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  1. BRG_Paul

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    #4 BRG_Paul, Aug 26, 2012
    The Chinese MINI dealer was as interested in the MINI scene in the US as I was interested in them.... Very cool that MINI transcends cultures and languages....
     
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    #2 BRG_Paul, Aug 26, 2012
    A few more pics ...
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    This one is a Countryman I saw in Shanghai near the Bund....
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    Actually seeing the MINIs made me feel a little less isolated.....
     
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    #3 drabdub, Aug 26, 2012
    Very nice pics.
     
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    #5 Dave.0, Aug 26, 2012
    a standard Cooper S for 57 grand???? :crazy::lol:
     
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    #6 BRG_Paul, Aug 26, 2012
    Yeah... Crazy expensive...which explains why I saw only one S. I saw many more MINI ONE models....which is a stripped down Justa.
     
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    #7 minsanity, Aug 27, 2012
    They had to price it that high to protect the LIFAN market.:biggrin5:
     
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    #8 BRG_Paul, Aug 27, 2012
    Ha ha :D
     
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    #9 aerosill, Aug 28, 2012
    I'm not surprised by the pricing. We've visited the MINI dealer in Manila, Philippines, and found the same thing (prices twice what the US pricing is). Also looked into importing a car into the Philippines.

    Unless the automaker has a manufacturing plant in the Philippines, they have to pay 100% import duty (also applies if you import a vehicle). Toyota is the most popular vehicle, and they have an assembly plant in the Philippines (for one model of minivan), so they aren't hit by the import duty. BMW does not have a manufacturing/assembly plant, so they have to pay the duty.

    I expect this is the same in many countries.