So who has ordered the new S550 Mustang?

[Roo]

wycoller said:

When I retire back to UK I'll be bringing a right hand drive shelby gt350 model back

From where?

[croyde]

Considering they are 50 years apart, I think it's a pretty faithful modern interpretation of the original fastback.

[david_b]

Centurion07 said:

Still no email for me.....

Same here, ordered on the 26th Jan so I guess they're just working through them. Spoke to the dealer on Saturday and they confirmed the order had definitely been sent off (had been a slight concern that they were delaying getting them in for some reason while the queue is getting ever longer!).

[dufusmuppet]

Ive been looking at a new or newer car since the beginning of the year and so far m3`s,c63`s,vxr8`s were top of the list until now....

The s550 looks awesome and after speaking with my local ford dealer im deliberating whether to bite the bullet and order one but while ive put by enough to pay outright has anyone found out about pcp/finance deals???


I guess most of you are just going to pay outright??

Edited by dufusmuppet on Tuesday 17th February 13:06

[DSLiverpool]

dufusmuppet said:

I guess most of you are just going to pay outright??

Edited by dufusmuppet on Tuesday 17th February 13:06

I think your guess is wildly wrong, if the Ford deal is no use there are many other financers available - however the residual should be high early on this will lower premiums overall. Paying cash for new cars only makes sense if you cant do anything better with it and most can.

[dufusmuppet]

DSLiverpool said:

I think your guess is wildly wrong, if the Ford deal is no use there are many other financers available - however the residual should be high early on this will lower premiums overall. Paying cash for new cars only makes sense if you cant do anything better with it and most can.

Ive yet to find a better alternative to paying cash outright unless its a interest free deal...my money is earning nothing sitting in a bank! and i dont like paying interest to some finance company>>

Edited by dufusmuppet on Tuesday 17th February 14:23

[Mike_Mac]

dufusmuppet said:

DSLiverpool said:

I think your guess is wildly wrong, if the Ford deal is no use there are many other financers available - however the residual should be high early on this will lower premiums overall. Paying cash for new cars only makes sense if you cant do anything better with it and most can.

I've yet to find a better alternative to paying cash outright, unless its a interest free deal... my money is earning nothing sitting in a bank! and I don't like paying interest to some finance company>>

I must admit that's broadly my view as well. The only better thing I think could be done with the money would be to use as a buy-to-let deposit, or similar. Compare finance interest with the return you could get from that... not much in it unless viewed over the long term.

ETA - admittedly that wasn't factoring in depreciation, vs bricks and mortar, but you still get depreciation if you take out finance, with the interest from the finance on top too...

Edited by Mike_Mac on Tuesday 17th February 14:57

[croyde]

So nearly got to see one in the flesh today. Was passing through Byfleet so stopped at Bill Shepherd's Mustang garage.

There was a dark coloured one in there but the windows had some sort of milky screen all over them and the shop was closed. I had to scrunch my face up against the glass like a curious school kid peering at the goodies at the sweet shop.

All I can say is that it has presence.

[Roo]

croyde said:

Considering they are 50 years apart, I think it's a pretty faithful modern interpretation of the original fastback.

More like the '69.

[dufusmuppet]

http://www.billshepherdmustang.com/portfolio-items...

£43950

Not keen on the toyota gt86 type wheels (or the price)

Edited by dufusmuppet on Tuesday 17th February 16:22

[croyde]

And it doesn't have the the performance track pack ie bigger wheels, bigger brakes, bigger rear axle ratio, gauges etc

ETA Roo! That '69 look the dog's.....

[Mike_Mac]

croyde said:

So nearly got to see one in the flesh today. Was passing through Byfleet so stopped at Bill Shepherd's Mustang garage.

I plan to be 'passing through' Byfleet as soon as is feasible. Not just to perv an s550, but also have a look at all the other cars there.

(Obviously will mention I've already ordered one so I don't waste anyone's time though!)

[croyde]

Starting to think that the Orange I've ordered will be too showy. Starting to like the Green.

[Regiment]

croyde said:

Starting to think that the Orange I've ordered will be too showy. Starting to like the Green.

When I showed the girlfriend the Orange, she said I could never park it in front of her house otherwise she'd scratch it lol with how showy it is, it does look like a nice colour though and it's free .

[Fidd]

Black looks nice

[foliedouce]

croyde said:

Starting to think that the Orange I've ordered will be too showy. Starting to like the Green.

You've certainly got to be able to deal with attention if you have orange. As long as you're cool with that, keep the order.

[knownuser]

foliedouce said:

croyde said:

Starting to think that the Orange I've ordered will be too showy. Starting to like the Green.

You've certainly got to be able to deal with attention if you have orange. As long as you're cool with that, keep the order.

started to worry about my yellow order a while back but I figured you don't buy a 'stang to be subtle. my car will be my daily drive but I'm 6'1" and 19st if I was worried about standing out I'd never leave home.

who are you getting the car for? if the answer is you then screw anyone else's opinion (including mine).

[lee jasp 48]

Evening all, New member and new to the forum.
Lots of useful chat on here so thanks to all who have posted.

Just ordered mine last week , Guard , GT fastback , manual. black trim all the options . ( not 100 % final on colour as yet , would like to see more posts of the green colour first ? ) Not too bothered when it arrives if its a year thats fine, don't want it mid winter anyway ! Hopefully wont be that much later though ???

Ordered from Ford in Guildford although the Sales guy seemed to know less than i did !

Currently drive an M135i had it about 18months , would have to agree with someone else who posted, yeah its fast but dull !!!!

Had a few yanks in the past but not for a good few years, have a few upgrades planned too , really excited !!

[sumpoil]

Greetings ...

lee jasp 48 said:

Ordered from Ford in Guildford although the Sales guy seemed to know less than i did !

Seems to be a recurring theme!

lee jasp 48 said:

..... have a few upgrades planned too , really excited !!

Indeed, for starters I'm thinking about a revised cold air system and a Ford Performance/Borla Cat-Back exhaust ..... Awesome!

http://www.cjponyparts.com/ford-racing-by-borla-ca...

[knownuser]

lee jasp 48 said:

Currently drive an M135i had it about 18months , would have to agree with someone else who posted, yeah its fast but dull !!!!

Hi that'll be me, new here too.