Small Gripes/wishlist (Compilation)

[JoeySD]

wishing and hoping the interior plastic door panels in final production will have a high quality soft touch feel, and not made of hard rigid cheap plastic as in the current prototype models.

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[sotek2345]

2) A larger fuel tank. It always surprises me when automakers stick these performance cars with tiny tanks. I'm not concerned about mpg (my current car averages 13), but a 16 gallon tank means frequent fuel stops on the GT (can folks share what range they are getting on current GT's). The ecoboost will be better (I wouldn't personally get it) but they SHRUNK the tank size there by half a gallon! How about the GT350 and other performance versions, assuming Ford (like other manufacturers) keeps the same tank size, we're talking about a tiny range - kind of like my car right now. It can be frustrating if you drive the car often or far. Friend of mine has the CTS-V wagon (loves it) but seriously hates the tiny range - its almost ridiculous.

I am getting about 300 miles to a tank in my 14 Gt, roughly a week of commuting plus a little extra. Filling up once a week is just fine for me. On a pure Highway trip I can get it up to almost 24mpg (with 4 passengers), which translates to a 360 mile range.

 

[DivineStrike]

I agree with Cooled recaro's, optional moon roof or glass roof, and another gallon or 2 in the gas tank.

Cooled recaro's are the only thing I really care about to actually get, but I also agree about getting the better dash with the base cloth interior. Being able to have nav and toggles with cloth would be my preference as I would no longer have a need for cooled seats. Cloth seats are fine in the ridiculous Charleston humidity and heat. As for moon roof and glass roof. As long as it would restrict me going to the track I would get them. Granted I won't be tracking all that often due to cost of tires, I would still like to not be turned away if they don't accept any glass above your head.

 

[DarkKnightDant3]

I wish there was a price difference when you get both the 50 years appearance package and the Performance Package. your only getting one set of wheel but being charged for both sets. :(

 

[Allerick]

There are a few gripes I have, but know that in general I think the car looks amazing.

1. Body color painted rear diffuser on non-premium cars.

Seriously Ford? This looks terrible! It doesn't match the front or sides, and it just looks unfinished. I would have to change that immediately if I didn't get a premium. I don't mind subtle differences to tell the trims apart, but this just looks bad. At the very least the PP should get the diffuser. I mean why is it associated with the Premium model anyway?

2. Hard interior plastic needs to go away. (Enough said)

3. Should allow alternate wheel options with PP.

4. Too much overcharging on package overlap.

Example: You still pay full price for 50th anniversary appearance pack and PP even though you only get one set of wheels. Recaros remove heated and cooled seats, but you still pay as though you were able to keep the feature.

 

[OppoLock]

Some of the wishes in this thread would be entirely doable, mainly the ones that involve some kind of deleting. It does add one more step in the production process though.

Everything else, from wanting higher end materials, prop rods to struts, Recaro ventilation, etc. would all add money and/or weight. I think the S550 will continue to excel at being a performance bargain. I'd rather have something that's relatively affordable with money saving compromises in all the right places. It seems like they've done a good job to me.

My only gripe is that they stuck the US DOT reg-conforming amber in the headlights as opposed to some embedded little strip in the fenders, which would've been easy to replace.

 

[Seabee1973]

I only have one simple thing based on pictures I saw is the prop rod. Gas struts are so much better, I mean, my 2006 Ford F150 FX4 has it, why not the mustang, I worry more about hood warping ( not that it is going to be propped up alot) and possibility of anything is done under the hood, I don't have to worry too much if at all that the hood is going fall down for any reason...I have high confidence in Ford for anything else. I NEVER got to sit in it.....yet :-)

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[Ericc B]

First and foremost:

1. Ford not making us wait for another freakin' whole year to get our Euro cars

Otherwise:

2. Better (= darker, richer) yellow

3. Leather option seperated from Premium Pack (I hate leather)

4. Speed Limiter

5. HUD with digital speedo and speed limit indication (BMW has this and it's ff'in sweet)

6. 20" wheel option with Performance Pack

7. No mandatory black/dark wheels with Performance Pack

8. Media system with a wheel instead of touch screen (iDrive/MMI style)

9. Rain sensing wiper standard equipment instead of $1,195 option

10. Heated/cooled Recaro's

11. Fake chrome interior accents replaced by brushed aluminum

12. Red taillights on Euro cars

13. US spec mirrors on Euro cars

 

[MikeAZ]

4. Speed Limiter

Using an admin MyKey you can set a speed limit. The 2014 had this feature and I believe the 2015 does as well (among other MyKey features).

