'08 C-class pricing for U.S announced
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Cars do cost a fortune in most of Asia, especially Singapore (where a C-Class can run you $85,000), but one major exception is Japan. Cars don't cost a fortune in Japan. Japan is probably the cheapest modern country to purchase a new car, even cheaper than the US. $18,000 goes a long way in Japan. While cars are narrower and shorter, they are packed to the gills with features (i.e. you won't find a Japanese car without navigation as an option; 65%+ of cars sold in Japan are sold with nav systems).
The most ridiculous place to buy a car? Try Brazil, where, thanks to import taxes, a Nissan Versa will set you back $38,000, $93,000 will get you a Hyundai Veracruz, and $196,000 will put you behind the wheel of a V8 BMW X5. In Argentina, it is cheaper, but since the economic crisis in 1999, imported cars have to be sold in US dollars, which effectively tripled the price of car imported from outside of South America overnight.
The most ridiculous place to buy a car? Try Brazil, where, thanks to import taxes, a Nissan Versa will set you back $38,000, $93,000 will get you a Hyundai Veracruz, and $196,000 will put you behind the wheel of a V8 BMW X5. In Argentina, it is cheaper, but since the economic crisis in 1999, imported cars have to be sold in US dollars, which effectively tripled the price of car imported from outside of South America overnight.
A C230 in Japan costs approximately $40,000 USD, not much more than the US Pricing, however, an S600 approximately $250,000 USD, about double the US Pricing. It really depends on which level of car you acquire in Japan.
