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N @ May 6th 2008 12:17PM
$50 000 for a Mondeo?
Can someone introduce me to an American who will buy that?!
Jared @ May 6th 2008 12:20PM
You can not compare prices in the EU to prices here. Cars typically are priced much higher in the EU than here in the states.
emazzoni @ May 6th 2008 12:22PM
$50,000 if you built it in Europe and then exported it here, yes. If they built it here they could probably keep it priced closer to a Fusion.
Don Jones @ May 6th 2008 12:32PM
You have to remember that in the EU (or Canada for that matter), the avalanche of taxes, fees and tariffs can pile on as much as 50% to the cost of the car depending on it's classifications.
Anyway, JUST BRING THE DAMN THING OVER HERE.....NOW!!!
N @ May 6th 2008 12:34PM
Well, the thing is that Ford have stated time and time again that they simply will not be building these models or current platforms in the US for some time to come.
If you want a European Ford in the US, go buy a Volvo. They share the same vehicle platform, are almost identical in terms of internal components, engines and performance.
The differences are obviously the brand and the build quality is generally much better on the Volvos.
Although, because of the US to Swedish Krona exchange rate issue, Volvo are currently loosing money on every single car they sell in the US.
adrian @ May 6th 2008 1:37PM
Should be cheaper in the US, If Ford gets the tooling and builds it there, and to the same quality.
CarlosMC @ May 6th 2008 2:32PM
To give you an idea, in Portugal, the manufacturer's price for the Audi A5 coupé was just below 27.000 €, the final all inclusive (VAT, registration, etc.) price? 80.000 € (plus a few € for recycling fees (tires, etc.))...
Taxes have changed, though, now you pay less on purchase and more yearly.
geo.stewart @ May 6th 2008 4:59PM
it would be right around 30K here and quite doable
Dazza @ May 6th 2008 7:29PM
I don't know how many times I have to explain this.
It's only $50K at forex rate terms, i.e. if you physically take your greenbacks to the UK, get them exchanged, and buy one. But you'll also find that a Big Mac meal will set you back over $9 as well for the same reason.
In real terms, i.e. actual purchasing power, this would cost the equivalent of around $29K-$34K in the States.