Oz S550 spotted thread

[Aussie MustangGT]

If you are waiting for your Mustang DO NOT MOVE TO THE GOLD COAST. I have seen 5 separate cars in 3 weeks. It's a plague I tell you ...

Tell me where you live MC and I'll see if I can make it 6 cars. That's assuming of course that I am not one of the 5 ;)
Ian.

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[Aussie MustangGT]

To me it's a slightly different story to the exhaust and suspension because these cater to the majority and were done due to cost.

CFD design of the intake opening size has more to do with function than cost, coz if they wanted a bigger opening they'd just punch out more holes in the honeycomb.

I'm already worried about the heat under the bonnet due to our 'Oz spec' bonnet, then again we never heard any owners have problems. I wonder how many took them out in full traffic in perth on our 42 degree days....i'll be doing it next summer for sure.

I do believe we should have been fitted with the larger radiator which is part of the full Performance Pack. As regards the bonnet vents, it is absolute bullshit why our cars were not fitted with them.
Ian.

 

[AussieGreg]

Spotted in Wollongong.
Colour is good.
No hood pinch.
Rear window alignment looked okay.

Interesting mod with the lights in the grill

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Sorry but I really thing the badges and lights make the car look cheap. But that is my personal opinion.

 

[MC]

Tell me where you live MC and I'll see if I can make it 6 cars. That's assuming of course that I am not one of the 5 ;)
Ian.

I'm in Robina. Keep away . Not seen your car Ian, only the photos. Not seen one with the nickel wheels yet, or with the Lakin plates. Ours will be pretty much exactly the same aside from the plates themselves.

How's it going by the way? Keen to hear your thoughts.

 

[Frostee]

Sorry but I really thing the badges and lights make the car look cheap. But that is my personal opinion.

Totally agree with your comments

 

[MC]

I do believe we should have been fitted with the larger radiator which is part of the full Performance Pack. As regards the bonnet vents, it is absolute bullshit why our cars were not fitted with them.
Ian.

As I've said elsewhere, would have gladly paid more for such things - which is what I thought we were going to get (e.g., more or less full PP).

 

[Aussie MustangGT]

I'm in Robina. Keep away . Not seen your car Ian, only the photos. Not seen one with the nickel wheels yet, or with the Lakin plates. Ours will be pretty much exactly the same aside from the plates themselves.

How's it going by the way? Keen to hear your thoughts.

I have had a number of moments where I have felt very proud being the owner of such a beautiful looking motor car. Just the things people have said
It is a lot of fun to drive even though it is a bit firm in the ride. I haven't checked the tyre pressures yet. Still learning. Out in the sun the paint finish is a million miles deep and has no "orange peel". Absolutely gorgeous. Walking around the Mustang it looks like a $200,000 plus car and the silver wheels were definitely the right choice. Nobody believes the price we paid.
Ian.

 

[MC]

the silver wheels were definitely the right choice. Ian.

Amen to that. Are you okay with no spare, or will you check out options? I see that someone on another thread (Gnome = John) has worked out something.

 

[MustangDownUnder]

I have had a number of moments where I have felt very proud being the owner of such a beautiful looking motor car. Just the things people have said
It is a lot of fun to drive even though it is a bit firm in the ride. I haven't checked the tyre pressures yet. Still learning. Out in the sun the paint finish is a million miles deep and has no "orange peel". Absolutely gorgeous. Walking around the Mustang it looks like a $200,000 plus car and the silver wheels were definitely the right choice. Nobody believes the price we paid.
Ian.

Nobody would believe the wait involved in owning one either!

Awesome to hear how happy people are with this car, I am expecting no regrets!

Haha, that post just made me count the days until mine is delivered.... Seems like an eternity :(

 

[Tarrax]

I do believe we should have been fitted with the larger radiator which is part of the full Performance Pack. As regards the bonnet vents, it is absolute bullshit why our cars were not fitted with them.
Ian.

The performance pack for the US EcoBoost also included a larger Intercooler and Boost Gauges. I asked Ford Australia about this on Facebook and have posted the exchange below. Apologies for the wall of text, but I felt it was mostly relevant:

ME - Hey guys. Boost Gauges in the centre dashboard are a standard part of the performance pack for Mustang Ecoboost, as you'd expect. After seeing AUS spec Ecoboosts I see the gauges are strangely missing.

FORD AUSTRALIA - We consider the gauge cluster to not be so much a removal for the Australian market but an (optional) addition for US spec vehicles only. Gauge packs are only available for the North American markets, it’s neither an ADR-compliant or Euro compliant issue (as our Mustang is more close in spec to the EU market than the US market). Ford has carefully consider each and every accessible features suitable for the our market. For example some of the features you’ll find in our Mustang are in fact optional features in the US; either as part of ‘Premium Package’ or ‘Performance Package’. We’ve made them standard because we feel strongly that these features are significant and appropriate for Mustang and valued highly by Australian customers.

ME - Ok, I understand what you're saying. Being an early adopter I only had the US specs to go on for so long while all this was being worked out, so it's a perspective thing that any Australian looking into the car now wouldn't have an issue with. However, it would be nice for Ford to offer some of these things as factory options that don't void the warranty, i.e. the larger Intercooler would be beneficial given our extremely hot environment here. Also, there was talk of a plug-in performance boost for Ecoboosts early last year. Has there been any word on that yet?

