MY18 order times

Kristian87 said:

You and me both! When did you order?

Having a bit of a panic reading this thread. My interpretation of the Ford Service post is that September will be when the US LHD's will roll off the production line, meaning until then Ford will continue to build MY17's

Would be nice to know that orders placed before X would be guaranteed a MY17 build - which is what I want. I'm getting ride of my Ecoboost to upgrade to the V8. MY18's look awesome but I much prefer the 17's.

Will keep checking this thread for news - cheers guys

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I ordered July last year. Built 2.2.17 and booked on the Tarago.

Mick said:

Hi James, i commend your move. I probably would do the same thing in your shoes. I have been lucky enough to have enjoyed my S550 GT vert for nearly a year now, due to a deposit laid down in 2014. Will probably hang on for all new S650 in 3 or 4years. That's if the whole RHD S550 experiment doesn't go pear shaped and the S650 goes LHD only. In which case, S550 would become an instant collector.

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i wish the wait wasnt so long lol, i would be picking up my 17 in a month or 2 from now if i hadnt changed it

Ford would be crazy to stop making the mustang as a world car for the S650. They already have proven that worldwide sales boosts their profit substantially.

MustangScooter said:

i wish the wait wasnt so long lol, i would be picking up my 17 in a month or 2 from now if i hadnt changed it

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Well if you do change your mind and settle for the 17 they are selling at close to retail now from some dealership showrooms. So I think you are in pretty good shape not to worry about it.

rixstang said:

So when do you anticipate that the first MY18 will land in Australia as my dealer says you will not see any until the second half of 2018 and you will not know pricing or specs until the end of the year.

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I'd say Dec 2017 - Feb -2018. would be a realistic expectation.

dingobreath said:

Ford would be crazy to stop making the mustang as a world car for the S650. They already have proven that worldwide sales boosts their profit substantially.

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They can always sell cars in LHD markets. RHD s650 will depend on UK/AUS sales moving forward. Once everyone that wants a pony has one, will a lot of them be repeat buyers every 3 or so years? That's what it will take to keep Mustang viable in RHD. The MY18 upgrade might keep things flowing for a while. I could see RHD Mustang sales slowing right down in a couple of years. UK in particular. Mustang isn't ingrained in UK, or even AUS, as it is in the states. More of a novelty, that will fade maybe?

Mick makes a good point. I certainly won't be upgrading to a MY18 or even 20 as I can't afford to. Plus I'll be modding the shit out of MY17 so I don't want to see those mods go to waste when I sell the car.

Maybe I'll buy a second one sometime in the next decade...

dingobreath said:

I'd say Dec 2017 - Feb -2018. would be a realistic expectation.

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I hope you are right, as I also have cancelled my 2017 order for a 2018.

Late 2018 more likely.

We have all seen the features the MY18 will have for the North American market, as promoted by Ford through the media, that was back in January this year http://www.motoring.com.au/2018-ford-mustang-revealed-105513/
Has there been Any official Ford media released info regarding MY18 Mustang features for the export version?
When they do, this may give you an idea of the time frame of when the export versions gets built/released compared to when the North American version gets built/released.

KS50GT said:

Late 2018 more likely.

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I guess we will have to wait and see, the way I look at it, if the waiting time is 7-8 months currently, then it should be 7-8 months from the U.S release. Here's hoping.

4stanger said:

Has there been Any official Ford media released info regarding MY18 Mustang features for the export version?
When they do, this may give you an idea of the time frame of when the export versions gets built/released compared to when the North American version gets built/released.

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This is probably the best video for information pertaining to world-wide features. Points to note were that:

1 - ALL markets get front LED signature DRLs
2 - ALL markets and ALL models (both Ecoboost and V8) get hood vents
3 - World markets get the 12" LCD dash as standard

No word on when export cars would be built, only that the cars (in the US) would be available "this Fall".

For info, this is Carl Widmann, Mustang Chief Engineer. He's taken that role from Dave Pericak, who became head of Ford Performance after successfully delivering the '15MY to market

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4stanger said:

Has there been Any official Ford media released info regarding MY18 Mustang features for the export version?

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After the Euro Ncap crash test fiasco one of Ford Europe's talking heads declared that the 2018 EU model will come with additional safety features like autonomous braking and lane departure warning. That doesn't mean they will be standard though, but at least available as an option package.

Twin Turbo said:

This is probably the best video for information pertaining to world-wide features. Points to note were that:

1 - ALL markets get front LED signature DRLs
2 - ALL markets and ALL models (both Ecoboost and V8) get hood vents
3 - World markets get the 12" LCD dash as standard

No word on when export cars would be built, only that the cars (in the US) would be available "this Fall".

For info, this is Carl Widmann, Mustang Chief Engineer. He's taken that role from Dave Pericak, who became head of Ford Performance after successfully delivering the '15MY to market

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I just hope that rhd cars won't get a lower hp rating. And that they fix that passenger side mirror issue for people like me who are short.

Ericc B said:

After the Euro Ncap crash test fiasco one of Ford Europe's talking heads declared that the 2018 EU model will come with additional safety features like autonomous braking and lane departure warning. That doesn't mean they will be standard though, but at least available as an option package.

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So what you are saying is that you can option up from a 2 star safety rating to a 5 star safety rating, I don't think so.