New Zealand gets RIPPED, M3 pricing...

Head · 06-07-2007, 04:13 AM

Hey Guys

Well, it official as of 7 June 07'. The new M3 is priced at $169995 ($128500 US dollars)!!

And if you want 19's and the variable suspension thingy it will cost you $181900 ($137500 US Dollars)!!

Holy Sh*t we get ripped on euro cars here, and that with our exchange rate at an all time high.

What do you think about that?

cheers
Head

PS: Delivery October 2007.

DonM3 · 06-07-2007, 04:21 AM

commiserations my friend

MBITION · 06-07-2007, 05:38 AM

WOW, that is painful! Our M6 isn't even that expensive!

Head · 06-07-2007, 05:50 AM

M6 here is $255900, 193380 US dollars.

lucid · 06-07-2007, 06:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Head

Hey Guys

Well, it official as of 7 June 07'. The new M3 is priced at $169995 ($128500 US dollars)!!

And if you want 19's and the variable suspension thingy it will cost you $181900 ($137500 US Dollars)!!

Holy Sh*t we get ripped on euro cars here, and that with our exchange rate at an all time high.

What do you think about that?

cheers
Head

PS: Delivery October 2007.

I must assume taxes play into this a great deal, right? So, you might want to blame your government. Condolences...

MBITION · 06-07-2007, 06:52 AM

Holy Jeebus! You are right, they do hose you in NZ, sorry.

Romo · 06-07-2007, 07:04 AM

In the Netherlands; Stock €99.500

Now with some extra`s like sat nav, 19" it wil be around € 110-120.000 !!!

Germany is our neighbour country, stock price overthere; €66.500 !!

Conclusion; Damn those taxes

aerisolphaln · 06-07-2007, 07:31 AM

Move to America.

jpan08 · 06-07-2007, 07:48 AM

might as well go get a porsche 911 turbo

tdc · 06-07-2007, 07:55 AM

I'll never understand how prices can be so much over in NZ and AUS!!!

And here we are over in the US moaning about how the E92 M3 is going to be over $65K optioned out.

Epacy · 06-07-2007, 08:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Head

Hey Guys

Well, it official as of 7 June 07'. The new M3 is priced at $169995 ($128500 US dollars)!!

And if you want 19's and the variable suspension thingy it will cost you $181900 ($137500 US Dollars)!!

19's and EDC are more expensive than the actual car??

mofomat · 06-07-2007, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Epacy

19's and EDC are more expensive than the actual car??

You know judging by some of the posts on here I wouldn't be surprised if you were being serious.

ilron · 06-07-2007, 01:53 PM

227.650 USD for basic M3 in Norway. (including taxes)

lucid · 06-07-2007, 02:08 PM

How much does a bottle of beer cost in Norway in a bar? (I have a cousin who lives there, and he constantly complains about buying drinks in a bar...)

ilron · 06-07-2007, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by lucid

How much does a bottle of beer cost in Norway in a bar? (I have a cousin who lives there, and he constantly complains about buying drinks in a bar...)

As with the US it depends on where you go; but 0.4 liter is around 9 USD in a bar, more if the place is popular. Drinks often s tart at 12.5 USD. - There are cheaper places of course, but those places normaly have _lots_ of ice cubes in the drinks...

Head · 06-07-2007, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lucid

I must assume taxes play into this a great deal, right? So, you might want to blame your government. Condolences...

No tax on vehicles here. Just a FAT cat distributor

Cheers

GregW / Oregon · 06-07-2007, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by ilron

As with the US it depends on where you go; but 0.4 liter is around 9 USD in a bar, more if the place is popular. Drinks often s tart at 12.5 USD. - There are cheaper places of course, but those places normaly have _lots_ of ice cubes in the drinks...

God bless America!

THE JEDI · 06-07-2007, 09:35 PM

Make sure they give you one hell of a reach around....damn

ward · 06-07-2007, 09:36 PM

you could always just not buy one

Head · 06-07-2007, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by ward

you could always just not buy one

Are you CRAZY!!

Sick Speed · 06-07-2007, 11:51 PM

It is not about taxes. It is about a country's GDP (gross domestic product(s))export to import ratio. The more a country imports and the less they export determines the value of their currency and foreign exchange rates. Meaning if you import a hell of a lot more than you export your currency will devalue and provide less buying power hence the reason for the high cost of any import. If export prices are low conversely import prices will be sky high which has long plagued New Zealand.

Also factored in are how many units any given import will sell in any area which will drive the price down simply through volume. New Zealand and Australia are completely surrounded by thousands of miles of water meaning a finite number of units that can sell equating to still higher prices.

SS

vladinecko · 06-07-2007, 11:54 PM

holy shit, that is ridiculously overpriced!! you can get a ferrari here for what you'd pay for M6 there.

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