Interesting XK pricing trends in different countries --

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Why should be a XK in France much more expensive than in Germany?


You can buy your car in eyery state of the EU - there are no customs to pay and you have no problems with the title and other documents.

 

Check out Australian prices think the cheapest 4.2 xkr at the moment is currently 75k

 

Steve, I don't see Australia on the chart or graph - US, UK, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland.

 

I feel like I won the internet! I just bought my 2007 XK for 13.5K in December!!!! 'Course, it's got 140K miles on it, but it's damn near perfect as far as I can tell so far.

 

Sean yes your correct Australia isn't on the list but I was making a point that the xk/r is very expensive over here

Even a face lift n/a 5.0 Xk are over 100k here not new that's second hand for new at the time you could easily double that amount

 

Plus your VAT of about 20%, correct?

 

We have a GST of 10% (goods and services tax) we also have a luxury car tax surcharge of 12%, however this surcharge is only applicable when purchasing a new vehicle over the amount of 65k.

 

UK prices are incorrect. In 2012 they were £80000. That is pounds not dollars.

 

I take that chart to mean what the cars are currently worth (or, currently selling for, which is the same thing), not what they sold for when they were new. Proof - it lists the '07 at $22,054, but that car retailed for more than $80,000 when new.

 

Ahh thanks. Had me worried for a minute. Thought I might need to up my meds.

 

I don't think that is absolutely correct Steve about GST applied to used cars in Australia, if the Car Seller is registered for GST as most will be then they must pay the GST component of 10% to the Federal Government. Where it gets confusing and very different to the USA is that GST is just about always included in the selling price. In the USA it is an add on plus any State taxes.

When you buy a car from a private seller, there is no GST to pay.

We also pay to the State Government a Stamp Duty fee of 3% of the value up to $45,000 then 5% of the price over that amount. This part is very rarely included in the selling price.

In summary we get absolutely ripped off on car pricing, I just looked at a 2010 XK Convertible that was up for $99k, which would need another $4,050 for stamp duty applied to the price.