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

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.

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.

Originally Posted by spudboy

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

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

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.

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 ****
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