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Originally Posted by chris24
Pardon my ignorance here..., but when we're talking about 90k, 150k, etc... are we talking euro's or USD, and are all cars overseas sold at such higher prices than in the US or just the new X5 because of high demand?
As much as I love BMW and the X5, for $150k, I want a Carrera or a barely-used Ferrari, not an X5......
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For Completeness I meant 90k USD (and that includes about 15k of options). We don't have Euros in the UK....we still use GBP.
As for high prices this is the norm for other countries. It's not just the X5. You guys have it lucky in the US, just about everything is cheaper there. I am paying about $7 (USD) for a Gallon of fuel (US gall not imperial).......but it is 100 RON. So a tankfull of fuel is 157 USD.
Exchange Rates play a big factor as well. If we use exchange rates from March 06, my car would only be 82k USD, so it's appears to be 10 percent more expensive due to the current weakness of the dollar.
Incidentally, I don't know if Taxes are relevant, my 90k USD includes 17.5% VAT, so that accounts for about 13.5k of the 90k USD. The prices also include Delivery, plates, registration fees and excise duty. This accounts for another 1.5k USD.
For reference in the uk list price for a Cayenne is 37,100 GBP (or 71,500 USD) without any options. The Audi Q7 SE 3.6 FSI Quattro (280 PS) is 40,700 GBP (or 78,500 USD). The base X5 3.0si price in the UK is 39,505 GBP (76,165), the 3.0sd is 40,120 GBP.
I've used the exchange rate from today's Financial Times (1.928)
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