Time for Nookie!

[Coyote Red]

I'd like to see the aFe filter, as I went with the AEM, is it an inverted cone type?

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[Goosey]

Congratulations on the car, it's the thinking mans choice ! Fastest and definitely a subtly threatening look on the roads.
Only true connesseurs go for magnetic with black package......I know I should be getting one just like it in 3 weeks or so time !

 

[simonp83]

Hurry up and update us with pics Nookie, some of us are still having to live through these posts with it still being such a long wait for us.

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[MrWolf]

Looks awsome now. Will soon look and feel even better.

Best colour choice

 

[Nookie]

I'd like to see the aFe filter, as I went with the AEM, is it an inverted cone type?

No... panel filter for the standard airbox, but with (quoted) considerably higher flow.

I'm pairing it with an AirRaid MIT and gonna see how that goes before I make any further decisions on going full CAI or otherwise.

 

[Nookie]

Right... 33 hours since I picked her up and what do I think...

I F**KING LOVE HER...

What a car... and just about everything I'd imagined she would be

A few more pics to tide you over (not had time to take to any 'proper' ones yet as had a busy weekend, and the weather's been sunny one minute and dull the next, and this colour craves bright sunlight).

I know it's just another Magnetic and you've seen so many before... but it's such a thing of beauty :love:

Pick-up went fine and the wife and I both got a cup of coffee amid the dealer pleasantries... but bugger all else (two keys and they could only spare one keyring it would appear, but bought a nice Mustang one anyway while in the US so not fussed on that one).

I did get a full tank of fuel... but then again they did charge me £995 for the 'delivery pack' which as far as I know (as delivery from the US to the UK is included in the purchase price) covers getting it here from Southampton, number plates and first registration (but excluding VED - Vehicle Emissions Duty - which was another £1800)... which makes the cost of getting it to Portsmouth and then on to Jersey on a one-way boat fare f**king expensive :eyebulge:

Delivery mileage was 33, which is above the typical average, but the car did do an extra boat journey to Jersey and the dealer facilities are all over the Island rather than being in one place (2-3 miles on arrival to where their compound is, then 2 miles to where they PDI it, then 5-6 miles to where they valet it and 3-4 to where their showroom is).

Only a couple of small issues with the car - some damage to LH console panel, a small scratch on the top of the front bumper, and one panel alignment issue (below), and of course the valet job on the car was as you would expect from Ford less than the best with even the salesman stating 'I must admit the preparation has not been done to the best standard' (which begs the question why didn't he get them to do it again properly?)...

Anyway... I've since put another 50 miles on her (average 11.1 mpg... eeek... but I didn't buy the car for economy so what the hell... it's worth it just for the sound of the V8 burbling away under the hood), which believe me is a lot when you live on a 9 x 5 mile lump of rock!

Nearly lost the front offside less than two hours after collecting her after an indecisive Audi driver who acknowledged letting me out through the 'Keep Clear' of a junction suddenly changed their mind, but which was probably partly my fault as I should have checked again before pulling away, and the cars were less than 2" apart when they came to a stop... which put the willies up me a bit so I spent the rest of the day driving like a f**kwit/Honda Jazz owner... but the low engine note makes that acceptable in my books.

Done a few 'bits' on her today, but I'll cover them in a separate post...

Overall... I'm a very happy man at this point !

Edit: If I was to say one thing to anybody who's soon to pick theirs up... be gentle with that RH pedal... mines got a little blip on it that when you first accelerate it sluggishly moves away, so you give it a little more (and I mean little) pedal and it suddenly and unexpectedly responds with a noticeable surge, and by God this thing breaks traction easily on the P-Zero's (put the MPSS on order 2 hours after collecting her further to this)!

 

[Mr Wibbles]

Great impressions Nookie the car looks great. I get mine in March just a quick question.

The "delivery pack" did they spring that charge on you? I don't remember seeing that on my order form.

If so I may have to sacrifice my exhaust money

 

[hinch]

ford list price is on the road including delivery + first reg + tax etc etc it could be because he lives off the mainland they've charged him extra to then put it on another boat to come form mainland to him but I'm fairly sure a ferry crossing isnt that much.

 

[Nookie]

The "delivery pack" did they spring that charge on you? I don't remember seeing that on my order form.

As [MENTION=26439]hinch[/MENTION] states - the list/on the road price in the UK is inclusive of delivery from the US.

If you live (as I do) in Jersey, the dealer uses the need to get the car here from Portsmouth (via ferry) as an excuse to skin you for a further £995 (which is about 5-6 times the cost of a normal 'unaccompanied vehicle' single ferry crossing fare between here and the UK)... it's just one of the disadvantages of living on an island!

So you can rest easy... your exhaust fund (probably the most vital part of your initial upcoming Mustang ownership experience) is safe!

Edit: And by the way, the wait is well worth it!

 

[simonp83]

Is the dealership going to sort out the scratched interior and the allignment issues?

 

[Nookie]

Is the dealership going to sort out the scratched interior and the allignment issues?

Yes... they are going to sort all the advised issues (although I'll probably do the front wing/bumper myself as it's a 5 minute job), and the manager of their technical department (i.e. workshops) was very apologetic for having missed them during the PDI.

Apparently the side panel to the console (which houses the SYNC3) doesn't actually exist as an available item on the (EU) parts list so they've had to email Flat Rock to get a reference for it... so expect that may take some time to appear... but won't affect my ability to use or enjoy the car so no worries, and so far all good!

 

[Goosey]

Is the dealership going to sort out the scratched interior and the allignment issues?

My first thought too...I would be bloody furious with that interior damage

But great car !

 

[Nookie]

Help... anyone give me any clues as to how the f$$k you get the rear license/umber plate lights out?

I'm trying to fit my DD rear side markers and wire up to the license plate lights as advised... but all the instructions say is to 'unclip the rear light' (crap instructions as that's only helpful if you know how) and I'm buggered if I can work out how to do it without potentially busting the bloody things!

 

[Centurion07]

IIRC there's a clip at one end.

You need to GENTLY PRY the light away from the bodywork to be able to get a small screwdriver in there to fully depress the clip.

It's been a little while since I did mine but I do remember that once the light is out there's bugger all slack in the wiring to work with so it becomes ridiculously fiddly!

 

[Jimboy2]

I did mine the other week but it was a pain getting those lights out. Amazed I didn't break them. I think I had 3 trim tools wedged in it at one point

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