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German cars are _significantly_ more expensive in Germany than the exact same model in the US. I was astonished at the price difference (factoring in currency c
by qubitcoder 7y ago
German cars are _significantly_ more expensive in Germany than the exact same model in the US. I was astonished at the price difference (factoring in currency conversion, VAT, etc). The same applies for electronics. I sold a used iPad to a German colleague for substantially _more_ than what I had paid for it, and it was still a bargain for him.
- gok 7y agoGerman cars in Germany are also more likely to be made in Germany, whereas a lot of the US models are made in Tennessee or South Carolina.
- rad_gruchalski 7y agoWikipedia claims that Spartanburg hosts the only US factory and only the X models (SUVs) are manufactured there.