Ford Mustang - as safe as a 1st gen Great Wall ute...

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Originally Posted by Homestar

Spudboy - would have loved to keep Johns video up but it has a lot of naughty words in it.

For those that are interested go to the 'Auto Expert' YouTube channel - you can't miss it.

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Oh yeah - I sort of forgot about his rather fruity language. Did I score any 'demerit' points?

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Originally Posted by Toxic_Avenger

On a similar but different tangent... Dodge Ram has recently brought the 'full size' pickup (AKA Utility) offering to Aus.
Somebody please bring the F350 super duty to this country. I will pretend I have a spare 200K to stooge a test drive.

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I had 2 of them in the states. Was hard enough parking them there. Wouldn't want to even try it here....

If you want a Mustang QFord in Springwood Queensland appear to have them on the showroom floor all the time.

I don't think you'd have to wait one month let alone 12 to get one. Why would you?

Early in the US last year, I couldn't believe how common the Mustang, Camaro and Charger were. They were all everywhere. Honestly, it was like Commodores and Falcons here.

My favourite for style was easily the Camaro.

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Originally Posted by spudboy

Oh yeah - I sort of forgot about his rather fruity language. Did I score any 'demerit' points?

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Nah mate it wasn't that bad.You would have got an official PM if you got pinged.
Andrew

I'd never ever own any Aus/Yank designed GM/Ford vehicle,absolutely sick of them.I've been doing the timing gears/chains/head gaskets on a mates wifes VE commodore,no wonder 'olden have gone broke,the things a complete POS.It's done 125K and the cost of the repair is more than it's value,the reason I'm doing it as a love job.The Mustang?,I'm with Shelby,their OK as a secretary's car ;). Pat

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Originally Posted by Pickles2

Why would anyone buy a "4 Cyl. Mustang"?......Beats me.
However, the 5L V8 is a seriously good engine,....outputs of 800HP are easily achieveable, whilst the car could still be driven by a "little old lady to church on Sunday".....the wonders of modern S.C. & associated electronics.
Pickles.

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They deleted the background V8 rumble the modern S.C & associated electronics produced on the ecoboost powered stangs after the motoring jurnos started taking the ****:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
Andrew

When I sold my F6 Typhoon I was drawn to a new Mustang but the D3 was giving me grief and with two dogs, a 3 and a 4 year old and a camper trailer the D4 V8 showed more appeal. If my kids were older and it was just for me I couldn't care less about the NCAP rating. Ask a Defender driver. The best crash protection is not to crash.

Couple of videos worth watching (pretty sure there's not swearing)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbbNlkP-ZSM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4f4q52J9qY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtdtGgf1BF0

Rehashing an older post, but the Euro NCAP guys just tested the Mustang with its safety features put back in. It is now rated up from 2 stars to 3 stars. Still not great though.

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