Import of lhd 6th generation from USA

kapiteinlangzaam said:

Import cars are not selling very well....! There are lots and lots and lots still listed for sale now that were being offered when I ordered my car back in January. The vast majority of the buying public want the official car, from the official dealer, with the official warranty etc. That doesnt make them a better or worse choice - it simply demonstrates that the overwhelming majority want to feel secure in their purchase, and dont care particularly about saving €4-5k to do so.

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and that's fair enough, that is their choice. A lot of them would not want to drive a LHD over here and it is a very wide car, and I know a lot of people who had LHD before have switched to RHD.
And as I said if i had no experience of a LHD I would have snapped up the RHD. For me it's more than just a car, the S197 was the best car I have ever driven, I love going to the car shows, the car will be a wedding car as the S197 was. I don't have any problem with the RHD version, the black on black was the reason i fell for the S550 seeing it in the flesh. I just felt as i now know a bit about these cars and have many friends who have advised me over the years and have found some trustworthy service and bodyshop places that for me I was walking into it with my eyes open. Of course the RHD will be more popular and the market will be flooded with them in a year. I know at least 10 cases where people have bought them and cant afford to run them.
I have not bought this car as am investment, as i said i know it will lose a ton of cash. But for the Mustang fan who drives a LHD maybe my car will interest them as its something very rare over here, and what is usually rare holds its value better.
I spoke to Bill Shepard for at least 20 mins one night about this, and he said if you want a LHD go for a SE something that will look different to the UK one, and that is what I have done, I also love the look of it. But as i say again "the UK car is a beautiful motor" we have 5 in the Essex club at the moment and all parked up with them older Stangs look stunning

Centurion07 said:

Are Bill Shepherd and the other guy official Ford dealers capable of carrying out, AND AUTHORISED, to carry out official Ford warranty work, because if not then your 3 year warranty isn't really worth much is it?
e trying to push on PH.

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They are not authorised and wont do it free of charge. some of the companies mentioned do the simple stuff ( oil change fitting simple bling ) and they used to farm out the more technical work to an old friend. He is not in the country any more so not sure what they are doing now. no names no pack drill... but all is not as it seems sometimes, especially when it comes to mustangs

goldengooner said:

Did i start this thread? NO

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I didn't say you did? :shrug:

goldengooner said:

So what bias crap have i posted? I was asked a question which i answered
As for selling for the 100th time "it depends on the buyer" if they were used to LHD cars then why would they not go for a LHD car?

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That's not quite how you worded it, is it? You were implying a better specced LHD car would be favoured over a UK RHD. Which it would, BY SOMEONE LOOKING FOR A LHD, and the number of those people is far smaller than those looking for a RHD, meaning any premium it MAY command would be negated by the smaller market.

goldengooner said:

I would trust Bill Shepard, AVS, Customs Exotics and Modurstang over any Official Ford work, I have seem some of these threads.
You slag off respected people in the Mustang world for the past 30 odd years without having a clue who they are.

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Feel free to point where I slagged any of those people off? :shrug: I asked you a question about who would carry out warranty work on your imported vehicle as you were making a point of saying it comes with a 3 year warranty the same as a RHD. That warranty means nothing if an official Ford dealer won't touch it. I don't know if any of those places are officially authorised hence the question. I have, however, heard more than one person tell me to steer clear of more than one of those places so I don't share your blind loyalty there.

goldengooner said:

you are the one who is Bias, not me, you clearly don't have a clue what you are talking about, as has been shown in your other answers

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Little ironic given your understanding of what constitues a personalised plate, hmmm? :lol:

Anyone fancy a pint ...?

CJ01 said:

Anyone fancy a pint ...?

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I'll take one... And some popcorn? , Winchester and wiat for this to blow over matey?

The reason I like this forum is because the UK section is mainly about RHD cars, there's another forum which I won't name that I very rarely go on to because they seem to hate RHD Mustangs and have this attitude that unless it's LHD it's not a Mustang.....maybe you should take this over there as i'm sure they'll be more on your side. As for me I would never have brought one of these cars unless it was RHD, and i'm sure 90% of the people on the UK section wouldn't have either.

Reabove there are a few on there who believe there s197 is a bullet proof investment and will remain at the 20k level.... Just look at sn95 prices... Unless it is a rare car like a terminator prices come down

On that forum bloke puts up his car says it is worth 20k and everyone tends to say yes all day long... Turkey don't vote for xmas so what they actually go for is not really reported and the myth continues. eBay prices give you a better idea.. S197 are going for under 12k with a v8 and I do expect even with a five to start hitting this soon. The only exceptions are the gt500 and boss.... In particular I know of two pre 2010 gt500 that went for under 18k so it kind of proves the point

The main reason s197 prices where healthy was supply and demand. Not a lot out there and fewer for sale kept prices up. I don't believe for a second that many sell for the price they are asking for

Will the s550 deprecate yes of course it will and probably very high too so the answer is if you can't take the joke don't join the club

twiggy said:

The reason I like this forum is because the UK section is mainly about RHD cars, there's another forum which I won't name that I very rarely go on to because they seem to hate RHD Mustangs and have this attitude that unless it's LHD it's not a Mustang.....maybe you should take this over there as i'm sure they'll be more on your side. As for me I would never have brought one of these cars unless it was RHD, and i'm sure 90% of the people on the UK section wouldn't have either.

