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OFF TOPIC => WORLD NEWS => Motoring => Topic started by: eye30 on October 08, 2011, 14:34:39

Title: i40 saloon on way to UK in January 2012
Post by: eye30 on October 08, 2011, 14:34:39: The car goes on sale on January 5 next year with prices starting at £17,395.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/advice/motoring/latest-news/2011/10/07/hyundai-i40-saloon-on-the-way-115875-23471286/ (http://www.mirror.co.uk/advice/motoring/latest-news/2011/10/07/hyundai-i40-saloon-on-the-way-115875-23471286/)
Title: Re: i40 saloon on way to UK in January 2012
Post by: Doggie 1 on October 08, 2011, 14:49:07: Quote from: eye30 on October 08, 2011, 14:34:39

The car goes on sale on January 5 next year with prices starting at £17,395.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/advice/motoring/latest-news/2011/10/07/hyundai-i40-saloon-on-the-way-115875-23471286/ (http://www.mirror.co.uk/advice/motoring/latest-news/2011/10/07/hyundai-i40-saloon-on-the-way-115875-23471286/)

I wish they were going on sale here at a starting price of AUD$17395 :'(
Title: Re: i40 saloon on way to UK in January 2012
Post by: eye30 on October 08, 2011, 15:02:53: £17395 British Pound(s) = 27572.4 Australian Dollar(s)
Title: Re: i40 saloon on way to UK in January 2012
Post by: Doggie 1 on October 08, 2011, 15:11:20: Quote from: eye30 on October 08, 2011, 15:02:53
£17395 British Pound(s) = 27572.4 Australian Dollar(s)

I know, hence the :(
Title: Re: i40 saloon on way to UK in January 2012
Post by: meehalych on October 08, 2011, 15:21:51: Once I happened to find 4 i40 on board of B747 freighter (Korean air on the way from Seoul to Frankfurt with a stop at Pulkovo to unload the cargo for Hyundai factory), so I could come close and walk around them, peering into the cabins, unfortunately I had no idea what a model were they as they were mostly covered with black material, hiding all the marks, except the Hyundai logo on the wheels, so later on, when I first ran into the photos of i40 in the internet I realized what the cars I had seen.
Title: Re: i40 saloon on way to UK in January 2012
Post by: beerman on October 09, 2011, 03:15:57: Quote from: eye30 on October 08, 2011, 15:02:53
£17395 British Pound(s) = 27572.4 Australian Dollar(s)

So where does the extra 5k go?
Title: Re: i40 saloon on way to UK in January 2012
Post by: 2i30s on October 09, 2011, 03:34:20: Quote from: beerman on October 09, 2011, 03:15:57
Quote from: eye30 on October 08, 2011, 15:02:53
£17395 British Pound(s) = 27572.4 Australian Dollar(s)

So where does the extra 5k go?
probably in tax's. :idea::disapp: