2006-09-17 04:33:32 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
bc everything in england costs more...the money is worth more the taxes are higher and the streets are "paved with gold"
2006-09-17 04:41:32 · answer #1 · answered by ttizzle999 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it`s really quite simple. The petrol costs twice as much, the insurance costs twice as much, the servicing costs twice as much, the parts cost twice as much and the tax for driving it costs twice as much, so naturally the car MUST cost twice as much. Oh, and by the way the cars you buy in Britain are all at least half the size or less which means you should pay four times as much for it. Perhaps Bushland isn`t such a bad place after all!
2006-09-17 04:57:21 · answer #2 · answered by henwilv 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The weak dollar. When I was in CA a few years ago and it was $1.38 to the £ it struck me how similar cars were priced as I had always thought cars to be cheaper in the US. It is now hovering around £1.90 ...do the math(s).
There are a lot of things in the US cheaper simply because of the of the mindset of the country. In the UK we will sell a product at a high price because we know we have one customer prepared to pay it, in the US they will often drop the price to get 4 new customers that previously could not afford it.
2006-09-17 06:14:53 · answer #3 · answered by Andrew 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is basic economics of supply and demand. The demand for vehicles is greater in the US than in the UK; the supply of vehicles is greater in the US than in the UK; it is cheaper to produce 1000 cars than 100 cars - per car; manufacturer/suppliers in the US are willing to accept much lower profit margins than their counterparts in the UK; Staff employed by car manufacturers in the UK are paid better than their counterparts in the US - thankfully!; most purchasers of cars in the UK are paid higher than ther US counterparts; the general cost of living is greater in the UK than in the US.
Everyone appears to be blaming taxes (V.A.T.), in the UK this is 17.5% - however in the US they have County, State and Federal taxes - in some State's this is more than 17.5% - so it is a misnomer that taxes are to blame for the higher price of motor vehicles in the UK than in the US.
The most probable reason for higher prices is - greed! from the manufacturers and suppliers - have you ever wondered why you can browbeat a better price from the car salesman? The manufacturers set a price, they advise the supplier - the supplier adds his profit (25%+), you say you are unwilling to pay that price, he goes and 'speaks' with his boss, who says knock £500 off, the salesman comes back to you and gives this info, you are still not happy, so the saleman says he'll take part exchange on your car (still under the Glass's Guide price) and throw in mats, insurance and AA cover - you accept - it seems a very good deal - NO! The profit has not changed, this is all built in - if you accept the original price - it's a bonus for the saleman. Shop around - play each showroom off against each other.
2006-09-17 05:16:09 · answer #4 · answered by bajanmod 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Tax in England, one of the joys of living in the UK is paying twice as much tax as anywhere else.
2006-09-17 05:24:58 · answer #5 · answered by bannister_natalie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heavy regulation could also contribute. Europe has more anti-business laws from what I understand, mainly dealing with the environment and wages/benefits, that the United States does not have. When material costs, labor costs, shipping costs, and other costs go up, of course you're going to pay more.
2006-09-17 04:56:59 · answer #6 · answered by JR 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because England has many more taxes than the states do and also the price of things over there are always higher than they are here,,a vehicle bought over there will always cost more than it will here,,for that matter anything bought there will cost more,but the majority of the money you spend there,,goes to taxes,,good luck,,hope this help,s.
2006-09-17 05:09:01 · answer #7 · answered by dodge man 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Taxes make cars expensive, as well as ask/offer laws : it means that in US there are more people who buy cars than in Uk, so the price in America is lower just because there are more customers
2006-09-17 04:41:56 · answer #8 · answered by Franz 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
beacue the manufacturers can get away with it. First rule of capitalism, charge as much as the market will stand. Taxes are higher here too.
2006-09-17 04:36:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Higher taxes?
Plus, it costs extra to move the steering wheel over to the wrong side of the car. ;-)
2006-09-17 04:35:39 · answer #10 · answered by JetDoc 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