frank27
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i see alot of prices that people pay for stihl saw are 200 to 300 more then in my area brand new are dealers allowed to sell for that much more in one area then the other
i see alot of prices that people pay for stihl saw are 200 to 300 more then in my area brand new are dealers allowed to sell for that much more in one area then the other
Either you guys make a lot more money than we do or the Germans just don't want to sell saws in NZ.A link for you guys to see prices here in New Zealand....no doubt much higher!!
http://www.stihl.co.nz/STIHL-Products/Chainsaws/01573/Professional-Chainsaws.aspx
I've seen dealers be $100 higher 30 miles apart.
My experience is that if you develop a relationship with a dealer & buy some equipment/parts over the years from them, they will give you some kind of discount.
The Stihl dealer that I always went to retired two years ago but he always gave me 5-7% off list plus a second chain.
The Husky dealer I go to always gives me a discount, generally between 5-10% off list.
I could be wrong here, but I believe most dealers of major manufacturers saws are permitted to sell below MSRP, but not above it.
Prices are advertised on manufacturer printed and distributed brochures, therefore they would have to heed the upper end of the price structure, although they can sell for less.
In the business that I run at the day job I have to support all corporate prices, whether advertised or regular price unless I choose to sell at a lower gross margin.
I cannot raise any price at all, but have the liberty to discount.
Either you guys make a lot more money than we do or the Germans just don't want to sell saws in NZ.
Any idea why the prices are so high?
Is everything that way, or only Stihl saws?
Most things here are damned expensive..minimum wage here (shop assistants/cleaners/rest home caregivers/factory workers etc) is $13.50 hr before tax I think. a lot of our workforce are on minimum wage, or $1 or so above
I, as a paramedic make double that, along with Police/Fire/Nurses etc, but pay 30% tax roughly
Average house price in our biggest city, Auckland is $475,000, making home ownership here very hard, if you move to small towns and travel a long way to work they are much cheaper..we pay $2200 a year to our council for water etc, roughly $1100 a year for house insurance
Gas is $2.10 litre
Milk $4 for 2 litres
Bread (decent stuff) $4 loaf
To own a car here is $280 per year registration plus $100 for safety checks (called Warrant of fitness) then you pay insurance, maintenance etc
4 litre pack of Valvoline engine oil $50
Stihl 2 stroke oil $22 per litre
Cord of pine firewood roughly $160
McDonalds smallest burger $2.50
Decent 25 inch bar and chain for chainsaw about $200 (what I paid for the MS440 chain and bar, GB bar) Stihl bar would be $200 by itself at a guess
New Zealand is a stunningly beautiful country, but run by absolute retards, the National Government, here you can sit on your fat arse and get weekly payment from the government to live on, and not really look for work, pop babies out and get the same, which works out to be more than minimum wage...so we have a huge population of non working bludgers sucking the country dry!
Cars are expensive, a new Chrysler 300 SRT-8 is $85,000
Toyota Corolla ( the most basic) $30,000
Husqvarna saws here
http://www.husqvarna.com/nz/products/professional-chainsaws/husqvarna-proffesional-chainsaws/
Just a small list...lol!!
Dealers can sell above MSRP if they want. People think STIHL is a franchise company, they aren't. Dealers are independent. Once they buy items, they can sell at whatever price they wish. There's no law against it.
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