Considering a Mustang Ecoboost as Company car.
Discussion
I'd agree with pretty well everything Oxfordboy says. It's big, it's brash, it turns heads and at just over 5.0 seconds to 60 it's not slow and changing to Pilot Supersports was a good move. I had a few niggles sorted out under warranty, but nothing worth talking about but it only averaged 26-27 mpg. The interior is low-rent compared the to German options but the the exterior is great. I did 55,000 since March 2016 and had no regrets but after almost three years fancied a change and now have a 435d, which is superb, but looks like any other repmobile. Evans Halshaw are selling mine, but I think the price is a bit rich!
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I had a 2.3 in Florida in 2016. Did just shy of 1900 miles in it.
I've always liked Mustangs and my choice would be coupe, manual, V8. So getting an auto 2.3 convertible didn't tick the boxes....
or at least so I thought at first.
It turned out to be a bloody brilliant car. Felt very much like a scaled up MX-5 and while the convertible doesn't look as good in photos, you simply don't care when driving it with the top down.
It wasn't the quickest thing in the world, but it eager and more than quick enough for real world use. Was certainly slower than my z28 Camaro.
MPG was impressive too. 32.7mpg (imperial) over the 1900 miles. Which is a lot better than my LS1.
Sound wise, it really wasn't that bad. I'm not sure I'd want a loud exhaust on it, but in the cabin it made a sort of growl. Not musical like a V8, but not completely unpleasant either.
The 2.3 is also aimed at the "tuner" market. So I suspect a remap would make a huge difference to performance.
In truth, I'd have one.
The only issue really is the greedy f
kers at Ford UK pricing it completely stupidly in the UK. In the USA these are priced the same as a GT86, but over here they are over 25% (£11,000) more money than the Toyota.
I've always liked Mustangs and my choice would be coupe, manual, V8. So getting an auto 2.3 convertible didn't tick the boxes....
or at least so I thought at first.
It turned out to be a bloody brilliant car. Felt very much like a scaled up MX-5 and while the convertible doesn't look as good in photos, you simply don't care when driving it with the top down.
It wasn't the quickest thing in the world, but it eager and more than quick enough for real world use. Was certainly slower than my z28 Camaro.
MPG was impressive too. 32.7mpg (imperial) over the 1900 miles. Which is a lot better than my LS1.
Sound wise, it really wasn't that bad. I'm not sure I'd want a loud exhaust on it, but in the cabin it made a sort of growl. Not musical like a V8, but not completely unpleasant either.
The 2.3 is also aimed at the "tuner" market. So I suspect a remap would make a huge difference to performance.
In truth, I'd have one.
The only issue really is the greedy f
kers at Ford UK pricing it completely stupidly in the UK. In the USA these are priced the same as a GT86, but over here they are over 25% (£11,000) more money than the Toyota.
Edited by 300bhp/ton on Thursday 7th March 11:58
Well I have shown my boss the mpg and can get a v8 on my car allowance.
I had an m4 before so no real problem.
So I went on fords website to organise a test drive at my local dealer and filled in the form.
Do you think they have contacted me in the last week to sell me one? I’ll give you two guesses
I had an m4 before so no real problem.
So I went on fords website to organise a test drive at my local dealer and filled in the form.
Do you think they have contacted me in the last week to sell me one? I’ll give you two guesses
interstellar said:
Well I have shown my boss the mpg and can get a v8 on my car allowance.
I had an m4 before so no real problem.
So I went on fords website to organise a test drive at my local dealer and filled in the form.
Do you think they have contacted me in the last week to sell me one? I’ll give you two guesses
Just phone the local dealer? I had an m4 before so no real problem.
So I went on fords website to organise a test drive at my local dealer and filled in the form.
Do you think they have contacted me in the last week to sell me one? I’ll give you two guesses
What did you think would be quicker, a phone call to the showroom actually speaking to someone who works there or an email to a massive organisation that then has to be forwarded onto the dealer?
joshcowin said:
Just phone the local dealer?
What did you think would be quicker, a phone call to the showroom actually speaking to someone who works there or an email to a massive organisation that then has to be forwarded onto the dealer?
It was 11pm and I have been busy every since but that’s not the point. The dealers are very good at being given sales leads and messing it up.What did you think would be quicker, a phone call to the showroom actually speaking to someone who works there or an email to a massive organisation that then has to be forwarded onto the dealer?
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