Give the Aussie Importers a Go

[Component Cars]

Thought we had better chime in here and try to clarify some points.
First, I do appologise to Mudbrick, our site has been under development and we have had a problem with updates not being retained.
Tenrocca, we do have Factory Five Racing's 100% support as their exclusive agent and they will no longer ship direct to Australia.They have invested heavily in our relationship and will only issue the Certificate of Origin through Component Cars Australia. Unfortunately everyone one wants to compare the US price to the Aus price but to make the comparison of the $20k US model and the $39k Aus model is really a bit like apples v oranges. The AUS cars have a unique RHD chassis with engineering modification to assist with local requirements and certified as an Authentic Australian Factory Five Model. We also include some rather "big ticket" items such as a complete rear end and brakes along with several other spec changes.
Personally we believe that our cars are extremely under priced for what they offer but to explain you need to understand the Factory Five Racing(F5R) ethos. The owner of F5R, Mr Dave Smith only imposed 1 condition on our agreement and that was.
"The sale price of the cars was to remain available to the Grassroots Car Guy. The kit price is set and represents what it would cost the average guy to import the kit himself to the equal specification with a minimal charge allowed for the RHD conversion.
We have discussed pricing with many F5R owners in Oz that had imported their kits and all agree that they paid more. I havent done the exercise but I believe our options are priced more than competitively with other local suppliers.
As for our Competitors Products I really dont see that Component Cars is in direct competition with them.
To try and explain (and sorry in adavance to those whom I offend here) I see the local suppliers as "true" Kitcar suppliers where as they sell you a body & chassis at a very low entry level price and provide the blueprints and list of 2nd hand parts required to build the car. Cheap entry level, super expensive end build cost
We supply a Component Car which is a complete car minus Engine,Transmission, wheels, tyres and paint. Our cars are made from all brand new parts utilizing the lastet technology all purposely engineered to go together. You get everything, every nut bolt and rivet and a step by step comprehensive build manual. Higher start cost, much lower total build cost.
We currently have our NSW RMS Accredited Engineer working directly with F5R in the USA ensuring certification to all the latest requirements. On thursday we shipped our first Mk4 to NSW (congrats Tim, Im sure you'll be reading this) and we will all be working very closely with this build.
We're confident that in time the Australian market will embrace the Complete Component Car concept and would welcome any quiries you may have.