If you can’t afford a $60k car because of tax then either buy a $50k car or save more money then buy the car you want.
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Here we go again. This has nothing to do with affordability. I doubt that there are many if any people out there who suddenly can’t afford a car that they could previously because of the tax increase. This is just Robin Hood style tactics by Rudd to show his union mates he’s sticking it to the wealthier end of town.

The fact that you support it just shows what sort of person you are. Lower car prices should be supported because it means that more people have access to cars that generally have more safety features and are more fuel efficient. These cars will end up being driven by P platers many years down the track, and I prefer that it be sooner rather than later instead of them having to buy some old bomb that just gets them from A to B.

AGREE. CMFEU are deserting Dudd as he has caused angst with his stance on workers rights. I heard that on news some time back when they picketted him at Mackay on one of the rare occassions that he actually has been Downunder. I still snigger at this man and his ineptness and crasse super nerdy spin doctoring undereducated BS! Yes at last election was massive blah blah blah with workers rights and what not……fact is it has not changed and actually worse! Plenty of simpletons heard his blurb and liked… trouble is ALP is famous at it and things have not changed! The cost of living is worse and the simpletons who go back and blame last lot are too basic to reason with (i.e. it was not reflected with economic indicators at time by interest rate rises willy nilly).

When one of you Dudd luvers have the balls to stand toe to toe with me…..come to electorate here or where you want to stand and will run against you and will quote reality and quoted words spoken by the ALP Circus chronies!

If you can’t afford a $60k car because of tax then either buy a $50k car or save more money then buy the car you want.

And when you’re done bitching about your $50k car, I’m sure some one can point you in the direction of the nearest ladies’ room so you can finish your crying there…

And when you’re done fixing your make-up you can shove your new $50k car up your arse where your fat head is…

What a tool!

Why – when they are already sitting on a $20B surplus ?

Either this or increased income tax or GST.

Labor and Liberal well in a perfect world the Liberals would never gain power because they tend to screw most of their constituents. Think about it next time Joe average tells u he votes Liberal.Theoretically 80% of the population should be voting Labor.

If any of you lot fail to see that neither of these two parties are interested in anything other than that which would keep then in power you are a fool. Why would you do anything that kills off your own income?

The biggest problem is that we, as Australians, will sit back and take just about anything dished out to us by those in power at a given point in time.

Probably best to take a leaf out of Frances book, where in response to an unpopular decision taken by politicians hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets to remind their pollies why they are there.

hmmm… Not likely to ever happen here….

People need to remember cars are a priveledge to own not a right and to some people even a $5,000 bomb would be a luxury in their lives.
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So then why not stick a 33% luxury car tax on anything over $5,000 then? This is not some crappy 3rd world country where you would be happy just to have food on your plate everyday. A car is not a luxury, and in this country a $57,000 car is not a luxury car.

The only people falling for this lie about taxing “luxury cars” are socialists who hate for others to spend their hard earned money on nice things.

And Skegg, don’t start with this crap about the money being needed for healthcare or some other bs excuse. The extra revenue gained is hardly a drop in the surplus bucket, and it will be wasted on some more stupid talkfests where nothing gets done. This tax was totally unecessary and will affect middle income earners the most.

“Liberals = reward for the hard workers and aspirationals. Labor = reward for the lowest common denominators of society, including union thugs. Overly simplistic, but it’s actually true.”

That’s probably right. And that’s exactly the problem. Liberals tend to go for or attract the “higher” earning levels of our society, Labor the “lower”. But what about the middle? The only hope is the third option, which depending in what electorate you are in, that’s either Greens, Family First, Independent or nothing at all..

And I wouldn’t be surprised if most of the whingers here are Labor die hards.

Liberals = reward for the hard workers and aspirationals. Labor = reward for the lowest common denominators of society, including union thugs. Overly simplistic, but it’s actually true.

I too work in the industry and can tell you that too many people complain about silly things and the whole concept of the pleasure of driving a car has been lost on people. Why buy a vehicle you hate and get no pleasure out of to try and save some tax or 1L/100km in fuel consumption?
Those who still have a passion for cars are buying the vehicles they want and just shutting their mouths and working harder to achieve their dreams.
People need to remember cars are a priveledge to own not a right and to some people even a $5,000 bomb would be a luxury in their lives.

The LCT exemption for sub 7l/100km cars applies almost wholly to diesels. Did the Green idiots who pushed that through bother to check the government’s own Green Vehicle Guide? My cursory check shows that diesels are generally equal or worse rated compared to the equivalent petrol models due to particulate emmisions. Anybody got a more complete picture of the ‘green-ness’ of the sub 7.0l/100km luxury offerings??