NEARLY 2 YEARS WAITING: New Mustang GT PP is finally mine!

I can’t help but think you’d be sitting in the F-Type wishing it was the V8. Which is a lot more money, would just scratch it off the list tbh.

RS4 sounds sensible (lol, as if you can say that), can’t imagine you lose much of anything if it’s a good example.
 
Gibbo said:
- F-type Coupe V6 (40k)
- R35 GTR (40k)
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Dont bother with the v6 f-type, makes the car a total non-event.

Now the GTR however :D Come play with the big boys! right @ReAPeR101 :D

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Right now, this time of year and with the budget you have to spend and the fact you don't want to **** a load of cash B7 RS4, but you know that as I suggested it :)
 
Helios1234 said:
I am genuinely tempted by this as it's such a steal and could offer my Cayman S if you were interested but then my head gets in the way and says no.
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Not sure on a Cayman, dropped you a PM anyway.

I will be brutally honest, I'd far rather someone here gets it (forum member) than some random on ebay, because those of you here know the amount of money spent on the car and what a deal it is.
 
Jester* said:
I'd definitely take a C63 for a spin. The engine is a stonker!
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I find Mercedes a mindfield, when it comes to looking for one is it the C63 AMG saloon and coupe that have the 6.3l engine? Anyone know much about them as in are they fragile or are they pretty strong cars that even with say a 100k miles can still be used without worrying about them breaking every 5 minutes? Not an ideal winter car being RWD and huge torque but same time its a smooth auto and Merc's are full of safety systems and to be frank I think I can survive big power RWD anyway throughout the year, but AWD is for sure very nice in poorer weather if you still enjoy going fast.

On a side not just took a friends new BMW 430D X-Drive M Performance out, no idea if the M stuff was stick on buts but it looked the part with its carbon everywhere and being estoril blue stunning car but even more surprisingly quite a rapid bit of kit too, sub 5s to 60mph and ability to well drive it like a Scoob or EVO, just be stupid, auto was great as an auto too, for me the only let down, diesel revs, its just over too quick and no sound, but that aside what a cracking and fast real world road car when driven in just drive in sport+, makes one wonder what the petrol variants are like, must be pretty impressive also. I think the most impressive part is the performance is extracted so easily, torque, AWD, auto its always poised and ready to strike whereas like an M car or an RS4 you gotta work for it and get it up the revs, but working for it is fun. :)
 
Rossi~ said:
Shots fired!
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Having read the list again I've removed the "probably". :p

I'm quite sure that a F Type, an M2 and a GTR will all be miles better in terms of chassis dynamics. And if you get out of an Exige into a Mustang, it will probably make the Mustang feel like a wet flannel. :p

I'd get an B7 RS4 honestly. It will be quick, it will sound great, it will be well equipped, and it will be fun. But most importantly, you probably won't miss it when you get rid of it and step into your new 'Stang. :)
 
Gibbo said:
I find Mercedes a mindfield, when it comes to looking for one is it the C63 AMG saloon and coupe that have the 6.3l engine? Anyone know much about them as in are they fragile or are they pretty strong cars that even with say a 100k miles can still be used without worrying about them breaking every 5 minutes?
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Technically it is a 6.2 ;) engine but yes the coupe, saloon and estate all have the engine, all mated to an auto box. Certain editions have different outputs (SLS internals etc) and all that but the engine is well known to be hard as nails with no major common issues. A few of the early 2008 models had an issue with head bolts stretching but this wasn't exactly major. Oh and the multispoke alloys are known to crack. I think thats all I've heard thats common on the cars.

Consumables are expensive I believe, but thats common to AMG's. I'd love an estate!
 
Acme said:
Having read the list again I've removed the "probably". :p

I'm quite sure that a F Type, an M2 and a GTR will all be miles better in terms of chassis dynamics. And if you get out of an Exige into a Mustang, it will probably make the Mustang feel like a wet flannel. :p

I'd get an B7 RS4 honestly. It will be quick, it will sound great, it will be well equipped, and it will be fun. But most importantly, you probably won't miss it when you get rid of it and step into your new 'Stang. :)
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You forget I've driven most of these cars, and you could not be further from the truth in some respects, people who have driven the modern Mustang and the other cars will know it strengths and weaknesses. For instance the GTR, the Mustang has a much keener front-end and basically turns in better, its also easier to hold through a corner on the throttle and the driving dynamics are very much old school but pretty good and you forget my car is not exactly standard, I dialled all the weaknesses out.

In short there really is no perfect car, well there is Porsche GT3, but thats the only one I can think off, though unfortunately it has grown a touch too big but its not quite as big as a BMW M4, Mustang or GTR, but its no longer the ideal size like a BMW M2, Porsche 911/Cayman 997/987 generation. But the GT3 is the closest you will get, its also why they are all 120k plus for second hand examples. :(

Lets see if I move the Mustang early I have an opportunity to maybe jump in and out of a few vehicles whilst I wait, my only real complaint about the Mustang is its a manual, its not a bad manual, I just dislike manuals I am finding as I get older in a daily car. The size of it does not really bother me on my daily commute, only time its an issue if blasting down a road you don't know which is quite narrow, as such your more cautious and its performance in the wet is lack lustre as the chassis/weight and driven wheels just don't suite wet performance driving. But as a car for the daily commute it probably brings more smiles to my face than any other car because I can push it and enjoy it and grin like crazy or I can just drive down the street at 20mph and still be grinning like crazy, this is where it wins hands down over most other cars. If I want driving dynamics I already have one of the best on my drive in the E46 M3 which to be frank takes a massive dump on most modern cars. :)
 
Ebay experts

Some people at OcUK have told me I've advertised my car wrong on ebay, its done as auction:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/332401829090?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

I am being told I should have done it as a Classified ad with a set price and that now because I've not done it this way if it sells and even falls through that Ebay are going to want like 1% from me for transaction which would be like £350 if it sells at 35k, is this true?
My understanding was ebay treated motors differently and I paid like £20 upfront for the advert, if I am gonna get stung for a few hundred quid for doing as an auction I might as well end it now to save that cost, even worse if the winning bidder never shows up as well.

I've never sold a car on ebay before and right now it seems to be Ebay that is creating the most traction.
 
If it sells as an auction and the buyer doesn't pay then you can request a final value fee credit, but by the looks of things you have to give up on chasing them for the money to do so, its a bit confusing to be honest. Basically if you ask ebay for help getting the money and the buyer having it on their permanent record then you have to pay ebay the fee, if you just give up and the buyer gets away with it scot free then you CAN ask for a credit.

http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/sell/unpaid-items.html
 
andybird123 said:
If it sells as an auction and the buyer doesn't pay then you can request a final value fee credit, but by the looks of things you have to give up on chasing them for the money to do so, its a bit confusing to be honest. Basically if you ask ebay for help getting the money and the buyer having it on their permanent record then you have to pay ebay the fee, if you just give up and the buyer gets away with it scot free then you CAN ask for a credit.

http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/sell/unpaid-items.html
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But if it does sell are they going to take 1% of the final value? If true thats gonna be like £350, seems a bit of a joke!
 
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