DontoMelbo
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- May 20, 2016
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- East Coast FL
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- Future EB Vert
If you test driving a used EB and it seems like its low on power and doggy, dealer or someone along the way probably put regular gas in it, they are not tuned for optimal power with that.What I look at is power, price and potential.
The GT starts with far more power for a lower/similar price and I can add a SC immediately after buying the car if I want to (not that it'll be in the budget day 1 anyway). Trade off is I'll get a few months of warranty at best or no warranty at all. But after years of researching these cars, the engines seem solid and I can do most everything else myself so the only consistent concern I see is that wonderful MT-82. Seems to be the Achilles heel of the car.
What cause me to start this thread is that I figured if I could buy an Ecoboost new and end up with essentially the same power/capability of a GT but in the current (IRS) generation...WIN! But it doesn't seem to be the case. That's fine. But I had to at least check on it.
Still, I might test drive an EB just for kicks. Already tested the GT.
Thanks
-Emt1581
I personally would only go with a S550 due to the IRS.
I was in similar shoes last year, my son got his license in August and was slow to open up his wings to the new freedom he didn't know he had. Well by Sept we needed a 3rd car. I was saving for a used EB but instead we went with a very cheap 2 yr lease on another car to deal with the situation.
Here in FL there's an outfit with a bunch of locations called OffleaseOnly.com that can offer some good deals. Several people I know bought from them. They are truthful and state if the car has been in a previous accident on the car's webpage. Maybe there's a flight and a road trip back in your future!
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