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Ford made the decision to leave under Labor.
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Yep. And the libs made sure Holden and Toyota followed suit and did nothing to try save the industry
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Go back to the start with Whitlam and the Lima Declaration. |
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interestingly the US equivalent of this is based on fuel consumption, not CO2 emissions.
Light truck (Ranger) target for 2025 is 38.31 US mpg which works out at 6.1 l/100 yeah, good luck with that! that's about what my 1.5 focus achieves |
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Not to mention the Button Car Plan which allowed for the demise of Nissan, Ford Eagle Farm, Homebush etc? And that was under a far more moderate Labor give than the one we have now. Not a chance Holden was going to stay with Ford gone.
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It’s a carbon tax .. sorry policy It’s not a fuel efficiency policy My Puma does 6.7 ltrs/ 100 km almost all short km urban trips It’s drops way down on freeway trips but they are one every 14 days |
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Who is looking forward to their new form of transport when old shitboxes get taken off the road, as the next step of these schemes?
![]() This bad boy is $4200 ride away, Except I weigh more than the scooter does so it'll probably only do 30km/h and use more fuel than my old shitbox V8 Caprice ![]() Might join the rest of the riders of these things and do uber eats deliveries in Melbourne CBD. Pick the only sensible choice at the ballot box - vote 1 Franco |
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Anyway, my point was more that the policies aren't crazy and nothing new in the world. Don't know why we resist change even when it's a good thing. Getting more efficient cars is a good thing for the market. Protectionist industries are inefficient. That said, the world is changing and with the numerous unequal FTAs signed, protectionist can be good. But that's to fix a problem signing poor FTAs.
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Your point is valid This new carbon tax will make cars unafFORDable for the average Franco |
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Australians love a good CAFE.
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https://www.carexpert.com.au/jeep/gr...v-4x4-38437d31 disclaimer: https://www.motortrend.com/news/2021...all-fire-risk/
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Edit: just had a great conversation with the Mrs. She says, in that case, she will upgrade to a Valiant AP5, as she's always loved them. Done. For me, I've been wondering what to upgrade to for some time, and next to nothing new has appealed, so this is like a weight off the mind. No going to a dealer and looking around inside & all that experience... I can upgrade to whatever I like from whatever era I like. I'm thinking a RR Classic with the 3.9V8, so much character in that chassis - and so much capability. Maybe add an XW wagon to the fleet, or an HR Prem. Some of those are going for new car money, ha. More recently I like last petrol AWD Territories, and VF Calais wagon. Time to stockpile XG vans for the business lol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnmpEeJ16fk
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Gradual change. Got the Terry on E10 now...
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Getting a bit spicier with Mazda's reply to the proposed legislation:
https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-new...-for-subsidies As noted in other thread, Mazda have kept reasonably affordable cars in decent supply recently. Do they use too much juice? Or just no hybrid/electric strategy at present?
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did i hear correctly that said Government will now introduce a new Tax on Hybrid Vehicle's ? WTF
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No. That was Victoria and it was removed as states can't collect a tax that was replacing a federal tax.
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This bodes very poorly for Ford, with 80% (approximately) of their sales in Australia being Ranger and Everest. I wonder how long Ford US decide to pull the plug on Australia’s market. The government want to push the citizenry to drive the cheap, dangerous junk coming out of China (think BYD). Interesting times ahead. About people got off their backsides and told their local MP’s they don’t support a measure forced in such a short time frame.
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Well it’s not technically a “new” tax just an adjustment on existing LCT…but in practice it really is a new tax on hybrid vehicles.
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Hybrids aren't being taxed. Seriously, let go of the fake rhetoric
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Wow, its not Rhetoric mate. it was a serious question. and as explained its a LCT ..which to me is on old system with a new tax. But you can now beat on feel free.
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It's been a long time since the definition of fuel efficient vehicle was looked at and it's good that it has been adjusted to keep up with the technology available in the market.
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Do you feel the same way about income tax brackets?
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Respectfully, For what I make, it's made no difference in my life.
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