A new proud owner

[Ericc B]

1-NCE => N1CE

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[Lord Thunder]

Congrats.

Strange. Most of the dealers in my country never display client's car to public.
Every time I received my new cars I took delivery behing i.e the service area or at a private room. Never on display area.

They are not really on display there. They put them out in the showroom just before you show up for the appointment to pick it up.

 

[Boomba Racing]

Beautiful car, congratulations!

 

[Lord Thunder]

1-NCE => N1CE

So, NCE <= 1/2 ? Interesting.

 

[NewMustangDE]

Congratulations!

 

[CertoDimi]

 

[Gryphon]

So, NCE <= 1/2 ? Interesting.

:cheers:

 

[fastpony]

1-NCE => N1CE

Yeah,looks I got lucky with the license plate!!!

 

[Ericc B]

I saw a Belgian car with plate 1-BAD-911 once.

It was a Renault Clio 1.2 though

 

[YLA G]

I am thinking for a special plate.. but now it's 2000 euro :(

btw, I talked face to face with the K&W importer about the mustang springs.

They gone launch it in about 2 months, around 250 euro. Fully homologated so good to go in Belgium. He showed me the papers, but you need to go to a official K&W dealer.
BUT these gone be -2,5 cm, not sure it's gone be enough for our OEM mustang jeep. (watch the front lip in real life). On the other side maybe it's a good height with al those belgium speed bumps?

 

[Ericc B]

BUT these gone be -2,5 cm, not sure it's gone be enough for our OEM mustang jeep.

2.5 is more than enough imo. I'm going to try and get as close as possible to that with my coilovers.

More important is that the springs are designed to lower the front 1 cm more than the rear, to get rid of the unbalanced stock look.

 

[Mr981]

D-day today!!!! I picked up the car from the dealership!!!
It was dry and a little sunny when I drove from the garage to my house.
So all by all perfect weather and man this car drives like a dream!!!
And then there is all this attention from other people when you drive by!!!
Love the car already. After all those stories I heard about damage on the car
by delivery I checked the car very well and found only 2 scratches on the left quarterpanel but it's nothing serious. I'm pretty sure I can wax it away.
These are some pictures we took today.

Great pics--a fantastic looking car!

First off, hats off to all you new Mustang owners in the EU and elsewhere; it seems Ford doesn't make it easy for you to get a car with the long wait periods. I hope they get better at it since not everyone wants to wait 6-8 months for a new car. By comparison, when we ordered our 981 it was roughly 8 weeks from order to delivery at the dealership.

I'm curious about a few things with the new Mustang in the EU:

-How did you get interested in it?

-What alternative cars did you consider?

-What was the strongest reason for buying it relative to the competition?

-What has been the reaction from others when they've seen your car?

-How does it work in the driving environment in the EU?
I ask since this car replaced a E90 328i and it took a bit to get used to on the local country roads, since it's roughly 1 foot longer, 4-5" wider than the E90 and a longer/higher hood.

We've only had ours for roughly 2 months but thoroughly enjoy it.With winter tires, this is one of our daily drivers and handles light snow without issue.
Best of luck with it.

 

[Lord Thunder]

Great pics--a fantastic looking car!

First off, hats off to all you new Mustang owners in the EU and elsewhere; it seems Ford doesn't make it easy for you to get a car with the long wait periods. I hope they get better at it since not everyone wants to wait 6-8 months for a new car. By comparison, when we ordered our 981 it was roughly 8 weeks from order to delivery at the dealership.

We are used to waiting for a new car from the factory, as car dealers generally do not have brand new cars on a lot, especially not when it concerns a low volume model. In Europe the Mustang is a low volume niche product. You cannot even go to any Ford dealer to look at one, there are just a limited number appointed 'Ford store' dealers in a country that have one on show and where you can order one.

I'm curious about a few things with the new Mustang in the EU:

-How did you get interested in it?

There is a lively Mustang community in Europe, stemming from people who are a fan of American way of life and things associated with that. It's easy to get bitten by the bug if you go to one of these events and see all the beautifully maintained and restored cars. At an average meet, you can see pretty much all generations Mustang from 1964 until now.
For me personally, there was a candy red 1965 convertible in my parent's town that really struck a chord with me as a small kid. In the late 1990's I was in California for a while and liked the (rental) Mustangs there and I wished they'd sell them back home with an European sized engine (As you may know, fuel is a lot more expensive here.)

-What alternative cars did you consider?

Toyota GT86/Subaru BRZ (not enough torque)
(A slightly used) Porsche Cayman (too expensive in upkeep)
BMW 4series coupe (expensive when they break down)

-What was the strongest reason for buying it relative to the competition?

Bang for the buck. Relatively cheap parts. (BMW/Porsche parts cost you an arm and a leg) And it's actually more exotic to drive a Mustang than a Porsche or an AMG Mercedes here.

-What has been the reaction from others when they've seen your car?

A mix of enthusiasm (mostly kids) and jealousy (their parents). 'Car people' like it a lot.

-How does it work in the driving environment in the EU?
I ask since this car replaced a E90 328i and it took a bit to get used to on the local country roads, since it's roughly 1 foot longer, 4-5" wider than the E90 and a longer/higher hood.

I was worried about the size, but on the road I had no issues whatsoever so far. Parking however, can be a challenge in some places. That said most modern 4 door saloons sold in Europe are similarly sized these days.

We've only had ours for roughly 2 months but thoroughly enjoy it.With winter tires, this is one of our daily drivers and handles light snow without issue.
Best of luck with it.

Thanks, hope you enjoy yours as much as we do.

 

[fastpony]

Thanks Mr981 !!! I hope you have also fun with yours.
Since Lord Thunder answer all of your questions I can only say that I totally agree on everything he said exept the alternative cars. There was no alternative for me. It had to be a Mustang because I'm a real fan of the car!!! As a member of BMCC (Belgian Mustang and Cougar Club) it was pretty clear what car to drive. Love the V8's but that's to expensive over here due to high taxes so the ecoboost was the only option.But I'm sure I won't regret it!!!!

 

[YLA G]

member of BMCC (Belgian Mustang and Cougar Club)

Me too there are at least 2 others as well.

Do join the Europe meeting in Luxembourg as well? See topic

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