zeeman
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Sunbury Ford in Melbourne are getting 4 EB ,stock to sell off.
Dealer told me bonus from Ford they sold 100 units..
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Dealer told me bonus from Ford they sold 100 units..
SteamPlane
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Same thing at Blacklocks in Wodonga. 4 additional EB cars coming into stock.
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Though the article might say to do otherwise I would take the EB over the 86 everyday of the week.
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Yeah but it seems like they only bash the EB because it has a bigger brother.
It even says if it was a standalone European Coupe they'd probably like it.
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Yeah they can't help themselves and the big brother analogy is a good one. I mean the EB $hits all over the 86 in my opinion. I get pretty anoyed about the comments about cheap interior plastics, i don't even notice or care when I drive mine. Also i think they like to perpetuate the EB as not popular among enthusiasts...... seriously people can get what they like, i wanted the V8 but i don't turn my nose up at the EB, it a chioce.
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Unlike the US, the Australian media just can't grasp a Mustang without a V8 and just feed off each other to dump on the Ecoboost. Holy crap there's no way I'd own an 86 over an Ecoboost Mustang - not even close. Of course the V8 is faster and sounds awesome, it's a 5l V8. But that's totally irrelevant to the comparison with the 86. Apparently being underpowered and having no grip gives the 86 more "character" - WTF!
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In the Drive section in the SMH today they wrapped up the year 2016 with best drivers car, best improvement, biggest disappointment etc, etc.
One journo said the V8 Mustang was the biggest disappointment.
He rabbited on about cheap plastics, (again) average handling, V8 good but not quite delivering what he expected, overall a disappointment!
I must say if I'm brutally honest, the car in stock form was a disappointment for me as well. The V8 sounded great but needed just a bit more, the power was great but needed a bit more, and the grip & handling was the biggest surprise for me, I thought it was average.
Having said that, for less than $10k you can change most of that. The plastic interior isn't anywhere near as bad as journos carry on about and I can happily live with it. In fact I think the interior is great.
But after installing a set of high quality coilovers, lowering the car 30mm, a CAI and tune, a better set of lungs in the form of JBA axle backs, the car is just a completely different beast and if the journos got to drive one of our modified Stangs I'd think they would be grinning from ear to ear.
And so for less than $75k you have a car that is an absolute bargain, goes real well, handles beautifully, sounds a treat and looks superb.
One journo said the V8 Mustang was the biggest disappointment.
He rabbited on about cheap plastics, (again) average handling, V8 good but not quite delivering what he expected, overall a disappointment!
I must say if I'm brutally honest, the car in stock form was a disappointment for me as well. The V8 sounded great but needed just a bit more, the power was great but needed a bit more, and the grip & handling was the biggest surprise for me, I thought it was average.
Having said that, for less than $10k you can change most of that. The plastic interior isn't anywhere near as bad as journos carry on about and I can happily live with it. In fact I think the interior is great.
But after installing a set of high quality coilovers, lowering the car 30mm, a CAI and tune, a better set of lungs in the form of JBA axle backs, the car is just a completely different beast and if the journos got to drive one of our modified Stangs I'd think they would be grinning from ear to ear.
And so for less than $75k you have a car that is an absolute bargain, goes real well, handles beautifully, sounds a treat and looks superb.
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My last car was an optioned Merc A250 which cost me literally the same as a GT Mustang. The interior/plastics in that were on a par with the GT Mustang. $ for $ the GT Mustang represented significantly better vale to me.
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I Love how they bag the handling and lack of power yet in the wheels magazine BFYB shootout last month (Mustang finished 6th) BUT lapped the race track half a second quicker than the much lighter AWD Audi RS3....No easy task.
Flying Fiz
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WOW that is a surprising result, I would have figured the RS3 would have been able to maintain much higher cornering speeds, and I don't think it is any slouch off the mark either. I must read that article if I can find a copy.
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Good! I'm getting sick of seeing so many on the roads!
A few more negative reviews is exactly what we're after so we can maintain exclusivity and demand higher resale values in 30 years when we decide to sell to the old gas guzzler collectors :
The RS3s ARE really quick off the mark - was following one the other day and he decided to give it the boot! Zoom crackle pop!
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Far from conclusive, but in this: [ame]
The S3 looks much more understeery (expected on AWD vs RWD) which could cost it time - even though in that video the S3 is faster (and yes I know, it's not real)
Couldn't find anything on Wheels mag's FB pages though
Edit: oh, last month... Maybe didn't scroll back far enough
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