Drove the new A8 today

[Tom Nas]

At 19:17 15-5-03 -0400, cobram at juno.com wrote:

>US $135,261.00?  Wow, that must include some serious taxes.  For that
>kind of money here you can get a 2003 Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG, and still
>have enough left over for insurance, taxes, license and a nice used A8Q
>for the winter months.

Yup, we pay 40% new-car tax. Luckily, most A8 drivers don't buy them as
private cars here....

Regards, Tom