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      06-20-2011, 07:53 AM   #49
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Originally Posted by kaishang View Post
It's not just tax. BMW Australia have jacked the price up well above what can be explained by tax alone, so the total price is about 2.5 times the UK price.

I think it is because Australia uses the metric system. I'm reliably informed that making a right hand drive speedometer in km/h costs at least $100,000.
+1, for example - a X5M on road is 190k+. The M5 will be around $230k I would say.
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