Yamaha Outboard Pricing

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    Posted: 17 Sep 2019 at 10:46am
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Anybody else frustrated by Yamaha outboard pricing in NZ? 
Has anybody bought overseas and imported to save on costs? Any advice?

A 40SA Yamaha Fourstroke sells in OZ for $6489AUD at Brisbane Marine
https://www.brisbaneyamaha.com.au/yamaha-mid-range-4-stroke/ - https://www.brisbaneyamaha.com.au/yamaha-mid-range-4-stroke/

In NZ the same motor is $9599 NZD
https://www.bensemann.co.nz/product/yamaha-40hp/ - https://www.bensemann.co.nz/product/yamaha-40hp/

Just to rub salt in the wound they have an article on the NZ yamaha website on how Aussie pricing is better.  https://www.yamaha-motor.co.nz/discoverews-and-sews/marine/2016/april/yamaha-outboards-now-better-value-than-ever - https://www.yamaha-motor.co.nz/discover/news-and-events/news/marine/2016/april/yamaha-outboards-now-better-value-than-ever

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Economies of scale, one has to assume. There are some unavoidable baseline overheads that they can spread across a whole lot more people.
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Quite a few things are more expensive in N.Z. lots of tax to pay for the services that only relatively few contribute to. We have a small economy compared with AU. Even if you do source one from abroad it would pay to check warranty conditions as I'm sure that in the unlikley event of a malfunction, local dealers wouldn't be that interested in repairing one purchased from overseas unless you paid for the repairs
Cant beat hunting and Fishing in N.Z
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