Author Topic: 2004 BMW 5 series is ridicoulously overpriced... (Read 556 times)

GRUNHERZ · « **on:** March 27, 2004, 09:11:51 PM »

Was checking some local deal inventories and I see you get a 180hp 2.5 liter engine and "leatherette" (vinyl) interior for $43,000....

Heck you got honda accords with 240hp these days loaded for less than 30k...

SOB · « **Reply #1 on:** March 28, 2004, 12:10:13 AM »

I think the MSRP on the emblems is around $20k, so that might explain the cost difference.

Nilsen · « **Reply #2 on:** March 28, 2004, 02:13:52 AM »

when was a BMW cheap?

Pei · « **Reply #3 on:** March 28, 2004, 03:02:15 AM »

Don't forget the cost of the carpeted garage.

Harppa · « **Reply #4 on:** March 28, 2004, 05:36:06 AM »

Sour grapes:p

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GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #5 on:** March 28, 2004, 06:39:10 AM »

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Originally posted by Nilsen10
when was a BMW cheap?

Well thats my point, at $43,000 for the 525 you think they could throw in real leather instead of plastic seats.

You see I dont neccesarily think a $60,000 545 is oberpriced just beacuse it costs so much. But I do think that the 525 is a seriously stupid thing to buy, I imagine you gotta be pretty eager for the BMW brand to pony up $43,000 for plastic seats and 180 hp - especally thee days...

Nilsen · « **Reply #6 on:** March 28, 2004, 06:52:04 AM »

I agree. Its a silly amount of money to spend on a car......any car.

I thought you meant that it was expencive campared to earlyer 5 series BMW's..

My mistake

LLv34 Jarsci · « **Reply #7 on:** March 28, 2004, 08:10:39 AM »

HAH, you get your cars cheap! With our taxing system which doubles the factory price the M3 (notice its M3!) costs 99500 €, which is about 120k$.... Go figure.. and average salary in Finland is about 25k€ per year, and thats a pretty good salary.

Also fuel is about 1.07€ per liter.

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #8 on:** March 28, 2004, 09:54:29 AM »

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Originally posted by LLv34 Jarsci
HAH, you get your cars cheap! With our taxing system which doubles the factory price the M3 (notice its M3!) costs 99500 €, which is about 120k$.... Go figure.. and average salary in Finland is about 25k€ per year, and thats a pretty good salary.

Also fuel is about 1.07€ per liter.

Socialism is awesome!!!

straffo · « **Reply #9 on:** March 28, 2004, 10:06:38 AM »

Here the 525i is at 39000€ without options
530i => 42000€
545i => 65500€

Et viva socialism !
gas oil : 0.85€
gasoline : 1 €

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #10 on:** March 28, 2004, 10:16:49 AM »

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Originally posted by straffo
Here the 525i is at 39000€ without options
530i => 42000€
545i => 65500€

Et viva socialism !
gas oil : 0.85€
gasoline : 1 €

1 euro per liter...

straffo · « **Reply #11 on:** March 28, 2004, 10:30:46 AM »

I agree it's sad

But we need to check the average distance made per year , I think the Euro use to make less distance per year than an American.
That should compensate the hight price.

I'm an average driver and I make about 22/25K km per year.
I wonder how many km make an US driver per year I suspect it's more.

Lazerus · « **Reply #12 on:** March 28, 2004, 12:16:51 PM »

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Originally posted by straffo

But we need to check the average distance made per year , I think the Euro use to make less distance per year than an American.
That should compensate the hight price.

Less distance=less consumption
Less consumption=less demand
Less demand=lower prices

But only if the supply stays the same.

I think the average distance for the US is between 12 and 15k miles a year.

straffo · « **Reply #13 on:** March 28, 2004, 12:27:01 PM »

Certainly true in theorie Lazerus but ,you didn' t put the taxs in your equation...
Of the 1 € about 80% is tax ...
and in the case of gazoline there is even a tax on a tax...

maslo · « **Reply #14 on:** March 28, 2004, 12:49:21 PM »

if im correct, most cheap cars in europe are in Belgia..

so whats price of that BMW in Belgia ?

here cost 525i 50074 $
avg salsary is about 550€
1L of benzin cost 0.7 €