what is the differential of z4 3.5

teagueAMX · 01-04-2010, 08:48 AM

So what's the price in China and HK before tax for a loaded 30i or 35i? Please list the options you get with the car.

I'm curious because based on my quick calc, it looks like with tax, etc., you're paying about $137K USD for the 35i in China. A fully loaded 35i in the US is about $75k +/- w/tax. That's roughly an increase of 1.82. My math could be a little off but even so that's a huge difference.

Is there a large market for black market cars over there?

Aoikase · 01-05-2010, 04:09 AM

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Originally Posted by teagueAMX

So what's the price in China and HK before tax for a loaded 30i or 35i? Please list the options you get with the car.

I'm curious because based on my quick calc, it looks like with tax, etc., you're paying about $137K USD for the 35i in China. A fully loaded 35i in the US is about $75k +/- w/tax. That's roughly an increase of 1.82. My math could be a little off but even so that's a huge difference.

Is there a large market for black market cars over there?

Yo brother:
I have pissed off by the car price in China for ten years.
I have no idea how this can happen, since China is in WTO now.
Your math is correct; in China, we are paying about 170%-180% of the car price in States.
One of my friends told me the calculation is about the following formula compare to the state price.
100% US CAR PRICE * 1.25(25% WTO allowed Import TAX MAX)*1.17(PRC local call price increase tax, some kind of PST or GST thing.)*1.1(car usage tax)=PRC CAR price
1X1.25X1.17X1.1=1.60

Used to have a huge black market, but not for now!

Otago · 01-05-2010, 05:03 AM

I heard stolen cars (luxury brands such as mercedes, bmw & audi) from canada and US were smuggled to China and sold to black market buyers.

FYI, China drive left-handed and Hong Kong right-handed, right handed cars cannot get registration in China.

Aoikase · 01-05-2010, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Otago

I heard stolen cars (luxury brands such as mercedes, bmw & audi) from canada and US were smuggled to China and sold to black market buyers.

FYI, China drive left-handed and Hong Kong right-handed, right handed cars cannot get registration in China.

that's 10 years ago

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teagueAMX Colonel 62 Rep 2,087 Posts Drives: Some are road worthy Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: So Cal, USA iTrader: (0)	So what's the price in China and HK before tax for a loaded 30i or 35i? Please list the options you get with the car. I'm curious because based on my quick calc, it looks like with tax, etc., you're paying about $137K USD for the 35i in China. A fully loaded 35i in the US is about $75k +/- w/tax. That's roughly an increase of 1.82. My math could be a little off but even so that's a huge difference. Is there a large market for black market cars over there?
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Otago Second Lieutenant 23 Rep 244 Posts Drives: 09 Z4 sDrive 30i manual Join Date: May 2009 Location: Hong Kong iTrader: (0)	I heard stolen cars (luxury brands such as mercedes, bmw & audi) from canada and US were smuggled to China and sold to black market buyers. FYI, China drive left-handed and Hong Kong right-handed, right handed cars cannot get registration in China. Last edited by Otago; 01-05-2010 at 07:27 AM..
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