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2014: Cubans Now Free to Buy New Cars at Exorbitant Prices
Cybercast News Service ^ | January 3, 2014 - 3:29 PM | Barbara Boland

Posted on 01/03/2014 8:59:14 PM PST by Olog-hai

Fifty-five years after the Communist takeover in Cuba, residents there can now buy new and used cars without a government permit, but with the massive mark-up on new car prices by state-run retailers, most ordinary Cubans won’t benefit from the new rules, reported BBC News.

A new Peugeot 508 model, for example, is selling for $262,000 in Havana at a dealership, and even used VWs are selling for more than $60,000. …

(Excerpt) Read more at cnsnews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Cuba; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: communism; newcars; raulcastro; totalitarianism

1 posted on 01/03/2014 8:59:14 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

so now they are just teasing everyone.


2 posted on 01/03/2014 9:51:58 PM PST by cableguymn (It's time for a second political party.)
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To: Olog-hai

This is going to drive up South Florida’s car theft rate, big-time.


3 posted on 01/03/2014 9:57:38 PM PST by tcrlaf (Well, it is what the Sheeple voted for....)
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To: Olog-hai

Commie Commissars must pay well...
How many commie slaves does it take to pay for a $262,000 automobile?..

No wonder those in Washington D.C. are so wealthy..


4 posted on 01/03/2014 10:56:08 PM PST by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole..)
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