Comments on: Ford Korea unleashes Mustang

By: Simon World

Simon World — Mon, 25 Apr 2005 20:47:48 +0000

Korean Babes by Blog

Kelvin at Plum Blossom beat me to the first babe post in Simon’s absence (must be something in the air), but it does give me a good segue: “Kelvin did a fantastic job on in his post. But what is the recent history of beautiful Korean women in the blo…

By: Kromozone

Kromozone — Wed, 20 Apr 2005 22:16:27 +0000

kcbill06, there are several factors which are going to inflate the price of Ford products in Korea. One of the major reasons, for the Ford Mustang in particular, is the displacement. Cars over 2000cc are subject to 10% Special Excise Tax, 10% VAT, 30% of Special Excise Tax Education Tax (e.g. 3% of the value after calculating the cost including SET), 5% Registration Tax, and 20% Subway Bond Tax. Add to this the fact that you are importing in limited numbers, increasing shipping costs, and other problems associated with a limited presence in Korea. In addition, the people importing goods into Korea don’t immediately adjust their prices based on shifts in the exchange rates. Most companies are probably still banking on a 1200won-$1 return by the time they actually get the profits out of Korea and back to the U.S. Hopefully, people will realize that the new exchange rate is stable and I can start taking advantage of my psychological pay raise to purchase cheaper U.S. goods (Like that ridiculously expenisve Apple Cinema Display!)

Fortunately the used car market in Korea is pretty good, it seems there’s a stigma concerning purchasing used vehicle. You can get a pretty new Lexus IS200 with low mileage for 22-26,000,000.

By: Dubya

Dubya — Wed, 20 Apr 2005 18:43:32 +0000

Heh heh heh.

By: Kim Jong-Il

Kim Jong-Il — Wed, 20 Apr 2005 18:42:58 +0000

I’m so ronery,
I’m so ronery, so ronery,
cause I ate all the tots…

By: Dubya

Dubya — Wed, 20 Apr 2005 18:35:42 +0000

Jongil, you there? Have to go for a leak? Heh heh heh. I was just funnin’ ya about eatin’ kids, uh, y’all don’t do that for real, right? Jongil?

By: DaeHan

DaeHan — Wed, 20 Apr 2005 17:57:22 +0000

Ford sucks and Mustang is ugly and Racing girls are hot.

By: Dubya

Dubya — Wed, 20 Apr 2005 17:46:13 +0000

My CIA people tell me y’all got some kind of “double bread with meat”– that the “special” meat, you goin’ native on us Jongil? Instead of tater tots, you eatin’ real tots? Heh heh heh.

By: Kim Jong-Il

Kim Jong-Il — Wed, 20 Apr 2005 17:38:58 +0000

But seriously, Dear Leader is ordering pizza tonight and would like to know what goes well with anchovies on people’s revolutionary songun pizza, besides “special meat”. We do not have “special meat” on songun pizza because there is absolutely no cannibalism in the DPRK.
Now, when I say there is absolutely no cannibalism in the DPRK, I do of course mean there is a certain amount…

By: Dubya

Dubya — Wed, 20 Apr 2005 17:17:49 +0000

Jongil, Pizza Hut don’t have “sea of flame” pizza, you must be thinkin’ of dominos. Anywho, you tellin’ me your sonofgun pizza’s better than the Pepperoni Trio (TM) or Dippin’ Strips (TM)? I’m laughin my ass off! Heh heh heh.

By: Dubya

Dubya — Wed, 20 Apr 2005 17:08:01 +0000

Hey Jongil, we got Pizza Hut, you folks live in a “hut.” Heh heheh. Don’t know about that sonofgun pizza, but maybe we can “nuke” it in the microwave for ya. Heh heh heh.