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At $200,000 , they a bit expensive, but they probaly will sell.
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I love all the comments in the article and everyone whinges about how much fuel it uses and has some weird complex about it,
If you can afford a $200,000 ute, then you probably wouldn't care if fuel was $20/L you'd still be able to keep juice up to it ![]() |
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If you take a look at new cars on carsales there's not a lot in the 200K bracket certainly no utes/trucks.
Its mostly dominated by Mercs - a new GLC63 is 200K. But there are People that spend up to $200K on their new Land Cruisers fitting extras... Will the 200K RAM TRX sell here? I recon about 20 of them would
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The price gives heaps of head room for a Ranger Raptor R to be born with a Supercharged V8.
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I have a feeling both are purchased for the same reasons tho - that TRX wont be getting its tub scratched
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Its excessive.
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Well I'm out.....while it will fit a standard Aussie pallet in the rear, it cannot hold more than 767Kg or 743Kg if I order a sunroof...so I'm stuck with our Vito which can cover our needs of 920Kg...
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If there was a maket for something like that in Australia, Ford would bring in the new F150 Raptor to compete with the Ram.
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It makes more power, and will be hundreds of kg lighter due to the alloy body, so it should give the TRX a kicking. And as Franco said, if you have the coin to spend on a 200k vehicle, so what if it costs you $50-100 extra a week in fuel bills. It's not like these people even bat an eyelid at fuel costs. They probably have all kinds of other recreational toys too. |
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If I was a Ritchie Rich, I'd buy it, stick a diesel-electric generator in the back (and another on a large trailer) and park it out front of the Greeeens head offices.
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Just go put a blown 7.3 in the Ranger Raptor, problem solved because then the Ram looks very ordinary
Paging Mr. Harrop, Mr. Harrop thousands of people want to buy something more special than $200k Mustangs…. |
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maybe that would encourage Ford to test the upper limits of the market, imagine the showroom With Ranger Raptor and a couple of F150 Raptors as range toppers… |
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Ram leads - Ford follows , seems to be the way in Australian market at the moment
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Ram TRX first shipment sold out. Article didnt say how many in the first shipment,
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It is believed almost the entire first batch of 200 to 250 examples of the TRX being imported by Ram Trucks Australia are spoken for, or have “reserved” stickers on them.
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200 x $200k = thats $4m nice money earner....
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I had a F150 Platinum on order for over 18 months, my supplier could not place an order for 1 thru out the whole of USA or Canada, i ended up cancelling the order , i purchased the 2022 Ram 1500 Limited within 6 months of placing the order i had the truck, and I am pleasantly surprised with its capability. I think the new Look sold me on the Ram , as i hated the older style in comparison.
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I think there's 8 on Carsales, needing conversion but on shore. Last edited by Dr Smith; 07-07-2022 at 11:18 AM. |
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A well known Melb Supplier. i wanted 5.0 Platinum fully loaded.
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