Japanese C63 Performance Package Plus
06-01-2010, 01:48 AM
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06-01-2010, 01:57 AM
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Part of the issue with these prices are taxes and duties imposed by governments for sure, but MB is also part of the issue. For all US owners - remember when you bought your car the dealer had you sign that form that stated you would not export the car for a year and if you do, then they will send you an invoice for $10K? That is for one very good reason - they keep their prices low in US to compete for market-share and keep prices high in other parts of the world to keep margins high. It is cheaper to buy a C63 in california than at the dealership outside the gates of the factory in Germany. To most people worldwide MB are still very expensive car to buy period.
06-01-2010, 02:47 AM
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Ahhh....I love this Forum.
Never said I paid $300K for my C63. That is what the car costs in Norway. I, on the other hand, was able to purchase under the tax free military sales and actually was less than $70K, loaded with the P31 among other opts.
The truth of the $300K is, this is the cost for a Norwegian; which explains why there are only three other C63s in the entire country. How do I know this - well let's say the Norwegian system does a pretty good tracking of who has what (personal salaries and taxes are even posted online). Only footballers (soccer players) and oil magnates typically can afford this car. Mostly it's a special novelty for Norwegians. And yes, it's normal tax and horsepower taxes (cost incrementally increases as the HP rises) which inflate the C63's price so enormously. Just wanted to get this straight for you guys; but this is too OT from the OP.
Nonetheless, funny though to see all the reactions.
Never said I paid $300K for my C63. That is what the car costs in Norway. I, on the other hand, was able to purchase under the tax free military sales and actually was less than $70K, loaded with the P31 among other opts.
The truth of the $300K is, this is the cost for a Norwegian; which explains why there are only three other C63s in the entire country. How do I know this - well let's say the Norwegian system does a pretty good tracking of who has what (personal salaries and taxes are even posted online). Only footballers (soccer players) and oil magnates typically can afford this car. Mostly it's a special novelty for Norwegians. And yes, it's normal tax and horsepower taxes (cost incrementally increases as the HP rises) which inflate the C63's price so enormously. Just wanted to get this straight for you guys; but this is too OT from the OP.
Nonetheless, funny though to see all the reactions.
06-01-2010, 09:26 AM
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Part of the issue with these prices are taxes and duties imposed by governments for sure, but MB is also part of the issue. For all US owners - remember when you bought your car the dealer had you sign that form that stated you would not export the car for a year and if you do, then they will send you an invoice for $10K? That is for one very good reason - they keep their prices low in US to compete for market-share and keep prices high in other parts of the world to keep margins high. It is cheaper to buy a C63 in california than at the dealership outside the gates of the factory in Germany. To most people worldwide MB are still very expensive car to buy period.
a normal S350 has a profit margin of around >60k USD per car
06-01-2010, 01:22 PM
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What I don't agree to though is my SGD7402 road tax each year
06-01-2010, 08:14 PM
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Hi bro
jacking car prices up is not the solution to the jams
people still buy cars albeit cheaper ones.
If not for our taxes, these people driving Altis and vios
would be driving C-classes at least?
What I believe in is a high COE and low COE quota
jacking car prices up is not the solution to the jams
people still buy cars albeit cheaper ones.
If not for our taxes, these people driving Altis and vios
would be driving C-classes at least?
What I believe in is a high COE and low COE quota
06-01-2010, 08:17 PM
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the high taxes are just for the govt to take money.
It's just like ERP bro I'm sure you understand
govt says ERP reduces road congestion
yes in that area but everyone flocks somewhere else so
it jams the small roads up
It's just like ERP bro I'm sure you understand
govt says ERP reduces road congestion
yes in that area but everyone flocks somewhere else so
it jams the small roads up
06-01-2010, 08:21 PM
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Wow, it's very interesting to see the price variance of the car from all around the globe. Why all the extra costs, is it really just higher tax/customs fees that make up the difference?
