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Originally Posted by CyberWasp
Writing for the Bangkok Post today, motoring news editor Richard Leu said fitting the Territory with the 2.7-litre turbo-diesel V6 instead of the 4.0-litre in-line six-cylinder engine shaved about $17,000 off the price tag, as the oil-burner attracted only a 40 per cent excise – the petrol version would have attracted a 50 per cent excise. Thai-built utes such as the Ford Ranger, Mazda BT50 and Holden Colorado attract only a 20 per cent excise.
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This was the scam. The tarriffs were reduced, but nobody here expected the cars to be slapped with an excise instead, which doesnt appear to have been accounted for under the FTA.