Deal hunter: Mitsubishi Triton on-road costs slashed

The calendar tells us that there’s less than two months to Christmas, and you likely owe it to yourself to buy a new car – something that will tow the van or ski boat and transport the whole family to a holiday destination over the festive break.

Or maybe your old workhorse has packed it in for the last time, and you need reliable transport for your troops and some load-carrying capacity in the frenetic period up to Christmas.

Maybe you need both...

Mitsubishi has you covered. There’s an offer currently on the table for the Mitsubishi Triton GLS 4x4 dual-cab pick-up with automatic transmission.

If you’re a private buyer, this vehicle – at a manufacturer’s retail list price (MRLP) of $49,540 – is available for $49,990 on the road.

That’s just $450 more for registration, stamp duty and compulsory third-party insurance.

And if you’re an ABN holder, the deal is better still: drive away in your new Triton for $49,490 – or to put it another way, get on the road for $50 below the MRLP.

But what about other buyers in the market for a new car?

If you’re after something smaller, something a little more suitable for the urban sprawl, maybe the Suzuki S-Cross Turbo with automatic transmission will suit you better?

Suzuki dealers around the country – other than northern New South Wales and Queensland – will set you up in the S-Cross for an on-road price of $30,990.

That’s just $500 more, all up, than the MRLP of $30,490.

And finally, there’s an offer going that’s hard to ignore for the BMW 218i Grand Coupe auto.

The MRLP for this variant of the stylish 2 Series is normally $52,570, but BMW is currently charging buyers $56,900 on the road, with the addition of an enhancement pack valued at $3000.

In addition to that, accept a finance offer on the car and you’ll also get five years or 80,000km of scheduled servicing and five years of roadside assistance.

These offers are available right now and you’ll beat the pre-Christmas rush – but you have to act now.