2023 mustang dark horse
Discussion
yzr500 said:
As regards to Fords colour range the pictures are never like the true shade of colour ,my Intense Purple turned out being nearing black when it arrived so your ordered colour colour be better than the pictures . .
I love that colour, recently bought a Bullitt but I was also looking at Mach 1s and that was my colour of choice If anybody is thinking of buying a new Mustang it would be best to get it resgistered by the end of March as the first year's road tax for that vehicle has just been increased from £2700 to £5400. That is an additional cost of nearly 10 % when one is buying the GT version of the aforementioned car. To shift any new ones remaining for sale after March dealers may have to reduce the price by the additional tax that will then fall due.
Hereandthere said:
If anybody is thinking of buying a new Mustang it would be best to get it resgistered by the end of March as the first year's road tax for that vehicle has just been increased from £2700 to £5400. That is an additional cost of nearly 10 % when one is buying the GT version of the aforementioned car. To shift any new ones remaining for sale after March dealers may have to reduce the price by the additional tax that will then fall due.
Given the “ interesting “ approach to sales by Ford whilst your advice is good I fear I have little chance of influencing my dealer to get my DH here by any particular date !"Given the “ interesting “ approach to sales by Ford whilst your advice is good I fear I have little chance of influencing my dealer to get my DH here by any particular date !"
Yes, Ford US as far as exporting to the UK is concerned is way outside the conventional norms and they almost come across as trying to put you off from buying from them. There are dealers in the UK (Marshalls Cambridge for example) who have DH's coming in late January/early February, though that can of course slip. If it does and my son's car is hit with the additional tax then he will either cancel his order or get the dealership to cover the additional cost. We live in interesting times!
Yes, Ford US as far as exporting to the UK is concerned is way outside the conventional norms and they almost come across as trying to put you off from buying from them. There are dealers in the UK (Marshalls Cambridge for example) who have DH's coming in late January/early February, though that can of course slip. If it does and my son's car is hit with the additional tax then he will either cancel his order or get the dealership to cover the additional cost. We live in interesting times!
"my road tax was due for 1st nov 2024 £600 so I taxed it the day before the budget did I save any money? "
The vehicle tax goes up in the April following the budget so in your case no. It is only the first year's vehicle tax that has been doubled, the subsequent years tax, as is always the case, will only be increased by inflation from April.
The vehicle tax goes up in the April following the budget so in your case no. It is only the first year's vehicle tax that has been doubled, the subsequent years tax, as is always the case, will only be increased by inflation from April.
Hereandthere said:
"Given the “ interesting “ approach to sales by Ford whilst your advice is good I fear I have little chance of influencing my dealer to get my DH here by any particular date !"
Yes, Ford US as far as exporting to the UK is concerned is way outside the conventional norms and they almost come across as trying to put you off from buying from them. There are dealers in the UK (Marshalls Cambridge for example) who have DH's coming in late January/early February, though that can of course slip. If it does and my son's car is hit with the additional tax then he will either cancel his order or get the dealership to cover the additional cost. We live in interesting times!
They certainly don't make it easy to spend £70k.Yes, Ford US as far as exporting to the UK is concerned is way outside the conventional norms and they almost come across as trying to put you off from buying from them. There are dealers in the UK (Marshalls Cambridge for example) who have DH's coming in late January/early February, though that can of course slip. If it does and my son's car is hit with the additional tax then he will either cancel his order or get the dealership to cover the additional cost. We live in interesting times!
My deposit went in the first week of January this year and I was " offered " a Ford specced car back in July or so which I turned down as not to my spec and was then told I would hear back this quarter.
We await patiently.
yzr500 said:
when I ordered my mach 1 back in feb 2022 the list price increased by 5% in may 2022 but when delivered in aug 2022 I only paid the old price , my road tax was due for 1st nov 2024 £600 so I taxed it the day before the budget did I save any money? ,
If " my " DH ever arrives I'm not even sure what the price of the car will be let alone the tax !I wonder if the Dealer will end up offering a small discount
alscar said:
If " my " DH ever arrives I'm not even sure what the price of the car will be let alone the tax !
I wonder if the Dealer will end up offering a small discount
Ford are under pressure to meet the electric car gov targets so unloading a halo petrol car at a discount could be doubtful but if you have a good dealer it should be possible?.I still can,t get my head around the dealers not accepting customers build spec,s ? I wonder if the Dealer will end up offering a small discount
yzr500 said:
alscar said:
If " my " DH ever arrives I'm not even sure what the price of the car will be let alone the tax !
I wonder if the Dealer will end up offering a small discount
Ford are under pressure to meet the electric car gov targets so unloading a halo petrol car at a discount could be doubtful but if you have a good dealer it should be possible?.I still can,t get my head around the dealers not accepting customers build spec,s ? I wonder if the Dealer will end up offering a small discount
As such difficult to say whether my dealer is one of the good ones or not although I sense in fairness he is.
If I get the good news email I will obviously ask that for my patience I would like a bit off !
Ford have apparently put a hold on all new Mustang deliveries for an urgent recall. There is a potential black instrument cluster failure, basically the digital dash may fail whilst the car is in motion, this I think is for US cars but UK builds in the time slot, expected repair will be 1st Quarter 2025.
Advance Notice, ETA Q1 2025
Affected vehicles: 6192, built between 5/10/24 - 8/20/24
Advance Notice, ETA Q1 2025
Affected vehicles: 6192, built between 5/10/24 - 8/20/24
Saw my first 2 Darkhorses in the flesh today, the Ford dealer in Tower Park has 2 in stock (as they’re not selling well!) 1 black, not a great colour for a Mustang IMO, and a Blue Embers, which is interesting with the sun on it, otherwise it’s an odd, wishy-washy shade of blue.
Not over impressed with the looks of the car, however, I really like the interior, the alacantra cloth really lifts the Recaro’s, which look a bit pants in full leather.
My £70k would be spent elsewhere…
Not over impressed with the looks of the car, however, I really like the interior, the alacantra cloth really lifts the Recaro’s, which look a bit pants in full leather.
My £70k would be spent elsewhere…
Edited by Legacywr on Thursday 23 January 20:28
Legacywr said:
Saw my first 2 Darkhorses in the flesh today, the Ford dealer in Tower Park has 2 in stock (as they’re not selling well!) 1 black, not a great colour for a Mustang IMO, and a Blue Embers, which is interesting with the sun on it, otherwise it’s an odd, wishy-washy shade of blue.
Not over impressed with the looks of the car, however, I really like the interior, the alacantra cloth really lifts the Recaro’s, which look a bit pants in full leather.
My £70k would be spent elsewhere…
Shame it wasn,t the 500bhp car we were lead to believe with the launch details last year if they are slow sellers now what when the £4k showroom tax increase in April my mach 1 was a good deal based on those new prices . Not over impressed with the looks of the car, however, I really like the interior, the alacantra cloth really lifts the Recaro’s, which look a bit pants in full leather.
My £70k would be spent elsewhere…
Edited by Legacywr on Thursday 23 January 20:28
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