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Adoni Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Sacramento, CA Vehicle(s): '00 G500, '15 C300 4Matic, '06 L322 G4 Posts: 1283 | Laugh of the Year - G55 Price My brother was at MB Sacramento today. He took a look at the new G55 they had on the lot for sale. He about nearly laughed his ass off. Asking Price - $128,000 USD | ||
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Braingears Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: St Petersburg, FL Vehicle(s): G320 & ML320 Posts: 1450 | Re: Laugh of the Year - G55 Price Did it come with a complementary E320cdi or buy one G-Wagon, get another free? | ||
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Maxwell Smart Date registered: Dec 1899 Location: Vehicle(s): | Re: Laugh of the Year - G55 Price Well compared to the UK that seems like a bargain. There is a 2006 G55K with 2500 miles on it for a mere £110,000 - thats a touch under $220,000 USD for a used G. | ||
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VonEpp W124 Host Date registered: Sep 2006 Location: Australia Vehicle(s): w114, w124 & w460 Posts: 357 | Re: Laugh of the Year - G55 Price Yeah, I'd take one at that price - hell, you can't even get an absolute base model E-class for that price here in Australia. | ||
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Mobsteel Date registered: Dec 1899 Location: Vehicle(s): | RE: Laugh of the Year - G55 Price Was it a unique color or interior? Any Euro options or something else unique? | ||
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NorthseaRoughneck Extreme Veteran Date registered: May 2006 Location: Berghem, the Netherlands Vehicle(s): 300GD SWB - 300GD LWB Posts: 538 | Re: Laugh of the Year - G55 Price I understand what you are saying Maxwell! This is one I found for sale here in the Netherlands: Mercedes-Benz G-CLASS G55 AMG Year: 02-2005 KM: 33.740 Price: € 122.950 equals us$ 161K+ (I am not sure whether or not that includes the VAT/BTW/MwSt tax???) So paying 'only' us$ 128.000 for a brand new G55 ... what's holding you guys up ? | ||
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Bier Regular Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Pretoria, South Africa Vehicle(s): 1999 290GDT W461 Posts: 86 | RE: Laugh of the Year - G55 Price A secondhand RHD G55 AMG is priced at R2.3 million in South Africa. That translates to $324,000 USD! | ||
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Braingears Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: St Petersburg, FL Vehicle(s): G320 & ML320 Posts: 1450 | Re: Laugh of the Year - G55 Price Maxwell Smart - 2/23/2007 5:37 AM Well compared to the UK that seems like a bargain. There is a 2006 G55K with 2500 miles on it for a mere £110,000 - thats a touch under $220,000 USD for a used G. I did not think that they still sold the G-Wagon in the UK. I think that I would be more afraid of the fuel prices. Then again, if you can afford £110,000 for the truck, who cares about what the fuel costs. | ||
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Maxwell Smart Date registered: Dec 1899 Location: Vehicle(s): | Re: Laugh of the Year - G55 Price Braingears - 2/23/2007 1:24 PMI did not think that they still sold the G-Wagon in the UK. I think that I would be more afraid of the fuel prices. Then again, if you can afford £110,000 for the truck, who cares about what the fuel costs. To be fair they don't really sell the G in the UK. Just LHD ones. The RHD G55K was done as a limited edition run of about 100 trucks or so and at a premium. And don't forget we're paying close to $2 USD per litre of fuel!
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Maxwell Smart Date registered: Dec 1899 Location: Vehicle(s): | Re: Laugh of the Year - G55 Price NorthseaRoughneck - 2/23/2007 12:47 PM I understand what you are saying Maxwell! This is one I found for sale here in the Netherlands... Must be ex-Vat! Don't you have ridiculous tax on vehicles there? I know someone who had their dutch registered tax-free car stolen and the amount of paperwork that had to be filled out and provided to the manufacturer to proove that it wasn't sold and claimed stolen to avoid tax... before they would issue a replacement car.
