Nose-diving dollar delivers bargain basement Yank tanks

Newswheel staff :: 11 December 2006 :: Filed under Coupe, Ford, Ford Mustang, Europe & UK

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V8 Mustang for £20k?

With the US economy in jitters and the dollar homing in on the $2 barrier, vs the pound, personal imports of Yankee metal are looking awfully cheap - even when you factor in all the duties and taxes involved. According to specialists Kent Car Imports, a full fat V8 Mustang can now be yours for a whisker under £23,000…

With a US list price of just $26,385, a bent-eight ‘Stang starts at a silly UK equivalent of £13,462. Bung on 17.5 per cent for import duties and VAT, three grand or so in shipping and other sundry costs, as well as £280 for road tax and registration and Kent Car Imports' £2k fee and you have 300bhp’s worth of V8 muscle for BMW 318i money.

What’s more, if you fancy organising the whole process yourself, you might just squeak under the £20k barrier. Just remember, most chin-scratching financial analysts predict the dollar is only going to get weaker…

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