People incase you haven't watched the finance news lately....Aussie dollar riding at around 98 -96 cents against Uncle Sam. I've been quoted around $650 for new rear shockies from my local stealer...just picked them up on the net from a US dealer for $330 delivered!!

Also been looking at Wiley X sunnies for about $230 locally, a quick look at US sites shows I can get them for about half that..good time to buy with summer around the corner!!

 

Well said Bucket,,, Any one that thinks a high Dollar is good is for Australia a Moron

Yep, farmers are getting screwed from all angles at the moment.

 ive been buying all my bits from m&m in the us and have saved heaps of money.i to feel sorry for our aussie exporters ,it must be a hard time for them

Honestly ,,, Our Country is going to be in alot of trouble......... Ok Iv'e also have a intrest here,,, yes I sell Bike parts,,, But I dont even get a look in,,,, I have told you guys a millon times to call me if your after stuff. I can get very close and alot of times Beat the Landed US Price,and I if I carn't I will tell you and your money stays here. PK have you ever rang me for a price on something, Shit Iv'e even got a toll free number just for you.

Buy your Part from where ever you like,,,, Fuck Aussie Jobs we dont need them

Your 100% Right Bano,, When the Dollar has in the 60s & 70s Qld was full of US Tourists, Hollywood was Making Movies here. That's all gone

indications are that it will hit parity by the weekend, but into next week will slide back..... perhaps to 0.95

I will agree with some, and disagree with others.

I have a business in a different industry than bikes, and like bikes, a lot of the gear I sell can also be had overseas. What I get cranky with are guys in my industry screaming that customers are shopping overseas instead of Aussie shops, but are then happy to cash in on the high dollar and not pass those savings on. That shits me. (not saying anyone here does that - dont get me wrong)

If the dollar goes up and I can buy goods cheaper... well... my prices go down. Simple. Yes, you can probably still buy them a little cheaper from USA, but I hope the level of service I provide is worth paying for.

It is a double edged sword. Some win with a high dollar, and some lose. Same applies when it goes down... Some win, some lose. HOWEVER, if you are going to base your business model on the dollar being at a certain level and you can't adjust for when it changes, you are in trouble.

One thing I have learnt from the 20 years I have run my business.... If you can't shift with the times, you are doomed.

Just my 0.2

Cheer all
Mongrel

 Fact is............. AUD goes up.........AUD goes down............it cycles, always has, always will............some win / others lose!.................then...........some lose / others win!!!!!!!

 

Was watching the dollar this morning and was at 99.93 cents.

All the experts reckon it will reach parity ( aus$1 for us$1) by middle of next week.

Hey Robbers,

I am with you there re petrol companies. How come when the dollar was lower, and the price of oil was something like $160 a barrel, was petrol not tat much more expensive as it is now? Something tells me that when oil prices came down, the profits went up.

Going by the current AUD we should now be able to buy Harleys at the same price the yanks do with a couple of k added for shipping?  We wish.

MnM must be making a killing!!!

Regardless of the value of the $A we pay about twice what the U S harley riders do for the same bike.
It just $hits me that we are always the suppliers of the vaseline.

 i to have become a bit excited about buying from the usa to save some money,but i have found it pays to look local as well,there are some dealers here being very competitive

 if your business relies on a weak Aussie dollar, as many do!..............then sometimes you gotta ride out the tough times!................just like everybody else has to do most of the time!

currently 1.013 .......

The dollar being high is not all bad. Remember, things get cheaper to buy when the dollar is high. I don't remember seeing any TV manufacturers in Australia.

Remember, most of what we consume is bought OS. Hence some things get cheaper.

Most seem to focus on the negatives, but there are also some positives. Let's keep in it perspective.

 

currently 1.092.... see it going even higher as US Domestic policy is going to remain the same until at least the end of June.

 

ABC news have some saying as high as $1.25 by July as the Fed look to put more cash into the yank economy but could be back under a dollar by end of September to mid October.