Did You See Anything Good Today? [Read First Post]
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Agreed - I'd love one too - but the problem is that they debuted for 2003, and the average price of an '03 today - four years later - is still $57200! The things are just priced out of anyone's reach, and if I had the requisite $94800 for a brand new one I can think of a lovely used Ferrari I'd rather have...
Ouch. What's it like to live in a Veyronless country?
We can still get permits if we must drive a LHD on occasion.
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That would depend on the region you are in. In the US for most regions (states & counties), the registration costs are not much different whether you are registering a million dollar car or a $500 POS. In Texas it costs me about $50 to register what some would consider to be a relatively expensive car and if someone registered a Veyron, it would cost them about $50 as well.
Sales taxes are where you can pay a premium, but sales tax goes to the region where the car is sold or where the seller has it currently registered in. So if you bought a Veyron outside of that region and brought it in, it wouldn't financially benefit the region you brought it into. Of course, outside the US, there is no telling what kind of special tax laws might exist.
However, even if you bought the Veyron from a dealer or someone in the same region, or were in a region that forced you to pay special taxes, or even if they could receive the sales tax, you would have to live in a VERY low economical region where even a fee of about $200,000 would affect the economy so much as to make them look the other way.
As suggested, the type of person who would purchase a Veyron in the first place will likely have a great deal of political connections such that certain regional laws can and do get circumvented without too much trouble.
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Wow, I didnt know people loved these cars that much. Seriously, I see an AMG Merc almost every day. I only see them in black though...
I think the SL65 AMG would look best in red.
I think the SL65 AMG would look best in red.
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Exactly! While the value of many expensive sports cars certainly drop significantly over the years (until they become desirable classics), the cost of owning them usually increases!Good luck servicing and maintaining a 30 year old, 64 valve, 16 cylinder, quad turbo, 7 speed DSG, supercar!👍
Ferrari's are especially well known for their incredibly high maintenance costs, and often need complete rebuilds every few thousand miles... often costing more than what you may have paid for it used.
Insurance can also be a killer depending on where you live and your driving record, and the type of policy you have.
So if you own one, and couldn't afford it when it was new... then you may find that even if it was given to you for free, you might not be able to afford to own it.
Yeah. That was my point. But sales tax is typically factored in when you get the license plates.
Obviously. You're missing the point though: the taxes are high. That's all I was saying.Big difference between an AMG Mercedes and an SL65, my man.
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Only if the car is bought in that region.. which is the point I was clarifying.
No need to roll your eyes there young fella. I didn't miss your point. Unlike you, I was clarifying that sales tax is different than registration, and because the Veyron would be bought from a different region, there would likely be little to no monetary value in allowing them to circumvent the law as far as registration fees are concerned.As Toronado suggested, it would be more likely that the kind of person that could own a Veyron would also have the kind of political and/or financial influence to possibly circumvent any regional restrictions that might otherwise apply.
...applied at the same time.
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Oh yea, I saw an unusual Skyline R34 today. In the rear right corner where it normally says 'v-spec' etc.. this one had a GT and I think a red box with a silver star inside or a red R. I dont think it had a rear diffuser either...
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Sounds like a GT-T to me. The badge says GT then the extra "T" is in the red box. The GT-T is one step down from a GTR, only RWD and it has a 2.5 turbo straight six.
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That's the closest thing I could find, too, but since custom coachbuilding was still alive & well back then, this could really be just about anything.
Oddball stuff this week:
Volvo Coupe
No wonder it was forgotten. That was no way to honor the P1800.
Land Rover Range Rover
Really just posting for the color. I had no idea that the LR demographic crossed over with the ricer crowd.
Mercedes-Benz G500 ragtop
Posted earlier (I try not to repeat myself), but now with the front license plate. Cute, but transparently fake. I can't imagine what that exact plate would have cost in Europe.
Mercedes-Benz 300CE
Predecessor to the CLK? Much more stately here compared to the current version, but a convertable 300CE would have looked ghastly.
There's a yellow one in Denver that I see quite often, but it's running stock 96-~00 HSE wheels, not the present ones. I thought it was unique. How odd!
It'd be impossible - the vast majority of European countries don't allow all letters, Germany included.
They made a convertible 300CE - have you ever seen one, or were you speaking theoretically? They're rare and expensive for what they are, but Atlanta being what it is as far as Mercedes ownership, I see one relatively frequently. They're probably on AutoTrader.
