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Old 27 January 2013, 05:41 AM   #1
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This Cute VW Ad Imagines Cars Being Sold At The Meat Counter

Greatly done

Love this kind of advertising

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWdAXw7ziOo

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Old 27 January 2013, 06:00 AM   #2
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This was interesting too. How it was done.
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Old 27 January 2013, 07:59 AM   #3
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Always pretty good ads. Thanks for sharing!
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Old 27 January 2013, 11:09 AM   #4
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I like it!

I love my parents Touraeg and the MK5 2.5 Rabbit!
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Old 27 January 2013, 11:28 AM   #5
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Cool video
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Old 27 January 2013, 05:24 PM   #6
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Very cool My mother drives a Volkswagen Golf, bought new in 1998 and still loves it. This car is almost a member of the family.
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Old 27 January 2013, 05:26 PM   #7
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A Dutch Volkswagen commercial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EI7ViJK4m5U
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Old 27 January 2013, 07:31 PM   #8
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A Dutch Volkswagen commercial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EI7ViJK4m5U
That one was really good!


This is my favorite VW commercial:

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Old 27 January 2013, 07:33 PM   #9
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That one was really good!


This is my favorite VW commercial:

Love it . . . he has the Force . . . .

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Why do they cost $36k here ?
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Old 27 January 2013, 07:54 PM   #11
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Why do they cost $36k here ?
Here are the european prices

Don't forget to multiply by 1.3 €/$ rate . . .

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Volkswagen Passat 1.4 TSi Comfortline 25.110 € or $ 32.643
Volkswagen Passat 1.4 TSi Trendline 24.100 € or $ 31.300
Volkswagen Passat 1.8 TSi Highline 29.900 € or $ 38.870

So . . . I guess almost the same . . . probably here in the EU more expensive . . .

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Old 27 January 2013, 08:12 PM   #12
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Here are the european prices

Don't forget to multiply by 1.3 €/$ rate . . .

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Volkswagen Passat 1.4 TSi Comfortline 25.110 € or $ 32.643
Volkswagen Passat 1.4 TSi Trendline 24.100 € or $ 31.300
Volkswagen Passat 1.8 TSi Highline 29.900 € or $ 38.870

So . . . I guess almost the same . . . probably here in the EU more expensive . . .

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Thanks Marc , the Jetta is about 5k less than a Passat here, the price we have to pay for living in paradise
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Old 27 January 2013, 08:16 PM   #13
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Passat prices in Euro over here. (Last column)

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Old 27 January 2013, 08:17 PM   #14
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Old 27 January 2013, 08:18 PM   #15
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And finally Touareg prices... The bold column is the price.


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And finally Touareg prices... The bold column is the price.


Ok I'm feeling better now. Touareg is cheaper here ?
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Old 27 January 2013, 08:30 PM   #19
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Ok I'm feeling better now. Touareg is cheaper here ?
Probably is.

And there are all Euro prices.
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Just for the fun of it, how about the prices for some "proper" cars? Last column is the price.







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Passat prices in Euro over here. (Last column)

I always thought cars were more expensive in Finland. Not so with the passat. Last column is the price in Holland.
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Old 27 January 2013, 09:12 PM   #22
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I always thought cars were more expensive in Finland. Not so with the passat. Last column is the price in Holland.
Correction, I looked at the wrong column, but what equipment package does the cars in your price list have?

EDIT. I need to wake up! See it's trendline.
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Old 27 January 2013, 09:16 PM   #23
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Freerk, what about the M-cars in Holland?
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Old 27 January 2013, 09:50 PM   #24
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Freerk, what about the M-cars in Holland?
That is where Finland reclaims it's victory, Andreas Notice that the M5 is the cheapest M-car here and represents fantastic value compared to the other M cars or even a regular 550i.

Main reason is that apart from VAT we have a car tax as well. In the old days it was a percentage of the base price, then it changed to a hybrid system depending on base price and carbon dioxide emissions. As the F10 M5 has a relatively clean engine it's actually considerably cheaper then an E 60 M5 and for the same reason even cheaper than an M3.

As of 2013 the car tax is fully based on carbon dioxide emissions, making the M5 lest costly again. I think there's a difference of about € 25-30k in MSRP between the E60 M5 and the current F10 M5.
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Freerk, what about the M-cars in Holland?
With the BPM they have to pay . . . 30 to 50 % more expensive than in Belgium . . .

You'll see when her replies . . .

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Same here Freerk, based on emissions. Funny though, that the M5 is considerably more expensive than the M3 over here... Good old bigger car, more expensive play at work over here it seems.

The E60 was the same price as the F10 when launched back in 2005. the E39 was about125K new if my memory serves me right.
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That is where Finland reclaims it's victory, Andreas Notice that the M5 is the cheapest M-car here and represents fantastic value compared to the other M cars or even a regular 550i.

Main reason is that apart from VAT we have a car tax as well. In the old days it was a percentage of the base price, then it changed to a hybrid system depending on base price and carbon dioxide emissions. As the F10 M5 has a relatively clean engine it's actually considerably cheaper then an E 60 M5 and for the same reason even cheaper than an M3.

As of 2013 the car tax is fully based on carbon dioxide emissions, making the M5 lest costly again. I think there's a difference of about € 25-30k in MSRP between the E60 M5 and the current F10 M5.
An M6 Coupe is A$312,000.00 drive away here. We have a luxury car tax and stamp duty added to the retail price of A$238,600.00.

At Current exchange rate A$312,000.00 is 241,528.00 euro
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So here Australia seems to be the winner! Thankfully we have no "luxury car tax", but better speak softly about that, so no one hears about it.
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So here Australia seems to be the winner! Thankfully we have no "luxury car tax", but better speak softly about that, so no one hears about it.
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