wenklaw
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Less and less 'different cars with character' are being made sub 50k and imo it is only.going one way. Pretty sure my GT is a keeper as the alternatives at the moment are just plain old unattractive
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X2 for me. Had mine coming up 3 years and getting itchy feet but there’s not much that stands out like a Mustang.Less and less 'different cars with character' are being made sub 50k and imo it is only.going one way. Pretty sure my GT is a keeper as the alternatives at the moment are just plain old unattractive
Totally agree. I got my 2020 last January (with magneride), half a year after ordering, but if I knew Mach1 was coming, and how it would be, and at what price ... yeah, I might well have used the extra year and a half to save up the extra money and wait. Considered checking if the dealer here would be interested in offering a decent price for trade in, but think I'll just stick with the Mustang GT and be happy. Hopefully some of the mach1 parts will become available for the Mustang GT too, and I'll be able to pick and choose what I actually need.For me, the Mach 1 is the most advanced factory produced Mustang we are going to ever get in the UK. We were never going to get the GT350 due to legislation and as such all our Mustangs are slightly underpowered compared to the US equivalent, even the GT is underpowered compared to the US car.
However, the Mach 1 is highly spec'd for the UK with everything standard apart from the Recaros and optional wheels. Magneride is standard, B&O sound system and Nav is standard and it has everything the US model gets in terms of GT350 parts such as the coolers, subframes with stiffer bushings, intake manifold, oil & air coolers, Tremec 3160 Manual with rev match and cooler, specially tuned Magneride, GT500 rear diffuser/bumper and diff cooler and lots more. Minus the slight power difference, everything else is the same as the standard 700A US car.
The Handling pack is a spoiler, gurney flap, front splitter and tyres which can be added to the US and UK standard Mach 1. The OEM parts numbers are easy enough to find on this site or there are aftermarket versions for even less.
I've had three S550's so far and after trying to find a GT350 and failing as anything close to the Mach 1 in age and features is at least £79K imported with no warranty, I have a Mach 1 on order and I have no issue with the pricing. Would I like it to be cheaper, yes, but it is what it is and trying to find anything better will cost far, far more. It is not that much more than a fully spec'd Bullitt was and you're getting much more in terms of specific parts than the Bullitt did. Also, I predict the 21 and 22 cars (Mach and GT) will be the last V8's in the UK. If we get the S650, I don't think it'll be a V8 due to the manufacturers fleet CO2 numbers getting tighter every year and the 2030 deadline getting even closer.
This will be my last 'new' Mustang and will probably be my forever car, so it is worth it for me, but I get that if you have a recent GT or Bullitt it might be harder to justify the extra cost to change. With the reduced production year this year, due to Covid and Flat Rock now closed due to chip shortages will mean less of them are built for MY21, so they may live up to the limited-edition tag. I guess time will tell.
I'm certainly going to enjoy the hell out of mine when it gets here in late May/early June.
It's not. It's a replacement for the Bullitt in the Ford line-up. The Mach 1 has always traditionally been the car between the GT and the Shelby.I just don't see the Mach 1 as a GT350 replacement even less so the UK version.
I totally agree, my comment was in response to previous posters regarding import costs and the Mach 1 being the most advanced Mustang available in the UK which guys I agree with you.It's not. It's a replacement for the Bullitt in the Ford line-up. The Mach 1 has always traditionally been the car between the GT and the Shelby.
No, I agree with you. I have a Mustang GT, so I can be envious of the Mach1 owners. If I had a Mach1, I'd be envious of the GT350 owners. ;-) I guess there's always something, though if I had a GT350 I think there would not be much else I'd look at.I totally agree, my comment was in response to previous posters regarding import costs and the Mach 1 being the most advanced Mustang available in the UK which guys I agree with you.
For me if I yearned over a GT350 which to a degree I do, buying the Mach 1 would never fill that yearning, that's all I was saying, I can't see it being near the same experience as the GT350.
Why not join the whole tour? See more of your country and enjoy the drive? ;-)Does anyone know when the Mach 1 will be touring Cheshire dealers? Im tempted to follow it and park my car near the dealers covered in signage pointing out the rust and fords response so that anyone interested in a mach 1 knows what they are in for....
Forgive me for straying slightly off topic here...I'm not sure I agree with that statement. Yes, we are missing a few of the bells & whistles (as well the the GT350/500 models) but I for one am grateful that we got an export model at all and at that, a nicely specced version. We could have got base spec models coming over!I think that's very poor of Ford.
Not really, the "base" spec was for the rental market, finance deals and to suit the historical placement of the Mustang in its' home market.We could have got base spec models coming over!
So there's the subjectivity I mentioned and fair enough, each to their own.Of course it's a shame some "nice to haves" are missing, but personally I'm not bothered. This is coming from a guy who came from a 1.6L Fiesta don't forget!
Aye!Cannot wait to see one in the metal, and on the roads.
Totally agree. Every Mustang makes a really great car and Mach1 has a good spec and a lot going for it. Enjoy them!I don't think anyone is saying the Mach1 is a bad car.