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Old 07-09-2009, 03:16 PM
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Total amount of sold brand new BMW cars in Finland year 2008 was 4355 units.

E90's sold 1718 and E60's sold 1.405 units.

Most sold BMW car was the E60 520d with 869 units (one is mine).

Other E60's sold:
530d Xdrive, 122 units
and close to a hundred the 520i, 523i and 525d models.

Not a single 540i (no 535i available) nor 550i models where sold!

Two new M5's and three 630i's and four 635d's and also
18 new M3's and 102 X6 3,5d are now on our roads.
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you probably have a very expensive gas there?

2 m5's sold for the whole 2008... so basicaly you must have about 10 e60 m5's in the country?
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Originally Posted by Ricracing' post='937796' date='Jul 9 2009, 07:16 PM
Total amount of sold brand new BMW cars in Finland year 2008 was 4355 units.

E90's sold 1718 and E60's sold 1.405 units.

Most sold BMW car was the E60 520d with 869 units (one is mine).

Other E60's sold:
530d Xdrive, 122 units
and close to a hundred the 520i, 523i and 525d models.

Not a single 540i (no 535i available) nor 550i models where sold!

Two new M5's and three 630i's and four 635d's and also
18 new M3's and 102 X6 3,5d are now on our roads.
My oh my, no one 550?

Does BMW not import it into Finland?
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in most european countries, you get taxed big time if you have a large engine. a 550i could cost double of what a 520i costs, just because of the larger engine.
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Wow those are some cool facts!
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