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MarcO Elite Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Irvington, NY Vehicle(s): G 500 SWB, Volvo XC90 V8 Posts: 835 | Re: Laugh of the Year - G55 Price Though the prices listed are obscene, the 55 compressor can be had for the mid 90's and low mileage 05 in the mid 80's. | ||
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mortinson Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Madrid, España Vehicle(s): '98 G300TD LWB, '98 E300TD Saloon Posts: 1355 | Re: Laugh of the Year - G55 Price MarcO - 2/23/2007 2:56 PM Though the prices listed are obscene, the 55 compressor can be had for the mid 90's and low mileage 05 in the mid 80's. I think that the only obscene thing is MB dumping their prices in the US market to gain market share. Everybody knows that pretax prices for MBs in the USA are cheaper than in Germany -and that does not include transport costs or the overheads of the US importer- which is where they are made. To think that the European consumer is subsidizing the price of the American one? Crazy, innit? Edited by mortinson 2/23/2007 9:51 AM | ||
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Braingears Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: St Petersburg, FL Vehicle(s): G320 & ML320 Posts: 1450 | Re: Laugh of the Year - G55 Price I wonder why that is? There must be some additional hidden costs built into the vehicles in Eu. | ||
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TheDogsCar Veteran Date registered: May 2006 Location: NYC Vehicle(s): '05 G55K Firemist Red - Stolen Posts: 110 | RE: Laugh of the Year - G55 Price Adoni - 2/22/2007 11:07 PM My brother was at MB Sacramento today. He took a look at the new G55 they had on the lot for sale. He about nearly laughed his ass off. Asking Price - $128,000 USD Go back and offer to sell them one at that price ... since other MB Dealers are selling the 'first off the boat', partially updated, MBUSA 2007 G55's for around $105k. You could make $23k!!! I am guessing it was a typo, since their MSRP is $108K ... or the premium is for it being the first fully updated 2007 in the U.S. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2007-Mercedes-Benz-G55-AMG-SUV-G-Cla... | ||
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DUTCH Administrator Doppelgänger Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: US, GA, Atlanta Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter Posts: 9963 | Re: Laugh of the Year - G55 Price mortinson - 2/23/2007 9:50 AM MarcO - 2/23/2007 2:56 PM Though the prices listed are obscene, the 55 compressor can be had for the mid 90's and low mileage 05 in the mid 80's. I think that the only obscene thing is MB dumping their prices in the US market to gain market share. Everybody knows that pretax prices for MBs in the USA are cheaper than in Germany -and that does not include transport costs or the overheads of the US importer- which is where they are made. To think that the European consumer is subsidizing the price of the American one? Crazy, innit? MB car prices aren't the only place where Europe is higher. How about fuel prices or even the price of a cup of coffee - €2,-- ! | ||
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TheDogsCar Veteran Date registered: May 2006 Location: NYC Vehicle(s): '05 G55K Firemist Red - Stolen Posts: 110 | Re: Laugh of the Year - G55 Price DUTCH - 2/23/2007 10:21 AM MB car prices aren't the only place where Europe is higher. How about fuel prices or even the price of a cup of coffee - €2,-- ! I lived in London for 3 years, and found the only thing cheaper were aspirin and Hookers (ok, just the aspirin ) | ||
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Maxwell Smart Date registered: Dec 1899 Location: Vehicle(s): | Re: Laugh of the Year - G55 Price DUTCH - 2/23/2007 3:21 PM ...or even the price of a cup of coffee - €2,-- ! Try London - £4 is not unusual.
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mb230s Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: SWFL Vehicle(s): G-less for now, vintage MBs, FJ40 | Re: Laugh of the Year - G55 Price MB isn't engaged in "dumping". If they want to sell cars here - which they do - the cars have to be priced competively with other models. The blame is with the weakness of the dollar compared to the Euro or Pound. | ||
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TheDogsCar Veteran Date registered: May 2006 Location: NYC Vehicle(s): '05 G55K Firemist Red - Stolen Posts: 110 | Re: Laugh of the Year - G55 Price MarcO - 2/23/2007 8:56 AM Though the prices listed are obscene, the 55 compressor can be had for the mid 90's and low mileage 05 in the mid 80's. ... and even lower for higher mileage 2005 G55K's. This one just sold on eBay, after being run 3 times, for $70k: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2005-MERCEDES-BENZ-G55-AMG-FULLY-LOA... and this one for $66k the week before: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2005-MERCEDES-G55-AMG-SUV-469-H-P-RA... | ||
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Adoni Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Sacramento, CA Vehicle(s): '00 G500, '15 C300 4Matic, '06 L322 G4 Posts: 1283 | Re: Laugh of the Year - G55 Price The car was a half assed update according to my brother, old speedo, one aluminum pedal, had the headlights but no clock. They put chrome guards on everything and chromed the rims. I laughed because I'm almost 100% sure if I shopped across the country for a few weeks, I could find a dealer willing to sell me a fully loaded G55 for 105k out the door. | ||
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