AUD99,185.09. So not that much different to what we pay...
Where as 80,205 is AUD145,955.78 for the M5. What do they cost here, around $225K?

[jaykay]

At today's rate 54,499 is AUD99,185.09. So not that much different to what we pay...
Where as 80,205 is AUD145,955.78 for the M5. What do they cost here, around $225K?

$100k v $225k is a huge difference and just shows the GTS is great value here in Oz....

[offshore]

Yea im sick of the price we pay for Euros. Its just unfair really you can get them cheaper every where in Europe or the US we should be able to get them for the same price. Its combination of our bureaucracy and taxes. Its not shipping costs they cost bugger all to ship to Australian in bulk. The bureaucracy is the ADRs they should get rid of them. If the ADRs are fine in Germany then they are good here simple.

[offshore]

$100k v $225k is a huge difference and just shows the GTS is great value here in Oz....

Not really it just shows an acceptance for the prices we have to pay for Euros its just crap. Basically people have been happy to be ripped off for to long.

[offshore]

Hes comparing a stock standard GTS to a worked M5 as well. So give him a Harrop stage 3 GTS to test and see how he thinks the power is!

[macca_779]

Hes comparing a stock standard GTS to a worked M5 as well. So give him a Harrop stage 3 GTS to test and see how he thinks the power is!

Bit different as the m5 is just factory optioned up. We don't have a factory upgrade for gts