Windmills and Wheels car show

Solvang. Allow me to high-jack this thread. Solvang is a small Danish like community. The school I went to in here in Denmark is called Solvangsskolen (the school of Solvang). So as a Dane we of course visited Solvang when in CA last. Of course we were welcomed warmly when we told them we were from Denmark. But frankly that town doesn't look like Denmark at all, and some of the Danish specialties sold, we'd had never heard of them. Regardless, funny to see Danish street names. But the message is, if you want to know about Denmark (and who doesn't) you have to come over here. And no, we don't have polar bears roaming the streets.

I realize I'm a bit off the thread topic now. But allow me to go one further. Here's what I remember best from my trip to Solvang last time. On the outskirts of town was a Chevy dealer, and I was hard into Camaros. And he had a new convertible SS on the showroom floor. So I went in, just to look at it. A hopeful salesman spotted my interest right away and came up to me with a salesman's smile. I said I was from Denmark (smile slightly wider) and that I was therefore only looking (smile slightly narrower). But, being a good salesman, he said: "We can ship it anywhere in the world for you, sir". Then I told him about the Danish car taxes (10% customs, 25% vat, 180% (one-hundred-and-eighty) registration tax. So the Camaro SS would cost me around $150k before I could drive it in Denmark. Now the smile was gone, and as he turned his head slightly I think I noticed a tear forming in the corners of his eyes. I'm not sure if it was because he pitied us Danes, or whether he just realized there would be no sale to me, despite my enthusiasm looking at the SS...

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Danish car taxes (10% customs, 25% vat, 180% (one-hundred-and-eighty) registration tax.

So is that to protect the local Danish car manufacturers? How does anyone afford a car in Denmark?

Rocky

Danish car manufactures?

Denmark is a relatively rich country so many people can afford cars, but they're small and old (the cars...). Fortunately the craziness doesn't apply to cars more than 35 years old, so my Pantera etc is relatively very cheap in Denmark.

That's a good deal for you and the Danish Car Nut!

Glad to hear it!

Rocky