Robotaz
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I‘ve been lurking for a couple of days because I see Mustangs in stock and am considering buying another.
i joined specifically to comment on this thread. I started out with my first car being. 1979 Mercury Capri 5.0 and most recently sold a 1992 F150 4.9L with 330,000 miles that I owned for 20 years. At age 49 I have owned Fords from age 16-47. Owned quite a few actually.
I had a ‘13 Grabber Blue V6 Premium convertible. Loved the car, but the top developed holes from the mechanism not working correctly and let’s just say I took a blood bath on that car and bailed. It also kept having the hydro bushings replaced for knocking until the dealer just said enough is enough and wouldn’t replace them anymore with only 15,000 miles.
Oddly, I went back to Ford and bought a ‘15 Mustang GT Premium with every option except the one that included ACC and auto wipers. It had a MT-82 that was so bad that I ended up trading it, again at about 15,000 miles. But the 5.0 was perfect. No noise. Not a single hiccup. Fantastic engine.
Fast forward to 2017 and I bought an F150 Lariat with the 5.0. I thought it would be bulletproof. Boy was I wrong. The engine developed an astonishing knock, that sounded like a badly loose wrist pin or something. The piston knock was crazy bad and sounded like it was going to blow up. Ford completely 100% screwed me over and over on that truck and I traded it to a stupid Honda dealer with about 7,000 miles.
my point here is two-fold. First, like all machines, this 5.0 can be a lemon. Or it can be fantastic. The problem isn’t the engine. The problem is Ford. They completely refused to deal with the F150. I was not just frustrated. They actually just wore me down until I was actually very unhappy in general, with anxiety and all kinds of issues just feeling completely screwed with a brand new truck.
My point here is to say all engines have issues, but Ford just doesn’t own their defects and help customers. Therefore, you’re really taking a huge gamble. I hear a lot of people say that’s what a warranty is for. But what good is a warranty that won’t be honored by the manufacturers. I guess the moral of my story is that you better have a fantastic dealer that you’re 100% confident will not leave you stranded because Ford just straight up does not care about you.
Take it for what it’s worth. I was a life-long Ford owner, but as good of a deal as the Mustang GT is, I don’t think I can bring myself to try it again.
edit - And I came back add a comment about complaints of cars rattling. My ‘13 and ‘15 Mustangs were two of the best cars I’ve ever owned for not rattling. I’ve owned now 26 new cars, including my current 2021 4Runner (my first Toyota ever), and if you think the Mustang is bad, you are in for a very rude awakening with other car brands. My 2006 F150 did not rattle once in 65,000 miles and was hands down the best interior quality of any of my 26 new cars. Honda, believe it or not, and I’ve owned 8-9 brand new ones in just the last 15 years, has surprisingly bad interior quality. The parts look and feel nice, but they scratch very, very easily and there are always rattles. This Toyota I drive now is a complete and total rattle trap. Drives me insane. The vehicle is crazy bullet proof all around, but interior quality is abysmal. I’ve had the roof ripped down and the entire sunroof and track system replaced trying to fix sunroof rattles and it’s actually even worse now. Had the truck at the dealer 5 times, which is extremely inconvenient, until they finally found the wiring harness rattling badly where it goes through the firewall. Still, when I hit bumps the truck sounds like it made out of Legos inside. When the dealer gave me a rental Yaris and shuttled me in a Sienna van, the Yaris had appalling rattles and pops and the Sienna had side doors on both sides that rattled loudly and constantly. Toyotas have very, very poor interior engineering quality. And my truck is made in Japan, shattering that myth that somehow it’s better than made in America.
Iam surprised to hear people complain about Mustang interiors. It honestly makes me wonder how much experience the people have with other cars and brands from the last 10-15 years. Oh, and my BMW M2, shockingly bad interior noise. Traded it away with 5,000 miles it was so annoying.
