Why are cars in the Philippines expensive?

[4agze]

3 yrs ago just like any Filipina nurse in the US retired and went back to Phil. 2 yrs ago she asked her boys for a car so just like any loving Filipino children we say ok. She picked a Toyota Camry AT that cost i think P1.3M thats around US $27K, thinking she got the V6 top of the line Camry, but last year we visited her saw the Camry it was almost basic pretty disappointed we payed that much for it. Last night I was reading that camry,accord & legacy and made me wonder how much is a mid size car in phil. so I googled and found this Toyota Philippines site w/ a price list. a camry listed as P1,451,000 or US$31,000 I'm sure thats not fix price and can still go down but I was wow thats high.

http://www.toyota.com.ph/pricelist.asp

here is a local toyota dealer near me (not the cheapest dealer but the nearest to me) 2010 Toyota Camry 4dr Sdn I4 Auto LE this is the basic here in the US cost $22,919 you can even bring that price down, I've seen cheaper like around $19,000

http://www.kmtoyota.com/detail-2010-..._-4907809.html

Why is it more expensive? I was thinking is it the TAX? I always think in the US specially in California we get screwed in tax, everything is taxed here. I'm not just talking about camry i also looked at yaris Just curious...

[alwayz_yummy]

haven't you seen the price of the new prius here? mas nakakashock yun..

mostly tax talaga...value-based kasina dito sa pinas..

[4agze]

haven't you seen the price of the new prius here? mas nakakashock yun..

mostly tax talaga...value-based kasina dito sa pinas..

holly crap thats almost $50,000, I was thinking my tita go screwed paying her 2009 prius for $35,000+.

Taxes (virtually all cars are imports even if some are locally assembled), low volume of sales (as compared to other countries), expensive overhead (showroom, salaries, executives, etc)...

Want to check out other cars? Try the following website and click the brand names on the upper portion to see the pricelist of cars under that brand.

http://www.auto-searchphilippines.com/

Mother F**ker your Fords are way too much, a focus 1.8liter is P779,000 thats $16,000 that better be a fully loaded focus. a explorer 2WD is P2,345,000 thats $50,000 wow, here explorer is one of the cheapest full size SUV you can buy $28,000 is too much for this but if I compare it to Phil. price that really sad

yes thats how much we really pay on our ford explorer here $25,988
http://kearnymesaford.uptracs.com/tr...styleID=313578

[renzo_d10]

^^ Have you seen the price of the TYT LC200 ? :twak: It's damn expensive. Around 4m+

[4agze]

^^^ I stop looking at it I'm getting sticker shock

[renzo_d10]

Face it. The pricing-scheme here in the Phils is just crazy. As in literally CRAZY. Stupid taxes.

The prado is priced ( I think ) 3.5m.

[niky]

holly crap thats almost $50,000, I was thinking my tita go screwed paying her 2009 prius for $35,000+.



Mother F**ker your Fords are way too much, a focus 1.8liter is P779,000 thats $16,000 that better be a fully loaded focus. a explorer 2WD is P2,345,000 thats $50,000 wow, here explorer is one of the cheapest full size SUV you can buy $28,000 is too much for this but if I compare it to Phil. price that really sad

yes thats how much we really pay on our ford explorer here $25,988
http://kearnymesaford.uptracs.com/tr...styleID=313578

The Ford Focus here in the Philippines is the European Mark II. And taxes are as low as they can get for it, since it's assembled locally. All it gets is VAT.

Gives you an idea of why Ford doesn't want to update their Focus to the Mark II in the US. It'd cost more than it does now.

[4agze]

I dont even want to know the used car value in Phil. made me understand why Filipino that have car even thou its a Hyundai, Kia or that China made one (for got the name) they have pride & heads are high, may be its the same feeling when I bought my first car when I was in high school working at taco bell made me appreciate my cars more. Hope by the time my turn to retire in Phil. buying a car is much better, taxes will be lower (slim chance of that happening), selection are better and street roads are better... o yeah really impressed on the new freeway NLEX (I think thats the name) last year drove on it smooth drive from Angeles Pampanga to Olongapo city SBMA, only 3 or 4 cars on it wow sad I was not in a sports car

[Gerbo]

Cars are really expensive here. For most Pinoys, buying a car would mean a 10-15 year usage.

[ocanursjr]

I agree with you TS. Cars are way too expensive in the Philippines. Hindi lang yata price of cars ang expensive sa Pilipinas.

Hindi kasi uso sa Pilipinas ang baba presyo...