Dsmith408
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Hey everyone.
This post isn't a diss towards Ford, nor any model. It's my personal experience with how I feel now, VS when I bought it.
I picked up my 2015GT in Metallic Grey in late 16, with 15,000Miles. No mods, bone stock, driven by a 65 Y/O for those 15K Miles. I've always been a car enthusiast, and have driven many cars. Including an Evo, Sti, M3, M5, and onto my GT. I still currently own the 15M3.
When I picked my GT up, I was very happy with it. It purred just right, the lines always made me do a double look when I parked. After some minor mods, like Bassani Full Catback, Manifold, Intake, a Conservative Diablo Tune, Coils, and some I'm sure I'm forgetting... It felt perfect. Didn't need it to go any faster, or look any better to me. Also, like just a simple clean look. I usually drove like a Granny, with a light pull from time to time, or the occasional roll race not usually passed 130. Can probably recollect every time. I changed the Oil every 4-5K, Washed Bi-weekly, waxed monthly, etc.
At around 30k, all that changed. First thing I started noticing was creaking from inside the cabin. Hot or Cold weather. It makes the car feel cheap. It goes away at times, then comes back.
Slightly after this, my rear view camera completely went out. Warranty obviously fixed this.
At around 35K, I popped an Oil Pressure light. Obviously worried, I bought it in. Turned out the oil pressure wasn't low, but they couldn't get this light off. Ford ended up having my car for almost two months to figure it out. They had discovered that my PCM was configured wrong from the factory. The PCM was replaced and this fixed the issue. During this time, Ford made two of my car payments. Which definitely helped me with some redemption feelings.
Next to go was my Advanced Trac system. It started out as just a fuse issue but then turned out to be half the assembly.
The next issue I deal with is a burning smell upon pulls. I've heard this a common problem with no catch can. But I have one. No codes were thrown, but not only does this smell horrible, but it also determines the enjoyment experience from going faster.
Next on the list is that the USB connection constantly goes out. I'll need to reset my USB connections every other week in order to sync my phone.
Also, the number of recall items I've had to take my car in for was nothing short of being insane. Roughly 5 Recall issues. Two serious, 3 minor.
The next issue that's has a started is the common paint corrosion I just recently found out about. I didn't realize this was another common issue among the metals used in our hoods. As someone who takes pride in keeping the cars I own every pristine, this was another blowback to make me shake my head.
All in all, I like the car, not love it. It's still a beauty on the outside and I yield compliments on it almost weekly. But how many times do I need to walk around saying oh, it's just another '' common '' problem. Some people have had one problem, or not at all. This was my experience. It'll always vary per person obviously.
The conclusion is that I'll never buy a ford again. I respect the motor, the power it can yield off bolt on mods, and the work that went into the body. This isn't a review to tell people not to buy one either.
I've beat down on cars 100 times harder and rarely had issues. I haven't even done that with this car and I've gone through the above.
Hopefully, I'll get better luck on my next adventure.
This post isn't a diss towards Ford, nor any model. It's my personal experience with how I feel now, VS when I bought it.
I picked up my 2015GT in Metallic Grey in late 16, with 15,000Miles. No mods, bone stock, driven by a 65 Y/O for those 15K Miles. I've always been a car enthusiast, and have driven many cars. Including an Evo, Sti, M3, M5, and onto my GT. I still currently own the 15M3.
When I picked my GT up, I was very happy with it. It purred just right, the lines always made me do a double look when I parked. After some minor mods, like Bassani Full Catback, Manifold, Intake, a Conservative Diablo Tune, Coils, and some I'm sure I'm forgetting... It felt perfect. Didn't need it to go any faster, or look any better to me. Also, like just a simple clean look. I usually drove like a Granny, with a light pull from time to time, or the occasional roll race not usually passed 130. Can probably recollect every time. I changed the Oil every 4-5K, Washed Bi-weekly, waxed monthly, etc.
At around 30k, all that changed. First thing I started noticing was creaking from inside the cabin. Hot or Cold weather. It makes the car feel cheap. It goes away at times, then comes back.
Slightly after this, my rear view camera completely went out. Warranty obviously fixed this.
At around 35K, I popped an Oil Pressure light. Obviously worried, I bought it in. Turned out the oil pressure wasn't low, but they couldn't get this light off. Ford ended up having my car for almost two months to figure it out. They had discovered that my PCM was configured wrong from the factory. The PCM was replaced and this fixed the issue. During this time, Ford made two of my car payments. Which definitely helped me with some redemption feelings.
Next to go was my Advanced Trac system. It started out as just a fuse issue but then turned out to be half the assembly.
The next issue I deal with is a burning smell upon pulls. I've heard this a common problem with no catch can. But I have one. No codes were thrown, but not only does this smell horrible, but it also determines the enjoyment experience from going faster.
Next on the list is that the USB connection constantly goes out. I'll need to reset my USB connections every other week in order to sync my phone.
Also, the number of recall items I've had to take my car in for was nothing short of being insane. Roughly 5 Recall issues. Two serious, 3 minor.
The next issue that's has a started is the common paint corrosion I just recently found out about. I didn't realize this was another common issue among the metals used in our hoods. As someone who takes pride in keeping the cars I own every pristine, this was another blowback to make me shake my head.
All in all, I like the car, not love it. It's still a beauty on the outside and I yield compliments on it almost weekly. But how many times do I need to walk around saying oh, it's just another '' common '' problem. Some people have had one problem, or not at all. This was my experience. It'll always vary per person obviously.
The conclusion is that I'll never buy a ford again. I respect the motor, the power it can yield off bolt on mods, and the work that went into the body. This isn't a review to tell people not to buy one either.
I've beat down on cars 100 times harder and rarely had issues. I haven't even done that with this car and I've gone through the above.
Hopefully, I'll get better luck on my next adventure.
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