allmotor_2000

Okay, it was NOT a CL or TL... but an SL55 AMG!! In the US, Europe or the more wealthy asian nations that is not a big deal, but in Sri Lanka where they charge a 200% to 250% tax on cars, its a pretty big deal!! So some dude (probably some corrupt government official) has spent > US $200K on this car. Just FYI, the conversion: 1 US Dollar = 104 Rupees. That means > Rs. 20M. The average Joe makes about Rs. 10,000 / month!

Honda Civics with a measly 1.3 liter engine cost about $18K with the i-VTEC models
going for $24K.

They even sell new Audi A4's with a 1.5L NA motor, BMW 3-series with a 1.6L motor.

rezurex

jeezus. maybe i should sell my cl-s in sri lanka, wonder how much i can get for it?

JnC

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Dude you think thats something, ma dad is from Pakistan, and last fall i was there , lahore (city) to be exact, and herez the list of what i saw there , and mind you this was back when they had 200% import tarrif and now its only 50% (meanin more ppl will import cars from abroad.
2004 SL55 AMG , i think i saw about 10 of these (you can tell by the lic plate)
2004 BMW 745i saw many of these
2003 S55 and S500z , this cars is like a must have for the richs over there
2000-2003 lexus LS 430z i ran outta fingers ,
Acura TSX (honda accord over there) abundant like water
Lexus LX 470 again a must have if you got it made over there,
Nissan Sima ( Inifinti Q45)
BMW 3 series plenty
BMW 5 series a few
Nissan Fairlady Z (350 Z) a couple
Mazda RX-7 a few
BMW Z3 , plenty
MB CLK saw a few of these
Nissan Skyline GTR R34, this one was my fav, there is only one and i know that dude ,
Just would like to mention here, that Lahore is the second biggest city there, with plenty ov rich peeps.

Python2121

dude i was over in bombay, and i was in malibar hill at my friends uncle's place, and in teh garage was a brand new m3.

i dont even know how you can drive it there, it just seemed impossible. itll get banged up in a second and its just too big and not enough of a beater.

allmotor_2000

Yup... there are a few enthusiasts I suppose - for most its a status symbol and they don't know what the hell they have!

F23A4

Sounds typical of third world countries, Allmotor. I was in Colombia back in 96 and saw no shortage of S-Class MBs (although most folks were driving Chevy Sprints aka Suzuki Swifts). The biggest irony being that they cost 2-3x more there than stateside.

As this was back in '96, Mitsu was selling the 96 GST at $40G USD. Very different economic dynamics exist in 3rd world nations.

Jack, isnt it a shame that Pakistan get's to see an R34 GTR regularly on the streets but we can only see it @ HIN stateside??

dabuda

sad to see the huge difference between the haves and have nots

jucee187

I saw pics from HIN from my home country INDONESIA out of all places:

http://www.clublexus.com/forums/show...hreadid=128620

Price is also more than the USD sticker price due to the taxes or whatever...

Didnt know the import scene was that big there..