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Old 03-25-2020, 04:33 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Ecky View Post
That particular vehicle isn't actually made in the US; it's built in Europe and imported.
Not to mention its U.S.-spec engine is larger than any of the Euro-spec ones.


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To avoid the Chicken Tax, it's shipped overseas with backseats and then they're removed and shipped back to Europe.
AFAIK it was not allowed to ship the seats and windows back to Europe, they had to be sent for some recycling facility in America, otherwise Ford wouldn't be able to circumvent the Chicken Tax.
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