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08-19-2005, 11:27 AM | #23 | |
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08-19-2005, 12:19 PM | #24 | |
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08-19-2005, 12:34 PM | #26 |
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Why does everyone think that the exchange rate dictates how much a car costs... it does not. It has to due with economics more than anything. Cost of living etc. In economics, purchasing power parity (PPP) is a method used to calculate an alternative exchange rate between the currencies of two countries. The PPP measures how much a currency can buy in terms of an international measure (usually dollars), since goods and services have different prices in some countries than in others.
A simple example of a measure of absolute PPP is the Big Mac index popularised by The Economist, which looks at the prices of a Big Mac burger in McDonald's restaurants in different countries. http://www.economist.com/markets/bi...tory_id=4065603 6/2005 Big Mac US= 3.06 Britain= 3.44 Difference of greater than 12% implied purchasing power of the us dollar= 1.63 dollars per pound. ppp=purchasing power parity country country isocode year PPP Denmark DNK 2000 8.64 France FRA 2000 6.46 United Kingdom GBR 2000 0.65 Germany GER 2000 2.02 Japan JPN 2000 156.08 United States USA 2000 1.00 (stressdoc) That said, I think analyses that consider what proportion of a nation's populace can afford to buy a BMW if they expend 10% (or whatever proportion you want to allot) of their yearly disposable income on a car is a better measure. The big dif btw Euro, RSA, and USA for affordability of cars is in the domain of taxes, and there the biggest difference is the Euro green progressive policies of taxing big gasoline/petrol engines. A 320D is a reasonable car for your typical upper-middle class family. A 330i is not. IF we could get 320Ds here in the USA, the price difference with a 330i would not be much. So for those of us driving our 330i/335i/M3s around on EDs, the masses are looking at us with envy. |
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08-19-2005, 12:42 PM | #27 | |
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08-19-2005, 04:45 PM | #29 | |
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I'm hoping the sports steering wheel in my new E91 will have Titanium infill as per the dash etc but just have to hope! |
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08-19-2005, 05:39 PM | #30 |
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You don't get aluminium for the steering wheel anywhere. You order alu trim, you get a black wheel. If you order the "titanium", standard in Europe, you get "titanium" on the steering wheel as well. Many get confused by this, aluminium and titanium look similar in pictures, but not in real life. Aluminium is real aluminium, while titanium is just plastic.
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08-19-2005, 05:58 PM | #31 |
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The parts do not come from factory, they are accessories. But not available in aluminium. Partnumbers below
Non-mulitfunctional steering wheel Burr Walnut - 32 30 0 397 812 - 235 Euro Fine wood trim Poplar - 32 30 0 397 810 - 235 Euro Matt Titanium - 32 30 6 771 101 - 31 Euro Black - 32 30 6 767 283 - 29 Euro Mulitfunctional steering wheel Burr Walnut - 32 30 0 397 813 - 253 Euro Fine wood trim Poplar - 32 30 0 397 811 - 253 Euro Matt Titanium - 32 30 6 771 250 - 36 Euro Black - 32 30 6 767 211 - 31 Euro http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...ight=accessory |
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08-19-2005, 06:10 PM | #32 | |
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10-27-2005, 11:21 AM | #35 | |
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10-27-2005, 02:53 PM | #38 | |
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03-23-2006, 01:08 PM | #39 |
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the two things i wanted that were exclusive to Euro models were the front PDC and of course, the headlights with white corners.
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03-23-2006, 01:25 PM | #40 | |
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03-23-2006, 01:54 PM | #41 |
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Hi my 330d with nearly full spec including M sports package will arrive in 2 weeks time. Here in Malta (europe) we have to pay 64% registration tax and then 18% VAT!!!!!!!! My car will be costing me 78000 Euros! With that money converted to US$ will buy the 5th Series fully loaded!!!
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South African E90 appears to be pretty much the same as the Euro E90. Are there any differences?
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