Considering a Mustang Ecoboost as Company car.

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Let me start this by saving I can’t get the 5.0 due to my company car rules however I am not taxed on the car as I will own it which is why the eco boost is interesting.

I keep coming back to these and think I need to get one for a while for one reason only, why not.

It would be a fastback, ecoboost and auto probably in Kona blue with ceramic leather. Are there other option that are necessary? Sports exhaust?

What does the ecoboost sound like? I know it’s not the v8 but is it a fart in a thunderstorm or is it ok?

I am currently in a 640i having come from an M4 and an S5 but love the look of these and need to tick a box I think.

Thoughts from any ecoboost owners?

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Well that says it all, zero replies so I guess these are really that unpopular.

I looked st one yesterday and it sounds like a fiesta !!

The 2019 model now has a sports exhaust and the clips on you tube show it’s much better with 4 switchable modes but this is only on the 2019 model.

For that money I would rather get another M4 which I thought was an absolute weapon.

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David Beer said:

Having a V8 convertible i had a rental eco convertible at Xmas . Yep it does move but it is hard work, pedal to the metal in order go forward. I suggest a drive in one.

Already decided to give it a miss. Have a 640i at the moment and will go back to an M4.

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I am going to pass, I won’t be satisfied with a sheep in sheep’s clothing.

Back to an M4.

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jrinns said:

We had a 2.3 and 5.0 both with Borla exhausts for extended test drives, the 2.3 was more responsive and up for driving aggressively.

The 5.0 felt totally different, they feel like different cars and in hindsight, we would have been happy with a 2.3. We purchased the 5.0 as it just felt like the thing to do for not much more money, its a 3rd car. If it had been a 2nd car the 2.3 makes sense and I would still enjoy the drive.

Can't understand the love affair with all things German, I like them don't get me wrong but my F10 M5, which I got new was twice as much cash as the 5.0. And isn't twice the car. Make of that what you will.....

Maybe the price difference between the M4 and 2.3 is not that much in the current market?

I would buy brand new but 35k gets a decent M4 these days.

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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

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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.