GrahamAlder
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Can anyone with bags of Mustang knowledge help please? I've wanted to own a Mustang since I saw the fifth generation and the only way used to be to import one (or buy one that had already been imported.) Happily the S550 is being made in rhd form for the UK but there is a major drawback - the price! I've seen second-hand 2014/15 V6 convertibles for sale for as little as $22,000 - $23,000. I was once told that the additional costs would increase the cost from $x to £x - in other words the final cost in GB pounds would be the same as the initial cost in US dollars; so $23,000 becomes £23,000 approximately. The Ecoboost and GT are far more expensive. Left hand drive doesn't bother me as I had an original twingo from 1994 until 2009. I note that the V6 isn't part of the UK range.
I am wondering what conversion of the S550 to make it UK legal would consist of, and how difficult it would be. I know the fifth generation was a bit involved but it occurs to me that, because the Mustang is now made for the UK, there should be a greater degree of commonality. For example, headlamps for driving on the left side of the road must be manufactured. Does anyone know how much is now common to US and UK versions and how involved conversion of the non-legal parts would be? Does anyone have detailed knowledge of importing either a fifth or sixth generation example? Otherwise can anyone recommend an importer or a Mustang conversion specialist? I am going to the US quite soon and will be renting a Mustang. Can anyone say if there are things that I could be checking while I'm there? Is it mainly the lights? I know that there were other issues with the fifth generation, but I can't remember what they were! Thanks for reading.
I am wondering what conversion of the S550 to make it UK legal would consist of, and how difficult it would be. I know the fifth generation was a bit involved but it occurs to me that, because the Mustang is now made for the UK, there should be a greater degree of commonality. For example, headlamps for driving on the left side of the road must be manufactured. Does anyone know how much is now common to US and UK versions and how involved conversion of the non-legal parts would be? Does anyone have detailed knowledge of importing either a fifth or sixth generation example? Otherwise can anyone recommend an importer or a Mustang conversion specialist? I am going to the US quite soon and will be renting a Mustang. Can anyone say if there are things that I could be checking while I'm there? Is it mainly the lights? I know that there were other issues with the fifth generation, but I can't remember what they were! Thanks for reading.
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