They never were included. Someone messed up with the brochure listing, but other territories that get the export car had the correct information. How many Australian spec Mustang's have the Torsen? None, right? So why all of a sudden would a homologated car suddenly get one, when all other export cars are clearly shown as not getting one. Australia is not a special case. People on here were told a number of times there was no Torsen, no sensors and no ACC, but kept throwing that information back saying Australian cars were different. Well, guess what. Someone messed up with a brochure, they didn't rip parts off the cars, the parts were never there, to begin with.
Yeah I get all that, just don't like the pricing of the vehicle without those items and the advice from sales channel in Australia. Next time you buy a mobile phone and find it doesn't have 5g but 3g that was advised to you when you negotiated a sale contract I guess you'll be happy you paid a premium for 5g and will be happy for the next 3 years with 3g capability. I'm keen for customers outside of Australia that don't work for Ford to be able to advise on product and content...
As it is my car is going to Herrod Performance in Melbourne to be upgraded to Handling Package by after sales fitment of the missing parts, minus the wheels that won't pass registration compliance in AUS.
Ford in Australia are calling each owner individually and asking them their expectations. Any purchaser with a signed contract and that has not taken delivery is, I understand able to repudiate the contract and walk away from the purchase with no penalty... some customers have cancelled their purchases due to the issues around the vehicle.
They phoned me last week but unfortunately I missed the call. What I would like is for them to arrange the Torsen LSD to be fitted by the dealer.
I suspect the Ford rep's are only authorised to outline the offering, working from a set of guidelines regarding conversations with owners/potential owners. For other discussions than that they are not enabled and take details so that a case manager can be assigned and discussion continue outside of the offering they are providing is my understanding of those that have wanted to discuss alternatives.
Thanks for the info, I'll wait and see what happens...
I'm surprised that there are currently 13 Mach 1's listed on carsales (albeit without dealer photos, so maybe the cars haven't yet arrived). I don't remember the Bullitt's being available like this at their launch, think they were all/mostly pre-sold? I wonder if these Mach 1s are available because purchasers have decided to not follow through due to missing promised features?
There are a couple of ships arriving in the next couple of weeks (Tirrana & Tortugas), I expect many of the cars will be on these. Mine is apparently on the Tirrana which arrives in Brisbane on 1st June (hopefully)...
I missed the call as well. Correct me if I am wrong but if the vehicle has been approved as it is currently configured, can Ford actually retrofit any parts as per the brochure (I.e. Torsen). I.e. Is Ford able to revise the approval to retrofit the parts or will it just stand as it is and they are limited in options to address the situation ? (Ignoring the ACC, rear parking sensors). Anyone have any idea ?
