There's a recent article in Jalopnik about exporting new high end SUVs to newer high wealth countries (such as China) through brokers due to extreme taxes/tariffs on new cars. Dealers have even begun "interrogating" new car buyers here to prevent it, including the requirement of a "non-export" agreement (which only holds water if you get caught and try to buy new from the manufacturer again). While the article applies primarily to new cars, there's got to be a huge market for used, too. I wonder how much our low-mileage X5s are worth to some brokers...Interesting...If my 2011 X5 3.5i, 48k miles, SA pkg, etc. is worth, let's say, $75k in China, and I could get $45k for it right now from a broker, I'd do it in a heartbeat. What about you blokes?
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