2005 Grand Cherokee 11K mls, £11,500

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Sun 7 May 2006 20:10
2005 Grand Cherokee 11K mls, £11,500 - Falkirk Bairn
2005 Grand Cherokee 11K mls, £11,500

Sounds to be too good to be true but this is what my son has paid for the above in Houston Texas,

Manufacturers claim that we are not ripped off in the UK but with the £-$ conversion rate at par we must be.

this applies to all ranges from Budget to luxury.
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Sun 7 May 2006 20:41
2005 Grand Cherokee 11K mls, £11,500 - Pugugly {P}
I had one of these on loan when the Office Honda was in for a Service (multi make dealer) what a horrid thing. It made the Disco we had feel svelt and sophisticated. Auto transmission was the worst I ever experienced. The highlight of the car was handing the keys back.
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Sun 7 May 2006 20:58
2005 Grand Cherokee 11K mls, £11,500 - nutty_nissan
Most American cars are far cheaper to buy in the US as many are manufactured there, hence lower distribution costs.
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Sun 7 May 2006 21:57
2005 Grand Cherokee 11K mls, £11,500 - mk124
How much would it cost for a car maker (Not a private induvidual) to transport a car from the U.S to the U.K. We get all mannor of food from half way round the world, and we are constantly told that car components are shipped all over, so just how much does the shipment cost factor in to the price diffrence?
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Sun 7 May 2006 22:53
2005 Grand Cherokee 11K mls, £11,500 - Bill Payer
I drove one in Canada for a week last year. I had done 30000KM's and was in fairly rough condition (which I like in a hire car because I don't have to worry about it picking up dings!) but I was very impressed. At 100ish KM/h (approx 70MPH) on concrete freeways it was all but silent and its lazy engine and auto box were just perfect for holiday cruising. Life would be much more relaxed if we could all drive that in the UK (with a quart 'cup' of coffee in the cupholder!).

As for the price, then $20K seems about right - bear in mind the exchange rate make that seem cheaper right now. Also there's no VAT on the original price in the US (local sales tax is added on, but the prices are always shown pre tax). The spec may also be significantly different - I don't think 4WD is standard, at least it isn't on a lot of SUV's in the US.
Of course there's the not insignificant cost of converting the car (in limited volumes) to RHD.
There are amazing lease deals on new cars in the US, and that's the way many cars are bought - I guess that must really depress the value of nearly-new cars.
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