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Ken & Aus - Guys keep this on topic please, it is about car sticker prices, if you want to talk constitutions and politics do it in the Politics forum 
Lee - you even SOUND amercian these days
and where is my trace for 04 grilles? 
And here's another one Poland their equivalent to
Lee - you even SOUND amercian these days
and where is my trace for 04 grilles? And here's another one Poland their equivalent to
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Originally Posted by AusS2000,Nov 21 2004, 03:36 PM
An inane and purile response to a sensible argument. Unless you can address the point above (without the need for specific numbers or high school language) then you're off-topic.
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It's protectionism. I mean, without tariffs on imports countries like the UK and Australia wouldn't have a car industry. And nor would the US for that matter. In fact the US has some of the highest standards of protectionism in the world. If you didn't most of your primary industry would collapse. We'd be supplying all the coal, steel, wool, wheat etc and would probably be a superpower by now.
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Originally Posted by ItalianBucwheat,Nov 22 2004, 01:26 PM
Your just wrong! Plain and simple.
If I'm so wrong, why don't you point out how and where and see if unlike Ken you can resist using base language in your argument.
If it isn't protectionism that makes the S so expensive is Aus then what is it?
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Ken - You wanted figures:
www.nff.org.au/pages/sub/auto_submission.PDF+protectionism+australia+automo biles&hl=en&lr=lang_en]Productivity Commission Inquiry into post 2005 assistance arrangements in the Australian Automotive manufacturing sector.[/URL]
www.nff.org.au/pages/sub/auto_submission.PDF+protectionism+australia+automo biles&hl=en&lr=lang_en]Productivity Commission Inquiry into post 2005 assistance arrangements in the Australian Automotive manufacturing sector.[/URL]
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From: Cherry Hill, NJ
Originally Posted by Moggy,Nov 21 2004, 06:14 AM
The Economist recently put Ireland Number 1 as the best place to live in the world for quality of life. They pay more for their cars but they can drive their cars around the countryside relatively traffic free
I was over there for two weeks earlier this year, and even in some decidedly non-tourist areas (Cavan), the traffic was heavy and slow. I actually switched the display on the car (Toyota Yaris) from mph to kph just so I felt like I was going faster.
Also, no matter what the standard of living may be, I could never go back to that weather
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