I was at a party the other night and met a guy who imports Borers, trenchers, augers etc etc by the container load from America. I told him I'm into mowing and that the Z'd riders are so expensive. He said he could most probably import just about anything I wanted! I asked about a rider and he said probably around $2000 to bring it in. Look at the numbers..........

A rider in the states costs under ...........$10000
Exchange rated ...........$13000
Import charge ..............$2000
A mate to help put it together .............. $40 (carton of piss)
Total................. $15040 and a hangover

I'm probably missing out on some import duty tax or something but it doesn't sound like a bad way to do it. Sure I wouldn't have any dealer support but I'd could save somewhere around $10000.

What are your thoughts about it pros and cons!