Pricing rip off
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I see on the latest South African price lists a new 550i A/T Sport package with no extras costs ZAR729,200 which, if you take the currency rate of ZAR9.21=US$1 in account, equates to about US$79,174.
Do you guys think we are paying too much?
Do you guys think we are paying too much?
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Originally Posted by benstone' post='693583' date='Oct 15 2008, 08:10 PM
I see on the latest South African price lists a new 550i A/T Sport package with no extras costs ZAR729,200 which, if you take the currency rate of ZAR9.21=US$1 in account, equates to about US$79,174.
Do you guys think we are paying too much?
Do you guys think we are paying too much?
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Originally Posted by benstone' post='693583' date='Oct 15 2008, 02:10 PM
I see on the latest South African price lists a new 550i A/T Sport package with no extras costs ZAR729,200 which, if you take the currency rate of ZAR9.21=US$1 in account, equates to about US$79,174.
Do you guys think we are paying too much?
Do you guys think we are paying too much?
And don't get me started about the gas prices here......
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For my current car, a 2005 525i A/T with +/- 35,000 miles on the clock, I paid the equivalent of US$28,000.
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Oh, and we pay the equivalent of US$1 per litre for gas. I don't know what the conversion rate is from litres to gallons, but you can make the sum.
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Originally Posted by benstone' post='693597' date='Oct 15 2008, 08:45 PM
Oh, and we pay the equivalent of US$1 per litre for gas. I don't know what the conversion rate is from litres to gallons, but you can make the sum.
EDIT: I see you meant 2ndhand.
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Originally Posted by benstone' post='693583' date='Oct 15 2008, 01:10 PM
I see on the latest South African price lists a new 550i A/T Sport package with no extras costs ZAR729,200 which, if you take the currency rate of ZAR9.21=US$1 in account, equates to about US$79,174.
Do you guys think we are paying too much?
Do you guys think we are paying too much?
Regards,
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I've just checked, a new entry level 523i go for about US$41,965.
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Originally Posted by benstone' post='693607' date='Oct 15 2008, 09:00 AM
I've just checked, a new entry level 523i go for about US$41,965.
