Your chance to dissuade me.

[eggsovereasywithteandtoast]

Compound question.

 

I just got a little something from the overseas visitors I spent a lot of time shuttling around for during their holiday here.

 

I want to buy this:

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=57169

 

(1) what will this cost according to your calculations and experience before I put my bum on it.

(2) is there a better NEW option for this buck.

[Berry]

what is the price from local cube dealers ?

[gummibear]

Add about R3800 for tax and duties as a complete bike is expensive to bring into SA

[eggsovereasywithteandtoast]

I was quoted 17

[eggsovereasywithteandtoast]

Hey berry thats a much better avatar

[bontie]

As a rough comparison - change your settings to ZAR and your country to UK.

The price will then include UK VAT, which should cover most expenses, except special delivery and import duties (complete bikes carry a 15% duty)

[bontie]

You can also go and sit down with your LBS and squeeze him a bit, might end up getting a good deal...and shop around a bit

[Berry]

Hey berry thats a much better avatar

 

thanks back to old school

[Edman2.0]

As a rough comparison - change your settings to ZAR and your country to UK.

The price will then include UK VAT, which should cover most expenses, except special delivery and import duties (complete bikes carry a 15% duty)

When you include our import VAT calculation and the amount you credit card company charges to do currency conversions, it comes out around 17.5%, so I found that this method used to work on duty free goods with pretty good accuracy. Unfortunately, as of Tuesday, this comparison has become a bit more rough since the UK VAT has now gone up to 20%.

[bontie]

When you include our import VAT calculation and the amount you credit card company charges to do currency conversions, it comes out around 17.5%, so I found that this method used to work on duty free goods with pretty good accuracy. Unfortunately, as of Tuesday, this comparison has become a bit more rough since the UK VAT has now gone up to 20%.

 

Sure, but the effect is a 2% increase in prices. Imo it builds in a buffer, so you will never pay more than the price you see. But you are correct, it is just VERY difficult to work out exacrly what something will cost you because CRC also use different rates from what your bank is selling at I am sure...

 

If your LBS comes within a reasonable margin of CRC I would buy locally. Unless said bike is on CRC Sale (where they discount bikes like 40%) YOUR lbs should be able to come pretty close if they want to make the sale...