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      02-20-2008, 11:32 AM   #10
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$83 grand. Why am I not sympathetic?

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Originally Posted by capricessnj View Post
Black Saphire on Black Nappa with ALL OPTIONS! $83,000 +++
Lucky you. When I bought my X5 in 2002, I paid $79,000 Canadian which was about $51,300 USD. It was about a thousand dollars less than the same vehicle in the U.S. I just checked out the new X5 4.8 and, according to bmwusa.com and bmw.ca, it is 35 percent more in Canada even though our dollars are more or less at par. If that ratio applies to the X6, then the one I have configured will sell for $73,450 in the US and $99,160 in Canada!

I can't buy in the US as none of the dealers I spoke to is willing to sell to me for fear BMW will cut them off from popular vehicles and they will get stuck with slow sellers like the X3. Porsche, Audi, Toyota/Lexus, VW, and others have all dropped their Canadian prices by 5% to 8%, but BMW continues to demand -- and get -- top dollar for no reason other than that they can. Dealers here are selling every vehicle they can get their hands on.

I lust after an X6, but my lust diminishes somewhat at $100 grand.
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