Buyer brief

BUYER BRIEF

Know the real cost before you sign.

A Road News buyer brief gives you the full Australian cost of one exotic or luxury car: the price, the tax inside it, stamp duty in your state, what to ask the dealer, and what similar cars have actually sold for here. Every figure dated and sourced.

What’s in it

• The number: what you’ll actually pay in your state, before rego and delivery.
• Where the money goes: list price, GST and luxury car tax inside it, stamp duty on top.
• Stamp duty in every state, so you can see if buying interstate changes anything.
• Owning it: warranty, servicing and what’s covered, with anything we couldn’t confirm flagged.
• Questions to ask the dealer, written for your car.
• What it compares with: the two or three cars you’re weighing up.
• For used cars: recent Australian sales of the same model, with dates, kilometres and where they sold.
• Every source, with the date we checked it.

See a sample brief (Ferrari 296 GTB, PDF)

Two versions

New car brief: $395. Used car brief, with recent Australian sale evidence: $595. Delivered by email within 3 business days of payment. Written by Koome, Road News founder and editor.

What it isn’t

It’s not a valuation, an inspection or financial advice. It’s the research a careful buyer would do, done properly and in one place. For a used car, always get an independent pre-purchase inspection too.

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