Why are Stihl Saws half price in the States?

[Mike Hill]

Just got back from a visit to the States,066 with Full wrap handle and 36" Bar and chain............... £600

 

MS192 with 16" Bar and Chain........ £200

 

Surely the European market is bigger than the American one,plus these prices were at a dealer in a one Horse Town in California.

[Mesterh]

From what I gather it has everything to do with what(the manufactures not the dealers) think they can get away with, bugger all to do with volume of sales etc etc.

 

I base the above on what ive been told about products that arent arb related, but I guess it doesnt really matter what the product is.

Edited October 15, 2011 by Mesterh

[Tom D]

It's not just saws, go and buy a discovery or a beamer over there, way cheaper than here.

 

I can't beleive how cheap rifles are too.

 

TD Tree & Land Services Ltd.

[easy-lift guy]

Gents, it has to do with the exchange rate. + we have a much bigger market and the closer you get to the end of the year the better the buy's.

easy-lift guy

[combined tree services]

Quite simply the USA is better friends with the germans and japanese lmao .

 

Being serious quite a high % of the price increase is caused by the UK's taxation systems , i would guess that if you were tocount on your fingers how many times tax is applied to an item such as a chainsaw from the moment it enters this country to the time you finaly put it to work i dont think you would have many fingers or toes left !!!!

[easy-lift guy]

You may be correct combined, and you are spot on when it come to additional taxes charged for good's into the UK.

easy-lift guy

[combined tree services]

it always amazes me that here in the uk the goverment tax industries to within inches of financial ruin and they then wonder why we are in the financial stae we are in !!!!

[Ironbark]

Just got back from a visit to the States,066 with Full wrap handle and 36" Bar and chain............... £600

 

I think by the time you added sales tax and the credit card company took their cut at the current poor rate, it would have been nearer £650-700.

 

You can get a 660 for £850 here, so the savings aren't anything like half price. When a pound was worth around 2 US dollars there were some bargains around

[easy-lift guy]

Yes, and your VAT was a lot lower as well. Just think how much more business would be generated by reducing the VAT or better yet zero it out over time?. That sure would be a Boom for business IMO.

easy-lift guy

[skyhuck]

Yes, and your VAT was a lot lower as well. Just think how much more business would be generated by reducing the VAT or better yet zero it out over time?. That sure would be a Boom for business IMO.

easy-lift guy

 

That would be OK, but would we ever get the deficit down then??

 

I know the USA has decided that your deficit is not a problem and your just going to keep adding digits to the Time Square clock as required, but I don't think we could get away with it (not being a super power and all)