New member from the Netherlands

[RaptorMaryland]

Nice.

If there is a Starbucks, we also ask for this shot.

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[wjn]

 

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[Kahuna]

Nice! Do you mind me asking what it cost you? I lived in NL for a few years and know what the import and taxes on a beast like this must be!

My buddy in AMS had a long wheelbase Nissan Patrol which he removed the rear seats from just to dodge some of the horrific taxes on a non-commercial vehicles of this size.

 

[wjn]

Nice! Do you mind me asking what it cost you? I lived in NL for a few years and know what the import and taxes on a beast like this must be!

My buddy in AMS had a long wheelbase Nissan Patrol which he removed the rear seats from just to dodge some of the horrific taxes on a non-commercial vehicles of this size.

About 85kEUR. This is without taxes, but including import duty, transport, individual inspection, license plate etc. Ready to roll. Not to forget, warranty is included in this price too. If I would do the import myself, it could less expensive, but I had nowhere to go with warranty issues, as Ford does not sell these vehicles over here. The dealers in NL who sold this truck to me, will cover warranty issues.

And it will be a commercial vehicle, because of the size of the trunk this is possible with the F150 in NL. And taxes for non-commercial vehicles are ridiculous over here, based on CO2 emission of the car. That's why we have only commercial or 100% electric cars (Tesla), they are exempted from this kind of luxury tax.

 

[Kahuna]

Not as bad as I thought it would be. Congrats on very unique vehicle in NL!

 

[Sozzy12]

I'd like to see the race red Raptor in the red light district of Amsterdam...

 

[wjn]

I picked up the car last week. Some options dealer installed:

Front Rigid & Baja S8

Rigid Backup lights

And I did not like the red inside of the rear wheel wells. It was coated with the same stuff as the bed

And as you can see Nokian winter tires on the stock beadlock rims.

 

[RaptorMaryland]

NL has the highest taxes in the world. They get taxed at a 41 to a 52% rate when they earn any money. Then a tax when they spend, expecialy on items the PC folks hate, like a truck. The truck tax rate is 20%, and when he fills up the gas tank, the Europeans tax all gas at a 50% to 55% tax as well.

The evil USA has a effective 26% tax rate when you earn money, here in MD I pay a 6% sales tax, and my fuel is taxed around the 25% rate (both fed and state taxes).

This is why my house in the USA is a McMansion, and they all live in a crappy small house.

 

[TxRap]

Very nice Raptor, congrats! Yours must be one of the few Raptors in NL.

The luxury tax explains why I every passenger vehicle I saw was a Teslas in Amsterdam recently.