From the 2014 User's Manual:

With an admin key, you can configure certain MyKey settings when you first create a MyKey and before you recycle the key or restart the vehicle. You can also change the settings afterward with an admin key.

• A vehicle speed limit can be set. Warnings will be shown in the display followed by an audible tone when your vehicle reaches the set speed. You cannot override the set speed by fully depressing the accelerator pedal or by setting cruise control.


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[Ericc B]

Using an admin MyKey you can set a speed limit. The 2014 had this feature and I believe the 2015 does as well (among other MyKey features).​

No I mean a speed limiter that you can manually set like a cruise control. This is a feature that you rarely see on cars but is unbelievably practical, especially in city traffic.​

 

[TWilliams]

No I mean a speed limiter that you can manually set like a cruise control. This is a feature that you rarely see on cars but is unbelievably practical, especially in city traffic.

Similar to adaptive cruise?

 

[Ericc B]

Similar to adaptive cruise?

Well yes and no.

No as in it works totally different. It's basically an option on the cruise control system where you switch it from cruise to limiter mode and use the buttons (Peugeot/Renault) or stalk (Mercedes) to set a certain maximum speed (displayed digitally on the instrument display). Contrary to cruise mode you keep operating the accelerator with your foot, but the car simply won't go over the set speed limit anymore. Of course the set speed is dropped when you switch off the car or when you disengage the system or when you switch it back to cruise control mode. The major advantage of using this system over cruise control is that you cannot forget to re-engage it after braking, because it keeps working after you brake. Especially in heavy town traffic where you brake constantly this is much more practical than constantly re-engaging your cruise control. Forget it once and you're speeding before you know it.

I do agree though that adaptive cruise control will greatly reduce this problem, since you don't have to apply the brakes anymore either to keep with the traffic flow. I'm really looking forward to having that on my new car.

 

[fionic]

Similar to adaptive cruise?

I think he means something like setting the max speed to 30 and the car won't allow you to go over that, but will let you drop below that. Very strange, but interesting. I would never use that feature in a million years. :shrug:

edit: /\/\/\ what he said

 

[Hashbrownn]

Wish they offered V6TT or V8TT. Why won't they twin turbo them?

 

[EXP Jawa]

It is pretty awful. It attempts to make you shift from 1-to-4 under certain conditions by providing a resistance to the 2nd gear gate via a solenoid. If you don't know it is on the car it can surprise you and cause you to hesitate or not shift at all (and give the car behind you issues if they are trying to keep up with the Mustang ). Many manufacturers added it in the past as a fuel savings "feature."

From the 2012 Mustang User's Manual:

Skip Shift (if equipped) (V8 engines only)

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This feature locks out 2 (Second) and 3 (Third) gears for improved fuel economy. If the message center displays 1–> 4 SHIFT, shift the transmission directly from 1 (First) to 4 (Fourth), otherwise you can shift normally. Refer to Message center in the Instrument Cluster chapter.


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You could bypass the feature by yanking the solenoid or getting a custom tune.

This was on the 4th gen F-body cars (which we had two of at work for a while), which might have used the earliest version of this transmission. The skip shift would block entry to the 2nd gear gate at low throttle/vacuum levels. If you held 1st gear longer, to 3000 RPM or so, you could drop into second with no issue. So, while it was intended to be a fuel economy improvement, what it really did was teach the driver to rev out first gear longer and go faster. So, it had the opposite effect...

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