Why does Norway, Sweden and the like - love e30's so much?

[Nisse Järnet]

I just happened to need a winter beater when I put my classic Mini in winter storage. I wanted RWD, and cheap, so I bought a 316iA.

It was a very snowy winter, and it was so much fun, even with the automatic trans and the tiny engine, so my friend bought one the following summer. And I bought a couple more as well.

Norway has 25% tax on everything, basically. And ~30% income tax. We don't get free dental care, but that's about it.

It's quite expensive to live here.

Gasoline is about $10 for a gallon
We have to pay congestion charge to drive into the main cities (~$9, I pay about $30 every day :hitler: )
We have to pay $500 in road tax every year
The cheapest apartments to rent (in my town at least) are $1000 a month (and they suck)
And cars are insanely expensive.


E30 M3 Evo $136.408

http://www.finn.no/finn/car/used/object?finnkode=43622366

M135i xDrive $129.750

http://www.finn.no/finn/car/used/object?finnkode=46009268

But all in all, it's nice! I would trade for somewhere cheaper and warmer.

If we hook up all the scandinavian E30s maybe we could drag scandinavia a bit more south? Like next to the Canary islands? :D

[Xat1cZ]

160km/h powerslide?

[EndreM]

I just happened to need a winter beater when I put my classic Mini in winter storage. I wanted RWD, and cheap, so I bought a 316iA.

It was a very snowy winter, and it was so much fun, even with the automatic trans and the tiny engine, so my friend bought one the following summer. And I bought a couple more as well.

Norway has 25% tax on everything, basically. And ~30% income tax. We don't get free dental care, but that's about it.

It's quite expensive to live here.

Gasoline is about $10 for a gallon
We have to pay congestion charge to drive into the main cities (~$9, I pay about $30 every day :hitler: )
We have to pay $500 in road tax every year
The cheapest apartments to rent (in my town at least) are $1000 a month (and they suck)
And cars are insanely expensive.


E30 M3 Evo $136.408

http://www.finn.no/finn/car/used/object?finnkode=43622366

M135i xDrive $129.750

http://www.finn.no/finn/car/used/object?finnkode=46009268

But all in all, it's nice! I would trade for somewhere cheaper and warmer.

[MoparJ]

they also love other cars... not especially e30. They also have a big love for US cars, afaik the biggest US Car show is in Sweden ;)

This is true. On the mopar boards I hung out at, there were a couple guys from Norway with detailed Charger and Dart build threads.......those were the most beautiful cars I had ever seen. Crazy attention to detail...and if they could not locate a part, they just (properly) fabricated one from scratch.

[mrsleeve]

Sounds a lot like Minnesota, It's suppose to get down to -20F/-30C tonight.
Going to be a cold bike ride to classes in the morning lol.

MN (and the UP of MI as well ) is also FULL of Finns, Swedes, and Norwegians. Da wife is from Duluth and she is 4th generation of her family thats been here in the US but is still of 100% Finnish decent

[Nisse Järnet]

Now THAT would be a reality TV show I would watch.

Haha mee 2!

Sounds a lot like Minnesota, It's suppose to get down to -20F/-30C tonight.
Going to be a cold bike ride to classes in the morning lol.

Bike drifting, its fun :D

[TehRaydarlover]

Its not THAT cold, right now around -1C / 30F :) Colder in the north though.
Sun rise at the moment 8AM och sunset 4PM.

Sounds a lot like Minnesota, It's suppose to get down to -20F/-30C tonight.
Going to be a cold bike ride to classes in the morning lol.

[AndrewBird]

That's my theory too. Lock a few Swedes in a garage for 8 months and watch what happens.

Now THAT would be a reality TV show I would watch.

[Nisse Järnet]

Its not THAT cold, right now around -1C / 30F :) Colder in the north though.
Sun rise at the moment 8AM och sunset 4PM.

[M-technik-3]

The awesome projects may also be a result of long dark winters?

That's my theory too. Lock a few Swedes in a garage for 8 months and watch what happens.

I'll buy off on that one too, just look at Iceland too there are some cool cars coming out of there. Long cold dark winters you have to do something to keep busy. The is a sweet Europameister being restored in Iceland right now. Now exterior skins and the whole nine yards.

[DrLeadFoot]

Who is planning the Official R3V Norway/Sweden Field Trip?

[Nisse Järnet]

The awesome projects may also be a result of long dark winters?

Yes garage season is around november to mars :P But the weather can be tricky, last year i took a ride the day after christmas and another ride at the end of januari. Depends on where u live.

And it probably gets you a hell of a lot of government services as well, eh?

Yeah thats right, it has its upsides.

yes but dont you guy have like a 22% VAT and all kinds of use fees and hidden consumer taxes that push your effective tax rates well into the upper 40's low 50's percentile of your incomes across the board. Traffic fines based on % of your income and other weird sliding scale revenue generators for the state????

Partly correct, if you by for example home electronics or car parts you pay 20-25% VAT but if you eat at a restaurant its like 12% i think so it varies.
Greedy mother fuckers :D

Traffic fines is not based on your income in Sweden but it is in Finland i think. Not sure about Norway?

[Bmwdayz]

I sold two cars that got shipped to Sweden! The first was a 1967 Mustang gta and the second was a 1978 Porsche 911sc.

[mrsleeve]

Dont believe swedes pay 60% tax, its only around 30% here in Norway.
being open on mods on the other hand is usually shared on forums up here, with pics and everything described to anyone to understand.
Parts are also often sold to fellow forumers when upgrading and I guess thats one reason for the growing amount of hardcore cars.

Like Kvasi said the income tax is around 30% :)

yes but dont you guy have like a 22% VAT and all kinds of use fees and hidden consumer taxes that push your effective tax rates well into the upper 40's low 50's percentile of your incomes across the board. Traffic fines based on % of your income and other weird sliding scale revenue generators for the state????

[Raxe]

The awesome projects may also be a result of long dark winters?

That's my theory too. Lock a few Swedes in a garage for 8 months and watch what happens.