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      03-18-2012, 04:38 PM   #9
WULFFZA
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Drives: 2011 335i MSport / 2012 X5 35d
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South African CAR Mag was my favourite car publication growing up. My mom still keeps issues for me to read on my annual trips home :-)
I wish I could have my car back there - beautiful scenery, and twisty mountain roads in the Western Cape (where CAR magazine HQ is) or long straight arid Karoo just beyond that, many opportunities to just flog the snot out of it.

Now, why I am happy to stay in the USA:

New M5 price in SA R1,157,000 (incl 14%VAT), thats R1,014,000 excl and at todays exchange, $134,000. US expected price is +-$95,000. So looks like I have to get one, it will never be this cheap :-)

For comparison, my 08 M5 with reasonable miles would be approx $75,000 in SA, again +-33% lower here. Then factor in the gas price - SA about R11 per liter, that's $5.50 per gal.

So my car would have cost $75,000 and it would cost me $90 to fill up (and go 200miles..)
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2011 E90 335i M-Sport 6MT Alpine white - saddle brown
2012 E70 X5 35d Sport Activity - Alpine white - black
2005 Toyota 4Runner 4WD Sport Edition Silver
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