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One thing it be sweet if he got the Mark Levinson sound system installed.
Toyota should really make than an option on the Prius, I would for sure trade in my VW Jetta for that hehe
Toyota should really make than an option on the Prius, I would for sure trade in my VW Jetta for that hehe
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Wow! I just read the story and the saw the pictures on that page and I must say, that is one nice Prius. Price tag was hefty for all that was done to it. Not sure, what currency they use in the UK (although I do think it's the pound) if that's the case, it's price tag equals 65K!
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Wow! I just read the story and the saw the pictures on that page and I must say, that is one nice Prius. Price tag was hefty for all that was done to it. Not sure, what currency they use in the UK (although I do think it's the pound) if that's the case, it's price tag equals 65K!
That makes the British sound too rich
.Sure, their currency has more purchasing power...but that's when they're in a foreign country which has a currency valued less than the British pound.
In Britain, purchasing that Prius will only be as costly as an American purchasing a $33K automobile.
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Um...yes. Have you lived in GB? I have.
Perhaps I wasn't clear on what I wanted to say, or you didn't understand something?
EDIT: I guess I messed up my last reply lol...let me scratch that out.
So let's say we're buying a car, for argument's sake.
The car costs £100 in the UK, but the price in the US will be adjusted according to the US currency value.
If it was priced like Seize's method, that would mean the car would cost $200 dollars in the US market.
So what stupid American(ha...) would buy that car over a competing model from another nation that sells for $120 thanks to their lower currency value.
What I'm saying is that international businesses always adjust product prices according to the target markets' economy.
In the end, the foreign market consumers would spend a similar proportion of their income as the proportion of the Brit's income spent on that exact same model.
Perhaps I wasn't clear on what I wanted to say, or you didn't understand something?
EDIT: I guess I messed up my last reply lol...let me scratch that out.
So let's say we're buying a car, for argument's sake.
The car costs £100 in the UK, but the price in the US will be adjusted according to the US currency value.
If it was priced like Seize's method, that would mean the car would cost $200 dollars in the US market.
So what stupid American(ha...) would buy that car over a competing model from another nation that sells for $120 thanks to their lower currency value.
What I'm saying is that international businesses always adjust product prices according to the target markets' economy.
In the end, the foreign market consumers would spend a similar proportion of their income as the proportion of the Brit's income spent on that exact same model.
Last edited by joonsta; May 3, 2007 at 02:13 PM.
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I thought the whole point of the Prius was to be green.
But now with an interior full of leather from greenhouse-gas-making cows and an exterior paint that emits more poisonous gas than regular paint, I wonder what that Prius owner's true intention is.
Very nice that Toyota allows personalizations in Europe though. Try that in the US.
But now with an interior full of leather from greenhouse-gas-making cows and an exterior paint that emits more poisonous gas than regular paint, I wonder what that Prius owner's true intention is.
Very nice that Toyota allows personalizations in Europe though. Try that in the US.
Last edited by XeroK00L; May 3, 2007 at 02:33 PM.
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I would do some of that work myself. In the UK and the EU, all car paint is waterbased, they can't use solvent-base there.
I can see a Prius on some HREs or iForged wheels with some Michelin Energy MXV4 or Pilot MXM HX LRR tires, a alcantara interior and a small turbo under the hood...
I can see a Prius on some HREs or iForged wheels with some Michelin Energy MXV4 or Pilot MXM HX LRR tires, a alcantara interior and a small turbo under the hood...
