Why are the prices so different between the US and UK?

[cityconstable]

Maybe it's me, but i have yet to see a picture of a z that doesn't look gorgeous. Also I dont understand the price disparities between the US and the UK. 2900 gbp approx 3500 usd seems pretty cheap here. Even needing work. A 3k usd car here is a rust bucket. A decent z of any year starts at 8-10 k usd. I paid 8k usd for my 97 and it needs work. Slowly getting there but with 31k miles on the clock, I thought it was a worthwhile investment.

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[Delk]

Being an American now living in the Uk I can say its one of the things that suprised me. Used cars are substantially less expensive here. Insurace costs seam silly cheap compaired to what I used to pay in the States.

 

[John_B]

Now factor in your fuel bill over a few years and I reckon you'll be ahead!

$3.22 per US gal in the US (source)
£1.37 per litre in the UK (source)

<<wizzy calculations>>

Equivalent to $6.42 per US gal in the UK

Obviously it will depend on how long you kept it, how frequently you drove it, how fuel prices & exchange rates move, but right now every $1,000 difference in purchase price would be offset in about 4,600 miles of driving

 

[Duncodin]

Now factor in your fuel bill over a few years and I reckon you'll be ahead!

$3.22 per US gal in the US (source)
£1.37 per litre in the UK (source)

<<wizzy calculations>>

Equivalent to $6.42 per US gal in the UK

Obviously it will depend on how long you kept it, how frequently you drove it, how fuel prices & exchange rates move, but right now every $1,000 difference in purchase price would be offset in about 4,600 miles of driving

US gallons are smaller than uk gallons. A uk gallon is around 4.5 liters. A US gallon is 3.78 liters.

 

[John_B]

US gallons are smaller than uk gallons. A uk gallon is around 4.5 liters. A US gallon is 3.78 liters.

Yep, I used US gals in my calculation

 

[AleNod]

Capitalism. Charge the maximum the market is willing to bear . . .

 

[bronty]

Our big city are run by car hating communists who charge up to £17 a day to drive through the city
That has had an effect on the used car prices

 

[Toby]

Yep, I used US gals in my calculation

You sure care to show the working

 

[Dxbolton]

Uk steering wheels are on the wrong side, so prices are cheaper. Can’t even sell into Europe as they are lhd too

 

[Pond]

Maybe it's me, but i have yet to see a picture of a z that doesn't look gorgeous. Also I dont understand the price disparities between the US and the UK. 2900 gbp approx 3500 usd seems pretty cheap here. Even needing work. A 3k usd car here is a rust bucket. A decent z of any year starts at 8-10 k usd. I paid 8k usd for my 97 and it needs work. Slowly getting there but with 31k miles on the clock, I thought it was a worthwhile investment.

I don't know what average wages are in the US, but they may be higher than here.
Exchange rates can make UK cars seem cheaper aswell.

And, as said above, the cost of petrol (gas) in the US makes up for a lot. Our fuel costs have always been SIGNIFICANTLY higher than in the 'good ole US of A'.

 

[cityconstable]

Uk steering wheels are on the wrong side, so prices are cheaper. Can’t even sell into Europe as they are lhd too

I would love a right hand drive z!. I actually thought about shipping one over but am too old now. It might take longer than I have.... grin

 

[SV8Predator]

Here in the UK:
Ford Mustang 5.0 GT: from £57,725

In the USA:
Ford Mustang 5.0 GT: from $45,460.

At today's exchange rate, $45,460 is £36,596.

 

[cityconstable]

I wonder how many z's i could buy before affecting the market. They have to be 25 years old, costs an extra 1500usd to ship and i still think I could double my money just on the novelty of right hand drive. Partners anyone? Grin

 

[cityconstable]

Our big city are run by car hating communists who charge up to £17 a day to drive through the city
That has had an effect on the used car prices

So you guys are to blame! New York city just implemented a congestion charge of $9 per day, every day if caught driving through the city. I don't get it, they're the ones that print the damn money. Why do they have to take more of it from us? Dyslexics of the world UNTIE!