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      12-30-2019, 03:46 PM   #81
ADEe92
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Originally Posted by iconoclast View Post
This is for regions like AU/NZ where UTE's are taxed and registered differently than SUV/SAV. Many people from that area will purchase a vehicle then convert it to a UTE in order to skirt this taxation/registration.
I was about to mention this. In Australia, our current top 3 selling new vehicles are 4-door Utes due to tax dodgers - Toyota Hilux, Ford Ranger & Mitsubishi Triton. It's a tax loophole that needs to be closed.

If BMW wanted in on the action, they could revive Baur & get them to build this for them as a Baur Pickup to save face? That way it's technically not an official BMW model.

It's a pity GM never went ahead with selling the Commodore ute in the US as a revived Chevy El Camino. Could have done pretty well - at the end of its run it could be ordered with either a 6.2L LS3 or supercharged LSA engine & can fit a couple of dirt bikes in the back.


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