marjen
2015 Mustang Ecoboost
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Wondering what other owners are thinking of doing. I am really quite torn. I have a 15 EB Premium I got in Nov 14. Starting to get up there in miles (61k) so looking at 18s. I am eyeing a GT but not sure its the best choice based n the fact I live in the northeast and will use the car as my DD year round and drive a ton of miles. I went to check out the 18s today and even 2 salesman tried to talk me out of a GT as a daily for winter use claiming the engine is too powerful to control in the snow especially up hills. I have driven my EB in the snow with snow tires and been ok, but I know the GT has a ton more power so maybe they have a point.
My big concern is reliability. Having suffered the famous Ecoboom at 27k I dont really want to have to worry about that again. Ford did repair fully under warranty but it took 4-5 weeks and was not a fun experience. I have seen no indications that ford has upgraded any of the engine internals to address reliability issues. Its too bad, they seemed to put a lot of effort into the upgraded coyote, but nothing but a slightly more aggressive tune to an engine that already has some reliability concerns.
Aside from that issue, it seems on paper like a loaded up EB would be a great DD. Was thinking EB/201A/10SPAuto/PP/Magnaride. That should be a fun setup. The question is, will it be as satisfying as a GT without the suspension upgrades. Two totally different experiences for sure. Of course there is also purchase price differences, insurance cost differences and gas cost differences. So the logical choice is another EB. But.... the EB would need at least an intercooler upgrade where as the GT really would not need anything except lowering springs.
Anyway just looking to see some other points of view and whether you would buy another EB, especially with what looks and sounds like a great GT refresh.
My big concern is reliability. Having suffered the famous Ecoboom at 27k I dont really want to have to worry about that again. Ford did repair fully under warranty but it took 4-5 weeks and was not a fun experience. I have seen no indications that ford has upgraded any of the engine internals to address reliability issues. Its too bad, they seemed to put a lot of effort into the upgraded coyote, but nothing but a slightly more aggressive tune to an engine that already has some reliability concerns.
Aside from that issue, it seems on paper like a loaded up EB would be a great DD. Was thinking EB/201A/10SPAuto/PP/Magnaride. That should be a fun setup. The question is, will it be as satisfying as a GT without the suspension upgrades. Two totally different experiences for sure. Of course there is also purchase price differences, insurance cost differences and gas cost differences. So the logical choice is another EB. But.... the EB would need at least an intercooler upgrade where as the GT really would not need anything except lowering springs.
Anyway just looking to see some other points of view and whether you would buy another EB, especially with what looks and sounds like a great GT refresh.
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