Non Electronic BMW Performance Steering Wheel

andrew@southernBM · 09-30-2009, 10:57 PM

Way,

I did bring some stuff in from USA from Dan and found the customer service very very substandard and unacceptable. I do have other suppliers and i have enquired how much i can get them here for.

BMW86 · 09-30-2009, 11:58 PM

Lol that pricing is a joke. I like the standard sport steering wheel but $1200 for a non-electric performance steering wheel... who's going to fork out for that???

takahashi · 10-01-2009, 01:24 AM

Andrew and co,

WAY TO GO!

I have been in my way not supporting local business. Just ask WAY how I import stuff from left, right and centre! Typical HongKie mentality is alive and well in this forum! hehe.

Andrew, seriously, UK is much much cheaper and shipment from Royal mail is way cheaper than USPS. Only if you have contact.

I am pretty darn sure that the carbon rear diffuser is still around the 675 pounds in UK.

TimMc · 10-01-2009, 07:02 PM

Crazy money.
I bought my electronic wheel from a US dealer for much less than that 12 months ago. I'd much rather be putting sales commission money into the local pockets of people like Andrew (who bless him, helped with fitting info & advice reagrdless), than the O/S guys - but not when the difference is so high.
I also bought a beautiful new E30 M-TechII wheel from the US for ~$400 about four years ago.
While we're whinging, why do we pay four times as much as the US guys for metallic paint? We get the same paint as them from the same factory.

05C4R · 10-01-2009, 07:48 PM

its a business culture that has worked well and been embedded here for decades, its always been this way in australia, the importers try to make the luxury brands way more important and pricey then what they really are in europe and the us. like the way they didn't import manual mercs to keep the image of luxury and when you travel to europe they are used as taxis! unfortunately for australian business, and because of the internet over the past 10 years, people now know they are getting ripped off, there is absolutley no buy australia loyalty left in this country. a good example is all the bike shops that were importing fancy italian bikes that have gone out of business lately cos you can buy one from the us for half the price.

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andrew@southernBM 168 Rep 1,536 Posts Drives: M3 F80, M140i Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia. iTrader: (0)	Way, I did bring some stuff in from USA from Dan and found the customer service very very substandard and unacceptable. I do have other suppliers and i have enquired how much i can get them here for.
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BMW86 Major General 398 Rep 9,156 Posts Drives: RS3 Sedan / Macan S Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	Lol that pricing is a joke. I like the standard sport steering wheel but $1200 for a non-electric performance steering wheel... who's going to fork out for that???
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takahashi Retired trackie 36 Rep 1,527 Posts Drives: 1///M Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia iTrader: (0)	Andrew and co, WAY TO GO! I have been in my way not supporting local business. Just ask WAY how I import stuff from left, right and centre! Typical HongKie mentality is alive and well in this forum! hehe. Andrew, seriously, UK is much much cheaper and shipment from Royal mail is way cheaper than USPS. Only if you have contact. I am pretty darn sure that the carbon rear diffuser is still around the 675 pounds in UK. __________________ TAKA 一仔BLOGブログ: BMW 1 series M 2011! Delivered 18/11/11.
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TimMc Lieutenant Colonel 44 Rep 1,883 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Brisbane, Australia iTrader: (0)	Crazy money. I bought my electronic wheel from a US dealer for much less than that 12 months ago. I'd much rather be putting sales commission money into the local pockets of people like Andrew (who bless him, helped with fitting info & advice reagrdless), than the O/S guys - but not when the difference is so high. I also bought a beautiful new E30 M-TechII wheel from the US for ~$400 about four years ago. While we're whinging, why do we pay four times as much as the US guys for metallic paint? We get the same paint as them from the same factory. __________________ Driving - Manual E90 M3 (Melbourne Red/Black). Riding - BMW R1200RS Sport.
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10-01-2009, 07:48 PM	#49
05C4R Major 62 Rep 1,147 Posts Drives: M3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: sydney iTrader: (0)	its a business culture that has worked well and been embedded here for decades, its always been this way in australia, the importers try to make the luxury brands way more important and pricey then what they really are in europe and the us. like the way they didn't import manual mercs to keep the image of luxury and when you travel to europe they are used as taxis! unfortunately for australian business, and because of the internet over the past 10 years, people now know they are getting ripped off, there is absolutley no buy australia loyalty left in this country. a good example is all the bike shops that were importing fancy italian bikes that have gone out of business lately cos you can buy one from the us for half the price.
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