Underseal Improving?

matt020876 said:

Why the fuss about underseal - tis what the corrosion warranty is for ;-)

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Wouldn't you rather prevent the chance of the floor falling through in a few years??? :shrug::headbonk:

Do the US cars not have underseal?

Buying a second hand 2016 Mustang in 5-10 years is going to be a dodgy business though. I think it would be optimistic to assume that even 10% were aware of the underseal issue and only a percentage of them will do anything about it.

stevec said:

Do the US cars not have underseal?

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nope, not even the Canadian cars, but they get a free car cover
Have spoken to a few people about this as there weather is a lot worse than ours, but not many seem that fussed about Underseal

stevec said:

Do the US cars not have underseal?

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No it's an EU thing to protect from salt/grit on our roads .

SteveS said:

Buying a second hand 2016 Mustang in 5-10 years is going to be a dodgy business though. I think it would be optimistic to assume that even 10% were aware of the underseal issue and only a percentage of them will do anything about it.

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Whilst I am awaiting what fords comments are regarding the under seal problem, can I ask Anyone on here that has either bought a brand new car or a secondhand car - have you EVER checked the under seal ????

I am 44 and have had 20 odd cars most being secondhand, 4 have been brand new and now my Mustang. I have NEVER checked Any of my previous cars for the under seal and if this had not been highlighted on the mustang, then I would be none the wiser.

If I can get it done free by ford under warranty then I will join the queue, but if not then "c'est la vie". I was not planning on selling my car anyway.

Harebear72 said:

Whilst I am awaiting what fords comments are regarding the under seal problem, can I ask Anyone on here that has either bought a brand new car or a secondhand car - have you EVER checked the under seal ????

I am 44 and have had 20 odd cars most being secondhand, 4 have been brand new and now my Mustang. I have NEVER checked Any of my previous cars for the under seal and if this had not been highlighted on the mustang, then I would be none the wiser.

If I can get it done free by ford under warranty then I will join the queue, but if not then "c'est la vie". I was not planning on selling my car anyway.

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No but i've equally never bought a car of this value, I might do If i was looking at long term ownership, now I know about underseal!

Harebear72 said:

Whilst I am awaiting what fords comments are regarding the under seal problem, can I ask Anyone on here that has either bought a brand new car or a secondhand car - have you EVER checked the under seal ????

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Nope. Then again you can be damn sure that if I was buying a car with a well-documented specific issue that I would make that top of my list of things to either check during inspection or get fixed asap.

Harebear72 said:

Whilst I am awaiting what fords comments are regarding the under seal problem, can I ask Anyone on here that has either bought a brand new car or a secondhand car - have you EVER checked the under seal ????

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Took a relative (ex-mechanic) to buy an old 80's Ford Orion and recal we did a quick look under "hmmm underseal OK", but since then, I haven't ever even given it a second thought with any subsequent cars.

Thank the internet for giving us all a lot more to worry about. I used to be very happy washing said Orion with a bucket, sponge and Autoglym products. Now I have to use 3 buckets and spend 3 days rub clay all over my f***ing car! I find myself spending hundreds of pounds getting quartz coatings, underseal, catch cans and recently bought a 'self-healing' screen protector for the sat nav. I'm going to buy some magic beans off ebay tomorrow to put in the petrol tank.

goldengooner said:

nope, not even the Canadian cars, but they get a free car cover
Have spoken to a few people about this as there weather is a lot worse than ours, but not many seem that fussed about Underseal

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Minus the Maritimes out east, and coastal BC, the vast majority of Canada is just too cold in winter for salt to work. Where I was in Alberta, they didn't salt and just layered chuckies on the roads. Loadsa cars with smashed windscreens.... And if ya saw a rusty car, guaranteed it would have come from the coast.

Harebear72 said:

Whilst I am awaiting what fords comments are regarding the under seal problem, can I ask Anyone on here that has either bought a brand new car or a secondhand car - have you EVER checked the under seal ????

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No, never, and I'm not going to start now either.
If Ford decide to fix under warranty (takes a second to PMSL) then great. If not I may fix myself later in the year. However I may not.
If I sell the car in the short-term it'll be for another Mustang or, dare I say it, another new car. The dealer will give me the same price underseal or no underseal.
If I sell the car 6 years+ down the line it'll probably be to some slavering youth who won't care.

Monty said:

I used to be very happy washing said Orion with a bucket, sponge and Autoglym products.

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Autoglym? On an Orion?
I had an Orion once in such a hideous solid blue colour that it looked better dirty...

Harebear72 said:

Whilst I am awaiting what fords comments are regarding the under seal problem, can I ask Anyone on here that has either bought a brand new car or a secondhand car - have you EVER checked the under seal ????

I am 44 and have had 20 odd cars most being secondhand, 4 have been brand new and now my Mustang. I have NEVER checked Any of my previous cars for the under seal and if this had not been highlighted on the mustang, then I would be none the wiser.

If I can get it done free by ford under warranty then I will join the queue, but if not then "c'est la vie". I was not planning on selling my car anyway.

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When my S197 went on the ramp for MOTs she was spotless, and never even thought about Underseal, till it was mentioned on the sites. But now speaking to people, as this is a brand new car I hope to keep for many years think it makes sense to get it done.

Jimboy2 said:

Wouldn't you rather prevent the chance of the floor falling through in a few years??? :shrug::headbonk:

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If you use the boat to launch boats into the sea that just might happen otherwise....

If Ford had done nothing, would we have even noticed? It is typical of the lack of customer communication that Ford have never told us what they were trying to achieve with the process (which I still believe was to coat the mechanicals, not the bodywork).

slowhand99 said:

If Ford had done nothing, would we have even noticed? It is typical of the lack of customer communication that Ford have never told us what they were trying to achieve with the process (which I still believe was to coat the mechanicals, not the bodywork).

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Coating exhaust systems with a potentially flammable material is not a good idea.