European vs uk prices

[Spider]

Germany

43 k for base Gt

France

42900 k

Portugal

94k

Austria

56 k

Highest I've found so far is approximately €132,000 euros or £111,530 in Norway ;)

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[kapiteinlangzaam]

Highest I've found so far is approximately €132,000 euros or £111,530 in Norway ;)

Denmark was always one of the most expensive places to buy a car, but ive checked and a base GT is approx. 662,000DKK (or approx £75k), so things must have changed recently.

Norway looks to be number one then - but Norwegian std. of living and salary is also off the scale.

NL is a bit of a funny case, as median salary etc is broadly similar to the UK, yet motoring costs are artificially kept sky high.

Some countries (Belgium and perhaps more) also have an initial registration tax on top of purchase price, its about €10k in Belgium I think for a GT.

So for base GTs

1. Norway: €132,000
2. Netherlands: €113,000

 

[twold]

If you are Dutch would it not be possible to find a friend in Germany register a new GT at the friends address in your name with German road tax /plates,then get fully comp insurance to include Holland and take your car home to Holland.Every year go across the border into Gemany to renew road tax,and when you're done with the car sell it in Germany.

 

[Spider]

Some countries (Belgium and perhaps more) also have an initial registration tax on top of purchase price, its about €10k in Belgium I think for a GT.

The €41365 on the road price in the UK includes a C02 based first year only one off road tax of €1300 which is due to increase to €2370 next April

But the currently the annual road tax is €592 and for cars registered after April 2017 it will be only €166 per year. Don't you just love our 'green' government :clap2:

 

[kapiteinlangzaam]

If you are Dutch would it not be possible to find a friend in Germany register a new GT at the friends address in your name with German road tax /plates,then get fully comp insurance to include Holland and take your car home to Holland.Every year go across the border into Gemany to renew road tax,and when you're done with the car sell it in Germany.

No. I'm afraid the tax people already thought of that one.

If you are a Dutch resident and are caught driving a foreign registered vehicle in NL, then you are liable for an immediate fine = to the import taxes, which if you can't pay eventually = jail time.

The only way around it is to literally leave the country and live over the border.

 

[NewMustangDE]

No. I'm afraid the tax people already thought of that one.

If you are a Dutch resident and are caught driving a foreign registered vehicle in NL, then you are liable for an immediate fine = to the import taxes, which if you can't pay eventually = jail time.

The only way around it is to literally leave the country and live over the border.

Or have a German company car regged at the company's address in Germany. You can still live in NL.

 

[Manders Mustang]

Hong Kong probably has us all trumped with their 10 year governed lisence to drive said car, and the yearly driving fee (Much like our road tax/insurance, but imagine it on steroids!)

 

[SteveS]

It was the Mustang buying experience of the last 18 months that made me appreciate we're not as hard done by as we tend to think in the UK.

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