Monday, 13 June 2011

So I want to buy a car...

I like the BMW M3 - classy, but not too over the top. Looking at the BMW Australia website, I found the following price guide:

M3 Coupe - Recommended Drive Away Price  $170,718.93 (AUD) in Western Australia
http://bmw.com.au/com/en/newvehicles/mseries/m3coupe/2007/compare.html

Unless you earn over $300,000 per year, you're bloody stupid to buy a car for that much... but I wonder how America decides to price the M3...

M3 Coupe - Starting at $58,900 MSRP (USD)
http://www.bmwusa.com/standard/content/vehicles/2011/m/default.aspx

That doesn't include sales tax, but with the quote being in USD, in todays exchange rate that's approximately $56,000 AUD - why does Australia pay an extra $115,000 AUD?

I will stick with driving my Suzuki Alto, one of the cheapest available cars in Western Australia. To be honest, it's a bloody good car for the size and price.

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