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I had to look up Ceratec- never heard of it. I find that the noise comes and goes in mine and it depends on the temperature outside and that relates to the temperature of the oil. Normally it's very hot where I live- low of 78 and high's mid 90's. I got my car in August of last year when it...

Hmmm, I have no wish list- I'm the opposite and very old school. I would so much prefer if the car was more base regarding electronic features and offered more performance goodies- like racing shocks, lighter wheels, large stabilizer bars, bigger radiator, coolers, etc. And make it affordable-...

By all means if you can afford it, the maintenance and the gas, get the GT 350. One of many reasons is resale value. Another is if you are going to track it, it's way better and so track ready. A second choice would be (And I love my GT, don't get me wrong- it is a wonderful car, a great...

I looked for my category and did not find it but selected the nearest one. I have an 18 and the rattling developed after about 2K miles before the first oil change. I changed my oil once at 3500, rattle remains there. I also have the BBQ tick. I did notice that when there was recent cool...

It's so nice to see posts and pictures of these cool mods. It so much reminds me of when I was in my 20's and bought new trucks and modded them with suspension lift kits, big tires and wheels, etc. The first thing I would do is spend $1000 or even more when the trucks were brand spanking new...

What do you have to do to the car to safely run E85? I have a station 2 miles from me that sells E85- and I know it's not that readily available.

Yep- sounds like an adjustment- loosen all clamps and rotate to position the exhaust pipes higher. I had to do this on my FIST MBRP CAT back. Or it could be the exhaust hangers- did it come with new rubber hangers? My MBRP did and they were slightly shorter than stock and once I rotated and...

I got the 300A, black accent package, black 19" wheels and black roof, 6 speed manual, 3.55 standard rear axle, non Torsen. Perfect base car- for a little over 30K I could not be happier. I probably would have had to pay more for a well equipped "cookie cutter" Accord, Camry or Altima.

Your issues do not sound major. At least you did not have a slipping and shuddering automatic transmission like I had in my 2017 Camaro RS. That is not fixable. And the dealer service department even says the transmission "sucks". And you are waiting in line to try and get it fixed and the...

Yes this. As long as I do not feel the car lugging and I'm using very light or no throttle pressure on straight aways or down hill I'll stay in 6th speeds to well below 55. I have 3.55 gears. The engine has plenty of torque at the low RPM's. Whenever I need to accelerate though- even just a...

I don't think we will ever know what the issue really is. It has been discussed and there are varying opinions- out of spec block, etc. The tick may be "normal" for our GT's but you don't hear it in most other engines. My Fiesta ST engine is so quiet compared to the GT- yes I can hear the DI...

Nice to hear feedback on an EB. A previous co-worker traded in a Golf R for a EB automatic. He loves his EB. EB is the way to go if you are not don't use all the potential of the GT. I got the base GT as the price was so low but I drive it very gently and still get pretty good gas mileage-...

I bought my 18 GT in August- when the rebates were the highest. I found mine on Autotrader- the lowest priced one in the area was fortunately at the dealer right in town only a few miles from me. I tired to get them down further on the price but they would not budge from the price on...

Nice! Looks exactly like my car. I have the 301A package too as the only option- and the same nice black wheels. And yes they are super easy to clean and wax. I must of got a super deal- I got my car for a little over 30K. But don't have the active exhaust.

Too many variables in looking at this but it got my attention. If I include only my car payment, insurance and registration and it just sits there and is not driven it cost me $7.72 a day. That does not include maintenance, depreciation, tire wear, etc. just my out of pocket cost per day right...

I'm going to guess it's the tune- tuned combined with the exhaust- tuned for power and not MPG. Also tire pressure and alignment as already mentioned. My 2018 does really well on gas- 25 around town and 30 on trips- but I also drive with a very light foot and accelerate slowly- most of the...

I enjoyed reading this post and seeing the differences since I do have a base car. I already have the 19" wheels but non staggered set up. So after reading it seems like brakes, springs/shocks and the struts braces would be the way to go for improved handling. And these would be bolt on items...

A car is a machine and since it involves a manufacturing process, different parts suppliers, etc. it is not perfect there are bound to be defects. We hope that we don't get a car with defects but it is the luck of the draw. With that being said some car makes have less defects than others...

Mis- fire from very cold weather is possible. I would drive it a couple of days and see if it re-sets. If not go to the dealer or borrow and ODBII from someone and re-set it yourself.

I like the way all of the cars in the photos sit with the 25 MM spacers. I never used spacers and read some not so good things about them. Are there any negative effects from using them? I love my stock black 19" wheels but they are set too far inwards.. Using a 25 or even 20 MM spacer would...