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Old 12/20/10 | 03:09 PM
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5.0L Mustang goes onsale in Japan..

http://www.ford.co.jp/servlet/Conten...YPage&site=FJP

If you do the dollar to yen conversion it comes out to a cool $59,500 MSRP.

For ****s and giggles I wanted to see whan a 2011 BMW M3 ZCP goes for in Japan and it came in at $132,000.

The Mustang is still the best bang for the buck...even in Japan
Old 12/20/10 | 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Dave07997S
http://www.ford.co.jp/servlet/Conten...YPage&site=FJP

If you do the dollar to yen conversion it comes out to a cool $59,500 MSRP.

For ****s and giggles I wanted to see whan a 2011 BMW M3 ZCP goes for in Japan and it came in at $132,000.

The Mustang is still the best bang for the buck...even in Japan
LOL.

Its definitely going to be a unique ride over there. Hopefully Vaughn Gitten's tour gave the stang a popularity boost there too
Old 12/20/10 | 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by stangfoeva
LOL.

Its definitely going to be a unique ride over there. Hopefully Vaughn Gitten's tour gave the stang a popularity boost there too
Instant drift classic! They may not take well to it's heft at first but the muscle will take on after a while. Probably be very cool to have one in Japan.
Old 12/20/10 | 04:11 PM
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The price is unacceptable, and the question is why such high tariffs on "foreign" cars when they can sell their cars here without any tariff. Fair trade my a..!
Old 12/20/10 | 04:15 PM
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Mustang 5.0 is ichiban!!!
Old 12/20/10 | 06:01 PM
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No, it's not! It's very good!

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Mustang 5.0 is ichiban!!!
Old 12/20/10 | 06:20 PM
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I think some manufacturers get around this by opening plants in the USA, like toyota's, nissans, and Hyundai's do. Then when the cars are built here they can avoid high tariffs!

The price is unacceptable, and the question is why such high tariffs on "foreign" cars when they can sell their cars here without any tariff. Fair trade my a..!
Old 12/20/10 | 06:43 PM
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The price is unacceptable, and the question is why such high tariffs on "foreign" cars when they can sell their cars here without any tariff. Fair trade my a..!
Yeah, you'd think that Japanese consumers would get sick of being raped on imports duties. If Japanese cars are so good, why can't they compete without tariffs?
Old 12/20/10 | 08:00 PM
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thats not a bad price. asian cars cost more over there aswell
Old 12/20/10 | 08:46 PM
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It'll be rare and ought to resort in a lot of them taking pictures of the car!

Old 12/20/10 | 09:04 PM
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can't wait to see all the horrid, cheap body kits that will end up on them down the road.
Old 12/20/10 | 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Falchion
No, it's not! It's very good!
Ichiban means #1...
Old 12/20/10 | 10:21 PM
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In before unoriginal Fast & Furious jokes
Old 12/20/10 | 11:02 PM
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Engines are taxed by the liter there right? That's why they try and work wonders with small displacement. If this is still the case, having a LS3 would be even more ridiculous. Coyote wins again it seems.
Old 12/20/10 | 11:46 PM
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Although I live in Japan, I wouldn't have a Mustang here. Not interested in an auto tranny. Ick. Ford Japan doesn't offer manuals here.

Judging from the pollution haze in that photo from chive.com, I'd guess it to be Beijing. Wrong country.
Old 12/21/10 | 05:25 AM
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Originally Posted by trane
Although I live in Japan, I wouldn't have a Mustang here. Not interested in an auto tranny. Ick. Ford Japan doesn't offer manuals here.

Judging from the pollution haze in that photo from chive.com, I'd guess it to be Beijing. Wrong country.
Yep that's definitely China.

Anyways, I can't wait to go back on vaca to Japan. Such a fun country. Would be cool to rent a 5.0!
Old 12/21/10 | 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by trane
Although I live in Japan, I wouldn't have a Mustang here. Not interested in an auto tranny. Ick. Ford Japan doesn't offer manuals here.

Judging from the pollution haze in that photo from chive.com, I'd guess it to be Beijing. Wrong country.
There is always a time for change. Maybe they don't offer them yet...
Old 12/21/10 | 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by trane
Although I live in Japan, I wouldn't have a Mustang here. Not interested in an auto tranny. Ick. Ford Japan doesn't offer manuals here.

Judging from the pollution haze in that photo from chive.com, I'd guess it to be Beijing. Wrong country.
Ford actually sold SN95 Mustang SVT Cobras there for awhile. They were manuals I don't know why they wouldn't do it now.

My wife is from Yokohama, I love Japan and I consider it my 2nd home. You are right about the photo, I also thought it was Beijing..

A photo from 2 summers ago..



From Enoshima..



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Old 12/21/10 | 05:07 PM
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Cool pics Dave, funny how you remind me of my brother in law. It's stunning.
Would Yokohama be the same city as where they make the tire brand of the same name !
Old 12/21/10 | 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by trane
Judging from the pollution haze in that photo from chive.com, I'd guess it to be Beijing. Wrong country.
Originally Posted by m4a1mustang
Yep that's definitely China!
Originally Posted by Dave07997S
You are right about the photo, I also thought it was Beijing..
holy crap- my intent wasn't to be geographically correct. It's a Asian man taking a picture in a funny pose...


There...

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