MY18 REVIEWS: The thread to put the press/owner reviews of MY18

Ant18 said:

Hmmm food for thoughts

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Gibbo205 said:

He does speak a lot of sense and it is clear Ford have made the car vastly better from factory due to wanting to sell more globally and compete with competitors like BMW, Audi etc.

That means its got to be much better from factory, or certainly with certain options selected like PP, A10, Mag ride etc.

Tuning I will wait and see, we get 443HP, USA get 460HP, if a tune gets a USA car upto 475HP worse case, us UK owners are still getting a solid 30HP increase which at $200 is good bang for buck, plus tuning device if required. Old SCT X4 may not be compatible but not yet confirmed.

But it is why I am going to sample some of what the competition offers and re-visit some cars I drove before like M4 CP, F-Type V8, C63 AMG 4.0TT as those are also 50k and less with manufacturers warranty. Though awesome they might be they can't compete with a Mustang for the looks and simply standing out.

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Ant18 said:

Do you honestly not regret having sold yours after everything you done to it? I know you want the auto but appart from that power and handling you had that covered.
I really thinking on keeping mine for an other 12 months and maybe then look for 18 second hand with the right specs and miles. Let someone else take the 10k depression. I bought mine 14 month ago with 4500 miles on, one owner fully loaded at 34.5k. The wise voice tell me seat wait and enjoy what is an already cracking car

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Gibbo205 said:

Revolution Auto just tuned Bill @ CJ's car, it went from 425WHP upto 444WHP so a 19WHP gain, not as much as earlier cars but certainly not a bad gain at all. That is around 485-490HP crank and that was completely stock. I am confident with the same stock air box mods at 2015 and a custom tune it will do 500HP crank. Set of Xforce headers should guarantee that, if not throw a bottle of laughing gas in the boot and be 600+ when required.

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Gibbo205 said:

Do I miss it? HELL YES!
Do I regret selling, yes and no.

My car had two things that for me as a daily I hope 2018 will go on helping somewhat. First and foremost the manual use to annoy me the MY15-17 does not like to be hurried and the clutch/engagement is a bit vague, at least mine was silent, many complain of noise too. As such city driving manual was annoying, even out on a drive I wanted paddles and getting the car off the line at times was just an annoyance though by the time I finished modding it was easier. An auto will remedy this for me and hoping the A10 is responsive on paddles will see me happy.

Secondly even with all my handling modifications and don't get me wrong it was amazing in the dry but particular in the wet the car felt a bit on edge, a vast improvement over stock again, but in comparison I can jump in my M3 and drive it flat out in the wet, yes the E46 chassis is clearly superior but I lacked confidence in damp/wet in the Mustang, whereas in my 911 and M3 which are also RWD were just so quick in such conditions. Then with the coilovers the suspension in some ways rode better than stock, more dampening, but it was firm which on a crappy road could get annoying. Now I still don't expect the 2018 to hold a candle to the M3 or 911 in the wet but my hope with the mag ride, PS4S designed for the car and the 350 suspension stuff is that it will be a lot ore confidence inspiring in the wet and the mag ride will give me the ability to waft or to rattle my bones apart, within reason. In the dry my Mustang was bloody amazing handled beautiful but in the wet I lacked confidence in it, lost it a few times always pulled it back but when these things let go in the wet, jesus do they let go. My hands were like a spastic in a dishwasher on one attempt when I lost it big style the other times it just got very sideways but corrective lock put it OK, but still hoping the updates help a bit here, but not expecting a miracle.


Revolution Auto just tuned Bill @ CJ's car, it went from 425WHP upto 444WHP so a 19WHP gain, not as much as earlier cars but certainly not a bad gain at all. That is around 485-490HP crank and that was completely stock. I am confident with the same stock air box mods at 2015 and a custom tune it will do 500HP crank. Set of Xforce headers should guarantee that, if not throw a bottle of laughing gas in the boot and be 600+ when required.

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Ant18 said:

I really get what you saying, I did spoke to the person you recommended me for the pre order and was really ready to pull the trigger, also knew it was gone be between 45-50 k with the option but now that the prices are here for real I can't justify to myself that price when you are in good 2nd hand German territory.
Also know that I'll end up getting my18 just not new. The first depreciation is gone too important

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Gibbo205 said:

I won't lie the thought has crossed my mind, should I just cancel and wait for a 6-12 month old one as I am sure these things are going to depreciate hard.

Problem them is what are the odds on finding one in my spec second hand, it seems most are ordering up with regular seats. So on the flip side would a well spec car hold its value.

If we had a crystal ball!

I really think Ford should of priced base V8 under 40k OTR and the options should of being fairer in price, why is the A10 £500 more expensive as an option than it is on the EB.

Come on Ford that just £500 piss take, same gear box yet a different price between EB and GT in UK. :(

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Gibbo205 said:

I won't lie the thought has crossed my mind, should I just cancel and wait for a 6-12 month old one as I am sure these things are going to depreciate hard.

Problem them is what are the odds on finding one in my spec second hand, it seems most are ordering up with regular seats. So on the flip side would a well spec car hold its value.

If we had a crystal ball!

I really think Ford should of priced base V8 under 40k OTR and the options should of being fairer in price, why is the A10 £500 more expensive as an option than it is on the EB.

Come on Ford that just £500 piss take, same gear box yet a different price between EB and GT in UK. :(

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Gibbo205 said:

He is so close to an 11 it is untrue, I really do hope he does not mod until he gets that 11 as too many have just done the easy way and fitted tyres, hoping this guy keeps plugging away until he gets that 11s pass completely stock.

Told him remove engine cover, strut brace, back seats and run the fuel down close to empty, OK technically not stock but takes not long to do and is free.

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