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I'm thinking of getting an s550 mustang so have spent a fair bit of time reading buying guides & whatnot, but still have a couple of questions and figured that this place would be as good as any to ask!
1) I'd be looking at a v8 pre-facelift model, so is there any differences between cars that were built between 2015 & 2018? I think I read somewhere that post 2017 cars have a newer version of the infotainment system, but are there any more changes that happened before the facelift?
2) The oil cooler failure is quite worrying - is that something that's quite common? if so where is good to get the oil cooler upgraded/replaced and what's the rough cost of that?
Thanks!
1) I'd be looking at a v8 pre-facelift model, so is there any differences between cars that were built between 2015 & 2018? I think I read somewhere that post 2017 cars have a newer version of the infotainment system, but are there any more changes that happened before the facelift?
2) The oil cooler failure is quite worrying - is that something that's quite common? if so where is good to get the oil cooler upgraded/replaced and what's the rough cost of that?
Thanks!
Thank you all for the great advice!
I'm thinking of a manual car, so it sounds like I want one that's built after July 2016 to get the better infotainment and the lower chance of oil cooler failure.
Is there an easy way to check the build date of cars? I know when I had my focus ST I was able to use ford etis, but I think that needed the VIN number.
Sorry for not replying earlier, I've been away from the PC for a while & I'm more of a lurker than poster on here anyway, but I do appreciate the posts and help!
I'm thinking of a manual car, so it sounds like I want one that's built after July 2016 to get the better infotainment and the lower chance of oil cooler failure.
Is there an easy way to check the build date of cars? I know when I had my focus ST I was able to use ford etis, but I think that needed the VIN number.
Sorry for not replying earlier, I've been away from the PC for a while & I'm more of a lurker than poster on here anyway, but I do appreciate the posts and help!
djone101 said:
Having seen many, many of these one thing I would be checking for is corrosion on the bonnet and front wings.
They almost all seem to suffer from this eventually - it should be covered by Ford warranty if the dealer is happy with the paint and body inspection stamps. Unfortunately this seems to depend on the dealer you visit.
Oil cooler failure is said to be 3% or less on the earlier cars (up to July 2016) - after that failure drops to around 1% I'm told. Cost to switch to an air to oil cooler and remove the failure mode is £969 inc everything (with us at least).
Other than those issues they're pretty robust if serviced regularly and properly.
When you say checking for corrosion, is it usually bubbling under the paint I should be keeping an eye out for, or is there anything more specific?They almost all seem to suffer from this eventually - it should be covered by Ford warranty if the dealer is happy with the paint and body inspection stamps. Unfortunately this seems to depend on the dealer you visit.
Oil cooler failure is said to be 3% or less on the earlier cars (up to July 2016) - after that failure drops to around 1% I'm told. Cost to switch to an air to oil cooler and remove the failure mode is £969 inc everything (with us at least).
Other than those issues they're pretty robust if serviced regularly and properly.
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