Deal hunter: No on-road costs for Peugeot 308 GT
Same for RAM 1500 Express, while VW bundles them into a simpler $1100 premium for Tiguan AllspaceOn-road costs can be tricky to get your head around and they vary between not only every Australia state but every make, model and variant not offered with an advertised drive-away price outside of a promotion.
Thankfully, auto brands have been required to list drive-away prices (including all statutory and other on-road costs) for the vehicles they advertise as part of the federal government’s ‘clarity in pricing’ amendment to the Trade Practices Act in 2009.
Just as thankfully, drive-away pricing offers and promotions do come along relatively frequently, which not only adds simplicity to the new-car buying experience but also brings savings for consumers.
Case in point is the current offer on the 2022 Peugeot 308 GT automatic. This French hatchback usually retails from $43,990 plus on-road costs, but Peugeot is keen to offload surplus stock at the moment and has bundled all of the pesky on-road costs into the one drive-away price.
This means you can take delivery of your brand-new Pug hatchback for $43,990 with no more to pay – unless you want accessories like a dash mat or floor mats.
RAM Trucks Australia is similarly trying to offload the last examples of its DS-series RAM 1500 vehicles by waiving all of the full-size pick-up truck’s on-road costs.
That means the base 2022 RAM 1500 Express Crew Cab automatic can now be had for $98,950 drive-away as opposed to $98,950 plus on-road costs, which usually bump the total price up to around the $110,000 mark by the time the vehicle’s on your driveway.
Volkswagen is another brand fond of a good drive-away deal and has once again bundled the thousands of dollars’ worth of on-road costs associated with the 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan 132TSI Life Allspace 4MOTION automatic into one easy-to-swallow $1100 premium.
This means that instead of paying $48,890 plus ORCs, you’ll fork out $49,990 and be done with the transaction/purchase process.
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