Unreal prices where i Live, this is how much this babies cost in here
2014 X5 M
$230k brand New
X5 3.0D
$160K
Time to start buying hondas lolol
01 E39 525i - 172850km
02 E53 4.6is - 148000km
03 E46 M3 - 42853 Miles
09 Pajero - 149000km( the traveller)
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That really sucks.
I don't think the markup is on the side of BMW. Rather your government.
Believe it or not, Cuba is worse. 15kUSD for a 1997 528i. That's about 5-6x US prices vs. an extrapolated @4x US prices for those X5's (both X5 models you posted are not available in the US to my knowledge.) http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2014/...-law-kicks-in/ The original article I read had more info but that's what I can find.
Many countries commonly provide an import duty (tax) on imported vehicles (and other items!) that compete with local (country wide) production of vehicles and other items. It is simply a matter of economics...that is...discourage imported items (like cars) that CLEARLY compete with local companies.... or are clearly superior to cars produced locally (again...country wide). Every country wants to be basically productive and self-sufficient. Sometimes...actually frequently...this means a high duty on imported items.
larrym3711
2001 540iA Sport
Australia is very bad, a new 528i is 105kUSD, m3 is 170kUSD
An E46 m3 is 30-45k
It is actually more on the side of BMW in Australia.
Take the 528i, 50k in the US, 105k in aus.
Approximately:
GST: 10,500
Luxury Car Tax: 13500
Stamp Duty: 1770
Total: 25770 in tax
105- 25770
79230 before any tax
BMW pockets an extra 30k or so.
These calculations are approximate.
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