New car price in US
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New car price in US
I am in St Petersburg Florida and watching the Honda Indy Car Grand Prix. On the Honda stand there is a yellow 2008 S2000 - guess how much??? $34,800 - that's less than 18,000 GBP for a new car - is it our tax system or just that cars are that much cheaper in the US?? at what point does it become cheaper to import from the US as a private buyer?
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Originally Posted by captainbridge,Apr 6 2008, 03:38 AM
I am in St Petersburg Florida and watching the Honda Indy Car Grand Prix. On the Honda stand there is a yellow 2008 S2000 - guess how much??? $34,800 - that's less than 18,000 GBP for a new car - is it our tax system or just that cars are that much cheaper in the US?? at what point does it become cheaper to import from the US as a private buyer?
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Originally Posted by Chris Type R,Apr 6 2008, 07:52 AM
Economy of scale - larger population to sell to sharing a common language, road system, regulations, import infrastructure, etc.
And there is the fine "rip-off Britain" reputation to uphold.
And there is the fine "rip-off Britain" reputation to uphold.
Plus there is only one (important!) currency to fluctuate.
