My Brother's new Designo S350
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Hey jtanoyo1,
Its unfortunate that the prices are so high in your country, I think the big disparity in price is due to number of units sold in the US in comparison to your country. When I was stationed in Germany, I brought my US spec BMW 323i over with me and also purchased my US spec BMW 750Li while I was there. When I went and looked at the European spec models, they were seriously lacking in options, quality, and are considerably more expensive than the US the models sent to the US. I remember when the new S-Class first came out in 2005 at the Frankfurt Car Show, a base model was priced over 120K Euros (in Germany) over 30K dollars more than US models.
Its unfortunate that the prices are so high in your country, I think the big disparity in price is due to number of units sold in the US in comparison to your country. When I was stationed in Germany, I brought my US spec BMW 323i over with me and also purchased my US spec BMW 750Li while I was there. When I went and looked at the European spec models, they were seriously lacking in options, quality, and are considerably more expensive than the US the models sent to the US. I remember when the new S-Class first came out in 2005 at the Frankfurt Car Show, a base model was priced over 120K Euros (in Germany) over 30K dollars more than US models.
In regards to your US spec 750, how did you purchase a US spec in Germany/ how were you able to get a US price for it? Like you go to the German dealer and say I'm a US citizen and would like a US spec car that I will send back in X months?...
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Keep in mind that Germany has a VAT of 19%. Lots of other countries such as Malaysia have high import taxes on foreign cars. I believe Malaysia is 100%. But it truly is amazing how the US is "lucky" that the Mercedes here are relatively inexpensive compared to other markets. Unfortunately, MB North America loves to limit the options, colors, and features that US spec cars get.
In regards to your US spec 750, how did you purchase a US spec in Germany/ how were you able to get a US price for it? Like you go to the German dealer and say I'm a US citizen and would like a US spec car that I will send back in X months?...
In regards to your US spec 750, how did you purchase a US spec in Germany/ how were you able to get a US price for it? Like you go to the German dealer and say I'm a US citizen and would like a US spec car that I will send back in X months?...
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Well there is another option, purchase a European spec vehicle and once its transported back to the US, have the required US emissions equipment added (catalytic converter, etc.). Honestly for the price that you will have to pay to get the car to US emissions requirements, its not worth it.
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Well there is another option, purchase a European spec vehicle and once its transported back to the US, have the required US emissions equipment added (catalytic converter, etc.). Honestly for the price that you will have to pay to get the car to US emissions requirements, its not worth it.
I just can't get over how goregous this interior is on the OP's S350. I really wish we could order cars like that in the US.
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I know when I originally ordered my 750, the salesman talked directly with the production manager at the assembly plant. I'm not sure if this relationship is the same with MB, but its a good chance that it maybe. Most wealthy customer (millionaire types) always get their vehicles completely customized with options that we can only dream of getting as a regular customer.
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I know when I originally ordered my 750, the salesman talked directly with the production manager at the assembly plant. I'm not sure if this relationship is the same with MB, but its a good chance that it maybe. Most wealthy customer (millionaire types) always get their vehicles completely customized with options that we can only dream of getting as a regular customer.
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Pardon my ignorance, but what position do you have to hold with the DOD to be able to live so comfortable? I've just always had the impression that DOD personnel stationed overseas had great benefits but not salaries....again, didnt mean to offend you in anyway but just very curious...
First I would say, being in the military doesn't mean you're paid chump change. Depending on what your rank is and your time in service, y weighs heavily the salary you make. That being said, both my wife and I are officers in the US Army. My wife has 23 years of service and counting and I have 20 years and counting. So that means we do very well, but that's not to say that an enlisted soldier or a DOD civilian wouldn't be paid pretty good as well. Something that you may not know is, when your stationed overseas you receive a Cost of Living Adjustment based on the country you're in. This is in addition to your normal pay, but none of this means anything without being money conscience. So living comfortably is based on planing and discipline and not just the salary that someone makes.
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First I would say, being in the military doesn't mean you're paid chump change. Depending on what your rank is and your time in service, y weighs heavily the salary you make. That being said, both my wife and I are officers in the US Army. My wife has 23 years of service and counting and I have 20 years and counting. So that means we do very well, but that's not to say that an enlisted soldier or a DOD civilian wouldn't be paid pretty good as well. Something that you may not know is, when your stationed overseas you receive a Cost of Living Adjustment based on the country you're in. This is in addition to your normal pay, but none of this means anything without being money conscience. So living comfortably is based on planing and discipline and not just the salary that someone makes.
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!!! Looks unique.
