Tigerz11 banned from Melbourne 4x4 show

[NP99]

Australia gets ripped off really bad. I've just bought a motor bike and went to buy gear to ride helmet was 200 armour 200 boots 300 gloves 60 jersey and pants combo 80 all we known name brands I went on line and saw the prices on the AMA website (aussie distributed ) was cheaper then a mate gave me a US website he orders from (btosprots) I can get the same stuff for 150 150 200 30 and 50 respectively in US dollars plus 20 shipping and they asked what bike I ride and gave free stickers spark plug and air filters. Why buy elsewhere cheaper prices and free stuff hard to beat.

I did the same with my bike gear......way over priced in OZ

[taslucas]

Like a lot of people here, I like to buy local as much as I can but still end up with a house full of imported stuff. Where I live there are next to none small businesses manufacturing anything. So decision which product to buy is not usually based on price but availability. Bigger brands (whether they are dodgy or not) simply have a further reach to places like this. It's not a case of driving past a local manufacturer to a super cheap importer just to get a few bucks off.
One thing I don't like is when we feel like we should be loyal to an aussie company but the product is simply imported and marked up anyway.
Example 1: got a pertronix2 from a Melbourne company for my mate. They sent the wrong one and took two weeks to rectify the problem. So for my own pertronix2 I bought from a US company that was $70 cheaper after postage. It turned out to be faulty and had to be replaced but the point is: I got no better service from the aussie lot, I paid more for the product that they had just imported and marked up themselves.
Example 2: Makita drill kit. The average price of the same kit is around $300 more at a local shop than I got mine off the net from USA. I know the guys at the shop and the only come back was "if it breaks you have warranty if you buy from us". Well the warranty from them is 12 months, so basically it's an extra $300 for 12 month warranty?. I've had the drill for around three years.
On the other hand, I buy local produce (because Tassie food is the best:-) ) and I try to support the local small guys in town. I never buy the Coles/woolworths branded stuff. I think what they've done to their supermarkets by slowly creeping in these products is far worse than what is happening in the 4wd industry. But as said above, there seems to be a bit of hypocrisy.

FanTapstic!

[billy bleed]

When and where is the show anyway?


I am made up of the following parts.. Black Irish / Gypsy / Tattoo's and Grumpiness.. and this was sent from my phone using Tapatalk!

[threedogs]

The Shows are starting to roll around , with Melb in early sept, so who's first Brissy,??
Got to be more in it as heaps of stalls selling crap at 4x4 shows.

[Cuppa]

Who is this "roothy" and what does he do anyway ?

Years ago Roothy was a well thought off writer of magazine articles, mainly in motorcycle mags I think, but times have changed & it seems he found his 'home' in 4wd mags, where it appears a bit of empire building has gone on, for which he is the front man, if not a major owner. There certainly seems to have been a process of 'selling out' since the days of the old Roothy I knew & loved.

Cuppa

[taslucas]

Years ago Roothy was a well thought off writer of magazine articles, mainly in motorcycle mags I think, but times have changed & it seems he found his 'home' in 4wd mags, where it appears a bit of empire building has gone on, for which he is the front man, if not a major owner. There certainly seems to have been a process of 'selling out' since the days of the old Roothy I knew & loved.

Cuppa

I want to comment but I don't want to turn another thread into a roothy bashing thread! Lol

FanTapstic!

[Cuppa]

And whilst not wanting to inflame a smouldering fire .......... Goodonya Drewboy, it's not easy to speak out against what the majority accept, & to do so again when what you said is laughed off........but mate you were right.

Cuppa

[1MadEngineer]

As an industry insider that has had a lot to do with this debate, I can assure you the issues are not entirely with the 3rd party companies but with the specific media group and there 'investment' in these companies. The terms "conflict of interest" always pop into my head, but sadly that is the nice way of putting it!!!

[Bloodyaussie]

Years ago Roothy was a well thought off writer of magazine articles, mainly in motorcycle mags I think, but times have changed & it seems he found his 'home' in 4wd mags, where it appears a bit of empire building has gone on, for which he is the front man, if not a major owner. There certainly seems to have been a process of 'selling out' since the days of the old Roothy I knew & loved.

Cuppa

Is he that Roothy....?? cheeses I never realised!!!!!..... splitter!!

[Sir Roofy]

Been reading this thread for a while now,it seems to me that everybody is bagging all these brand names that have hit the market with cheaper prices and quality than most,they flog thier products pretty hard show you how good they are in the field,right
so now if you read most of the posts on the forum john says i want this paul says where can i get this,every body gives there opinion on what to get,but it comes down to one thing every time------------ill have to get that one its all i can afford,ive done it myself on accasion this is what roo,s and tiger,s and roothy play on this is why there market has grown so strong so fast over the last 12months so my friends if want the best dont be in a rush to beat everybody to have the newest gear save for it get what you want and only do it once not twice