I recommend people try to fix rattles and be happy with their cars because it doesn’t get better. It gets worse, and I know.
i joined specifically to comment on this thread. I started out with my first car being. 1979 Mercury Capri 5.0 and most recently sold a 1992 F150 4.9L with 330,000 miles that I owned for 20 years. At age 49 I have owned Fords from age 16-47. Owned quite a few actually.
I had a ‘13 Grabber Blue V6 Premium convertible. Loved the car, but the top developed holes from the mechanism not working correctly and let’s just say I took a blood bath on that car and bailed. It also kept having the hydro bushings replaced for knocking until the dealer just said enough is enough and wouldn’t replace them anymore with only 15,000 miles.
Oddly, I went back to Ford and bought a ‘15 Mustang GT Premium with every option except the one that included ACC and auto wipers. It had a MT-82 that was so bad that I ended up trading it, again at about 15,000 miles. But the 5.0 was perfect. No noise. Not a single hiccup. Fantastic engine.
Fast forward to 2017 and I bought an F150 Lariat with the 5.0. I thought it would be bulletproof. Boy was I wrong. The engine developed an astonishing knock, that sounded like a badly loose wrist pin or something. The piston knock was crazy bad and sounded like it was going to blow up. Ford completely 100% screwed me over and over on that truck and I traded it to a stupid Honda dealer with about 7,000 miles.
my point here is two-fold. First, like all machines, this 5.0 can be a lemon. Or it can be fantastic. The problem isn’t the engine. The problem is Ford. They completely refused to deal with the F150. I was not just frustrated. They actually just wore me down until I was actually very unhappy in general, with anxiety and all kinds of issues just feeling completely screwed with a brand new truck.
My point here is to say all engines have issues, but Ford just doesn’t own their defects and help customers. Therefore, you’re really taking a huge gamble. I hear a lot of people say that’s what a warranty is for. But what good is a warranty that won’t be honored by the manufacturers. I guess the moral of my story is that you better have a fantastic dealer that you’re 100% confident will not leave you stranded because Ford just straight up does not care about you.
Take it for what it’s worth. I was a life-long Ford owner, but as good of a deal as the Mustang GT is, I don’t think I can bring myself to try it again.
edit - And I came back add a comment about complaints of cars rattling. My ‘13 and ‘15 Mustangs were two of the best cars I’ve ever owned for not rattling. I’ve owned now 26 new cars, including my current 2021 4Runner (my first Toyota ever), and if you think the Mustang is bad, you are in for a very rude awakening with other car brands. My 2006 F150 did not rattle once in 65,000 miles and was hands down the best interior quality of any of my 26 new cars. Honda, believe it or not, and I’ve owned 8-9 brand new ones in just the last 15 years, has surprisingly bad interior quality. The parts look and feel nice, but they scratch very, very easily and there are always rattles. This Toyota I drive now is a complete and total rattle trap. Drives me insane. The vehicle is crazy bullet proof all around, but interior quality is abysmal. I’ve had the roof ripped down and the entire sunroof and track system replaced trying to fix sunroof rattles and it’s actually even worse now. Had the truck at the dealer 5 times, which is extremely inconvenient, until they finally found the wiring harness rattling badly where it goes through the firewall. Still, when I hit bumps the truck sounds like it made out of Legos inside. When the dealer gave me a rental Yaris and shuttled me in a Sienna van, the Yaris had appalling rattles and pops and the Sienna had side doors on both sides that rattled loudly and constantly. Toyotas have very, very poor interior engineering quality. And my truck is made in Japan, shattering that myth that somehow it’s better than made in America.
Iam surprised to hear people complain about Mustang interiors. It honestly makes me wonder how much experience the people have with other cars and brands from the last 10-15 years. Oh, and my BMW M2, shockingly bad interior noise. Traded it away with 5,000 miles it was so annoying.
I recommend people try to fix rattles and be happy with their cars because it doesn’t get better. It gets worse, and I know.
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