Ford Mustang isn't good enough for the NSW police

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Originally Posted by Anchor

Lol. I learn something new every day from speshal people.

Originally Posted by nstg8a

If that was true, which it's not, it would be almost as cheap to import your own and convert it here... Which it's not.

Ok, so a Mustang GT here in OZ, from what I've browsed on carsales, lowest brand new off the floor 61k. .

Equivalent Mustang in Murika 33,295 factoring in exchange rate at 70c to their dollar: 44,283 in Aussie dollars. That's a 16k plus change difference.

That's the cheapest. I'm seeing 80k as a popular price around the block

Someone please tell me. Is 44k close enough to halfway to 80? It's sure under 2/3rds. Unless the rules of mathematics have changed since the last time I checked, I believe I'm right.

Ok sure, there has to be some import costs, some taxes, all fair enough. But when your importing cars in bulk just as every car manufacturer does in OZ, you'd be getting some kind of discount.

That doesn't add up to an extra 16k (or 36k, pick your poison) in import costs per unit for a bulk imported product!

EDIT. I see my original post says 1/3rd. It was meant to be 2/3rds.

But the reasoning still stands....