Walked thru the door! - some Denmark updates.. Quote:
Originally Posted by HotChillyPepper Welcome Abk. Enjoy your stay. We are expecting your experiences with Cars in Denmark. |
HCP mate, I'd if only i had enough money to buy myself a car here in denmark :( anyway, few personal observations (this might sound li'l interesting considering most of the members probably know almost as much or at times even more than the locals of the cars in the west!) of the automobile scene here in Denmark:
1. Cars here are bloody expensive. A 100k (these people follow Kms) 8 year old Audi A8 was put up on our office board for sale asking price 299,000 DKK (Danish Kroners). Which is roughly equal to £30,000 or $54,000!!! It is probably explained by the fact that taxation rate is 60%!!!! But this will take us to another track. In short, I think the taxation is fair considering what the nation gives back to the citizen & contributes to welfare.
2. Suzuki seems to be a very popular brand here most notably Grand Vitara & Swift. I have also seen quite commonly Wagon R (wider and bigger than the one in India) & a few Vitaras. And an Alto once!
3. Honda is probably the least popular of the global brands. Have seen a few countable Accords & Civic (the european hatch which looks extremely futuristic).
4. Most of the Mercs are here as taxis. Private Merc ownership, to my observation, seemed rather dismal. BMW on the other hand rules the premier ownership.
5. A few days back while biking (cycling is what i prefer calling it though some Danes would not understand it upfront!) back from office i saw a BMW X7. Looked curvier, bigger and more plush than the X5!
Hmmm.. what else?? Cant think of anything :( |