So you think your taxes are high?

[CrazyOldMan]

If you buy a new IG in France, the environmental tax is an additional €40,000.

Sounds high, maybe not.

In Denmark you would pay 160% of the vehicle's value.
Singapore, as well as the circa €100k for a 10 year vehicle permit, the tax is 320% of the vehicle value.

Just flying back from Singapore right now - my driver was talking to me about the Grenadier. They’re not selling in Singapore, are they? I laugh just thinking about trying to get it into a parking garage in Singapore.

 

[trobex]

Far less taxes on cheap Chinese EV imports to the same counties... I wonder what sort of kickbacks these governing parties get through China...

 

[Coullabus]

Elon will make you rich. as long as you work for elon.

No real time for him….. EXCEPT Starlink was the only answer for receiving reliable broadband where I live

 

[WJG-GMT II]

If you buy a new IG in France, the environmental tax is an additional €40,000.

Sounds high, maybe not.

In Denmark you would pay 160% of the vehicle's value.
Singapore, as well as the circa €100k for a 10 year vehicle permit, the tax is 320% of the vehicle value.

Ouch.

 

[WJG-GMT II]

This information is stunning. These taxes are confiscatory.

The US is also insane. At 37%, you are not a “freeman”. You are simply serving the plantation.

 

[LRNAD90]

Nice! Only six posts in and you’ve already managed to reverse Godwin this thread.

Sorry to ruffle your feathers. I wouldn't be surprised if you are working on having me banned for 'spread of misinformation'..

 

[Logsplitter]

No real time for him….. EXCEPT Starlink was the only answer for receiving reliable broadband where I live

+1

 

[landmannnn]

I still don't have an answer to my question, what did the OP want to tell us?

However, to be honest, there is no real need for an answer: It's easy to just consider this thread as non-existent.

It could even be closed without any loss. imho.

I posted in the General Chat section of the forum, so yes, it could be removed without consequence.

I thought it might be interesting to some. It also might help the USA tourists understand why Europeans "all drive small cars", something I have regularly heard tourists say.

 

[CrazyOldMan]

I have just one important thing to say, @landmannnn. USA! That’s why. Now I need to go water my plants with Gatorade.

 

[DaveB]

There is no NEED to drive regardless of one's location.

I am 20 minutes away from the nearest service station.
Only way I can think of to get there is driving.
Too far to walk with 90 litres of diesel.

 

[bemax]

I still don't have an answer to my question, what did the OP want to tell us?

However, to be honest, there is no real need for an answer: It's easy to just consider this thread as non-existent.

It could even be closed without any loss. imho.

So why did you repost the second time now

 

[DaveB]

Just flying back from Singapore right now - my driver was talking to me about the Grenadier. They’re not selling in Singapore, are they? I laugh just thinking about trying to get it into a parking garage in Singapore.

No chance in Singapore.
I drove a Fiat Panda through Italy and had enough trouble with that in some places.

 

[CrazyOldMan]

No chance in Singapore.
I drove a Fiat Panda through Italy and had enough trouble with that in some places.
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You’ll be pleased to know - I was coming back from Singapore last night and was sitting next to a dairy farmer flying from Melbourne, coming to Madison for the World Dairy Expo - think I sold him on the QM.

 

[IG_in_AZ]

All taxes are armed robbery by their very nature. Don't pay them? They'll send men with guns to enforce the theft.

 

[bemax]

If taxes are robbery, the solution would be not to pay them.
Who pays for infrastructure, police, teachers etc.?
Maybe you mean to high taxes are robbery? But again who decides what is high?