A Rising $ - outboard prices have they gone down?

[spen175]

Hi

I've got to wonder aloud why the prices of outboards have not fallen in recent times when the aussie dollar has risen against the Yen and the US$.

The A$ has consistently been up around 10% against both, I am yet to see the prices fall or have I missed it?

something to chew over this long weekend
cheers
stevet

[gone_fishing]

when prices need to go up they go striaght away
when downward pressure they linger
just watch the petrol prices

[Reel Nauti]

When you see the price of outboards come down anywhere mate can you please let us all know!

Cheers
Dave

[spen175]

Yep Dave thats my point.

I don't see it as a dealer issue.

I perceive the problem to be at the importer distributor level . The A$ to the Yen is one A$ buys 93 odd Yen. Year or 2 back it was A$ buying 82 yen and similar stuff with the US$. I can not recall the prices having adjusted since they were adjusted upwards when the A$ was around 65c to the US$

It would probably take one, at most 2, to take 'account' of the favourable currency level and the others would follow.

other way it could happen, would be if one had a significant increase in market share and others had to lower prices to regain some market share

They say hope springs eternal and no I will not be holding my breath for it to happen

stevet