Dark Horse collection 01/03/25
Discussion
The thing is, they’d already accelerated the price of a Mustang.
When the S550 was launched, it was a few thousand more expensive than an RS Focus, then Ford pushed and pushed the price.
To change from my 2 year and Mach 1, I’d have needed to put anther £25 towards it.
Then add in that the S550 is more traditional ‘Mustang’ (in my eyes, anyway).
If you could easily afford one, and it was on your shopping list, then why not, but it’s not what I’d spend £70k on.
And, after all, the sales speak louder than anything I can say.
When the S550 was launched, it was a few thousand more expensive than an RS Focus, then Ford pushed and pushed the price.
To change from my 2 year and Mach 1, I’d have needed to put anther £25 towards it.
Then add in that the S550 is more traditional ‘Mustang’ (in my eyes, anyway).
If you could easily afford one, and it was on your shopping list, then why not, but it’s not what I’d spend £70k on.
And, after all, the sales speak louder than anything I can say.
alscar
That is good news, though you still have £5490 first year's road tax to pay. Not thought about buying one already registered with a few hundred miles on the clock? There do seem to be quite a lot around like that.
So, what colour have you gone for? Manual or auto?
I must say my son is very pleased with his and it does produce a wonderful deep down rumble even when driving slowly. It even rides really well over the pot holed roads of south Cambridgeshire.
That is good news, though you still have £5490 first year's road tax to pay. Not thought about buying one already registered with a few hundred miles on the clock? There do seem to be quite a lot around like that.
So, what colour have you gone for? Manual or auto?
I must say my son is very pleased with his and it does produce a wonderful deep down rumble even when driving slowly. It even rides really well over the pot holed roads of south Cambridgeshire.
Hereandthere said:
alscar
That is good news, though you still have £5490 first year's road tax to pay. Not thought about buying one already registered with a few hundred miles on the clock? There do seem to be quite a lot around like that.
So, what colour have you gone for? Manual or auto?
I must say my son is very pleased with his and it does produce a wonderful deep down rumble even when driving slowly. It even rides really well over the pot holed roads of south Cambridgeshire.
Yes I mentioned the increased tax to the dealer as part of my what I am paying for it conversation !That is good news, though you still have £5490 first year's road tax to pay. Not thought about buying one already registered with a few hundred miles on the clock? There do seem to be quite a lot around like that.
So, what colour have you gone for? Manual or auto?
I must say my son is very pleased with his and it does produce a wonderful deep down rumble even when driving slowly. It even rides really well over the pot holed roads of south Cambridgeshire.
Carbonized Grey / Manual / Recaros.
Glad your son is still pleased with his.
Hereandthere said:
I think carbonised grey absolutely suits the car and even though it is not black it does make it look sinister and potent. With regard to the noise, I think it sounds better than my V10 R8. And nearly 2 months in, the Mustang has no creaks and groans, despite the bad roads.
Hopefully will stay like that! My 2017 Mustang hadn't developed any creaks groans or squeaks when I traded it in last year. Neither has the new one, but that's only 4 months!mac96
Although the interior is not up to Audi, Porsche or Aston standard it is a nice place to be and the seats are very comfortable. Parking at a garden centre for Sunday lunch last weekend had a middle aged man driving a regular hatchback asking my son to blip the throttle a few times. He smiled and gave the thumbs up after my son duly obliged.
Although the interior is not up to Audi, Porsche or Aston standard it is a nice place to be and the seats are very comfortable. Parking at a garden centre for Sunday lunch last weekend had a middle aged man driving a regular hatchback asking my son to blip the throttle a few times. He smiled and gave the thumbs up after my son duly obliged.
Hereandthere said:
And using the screen it is easy to turn off the speed and lane assist warnings.
Top tip, you can disable both of these from the steering wheel using actual buttons, which is much easier and quickly becomes 'muscle memory'.To do so, press and hold the speed limiter button for a couple of seconds (circled yellow, below), and double press the lane keep assist button (circled blue).
I always always do this before driving, and have never had a 'hand on wheel' warning, so maybe one of these also disables that? Worth a try.
SweptVolume said:
Hereandthere said:
And using the screen it is easy to turn off the speed and lane assist warnings.
Top tip, you can disable both of these from the steering wheel using actual buttons, which is much easier and quickly becomes 'muscle memory'.To do so, press and hold the speed limiter button for a couple of seconds (circled yellow, below), and double press the lane keep assist button (circled blue).
I always always do this before driving, and have never had a 'hand on wheel' warning, so maybe one of these also disables that? Worth a try.
Oh, and I have found the hand on wheel warning seems to be disappearing. Perhaps it has learned my driving style? No idea whethwr it is clever enough to do that!
SweptVolume said:
Top tip, you can disable both of these from the steering wheel using actual buttons, which is much easier and quickly becomes 'muscle memory'.
To do so, press and hold the speed limiter button for a couple of seconds (circled yellow, below), and double press the lane keep assist button (circled blue).
I always always do this before driving, and have never had a 'hand on wheel' warning, so maybe one of these also disables that? Worth a try.
Swept , in advance of my DH turning up next month any other excellent “ short cut “ tips ?To do so, press and hold the speed limiter button for a couple of seconds (circled yellow, below), and double press the lane keep assist button (circled blue).
I always always do this before driving, and have never had a 'hand on wheel' warning, so maybe one of these also disables that? Worth a try.
Hereandthere said:
"Swept , in+ advance of my DH turning up next month any other excellent short cut tips ?"
Collected your car yet?
Yes - few issues like getting Tracker installed and then with Detailers for a few days getting ceramic coated. Collected your car yet?
Will post a couple of pics.
Still getting to grips with certain things on the digital screens but so glad I waited for my spec as opposed to the spec Ford wanted to sell me.
Mmmm, looks nice in carbonised grey. Did you have to pay the full "extra" road tax or did you and the dealer come to an accommodation?
By the way, is the front bonet aligned or does it stick up slighty at one end(Or perhaps even both!). Apparently, this is a common occurrence and is easy to fix.My son's D.H. has that problem and is waiting for the isue to be rectified.
By the way, is the front bonet aligned or does it stick up slighty at one end(Or perhaps even both!). Apparently, this is a common occurrence and is easy to fix.My son's D.H. has that problem and is waiting for the isue to be rectified.
Hereandthere said:
Mmmm, looks nice in carbonised grey. Did you have to pay the full "extra" road tax or did you and the dealer come to an accommodation?
By the way, is the front bonet aligned or does it stick up slighty at one end(Or perhaps even both!). Apparently, this is a common occurrence and is easy to fix.My son's D.H. has that problem and is waiting for the isue to be rectified.
The dealer ended up contributing 40% of the additional tax which I thought was reasonable. By the way, is the front bonet aligned or does it stick up slighty at one end(Or perhaps even both!). Apparently, this is a common occurrence and is easy to fix.My son's D.H. has that problem and is waiting for the isue to be rectified.
Front bonnet aligned - tbh panel fit throughout is pretty decent.
Paint quality generally better than I expected although one tiny ( and I mean tiny ) indent on the suage line which unless you know it was there you wouldn’t.
It was the detailer under his lights that mentioned it.
Dealer happy to pay for Excel Dents to remove but I’m probably just going to leave it.
Under the rear bumper ( the black plastic bit ) there is also a small gouge but not noticeable unless you are crouched down.
Dealer happy to order a new one but I’m slightly nervous of the removal and refitting process given how good the current fit is !
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