what can you get!!!!

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Originally Posted by srivinus

Actually the Danes or possibly people from Singapore are paying the most. In Denmark you pay, at least when I lived there in 2001-2002, a 200% VAT/FEE/Surcharge on a new car purchase. Singapore you have buy a special license to even buy a car and those are not cheap. Or at least they were not when I was there last.

These are countries, that while they allow you to drive, they would prefer that you not drive and take public transport. So they make the cost of entry pretty darn high if you want to own a vehicle.

And before some blasts me, I know there are ways around it.

I've heard stories about Singapore. Apparently, if you spit, the authorities will behead you

True, a lot of the additional car expense is caused by the government, not the manufactures. For example, imports coming in from Japan would have to pay a Canadian tariff, which is not the case for those Yaris that are States bound. So, it's not all one-sided, but now that the Yaris is a big hit in Canada, why hold back on the cool options? Being creative with the options so that manufacture can post a sub standard price is all well and good, but now that the Yaris has taken off, the option package should reflect the success.