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Old 12-06-2007 | 06:11 PM
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Unhappy Autoweek claims $281K (US) for GT2 !

Just received my Autoweek (12/10/07) and not sure if posted already, but GT2 article says base price is $189,466 Euros or approx. $281K US (base price). Unless this is a typographical error, my TT looks like a bargain optioned at $151K (US). Can anybody verify these GT2 numbers ?
 
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Nah....word is around 190k US$. Some dealers will try to markup, but I don't think it will start in the 280k range.
 
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They just did the current Dollar conversion for the Euro. Base price for the US market is $191k
 
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I agree with all of your guestimates ie. about $190K US base, but that is NOT what the Autoweek article states. It states $189,466 Euros AND THEN CONVERTS SAME TO THE US $281K figure. READ the article !
 
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The base price in Euros must include VAT.
 
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The base price in Euros must include VAT.
That would explain some of it, but isn't VAT around 15% or around $28,000?
 
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lol @ the american dollar
 
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Maybe Autoweek simply got it wrong. We all hope so !
 
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As I said in the other thread you made in the GT3/GT2/GT section...

Rest assured... The base price of a 997 GT2 is €189,460 in Europe. You could even check the German Porsche site.

In the U.S., the base price will be $191,700.
 
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Originally Posted by tortesq1
I agree with all of your guestimates ie. about $190K US base, but that is NOT what the Autoweek article states. It states $189,466 Euros AND THEN CONVERTS SAME TO THE US $281K figure. READ the article !
Is something mentally wrong with you, or are you 10 years old? That's a C.O.N.V.E.R.S.I.O.N.

I guess if someone told you to jump off a cliff, you would
 
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That has to be wrong print. There is no way that car will sticker for that much
 
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Originally Posted by tortesq1
Just received my Autoweek (12/10/07) and not sure if posted already, but GT2 article says base price is $189,466 Euros or approx. $281K US (base price). Unless this is a typographical error, my TT looks like a bargain optioned at $151K (US). Can anybody verify these GT2 numbers ?
Autoweek for years has had problems like that with wrong-info....bad set of proof-readers I guess.
 
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Originally Posted by tortesq1
Just received my Autoweek (12/10/07) and not sure if posted already, but GT2 article says base price is $189,466 Euros or approx. $281K US (base price). Unless this is a typographical error, my TT looks like a bargain optioned at $151K (US). Can anybody verify these GT2 numbers ?
For years now, autoweek has been noted for wrong info....I guess a result of very bad proof-readers.
 
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Nico,

The polite response would be to state that it was a clerical error by Autoweek. If you expect to be taken seriously, kindly refrain from personal attacks. Furthermore, I do not have "mental" problems or trouble in converting Euros to dollars. I was merely reciting information extracted verbatim from a current article in a major publication. My respectful recommendation is to read the article to corroborate, what now appears to be, an obviously erroneous price.
 
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Originally Posted by tortesq1
Nico,

The polite response would be to state that it was a clerical error by Autoweek. If you expect to be taken seriously, kindly refrain from personal attacks. Furthermore, I do not have "mental" problems or trouble in converting Euros to dollars. I was merely reciting information extracted verbatim from a current article in a major publication. My respectful recommendation is to read the article to corroborate, what now appears to be, an obviously erroneous price.
all other magazines have it at 190. relax. post pics when you get yours.
 


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