True. All these cars are assembly line made so definitely volume over quality is emphasized. There's a reason for all these factory (and extended) warranties. My previous car was a honda civic and paint was bad from the factory, didn't find out until a few years later when I noticed the paint started peeling and fading on the entire car. Honda issued a recall for it, never got it done though my fault. Later as it aged, electronics went bad the passenger window stopped working and audio.I feel like this isn’t a mustang specific issue. I’m sure across every car forum folks are having a similar discussion or sharing similar concerns unfortunately. Especially with the current climate of manufacturing, its volume over quality which is a shame. I hope the dealer/ford is able to make it right for you
What does "QC" stand for?
I thought he was joking and / or worked at Ford …Quality control
Oh yeah Honda paint is pretty bad, especially on white cars and it’s a known issue. Going into my first ford I invested in the ESP because I knew at some point I’d need to use itTrue. All these cars are assembly line made so definitely volume over quality is emphasized. There's a reason for all these factory (and extended) warranties. My previous car was a honda civic and paint was bad from the factory, didn't find out until a few years later when I noticed the paint started peeling and fading on the entire car. Honda issued a recall for it, never got it done though my fault. Later as it aged, electronics went bad the passenger window stopped working and audio.
I agree completely.I feel like this isn’t a mustang specific issue. I’m sure across every car forum folks are having a similar discussion or sharing similar concerns unfortunately. Especially with the current climate of manufacturing, its volume over quality which is a shame. I hope the dealer/ford is able to make it right for you
Wow, yeah, that's pretty terrible.The rattles are so bad that I have to turn the radio up to around 12 to drown them out, lol. I’d rather have an easier un-even panel issue, but that’s just me.
I don’t know if I would ever buy a new mustang. I am perfectly fine with buying used ones though.I find it really hard to keep paying the money they are asking for higher tier trims like the 400 or 401 group. This is the third S500 I’ve had that’s new with a list of issues, mainly with the interior.
This 2021 GT I bought a month ago has interior rattles,
scratches/defects on trim, scratched side mirror and passenger door glass, among some other issues and it’s only a 301a group car. As of right now, there are talks with the dealer doing a buy back.
I get no car is perfect but these are notorious for interior quality control issues.
I guess I’m just curious about what makes you continue to spend your hard earned on these cars knowing the issues they have?
I’ve learned my lesson on buying a used sports car with a manual transmission, lol.I don’t know if I would ever buy a new mustang. I am perfectly fine with buying used ones though.
I’m my head I can’t justify spending $50k on a brand new car when I could spend $50k on a better used car. Or just spend $40k on a slightly older slightly used mustang, then have $10k in mods (supercharger).
Easy for me to buy my 2015 GT with 91k miles for $20k. It was a good price for an amazing car. Ya it has a lot of miles, the paint needs work (lots of rock chips and swirls), and the wheels were curbed to shit. But I have a 435hp amazing car. I can fix the paint if it bugs me, I can buy new wheels when it bugs me. But it doesn’t and other than that the car is in really good condition. And I can spend all my money making it go faster.
Yes sir, brand new untouched. I even had them not “clean” it when I bought it because I wanted to do it. The only thing done interior was the tint from the dealer, and they managed to fuck that up by scratching the window.Wow, yeah, that's pretty terrible.
That's with an untouched interior?? Brand new car? If so, that's pretty poor. I would be pretty pissed off as well.
Good luck man.
Nothing "boomer" about that, if I'm paying $40k+ for a car I expect good QC, especially when I can get a $25k Mazda/Honda/Toyota with excellent QC.That was kind of my point, and I’m glad someone else got it. To me it’s the principle of the matter. But, I guess that’s the “boomer” way of thinking lol.