[quasar81]

Looks like BMW is milking USA customers big time.

In Canada they are selling base xDrive50 for CAD 96000 which is USD 73000, while they sell same thing in US for $84000.

That’s like USD 11000 extra milking from US customers.

[sor]

Eh that happens all the time though. Regional differences can be sizable. Sometimes it goes the other way. Besides, just a few months ago that $73,000 was $78,000, exchange rates change over time and they don't update MSRPs often.

[grueber]

There is a much longer wait for an iX in Canada vs US.

[guy_incognito1420]

Yeah for whatever reason the economics of new car prices and FX rates aren't comparable. In the UK the xDrive50 has a starting price of £91,905 which is around $98K USD.

[venom21]

Originally Posted by grueber

There is a much longer wait for an iX in Canada vs US.

When we were in Vancouver, someone approached us and offered straight-up $25,000 more than what we paid for it. 170-person waitlist in B.C apparently.

[Refujeet]

Yeah, but the US is getting a better deal for the M60.

The jump from a fully loaded 50 to 60 is marginal in the USA, but it's a ~15-20% jump in Canada.

And don't get me started on winter tires!

[hilld]

Originally Posted by guy_incognito1420

Yeah for whatever reason the economics of new car prices and FX rates aren't comparable. In the UK the xDrive50 has a starting price of £91,905 which is around $98K USD.

But your UK price most likely has the sales taxes already baked in. In the US you add them on top of the car sales price, in my case another 8.7%

[hugo_nz]

Originally Posted by hilld

But your UK price most likely has the sales taxes already baked in. In the US you add them on top of the car sales price, in my case another 8.7%

The starting price for IX 50 in New Zealand is US$116k which includes all taxes and also a ton of equipment which would be optional in other markets. That could be argued away by the higher price though Just for comparison here are the different prices (converted from NZ$ at Google's exchange rate):

IX 40 = US$96162.30
IX 50 = US$116120.51 ($19958.21 over IX 40)
M60 = US$135455.03 ($19334.52 over the IX50)