Ford ESP v 3rd Party

[PorkchopExpress]

I purchased my 2017 GT350 in early March. The Ford dealership stated that they would not sell any non-Ford warranties for the Shelby model cars (no explanation was given). The dealership also stated that they only offered Ford ESP on cars that had documented maintenance and passed inspection.

I ended up purchasing the Ford ESP and have had great experience with it. Went in for a recall, found the AC compressor had a leak (assumed it just needed to be recharged due to low mileage), and everything was covered 100%. Apparently they ran into extra issues along the way that required additional hours and parts, but all of it was covered by the warranty.

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[EDL]

Thx for all the great responses

 

[Blwnsmoke]

I believe the law is manufactures are required to be able to supply parts for 10 years after the vehicle has been discontinued - so this would be 2030 for the GT350

I wouldnt be too concerned about trying to find parts.....when the OE stops, the aftermarket will take over...there were simply too many GT350s built .....

For example- prior to this I owned an original 67 GT500 - only a few 1000 made of course which made finding parts a little work but not impossible....what I always thought was interesting was some of the big name aftermarket Shelby guys like Tony Branda.... if I sent them proof that I owned a real Shelby and I wasnt just building a clone....parts that were "out of stock" suddenly became available ....they definitely gave preferential treatment to actual Shelby owners

I think the rumor on the limited availability comes from Ford recently making a limited run of VooDoo motors available as crate motors and then selling out...

I am sure there are some here with more knowledge on all of this stuff then me -

Personally I think at this point most of the VooDoos that were going to fail will have failed by now- outside of new owners that get them and dont follow the "rules" or people spending all their time at the track ...

Which just reminded me- just went and checked the oil on mine- 16K miles - not track miles but all driven hard since my ownership at approximately 8K miles- not burning a drop of oil...

Personally I think long term these cars will hold value as I think there will always be some kind of Predator/ Coyote based motor in the Mustang/Raptor/F150 - will continue to be newer versions - but I dont see them ever dedicating the resources to build another flat plane crank motor....

Of course holding value is a relative term- I drive mine so not really that concerned about holding value....

There is no law requiring manufacturers to do anything regarding availability of parts beyond the factory warranty. That's been a myth for years requiring 10 years etc.

 

[EDL]

Ended up with a Factory ESP from Granger; more expensive than 3rd party, but concluded the Factory ESP will be less fights than 3rd Party to get things covered; don't know about others, but Granger was around 40% less than local dealer wanted to charge ... so another vote for Granger; process was easy

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