FORD AUSTRALIA - We can see it from your perspective too. There are plans to bring out some Ford Australia backed upgrades to Mustang. There are currently two streams of work, one being appearance items and the second being performance parts. Details are being rolled out this year. A number of small upgrades are available now at Dealerships (eg. a choice of rear spoilers and the front grill and rear applique). As for the intercooler explicitly, remember the Mustang has been developed as a world model, and has been thoroughly tested to perform equally in the cold of Europe as the heat of Australia so you should have no concern with the function of the standard intercooler. Ford did review the function of Mustangs in Australian conditions, and decided with the performance pack that comes standard in our AU models, to include the larger radiator than standard. One more point to make, any modifications done outside of Ford does not ‘void’ your Mustang’s warranty. Should you have any concern in the warranty period, we would diagnose the concern on a case by case basis. If a manufacturing defect is found to be the cause of the concern, your warranty would cover it. It would hardly be fair for us to ignore an air con concern on your Mustang just because you modified the exhaust, for example.

 

[MC]

One more point to make, any modifications done outside of Ford does not ‘void’ your Mustang’s warranty. Should you have any concern in the warranty period, we would diagnose the concern on a case by case basis. If a manufacturing defect is found to be the cause of the concern, your warranty would cover it. It would hardly be fair for us to ignore an air con concern on your Mustang just because you modified the exhaust, for example.

Do we all need to keep a copy of this?!

 

[Aussie MustangGT]

The performance pack for the US EcoBoost also included a larger Intercooler and Boost Gauges. I asked Ford Australia about this on Facebook and have posted the exchange below. Apologies for the wall of text, but I felt it was mostly relevant:

ME - Hey guys. Boost Gauges in the centre dashboard are a standard part of the performance pack for Mustang Ecoboost, as you'd expect. After seeing AUS spec Ecoboosts I see the gauges are strangely missing.

FORD AUSTRALIA - We consider the gauge cluster to not be so much a removal for the Australian market but an (optional) addition for US spec vehicles only. Gauge packs are only available for the North American markets, it’s neither an ADR-compliant or Euro compliant issue (as our Mustang is more close in spec to the EU market than the US market). Ford has carefully consider each and every accessible features suitable for the our market. For example some of the features you’ll find in our Mustang are in fact optional features in the US; either as part of ‘Premium Package’ or ‘Performance Package’. We’ve made them standard because we feel strongly that these features are significant and appropriate for Mustang and valued highly by Australian customers.

ME - Ok, I understand what you're saying. Being an early adopter I only had the US specs to go on for so long while all this was being worked out, so it's a perspective thing that any Australian looking into the car now wouldn't have an issue with. However, it would be nice for Ford to offer some of these things as factory options that don't void the warranty, i.e. the larger Intercooler would be beneficial given our extremely hot environment here. Also, there was talk of a plug-in performance boost for Ecoboosts early last year. Has there been any word on that yet?

FORD AUSTRALIA - We can see it from your perspective too. There are plans to bring out some Ford Australia backed upgrades to Mustang. There are currently two streams of work, one being appearance items and the second being performance parts. Details are being rolled out this year. A number of small upgrades are available now at Dealerships (eg. a choice of rear spoilers and the front grill and rear applique). As for the intercooler explicitly, remember the Mustang has been developed as a world model, and has been thoroughly tested to perform equally in the cold of Europe as the heat of Australia so you should have no concern with the function of the standard intercooler. Ford did review the function of Mustangs in Australian conditions, and decided with the performance pack that comes standard in our AU models, to include the larger radiator than standard. One more point to make, any modifications done outside of Ford does not ‘void’ your Mustang’s warranty. Should you have any concern in the warranty period, we would diagnose the concern on a case by case basis. If a manufacturing defect is found to be the cause of the concern, your warranty would cover it. It would hardly be fair for us to ignore an air con concern on your Mustang just because you modified the exhaust, for example.

Mmmmm.......so we have the larger radiator. That's good.
Ian.

 

[Yeah Nah]

Back on topic finally saw one on the road today, a black ecoboost vert. Looks stunning, sits well on the road. Pity it was an eb.

 

[Egghead]

If I want to buy a toyotacorrolla which comes from Japan ,I have all options available from a list to choose from . Why wouldn't ford offer the same options through out the world instead of deciding what's good for Europe,Asia & us guys! I would of loved to have the gauge pack recaro's but ford decided that each and every accessible market!!! What is that ? Don't they want too make as much money as they can like the other companies!
I know it's too late now buy who does this research on what other markets want ???

 

[G RUSH]

If I want to buy a toyotacorrolla which comes from Japan ,I have all options available from a list to choose from . Why wouldn't ford offer the same options through out the world instead of deciding what's good for Europe,Asia & us guys! I would of loved to have the gauge pack recaro's but ford decided that each and every accessible market!!! What is that ? Don't they want too make as much money as they can like the other companies!
I know it's too late now buy who does this research on what other markets want ???

It's marketing speak for "we're keeping this simple because we have no idea what we're doing".

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