So many AMG cars in Korea
05-08-2009, 02:47 PM
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I'm in Seoul for business this week, and astounded at how popular AMG cars are here. On the drive from the airport alone I saw four C63s and two E63s. Today I must have seen about 10 AMGs in Seoul traffic. Back home in Colorado the only time I see another AMG is when I run into MPRESIV at a car meet.
I have 6 on my block (my SL55 and E63, another E63, a ML55, a CL63 and a CL65)...
05-08-2009, 07:35 PM
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one-time import tax in hong kong is 100%.... less for cheaper cars..
on an average saturday, i see 4 - 5 ferrari / lambo, 20+ porsche and countless MB and BMW.. of course including a lot of fake amgs too...
a s500 in hk costs usd200k, sl65BS costs usd700k..
on an average saturday, i see 4 - 5 ferrari / lambo, 20+ porsche and countless MB and BMW.. of course including a lot of fake amgs too...
a s500 in hk costs usd200k, sl65BS costs usd700k..
05-08-2009, 07:45 PM
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in some expensive APARTMENT building parking lot in hong kong, its easy to find maybach, phantom, continential gt, 599, 430Scuderia, lambo, astons etc .. not sure u have seen a youtube video... showing a parking lot with entire level of exotics (at least 20+ cars and the cheapest one is cayenne i think) all owned by the same person... and he's not even considered as a tycoon in hk... just a regular busness owner..
so 6 amg on your block is nothing really..
btw... i think a few of the reventons are now in hk ...
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05-08-2009, 09:03 PM
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in some expensive APARTMENT building parking lot in hong kong, its easy to find maybach, phantom, continential gt, 599, 430Scuderia, lambo, astons etc .. not sure u have seen a youtube video... showing a parking lot with entire level of exotics (at least 20+ cars and the cheapest one is cayenne i think) all owned by the same person... and he's not even considered as a tycoon in hk... just a regular busness owner..
so 6 amg on your block is nothing really..
btw... i think a few of the reventons are now in hk ...
so 6 amg on your block is nothing really..
btw... i think a few of the reventons are now in hk ...
These discussions about where they have really nice cars is assinine. Places that have nice cars is not always so because of wealth, but it also often reflects the culture. We have lots of nice cars here in Chicago, but due to most sports cars having limited utility year round because of winter, you obviously wouldn't see them as often as you would in like HK... where driving a Ferrari year round is actually very feasible.
Most of the worlds larger/affluent cities have a large collection of nice cars. I've spent time in HK and it definitely has it's fair share of car enthusiasts and nice cars, but I don't think it blows away the rest of the world.
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05-08-2009, 11:53 PM
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My friend - the argument about who sees what cars where is very trivial and no one is going to win it. HK has nice cars, so does southern california, so does Chicago, London, Dubai, etc, etc...
These discussions about where they have really nice cars is assinine. Places that have nice cars is not always so because of wealth, but it also often reflects the culture. We have lots of nice cars here in Chicago, but due to most sports cars having limited utility year round because of winter, you obviously wouldn't see them as often as you would in like HK... where driving a Ferrari year round is actually very feasible.
Most of the worlds larger/affluent cities have a large collection of nice cars. I've spent time in HK and it definitely has it's fair share of car enthusiasts and nice cars, but I don't think it blows away the rest of the world.
-m
These discussions about where they have really nice cars is assinine. Places that have nice cars is not always so because of wealth, but it also often reflects the culture. We have lots of nice cars here in Chicago, but due to most sports cars having limited utility year round because of winter, you obviously wouldn't see them as often as you would in like HK... where driving a Ferrari year round is actually very feasible.
Most of the worlds larger/affluent cities have a large collection of nice cars. I've spent time in HK and it definitely has it's fair share of car enthusiasts and nice cars, but I don't think it blows away the rest of the world.
-m
it's definitely not about wealth... it mostly depends the culture to spend more money on cars.. that's all... i am not trying to convince people that hong kong got most exotic cars... my comment was just for those who have never been to hong kong i thought some people might be interested...
05-09-2009, 12:09 AM
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My friend, don't be disillusioned by one thing costing more than another from country to country. I am not Chinese but spend a lot of time in HK. Income tax there is less than half what it is here, and there are a lot of other forms of tax that aren't the same as it is for us here. Don't just think that all things are equal and that cars just cost many times more therefore everyone in HK is many times wealthier than they are here. It doesn't work like that.
Furthermore, registration does not cost $300k annually for an S-Class, and it is not $100k to purchase either. The import tariff on cars is very high in HK, and registration is expensive also, but not $300k a year, registration isn't even an annual fee. Registration is a onetime fee and is roughly 40-60%. Licensing is also expensive, but it's very similar to what it is in California.
I don't buy and sell cars everyday in HK, so what I know might have changed, but it's mostly accurate.
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Furthermore, registration does not cost $300k annually for an S-Class, and it is not $100k to purchase either. The import tariff on cars is very high in HK, and registration is expensive also, but not $300k a year, registration isn't even an annual fee. Registration is a onetime fee and is roughly 40-60%. Licensing is also expensive, but it's very similar to what it is in California.
I don't buy and sell cars everyday in HK, so what I know might have changed, but it's mostly accurate.
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05-09-2009, 12:28 AM
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Anyways, when I was in Miami I saw about 10 AMG's from my hotel window moving along collins ave in a period of 15 minutes. Also, while I was in Barcelona I saw quite a few AMGs and various other exotics.
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I'm in Seoul for business this week, and astounded at how popular AMG cars are here. On the drive from the airport alone I saw four C63s and two E63s. Today I must have seen about 10 AMGs in Seoul traffic. Back home in Colorado the only time I see another AMG is when I run into MPRESIV at a car meet.
I've been living in Colorado for the past decade though.
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