Just spoke to a friend of mine in Ireland and the conversation came to cars. He called me a "F*&%^$g lunatic" for spending such an amount of money on a car.

I've had a look at list prices in Ireland and this is what I found.

S2000 2.0 6 Speed 2 Dr Cabrio IR

 

Are your sure that the first price is not in Euros? Ireland no longer use the punt and a lot of people have imported via Ireland so I suspect its either euros or the figures arent right. Saying that their VAT is something like 21% which doesnt help

 

Its the VAT that's the killer. Checked directly with a dealer and the Dealer Supplied Euro price is valid. (55k, which at the current rate is

 

No I agree with the prices. My girlfriend's family are south of the border and the father is a car nut. He hasn't seen one on the roads although I think quite a few jap imports come through Dublin and these are a slightly more popular. Looking forward to taking mine over - the family will think I've made it !

GUY