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Old 12-28-2011, 09:13 PM   #16 (permalink)
pete c
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Originally Posted by tinduck View Post
I seriously doubt that cars in the US cost nearly as much as you have to pay for them in Germany. European re-imports are quite a business here because in Germany everything beside food and drink is ridiculously expensive compared to other EU countries, let alone the US of A.

Best example (OK, not a car) is apple... a gizmo that costs 499 USD in the US costs 499 Euros in Europe. Go research the exchange rate.

so long,

tinduck
I realize that comparable cars in europe cost more. My point is that in europe, you can get a bare bones 3 cylinder diesel that gets phenomenal mileage.We yanks can not.

The only reasonably priced oil burner we can get is a VW and the price starts somewhere in the mid 20s, well above economy car prices.

Even with your price premiums, I would think you can a tiny diesel for something less than 25K dollars.
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