RHD Ford Mustang Spotted
Discussion
VeeFource said:
PanzerCommander said:
mcflurry said:
Doesn't the road tax standardise in 2017 to £140 after year 1?
Indeed it does. The first years showroom tax is the same horrific lump as it is now but after that its £140 per year and as long as you don't go for a 'fully loaded' convertible it avoids the luxury tax too.Let's hope unleaded's not at £5/litre by the time we get to 2017!
As for the change, I believe the first year is close to double at around £2000 but then consequent years will indeed be lower. So make sure the tax is included in the purchase price.
swisstoni said:
I welcome them. Some desperately dull stuff on th roads today. How much do they put out as standard?
The 3.7 V6 puts out 300 horsepower as standard (US only)The 2.3 Turbo puts out 310 horsepower as standard
The 5.0 V8 puts out 435 horsepower as standard
The 5.2 flat plane crank V8 puts out 526 horsepower as standard. (US only)
Edited by skyrover on Thursday 21st January 21:38
Centurion07 said:
Erm, it's for cars registered on/after that date, so cars already on the roads prior to that will remain on the current system.
As for the change, I believe the first year is close to double at around £2000 but then consequent years will indeed be lower. So make sure the tax is included in the purchase price.
Errrrrrmmmm, yes that's why I said "Let's hope unleaded's not at £5/litre by the time we get to 2017!". As in we have to wait till then to buy one to reape the benefit...As for the change, I believe the first year is close to double at around £2000 but then consequent years will indeed be lower. So make sure the tax is included in the purchase price.
On that note, surely this fact is going to put informed buyers off till then unless they're only planning on keeping it a year? But even then I imagine residuals will be hit hard as it's going to be difficult selling on a 2016 mustang when the following year's version is going to save the next owner a small fortune.
Edited by VeeFource on Thursday 21st January 22:18
B2UFO said:
Hello,
I don't post much on here as I enjoy reading the topics more.
But I'd thought I would share my crappy photos of my first spot of the 2016 Ford Mustang GT 5.0 and it was RHD!
I have to say it looks stunning on the road, I think the driver was a salesman as he wasn't giving it any kick.
Spotted in Loughborough on my way home, I assume he came from the Ford dealers in Loughborough and
driving it to another. Loughborough is the perfect place to show off the new Mustang as they are quite a few
muscle car owners around here.
Has anybody else seen one in RHD?
Saw that very car today at Sandicliffe Leicester - sitting outside with 4 other sold Mustangs.I don't post much on here as I enjoy reading the topics more.
But I'd thought I would share my crappy photos of my first spot of the 2016 Ford Mustang GT 5.0 and it was RHD!
I have to say it looks stunning on the road, I think the driver was a salesman as he wasn't giving it any kick.
Spotted in Loughborough on my way home, I assume he came from the Ford dealers in Loughborough and
driving it to another. Loughborough is the perfect place to show off the new Mustang as they are quite a few
muscle car owners around here.
Has anybody else seen one in RHD?
Don't think it's Deep Impact Blue though - looks really dark and very different to my van which is DIB...
VeeFource said:
Centurion07 said:
Erm, it's for cars registered on/after that date, so cars already on the roads prior to that will remain on the current system.
As for the change, I believe the first year is close to double at around £2000 but then consequent years will indeed be lower. So make sure the tax is included in the purchase price.
Errrrrrmmmm, yes that's why I said "Let's hope unleaded's not at £5/litre by the time we get to 2017!". As in we have to wait till then to buy one to reape the benefit...As for the change, I believe the first year is close to double at around £2000 but then consequent years will indeed be lower. So make sure the tax is included in the purchase price.
On that note, surely this fact is going to put informed buyers off till then unless they're only planning on keeping it a year? But even then I imagine residuals will be hit hard as it's going to be difficult selling on a 2016 mustang when the following year's version is going to save the next owner a small fortune.
Edited by VeeFource on Thursday 21st January 22:18
ts and giggles PLUS the extra grand for the first year's tax in 2017 & all of a sudden it's not quite such a great deal.People will price their cars for sale at a percentage of what they paid or perceive them to be worth, so if they paid an extra £2k or so over and above the 2016 model then they will price accordingly when they sell. So in order to get the later tax-efficient model you're going to end up paying through the nose for it upon purchase. Swings and roundabouts.
skyrover said:
swisstoni said:
I welcome them. Some desperately dull stuff on th roads today. How much do they put out as standard?
The 3.7 V6 puts out 300 horsepower as standard (US only)The 2.3 Turbo puts out 310 horsepower as standard
The 5.0 V8 puts out 435 horsepower as standard
The 5.2 flat plane crank V8 puts out 526 horsepower as standard. (US only)
Edited by skyrover on Thursday 21st January 21:38
Blayney said:
Not sure whether it's a units difference or how its measured or the UK cars are genuinely lower power but I'm fairly sure UK v8 are rated at 415bhp.
I've a feeling I read somewhere that the exhaust manifold design is different between RHD and LHD V8s, accounting for the difference in power. I thought the difference was less than that though. 5bhp is because one of the manifolds now has a nasty sharp kink in it to clear the steering column. The rest I believe is down to the way figures are advertised in the US.
I think their headline power figure is on a particular kind of fuel whereas our figure is a baseline. It's something like that anyway. I can't be arsed to go dig up the info.
In short, ours put out about 410 compared to the US cars which are actually around 420.
I think their headline power figure is on a particular kind of fuel whereas our figure is a baseline. It's something like that anyway. I can't be arsed to go dig up the info.
In short, ours put out about 410 compared to the US cars which are actually around 420.
DonkeyApple said:
Arguably one of the most petrolhead cars to go on sale in the UK for years.
Cheap
V8
Manual
RWD
Plus heritage.
I really hope to see these regularly and being driven by under 30s as it will be a sign that the Millenials aren't totally disconnected from all previous generations.
It's certainly a breath of fresh air compared to the ever more anodyne feeling German offerings of similar size and price. Cheap
V8
Manual
RWD
Plus heritage.
I really hope to see these regularly and being driven by under 30s as it will be a sign that the Millenials aren't totally disconnected from all previous generations.
If I ever need a four seater it'll certainly be on the list, although the width of the thing worries me. It looks smaller on the road than I expected, it'll be interesting to see how wide it feels to drive.
Edited by kambites on Friday 22 January 08:42
kambites said:
It's certainly a breath of fresh air compared to the ever more anodyne feeling German offerings of similar size and price.
If I ever need a four seater it'll certainly be on the list, although the width of the thing worries me. It looks smaller on the road than I expected, it'll be interesting to see how wide it feels to drive.
It's a couple of inches slimmer than a MK4 Mondeo.If I ever need a four seater it'll certainly be on the list, although the width of the thing worries me. It looks smaller on the road than I expected, it'll be interesting to see how wide it feels to drive.
Edited by kambites on Friday 22 January 08:42
Centurion07 said:
It's a couple of inches slimmer than a MK4 Mondeo.
Indeed and the mk4 Mondeo is an absolute monstrosity - fine for motorway mile munching and probably OK for fast, flowing A-roads but not a car I'd want to try to hustle down a narrow B-road which is where most of my driving takes place. If you treat the thing as a GT I'm sure it's fine, but I don't really feel that long distance cruising will be its forte in other ways? If it comes to the point where I'm in the market for a 2+2 sports car I'll certainly test drive one but I'm moderately confident I'll end up rejecting it on that basis.
I know I have an unusual hatred of wide cars though, I'm sure it wont be a problem for the huge majority of people.
Edited by kambites on Friday 22 January 09:50
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