[rebelfocus]

luckystrike...
26K for a 318d in Austria with those options... that's good.
My 320d cost 67k Euros.

Here in Ireland, the basic 318d SE spec car without any options is almost 46K and with the options you mentioned would be over 53k. So double what you paid for the same car.

So much for price harmonisation in Europe. We are being screwed in some European countries...

[Hula-Hula]

omg... thats very expensive... And I thought Sweden was bad!

44000$ for the 325i Touring I want with sportspackage etc over here...

[cntlaw]

I paid 70K for 330i with no iDrive, no sunblind, no Logic 7, no Comfort Access, None of sports items, No bluetooth; but I have Active Steering and Adaptive Cornering Bi-Xenon.

[luckystrike]

well its also expensive here in austria., i just purchase it thru diplomatic price (no tax, road tax etc...) but i think it will cost around 38k euro., i wonder how come we get more expensive BMW here considering these cars are built right beside our backyard (germany). grrrr

[Paul330d]

Oh right, the price you quoted was before tax. Well, I don't feel quite so ashamed now: the total price of my fully loaded 330d, less 19.6% VAT & including the dealer discount is €37,400.

[luckystrike]

did you buy it as diplomatic price as well?, well even my friends envy me coz my wife is working in th UN so we dont have to pay for any tax or else i cannot afford a bimmer., but do you know a honda civic here cost 24k euro wow sooo expensive.

[dtelle]

Originally Posted by luckystrike

well its also expensive here in austria., i just purchase it thru diplomatic price (no tax, road tax etc...) but i think it will cost around 38k euro., i wonder how come we get more expensive BMW here considering these cars are built right beside our backyard (germany). grrrr

Is BMW offering the same diplomatic program than in Belgium? (15 % off + taxe free ?). MAy i ask you if you go for CD registration or a "classical" one. We have the choose between a "EURO" registration (for EU workers) or a classical belgium plate. it seems a lot of people prefer to go for a "classic" registration to avoid vendalism.
what is your recommendation?

[luckystrike]

hmmm sorry cant understand about classic registration its our first time using diplomatic sales but yes we also have 15% off plus tax free., sorry dont know the difference.

[meruyailir]

Originally Posted by luckystrike

hi guys just ordered the black saphire with black leather., really wanted a lemon leather which i think really good in a black car but i see a lot of threads say that its too difficult to clean and mantain specially in cold country like mine (austria)., does anyone of you have lemon or beige does is really difficult to clean? help me change my mind.

I have beige leather. The key is frequent cleaning. I clean the driver's seat twice a week and the other seats once a week. I use Meguiar Gold Leather cleaner and conditioner. The leather still looks like new and no dirt and stain at all.

[Wolf359]

Well, looks like the spa didn't cover cleaning up the seats thoroughly. Anyways, I'm supposed to get the car back to the dealership for a recall on door handles that don't close properly, an iDrive update for MP3 playback, and this time they will clean up the front seats. To be continued...

[dtelle]

Originally Posted by luckystrike

hmmm sorry cant understand about classic registration its our first time using diplomatic sales but yes we also have 15% off plus tax free., sorry dont know the difference.

OK, never mind, my dealer recommanded to go for a normal registration plate instead of driving with a "CD" plate or "UN" or "Euro" plate for a privat use. the only advantages are, in some cases, less control by the police or your plate won't be recognised by the automatic speed control system through the european union. from the other hand, you have a higher risk for vendalism with such a registration(at least in BElgium it seems).
It is our first deal with diplomatic sales too.

[luckystrike]

how much did it cost you for you diplomatic sales?