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"404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani) 03/07/2017 at 08:08 • Filed to: None

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A 5.0 Mustang costs more than a 5-series in Hong Kong.

bob and john > 404 - User No Longer Available 03/07/2017 at 08:11

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well, yea. shocking to learn, but most other places in the world, ppl are taxed on engine displacment. hance why you see very few 4+L motors from the japanese or the euros (not that it doesnt happen, but it doesnt happen nearly as much.

PS9 > 404 - User No Longer Available 03/07/2017 at 08:13

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Does Hong Kong has super inflation or something?

Sam > 404 - User No Longer Available 03/07/2017 at 08:17

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What’s a Hong Kong? I’m pretty sure that’s in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China. Next you’re gonna tell me that Taiwan is a country and not just Chinese Taipei.

404 - User No Longer Available > PS9 03/07/2017 at 08:21

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Given the price of real estate, probably close.

404 - User No Longer Available > bob and john 03/07/2017 at 08:22

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That and the MSRP of the vehicle. I know when my sis’ bought their cars, dealers recommended them not taking the factory options and just get them dealer/third party installed after the vehicle is landed.

Matt Nichelson > 404 - User No Longer Available 03/07/2017 at 08:32

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Damn, $96k USD for a Mustang. Insane, but that’s typical for Hong Kong from what I understand. I don’t see how people can afford to live there.

kanadanmajava1 > 404 - User No Longer Available 03/07/2017 at 08:35

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It’s the same here in Finland. The Mustang 5.0 prices start from €79.7k (2.3 from €55.6k) and BMW 5-series 520d from €48.8k. 535i would be priced at €78.4k.

Here the prices are quite firm and you cannot get much discount from new car prices.

DipodomysDeserti > Sam 03/07/2017 at 08:35

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Taiwan isn’t a country, it’s an island. The Republic of China is a country though.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > 404 - User No Longer Available 03/07/2017 at 08:42

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It’s because they care about pedestrian safety.

duurtlang > 404 - User No Longer Available 03/07/2017 at 09:01

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In my native the Netherlands an Ecoboost Mustang starts at about €50k and a V8 at about €100k. Most of it caused by emissions/gas guzzler taxes (we have no displacement or HP tax). A 5 series starts at €55k for a 520d or €60k for a 530i.

Cé hé sin > PS9 03/07/2017 at 09:24

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HK$.

Cé hé sin > 404 - User No Longer Available 03/07/2017 at 09:43

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Well, let’s see. Prices in Ireland (tax inclusive obviously)

Mustang 5.0 manual €71,500

BMW 520d (by far the most popular model) €48,280 as a manual (not a thing often seen)

Not a fair comparison of course because the BM is a much slower car and everything is an optional extra. A 535i, a thing very rarely sold because petrol engine, would be €76,830 on the road.