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Originally Posted by Thad E Ginathom  A long, concerted effort by media and consumers eventually persuaded the car industry to close the gap between British and European prices for the same car, but they made a killing in rip-off Britain for a long time.
Buyers with the energy and inclination (or a broker) could save substantial sums, even on a British-made car, and even ordering right-hand drive model by importing it from (mainland) Europe!
Is the Indian motor media at all interested in this? Or are they only interested in not upsetting the source of their advertising revenue? |
To show an example, we all know UK is the highest taxed country in Europe
From Skoda UK site:
koda UK - The New Octavia - Pricing
New Octavia 1.9 TDI PD 105 bhp is £13605 OTR which @ Rs 82.70/£
is Rs. 11,25,000
And Skoda Laura Elegance 105 bhp in India is 16 lakhs on road.
Obscene.