Mustang to arrive in October

[snoop1130]

Mustang to arrive in October

By The Nation

 

 

Ford Thailand confirmed the arrival of the Mustang today with the sports car set to arrive in Thai showrooms from October.

 

The company also announced official pricing and the availability of pre-orders at 19 authorised Ford dealerships. 

 

The Mustang 5.0-litre V8 GT Coupe Performance Pack is priced at Bt4,799,000 and the Mustang 2.3-liter EcoBoost Coupe Performance Pack, Bt3,599,000.

 

The car is powered by a 5.0-litre V8 engine or 2.3-litre EcoBoost engine, with a 10-speed automatic transmission, upgrades include a 12-inch LCD Digital Cluster and new front splitter for improved handling and fuel economy. 

 

The most advanced Mustang yet, it also comes equipped with Track Apps displaying performance metrics, limited-slip differential, 19-inch low-gloss ebony black-painted aluminium wheels and Brembo brakes in GT models. 

 

First unveiled in 1964 in New York, the Mustang was an instant hit with 22,000 orders placed on the first day. 

 

Now an enduring part of automotive and pop culture, the car has appeared in nearly 3,000 feature films and TV shows and has more Facebook followers than any other car in the world, Ford said.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30353359

 

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[kotsak]

Nice.... just 3 times more expensive compared to US ?

[55Jay]

All good until you get behind Somchai in his 1972 Mitsu Spacecab pick up, doing 50kph in the right lane, oblivious to the world around him. 

[Just1Voice]

I've owned 3 of them in my younger days, and told my wife years ago that if they ever sold them in Thailand, I'm buying on.  Well, they finally are, and I will.

 

[eng911]

Beautiful car. Is it being imported? The price is shocking. I can get the top of the line model in Canada for about $60,000 CDN but the Thai one would be about $190,000 CDN equiv. 

 

I can buy a house in Thailand for that. ?

[NanLaew]

46 minutes ago, eng911 said:

... I can buy a house in Thailand for that.

But why would you?

[Deli]

13 hours ago, kotsak said:

Nice.... just 3 times more expensive compared to US ?

Somehow the submarines need to be paid for

[JoeW]

They are CBU so they are imported from the US I presume...

[impulse]

13 hours ago, NanLaew said:

14 hours ago, eng911 said:

... I can buy a house in Thailand for that.

But why would you?

 

For starters, the house will be going up in value.   The Mustang, not so much. 

 

Even forgetting the interest on any payments (or the opportunity cost of not investing the cash elsewhere), the cost of having that 'Stang in your driveway will run into $$$ USD thousands a month- just on depreciation. 

 

[tompelli]

Won't be long until you see them up trees in the central reservation. I may screenshot my comment for future "the car lost control overtaking " news.

[Curmudgeon1]

15 hours ago, eng911 said:

Beautiful car. Is it being imported? The price is shocking. I can get the top of the line model in Canada for about $60,000 CDN but the Thai one would be about $190,000 CDN equiv. 

 

I can buy a house in Thailand for that. ?

Can buy a house in Canada for that

[fullcave]

This is the perfect car for Thai roads. How much?

[anon4637435435]

ouch! thats a lot of taxes!!!! Like Harley's, Thailands priced themselves out of the hands that people can and want to drive.

[AsiaHand]

17 hours ago, kotsak said:

Nice.... just 3 times more expensive compared to US ?

And either made or assembled here at a cheaper  cost.Knowing the LOS companies reputation of cheating during production in any form ,would you really trust a Pony made here ?

[Pedrogaz]

Sticker price for V8 Mustang in US is $35,000.....I just looked it up. That is a hair over 1 million Baht. 4.8 million for a Ford built car is outrageous. Anyone buying one of these poorly built vehicles needs their head examined. 

[connda]

18 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The Mustang 5.0-litre V8 GT Coupe Performance Pack is priced at Bt4,799,000 and the Mustang 2.3-liter EcoBoost Coupe Performance Pack, Bt3,599,000.

[ujayujay]

23 minutes ago, AsiaHand said:

And either made or assembled here at a cheaper  cost.Knowing the LOS companies reputation of cheating during production in any form ,would you really trust a Pony made here ?

US produced cars are poorly made, so it can only be a quality enhancement made here.

[CGW]

2 hours ago, Curmudgeon1 said:

Can buy a house in Canada for that

That house would look nice with a Mustang in the driveway - get both? ?

[Srikcir]

Many pictures of this model at https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/tech-design/article/2147522/ford-turns-iconic-mustang-high-performance-powerhouse

[fordguy61mi]

1 hour ago, ujayujay said:

US produced cars are poorly made, so it can only be a quality enhancement made here.

