RE: Ford announces Mustang pricing

[Robin Hood]

Fidd said:

Anyone going for Yellow ?

Noooo, Yellow is for council vans and trucks

Deep Impact Blue:

[Fidd]

Pesty said:

Keep comb back to this thread. Ticking all the options come to just over 35k

Is there anything else comparable at that price?

If you're looking at new cars - no I don't think there can be ?

If including used cars the alternatives for me would be V8 Vantage or 911, but then you're looking at stuff several years old and unlikely to have the benefit of Manufacturers warranty. Plus you've then got the potential for some epic servicing / repair bills !

[Pesty]

Fidd said:

If you're looking at new cars - no I don't think there can be ?

If including used cars the alternatives for me would be V8 Vantage or 911, but then you're looking at stuff several years old and unlikely to have the benefit of Manufacturers warranty. Plus you've then got the potential for some epic servicing / repair bills !

exactly. I heart set on waiting a few years and getting a V6s F type coupe. that is my plan.

but brand new V8 mustang fully loaded for 35k is very very tempting.

[Fidd]

Custom Pack wheels image from Ford UK Mustang info.

I can't actually find a picture of these on a car yet.

[Pesty]

Wat else does the custom pack gIve.mwont open on this iPad.

[Fidd]

Custom Pack

Includes "Shaker Pro" premium audio system with navigation; Climate controlled seats; Reverse parking sensors; 19" Lustre Nickel multi-spoke alloy wheels;Side windows chrome surround (Fastback only)

£1,795

[Fidd]

DSLiverpool said:

Looking like an early Celica from those angles

They weren't known as the baby Mustang without some reason !

[andyb28]

How much leg room is in the back?

[croyde]

Lot of reviews on YouTube but I'd say not much. Kids and amputees only.

Looks a tiny little more than a 911 and many have said no headroom and I saw one review that said not for 5ft 7 ins plus.

Of course I haven't seen an actual car myself.

[Pesty]

Fidd said:

Custom Pack

Includes "Shaker Pro" premium audio system with navigation; Climate controlled seats; Reverse parking sensors; 19" Lustre Nickel multi-spoke alloy wheels;Side windows chrome surround (Fastback only)

£1,795

So basically all the options plus crime trim and different wheels. Thanks.

[PanzerCommander]

andyb28 said:

How much leg room is in the back?

Not too bad actually (based on a 2006 model) I regularly have two passengers in mine and have had three for a short distance. The seats are full size bases so it's not like the little shelf seats you get in some 2+2's. You might want to put the shortest one behind the driver because there is a fair amount (again on the 2006 car) of movement in the seats to allow for leg room in the back. The only issue in the back for the taller person is the rake of the rear screen as you can bump your head on it.

And to those worrying about poor weather performance on summer tyres I just drove to work in the snow on summer tyres (Hankook Ventus V12 evo2's) with the standard pressures in my 2006 car, ok so its ~96hp down on the new one but its still RWD on summer tyres (the local authorities had not gritted at all, thankfully the HA had gritted the major road I use).

[CYMR0]

stuart313 said:

This may have been asked before but why does an auto carry a premium? Its a yank car and I would imagine 99% would be sold with an auto box, in fact I would have thought a manual was an extra over there.

Same reason metallic paint costs extra here. Incidentally most metallics are free there but auto is an option, albeit on about 80% of Mustangs and around 95% of the market as a whole.

[PanzerCommander]

CYMR0 said:

stuart313 said:

This may have been asked before but why does an auto carry a premium? Its a yank car and I would imagine 99% would be sold with an auto box, in fact I would have thought a manual was an extra over there.

Same reason metallic paint costs extra here. Incidentally most metallics are free there but auto is an option, albeit on about 80% of Mustangs and around 95% of the market as a whole.

Because an automatic transmission is significantly more complex and more expensive to produce than a manual. You will find that on the vast majority of new cars sold that are a MT as standard and have an AT option the AT is more expensive.

Of course there will be a profit margin on the box and there is a VAT increase of 20% on top of the cost of the 'box and the profit margin.

[Centurion07]

Fidd said:

Anyone going for Yellow ?

One (PHer), so far. There's a list here:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[SuperVM]

Robin Hood said:

Fidd said:

Anyone going for Yellow ?

Noooo, Yellow is for council vans and trucks

Deep Impact Blue:

The two colours I've been trying to decide between. Of course, either way there's the almighty wife's sign-off to acquire first.

[willisit]

Fidd said:

Custom Pack wheels image from Ford UK Mustang info.

I can't actually find a picture of these on a car yet.

That's what they look like on the UK site.. on the US site they are different. For the custom pack, it'd have you believe it's the stock wheel in silver. I'm not so sure...

[ziontrain]

Zero7 said:

Do you know if that is Deep impact Blue or a special order colour..

It's called Liquid Blue and no you can't have it.

http://jalopnik.com/no-you-cant-have-that-gorgeous...

[Fidd]

Anyone know what this interior colour is? I'm guessing it's a one-off as it doesn't seem to appear on either UK or US configurators. I think it looks fantastic against the exterior, which looks like Magnetic.

[Pesty]

This car seems to look good in all colours.

Slightly favouring ingot silver

[croyde]

That interior is called Ceramic. I ruled it out based on the cartoon pic on the configurator but I saw it in a video of an Orange V8 that I posted earlier and will probably change to that from all black.