Rant time...what's the worst thing about your Mustang?

[EcoVert]

This is easy:


Traction Control!


I would say over 80% of so-called driver error and 100% of cars&coffee peel out crashes are traction control coming in and doing its thing without driver consent. An absolute kill switch with memory so it never gets activated again would save vehicles and save lives. It isn’t any good in snow, leaves you stranded in the middle of a snowy hill while spinning the tires gets you all the way up the hill. The system is total and complete garbage in my opinion. Kept in place by those Ford lawyers that only care about criminal and tort liability and not the best interests of the consumer.


And while we are at it - get rid of ABS or another kill switch that keeps it off permanently, another idea good drivers don’t need. It’s a performance car remember...

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[Excel]

body panels are lined up horribly and it squeaks and rattles more than it should

 

[MikeHTally]

I can think of 10 things, all nitpicky of course in under 10 seconds. But my biggest beef with Ford is the ultra modern prop rod that is such a superior item that it simply hasn't changed much since 1965! How much do 100k decent quality hood lifts cost in bulk? Add $10 to the price of the build of our cars? Nah, never mind, Ford's gotta at least leave one thing for the aftermarket to make a mint on instead of passing along the extra $10 cost to us. Let's hear yours...come on, rant on! I know ya wanna....

Decent hood struts would probably add $20-$30 at production, $60+ on the showroom floor. When the manufacturers sweat nickels, $20 is cause for a high-level conference.

 

[MaskedRacerX]

Just when I thought we'd hit the kelvin absolute zero for dumb in that other thread ... nope, there's still room on the scale to go lower ...

 

[MaskedRacerX]

I've got to say, I've been pretty happy with mine, I don't know that there's a major "worst thing", maybe a few tiny annoyances, though a couple of omissions - digital speedo, heated wheel - have been resolved/offered since I bought mine.

I mean, occasionally I get something odd like my phone doesn't go into CP mode without a full power cycle of the car, or the "easy entrance" doesn't work, seat doesn't move forward, talking very rarely, I just kind of shrug it off, move the seat up.

Oh wait, I have one: JFC Ford, make the GAS DOOR LOCK when the car is locked. I'm still floored anyone can just access the gas inlet.

 

[J17GT]

The mt-82. Sure it works, but it’s just so finicky.

 

[ahl395]

Rattles, no locking gas door, annoying HVAC system that always reverts to auto when I want to control it manually.

 

[torqued]

lol I think all of my rant is too much tech? idk maybe it is neat, but like.. well idk, I'm just not likely going to continue beyond the trials

Speaking of, I chuckled when I got something in the mail this week from Sirius. Having never had a car with it, I was excited to get it, cuz radio kinda sucks around here. But it sounds so bad I can't listen to it. Like horribly compressed MP3's from the bad ole Napster days.

I'm not sure it's a feature. I'm thinking maybe it's bloatware, that they pay the manufacturers to have pre-installed on their cars.

 

[samanosuke47]

Speaking of, I chuckled when I got something in the mail this week from Sirius. Having never had a car with it, I was excited to get it, cuz radio kinda sucks around here. But it sounds so bad I can't listen to it. Like horribly compressed MP3's from the bad ole Napster days.

I'm not sure it's a feature. I'm thinking maybe it's bloatware, that they pay the manufacturers to have pre-installed on their cars.

I've noticed this too, the audio quality seems to be subpar to just Bluetooth music over my phone, and USB is even slightly better than bluetooth, especially if you get some good quality mp3's on it. With all the music streaming services available now, I'll just keep my data plan beefy and not use XM honestly. Besides, Spotify knows my music tastes better than I do it seems.

 

[I Bleed Ford Blue]

No hood struts. Hell my moms 15 year old kia sedan has them but a 48K mustang doesn't, makes no sense. Fords stupid capless fueling system, I've had the nozzle get stuck on my truck a few times. And the placement of the parking brake handle, my right leg bumps it all the time. Once you bump it, it kicks off the cruise control.

 

[Cobrajet70]

Speakers are meh, Gas Tank seem to no larger then two milk jugs, Needs saveable Drive mods(Sport mode with Track exhaust and comf steering just for ex), customizable drive modes (definitely not likely due to complexity, but ex, normal mode with sport downshifting, track throttle and traction control on) and No 5.8L NA option, the car is fast but doesn't feel like it, especially when just driving around town.

 

[Nagare]

Mine is the rattles/creaks in the interior now. I've tried to add some padding to address it in a bunch of areas which works for awhile, but this past week I got another piece by the AC vents above the radio and I've got another from somewhere in the rear seats on the passenger side of the car. I"m not sure when/if I'll try to fix it this time because it's getting so hot again -.-

 

[Qcman17]

I've only had the car 3 days. First I don't see a trunk open button inside the car but maybe I haven't found it yet? It would be nice to have/find. Second the size of the key fob. I look like a retired porn star with this thing bulging in my pocket LOL. 3rd- Tooling around feel. The car feels slow on regular acceleration compared to my lowly 2013 Camaro SS. I know its a way faster car but it doesn't feel like it. I'm hoping getting better 94 octane gas in there and the dealer gas out improves that. The Camaro felt faster doing nothing this car seems it will feel faster when really doing something. Its okay but its definitely different.

Last too much window glass. In the Camaro I never feared a sniper's bullet because no one could see me through the gun slit windows. Now I feel so vulnerable to attack. Ok I'm kidding I love the outward view its perfect!

 

[abbeynormal]

I've got the base radio, which I think sounds just fine (once I swapped in better tweeters), but the (mp3/usb) track navigation uses 4 arrow buttons instead of a rotary knob. Takes like 400 button pushes to navigate anywhere. Also, there is some configuration (bluetooth enabled?) that causes a voice to complain about no 911 every time you start the car.

I was surprised how loud the drive train (mt-82, diff, etc) was when I first drove it. My 85 GT didn't have all these 'interesting' noises then the car was in motion.

 

[Wlozada87]

For me the shape of the grill makes it hard to clean. Especially when bugs get in the little honeycomb shaped holes.

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