US pricing VS Belgium pricing

Pim · 09-06-2007, 03:24 PM

So what do you guys pay for this E90 configuration (335i)?
Feel free to ask which option you can't understand in the listing. Just wondering what's the difference in pricing. The only thing i know we usually pay more for our cars in Europe

H0bb3z · 09-06-2007, 03:40 PM

1 Euro = 1.3608 US$ (as of today's rate anyway)

If that's the case -- that car would cost about $75K US. WOW. I mean OWCH.

Pim · 09-06-2007, 03:44 PM

so that one of the reasons why we mostly don't have the common options like xenons, or navi as you hopfully will understand....

H0bb3z · 09-06-2007, 04:11 PM

The Steptronic automatic (option 205) is $1275 US -- for you it is $2,200 EU. That would make just that option close to $3000 US (that's 235%!!!).

That's outrageous. I'd buy a Yugo.

voltron1011 · 09-06-2007, 05:41 PM

You can't do the exchange rate conversion on what they are paying there.

As far as their economy goes, 1 Euro = 1 dollar ... The average Joe in Belgium probably makes about 35,000 Euros/year and the average DVD costs about 20.00 Euros. Average rent is probably around 800 to 1000 Euros/month. That's the same as the Average Joe in the U.S.
Also, their prices have taxes (VAT) already added into the price, whereas in the US that is added in later. Granted theirs is 21% vs our 8%.
After all that, you'll see that they aren't really paying that much more than we are.

H0bb3z · 09-06-2007, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by voltron1011

You can't do the exchange rate conversion on what they are paying there.
As far as their economy goes, 1 Euro = 1 dollar ... The average Joe in Belgium probably makes about 35,000 Euros/year and the average DVD costs about 20.00 Euros. That's the same as the U.S.
Also, their prices have taxes (VAT) already added into the price, whereas in the US that is added in later. Granted theirs is 21% vs our 8%.

Good point -- a straight conversion doesn't take that into account...

Pim · 09-07-2007, 03:50 AM

Correction : average Joe makes 21.600 Euros / year, a DVD around 24 Euros ...

Pim · 09-07-2007, 03:56 AM

minus costs means 1117 Euros /month to cover all your costs each month .... and I can tell you, this is not much so average Joe mostly can't affort a BMW. Most people (family : man and woman) pay about 800-1000 Euros / month for they houses (loaner) ...

P1 · 09-07-2007, 11:03 AM

I'm from Belgium and I can safely say that everyone and their dog drives a BMW, Audi or Merdedes there.

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H0bb3z Ubergeek 6 Rep 221 Posts Drives: 2008 335i Coupe Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: South of down iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 e92 335i [0.00]	1 Euro = 1.3608 US$ (as of today's rate anyway) If that's the case -- that car would cost about $75K US. WOW. I mean OWCH. __________________ 2008 335i Coupe \| Montego Blue \| Beige / Walnut Burl ZCW \| ZPP \| ZSP \| Steptronic \| Paddles \| NAV \| Comfort \| Shade \| Park \| HD Radio \| iPod Ordered: 8/4/2007 \| Production completed: 9/3/2007 \| Delivery: 10/9/2007
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Pim Second Lieutenant 28 Rep 207 Posts Drives: BMW 118 d sporthatch Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Belgium iTrader: (0)	so that one of the reasons why we mostly don't have the common options like xenons, or navi as you hopfully will understand....
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H0bb3z Ubergeek 6 Rep 221 Posts Drives: 2008 335i Coupe Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: South of down iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 e92 335i [0.00]	The Steptronic automatic (option 205) is $1275 US -- for you it is $2,200 EU. That would make just that option close to $3000 US (that's 235%!!!). That's outrageous. I'd buy a Yugo. __________________ 2008 335i Coupe \| Montego Blue \| Beige / Walnut Burl ZCW \| ZPP \| ZSP \| Steptronic \| Paddles \| NAV \| Comfort \| Shade \| Park \| HD Radio \| iPod Ordered: 8/4/2007 \| Production completed: 9/3/2007 \| Delivery: 10/9/2007
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voltron1011 Colonel 129 Rep 2,909 Posts Drives: 2011 135i, FJR-1300 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wiesbaden iTrader: (2)	You can't do the exchange rate conversion on what they are paying there. As far as their economy goes, 1 Euro = 1 dollar ... The average Joe in Belgium probably makes about 35,000 Euros/year and the average DVD costs about 20.00 Euros. Average rent is probably around 800 to 1000 Euros/month. That's the same as the Average Joe in the U.S. Also, their prices have taxes (VAT) already added into the price, whereas in the US that is added in later. Granted theirs is 21% vs our 8%. After all that, you'll see that they aren't really paying that much more than we are.
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Pim Second Lieutenant 28 Rep 207 Posts Drives: BMW 118 d sporthatch Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Belgium iTrader: (0)	Correction : average Joe makes 21.600 Euros / year, a DVD around 24 Euros ...
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Pim Second Lieutenant 28 Rep 207 Posts Drives: BMW 118 d sporthatch Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Belgium iTrader: (0)	minus costs means 1117 Euros /month to cover all your costs each month .... and I can tell you, this is not much so average Joe mostly can't affort a BMW. Most people (family : man and woman) pay about 800-1000 Euros / month for they houses (loaner) ...
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P1 Lieutenant General 11714 Rep 11,180 Posts Drives: 2004 3/4 ton Duramax Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: United States iTrader: (1)	I'm from Belgium and I can safely say that everyone and their dog drives a BMW, Audi or Merdedes there.
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