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If you mean the MOCOGB ? you are very much wrong
They hated all S550s not just the RHD, at the last meet there was 5 S550s we had a special meet set up for the S550
anybody knocks the S550 on their now, they get short shift,

Cati said:

Reabove there are a few on there who believe there s197 is a bullet proof investment and will remain at the 20k level.... Just look at sn95 prices... Unless it is a rare car like a terminator prices come down

On that forum bloke puts up his car says it is worth 20k and everyone tends to say yes all day long... Turkey don't vote for xmas so what they actually go for is not really reported and the myth continues. eBay prices give you a better idea.. S197 are going for under 12k with a v8 and I do expect even with a five to start hitting this soon. The only exceptions are the gt500 and boss.... In particular I know of two pre 2010 gt500 that went for under 18k so it kind of proves the point

The main reason s197 prices where healthy was supply and demand. Not a lot out there and fewer for sale kept prices up. I don't believe for a second that many sell for the price they are asking for

Will the s550 deprecate yes of course it will and probably very high too so the answer is if you can't take the joke don't join the club

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they don't, stupid me was the only one who was honest on there

Cati said:

They are not authorised and wont do it free of charge. some of the companies mentioned do the simple stuff ( oil change fitting simple bling ) and they used to farm out the more technical work to an old friend. He is not in the country any more so not sure what they are doing now. no names no pack drill... but all is not as it seems sometimes, especially when it comes to mustangs

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Sorry but you are very wrong,
my dealer has given me a 3 year warranty and he will do the work if it needs it. why should a normal garage do it for free?
as for "simple stuff" why don't you say that on the MOCOGB cause you know you will be flooded with people saying NO
Customs Exotics do insurance work on al US cars, they are known by the insurances, they rebuilt a car with 8k of damage and it was better than the day it was made
Modurstang, really?
Bill Shepard was invited to the Mustang launch,
you have seem the praise that Modurstang and CE get all the time, a Ford workshop manager took his car to CE not Ford
I think you are doing these companies a great dis-service?

Centurion07 said:

I didn't say you did? :shrug:

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Little ironic given your understanding of what constitues a personalised plate, hmmm? :lol:

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as for personalised plates:
The system of DVLA * number plates used in the UK produces combinations of numbers and letters which can bear a very striking resemblance to common names and words. This along with the initials combinations that are available on number plates, means that there is a personal number plate for nearly everyone!
so having a plate with LG550 GG seems to me to be very personal to me
LG - initials
550- Car
GG- Goldengooner

CJ01 said:

Anyone fancy a pint ...?

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Invite certain contributors along and I think you could also have the typically British fight in the pub car park just for originality! :cheers:

goldengooner said:

LG - initials
550- Car
GG- Goldengooner

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Well I did ask in that thread if the reg was actually LG55 OGG, meaning it was a date-related plate and therefore could only go on a car made after that date, something it seemed you were unaware of going on your comments about paying money for it and therefore it was in fact "personalised " to you.

I may well have misunderstood but if you don't answer questions then people have to assume. Much like this thread when I asked about your warranty and it's since become apparent your importer has given you a 3 year warranty. How that stacks up to Ford's warranty is another thing though.

goldengooner said:

Sorry but you are very wrong,
my dealer has given me a 3 year warranty and he will do the work if it needs it. why should a normal garage do it for free?
as for "simple stuff" why don't you say that on the MOCOGB cause you know you will be flooded with people saying NO
Customs Exotics do insurance work on al US cars, they are known by the insurances, they rebuilt a car with 8k of damage and it was better than the day it was made
Modurstang, really?
Bill Shepard was invited to the Mustang launch,
you have seem the praise that Modurstang and CE get all the time, a Ford workshop manager took his car to CE not Ford
I think you are doing these companies a great dis-service?

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Gooner I try to stay off the moaners as much as possible. I don't need to say it as most know it all ready and have mopped up afterwards that is as far as I will go. if you have a major tsb or warranty issues you will know if you are right or wrong and then can share the answer. Above all you seem happy with your decision and that is the main criteria for any judgement. The criteria you are using to justify it is coming in for challenge and that is also fair. People have different experiences and the traders you quote have different levels of specialism.

Regarding Mike at modurstang, he knows what he is doing with set up and mechanicals especially forced indication and I know on experience that you are being unfair. Remember when you drop the car off you never know who is working on it and it is not always who you think.

Cati said:

Gooner I try to stay off the moaners as much as possible. I don't need to say it as most know it all ready and have mopped up afterwards that is as far as I will go. if you have a major tsb or warranty issues you will know if you are right or wrong and then can share the answer. Above all you seem happy with your decision and that is the main criteria for any judgement. The criteria you are using to justify it is coming in for challenge and that is also fair. People have different experiences and the traders you quote have different levels of specialism.

Regarding Mike at modurstang, he knows what he is doing with set up and mechanicals especially forced indication and I know on experience that you are being unfair. Remember when you drop the car off you never know who is working on it and it is not always who you think.

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Yes I do
Cause Mike and Lee let you watch them work, and ask as many stupid questions as possible
CE are Scott and Brett, they go out of their way to do a great job, I took my S197 in to have the bumper done as some nice driver caught it and drove away
I come to collect the car, the whole car had been machine polished and they had even tightened the driver's mirror as they said it was loose, I did not even know it was.
Modurstang and CE are 2 of the Best companies I have ever dealt with
As for Bill Shepard as soon as i saw on my log book that the S197 was imported by Bill, I knew the SJB and the conversion would be mint.