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Originally Posted by Tim Cullis
You need to do a lot of legwork for a proper comparison. Taxes are different in the three countries which will count for a lot of the difference.
Also, cars are rarely the same specification. The base UK spec is normally higher, so (for example) will include a radio/cd as standard plus electric windows all round whilst other countries might not. I've twice imported cars from Germany and the initial delight at the much lower price is tempered when you have to add chargeable extras to get it up to the UK spec.
As a quick example, the UK car is shown in Race Red which is a standard colour, but costs 300CHF extra in Switzerland. I couldn't be bothered to check what else was different.
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Aye it's a nightmare right enough. It's what's called "confusion marketing". Not so confusing is that the basic, no frills Nissan Qashqai produced here in the UK then shipped all the way to Japan sells for £12,791 in that country whereas to us mugs here in the UK it's £17,595! No wonder the motor industry calls the UK "Treasure Island" and no wonder they want us to remain in the protective customs union that is the EU.
Thanks to the referendum and the strength of the £ it has engendered I've just bought a new Toyota 79 Backie with a 4.5 V8 in Cape Town for a fraction of the German price, which is in much lower spec. too. Also got a few new bikes for ~ 40% less than here - they are EU spec too, the KTM made in the EU
I'lll spend the winter over landing back to the UK
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