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Old 12-13-2004, 06:38 AM
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A 2005 Mustang GT costs $55k here in Sweden....fiftyfivethousand!!!!
A Cadillac cts 3.2 V6: $60k.......
A 1998 Z/28 was close to $45k.....
2003 C5 Vette $80k

Thats why everybody hates me when i'm in the trans am i guess....
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Look on the bright side, you guys have an awesome bikini team!
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Wow! What a mark up I just looked at an '05 Mustang yesterday and it stickered for $27,325. It was a loaded GT model too.
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Look on the bright side, you guys have an awesome bikini team!
To bad its winter now and not bikini season.
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When I bought my car I had to sign a document stating I wouldn't export the car, I geuss this is why cause I could turn huge profits.
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Originally Posted by jimsss
A 2005 Mustang GT costs $55k here in Sweden....fiftyfivethousand!!!!
A Cadillac cts 3.2 V6: $60k.......
A 1998 Z/28 was close to $45k.....
2003 C5 Vette $80k

Thats why everybody hates me when i'm in the trans am i guess....

Hmm maybe I should look at selling my car over there. How hard is it to export, ect??
Old 12-14-2004, 12:54 PM
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I'll sell ya my 99 mustang gt for 11,500 and you can keep the profits!!!!! i can give that slow SOB away.
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When I was in IRAQ I talked to a couple of officers from Sweeden I think (might have been Finland). They told me about the car tax. Something like 150%-200% of the cars value just in taxes. I was shocked. So a 20k car ends up costing 50k-60k total.
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Thats why im proud to be an American!!
Old 12-18-2004, 11:37 PM
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If in N.Z we were lucky enough to get the new z06 vette in r/h drive,the price would be over $200k,even the c5 if your lucky enough to see one $100-150k.
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Sux to be them!!
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Originally Posted by Mike2002
Sux to be them!!
Old 12-19-2004, 12:18 PM
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whats a volvo cost over there?
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God bless the USA
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That's scary ! Suddenly I feel rich lol !


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