rgp,

"Depending on how much nasty red tape is involved in international transfers, I'm also considering
checking shops in or near Melbourne and Sydney next time in Australia."

If you need to do an international transfer, PM me when you need to do it and I'll
help you organise the paperwork at this end and point you to people in the US who
are quick with getting the US Export paperwork.

Re how negotiable - as I mentoned before, in the US it seems alot as they put a bit extra on
to take a bit extra off to make it "seem" like a good deal. UK and Australia - you are unlikely
to find many in shops here.

If buying a used double, make sure you get the insides of the action checked before you buy it.
I've been lucky and only had NO internal probmes and only1 Rib problem (which I knew about)
out of 30 or so doubles so I think I have been very lucky. However I know of others (not many)
where the insides have been very bad - rusty.

Hope this helps

500 Nitro