You obviously haven’t owned a US car of recent years. They learned their lesson of the past and quality is unsurpassed. I know, I work at Ford’s research and Engineering center.

[Tony125]

6 hours ago, impulse said:

 

For starters, the house will be going up in value.   The Mustang, not so much. 

 

Even forgetting the interest on any payments (or the opportunity cost of not investing the cash elsewhere), the cost of having that 'Stang in your driveway will run into $$$ USD thousands a month- just on depreciation. 

 

You don't know much about Classic Cars I guess, they appreciate in value . Check Ebay or Google  1967 Shelby Mustang GT . My friend bought one in 1967 for $10,000 USD it's worth about $250,000 + USD now. At 4 mil baht a new Mustang will cost about $120,000 USD here. I have already seen a few driving around in Pattaya and Bangkok. Also seen some Corvettes.

Edited August 31, 2018 by Tony125

[Tony125]

The above car is the Bullit updated from the old movie has 475 hp does about 170 MPH

This is the Shelby GT 500 Mustang, a special order has 700 HP engine does Plus 200 MPH

[Esso49]

21 hours ago, eng911 said:

Beautiful car. Is it being imported? The price is shocking. I can get the top of the line model in Canada for about $60,000 CDN but the Thai one would be about $190,000 CDN equiv. 

 

I can buy a house in Thailand for that. ?

Yes you could, but the Thai house would be nothing but crap whereas the Mustang would be a beautiful auto.   However I can't believe the Mustang 5.0-litre V8 GT Coupe Performance Pack will only be  Bt4,799,000.  Sure more expensive than the states but a motor with 5 ltr V8 in Thailand for that price ? a bargain.   Hope Ford Thailand restrict sales to expats only as Thais would/are incapable of handling a performance machine with any kind of safety.

Edited August 31, 2018 by Esso49

[AsiaHand]

5 hours ago, Pedrogaz said:

Sticker price for V8 Mustang in US is $35,000.....I just looked it up. That is a hair over 1 million Baht. 4.8 million for a Ford built car is outrageous. Anyone buying one of these poorly built vehicles needs their head examined. 

Plus the incompetent people putting it together are people of LOS.

[Henryford]

22 hours ago, eng911 said:

Beautiful car. Is it being imported? The price is shocking. I can get the top of the line model in Canada for about $60,000 CDN but the Thai one would be about $190,000 CDN equiv. 

 

I can buy a house in Thailand for that. ?

Except you can't buy a house in Thailand

[impulse]

2 hours ago, Tony125 said:

You don't know much about Classic Cars I guess, they appreciate in value . Check Ebay or Google  1967 Shelby Mustang GT . My friend bought one in 1967 for $10,000 USD it's worth about $250,000 + USD now. At 4 mil baht a new Mustang will cost about $120,000 USD here. I have already seen a few driving around in Pattaya and Bangkok. Also seen some Corvettes.

 

 

Sure I do.  But waiting 51 years for a tiny chance that something will be worth what you paid for it again hardly seems like a good bet.

 

Just out of curiosity, what's an '84 Mustang worth today?  Or a '95 Camaro?  Or, for that matter an '85 Vette?

 

The vast majority of cars will never be classics.   Especially mass market cars that are the 8th generation of the ones that did become classics.

 

Edit: and if your friend had put that same $10,000 into a stock that averaged a 10% return, he'd be sitting on $1.3 million, and wouldn't have spent a dime on new tires or $8,000 paint jobs every few years.  (Before you scoff at 10%, keep in mind that period included the '70s when real inflation itself was running higher than that)

 

 

Edited August 31, 2018 by impulse

[impulse]

6 minutes ago, Henryford said:

22 hours ago, eng911 said:

I can buy a house in Thailand for that. 

Except you can't buy a house in Thailand

 

Sure you can.  You just can't buy the land it's on.  You have to lease that, or let your Thai loved one own the land.  The house can be in your name.

 

Edited August 31, 2018 by impulse

[impulse]

1 hour ago, Esso49 said:

Hope Ford Thailand restrict sales to expats only as Thais would/are incapable of handling a performance machine with any kind of safety.

 

You've never been to a weekend of Thai drift racing, have you?   Those guys have crazy skills.

 

[Cake Monster]

7 hours ago, tompelli said:

Won't be long until you see them up trees in the central reservation. I may screenshot my comment for future "the car lost control overtaking " news.

And a whole load of brake failures to come.

[NCC1701A]