THE 50K CHALLENGE: NEW MUSTANG ON THE WAY, BUT WOULD 50K BE BETTER SPENT ON ANOTHER MARQUE?

Kenai said:
I remember following a V8S through the bottleneck in Lyndhurst and every time he crept forward 10 ft it sounded like someone setting off a lorryload of fireworks. I hope for his sake he was doing it on purpose because amusing as it was, it would drive you mental after a few weeks. That and everyone on the street turning round with a 'what a knob' look on their faces.
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No, they do generally do that if you've the exhaust in sport mode. Used to wind me up, as having sport mode off was too quiet - there wasn't a happy medium. Just exacerbates things if you're nudging it along in traffic, or aren't particularly good at modulating the accelerator.
 
My Granturismo has a powerflow custom exhaust on it not sure exactly what they did as it came with the car but it’s borderline asbo and sounds insane.

I would probably prefer it to be a bit toned down like the vid you posted Housey.
 
Kenai said:
I remember following a V8S through the bottleneck in Lyndhurst and every time he crept forward 10 ft it sounded like someone setting off a lorryload of fireworks. I hope for his sake he was doing it on purpose because amusing as it was, it would drive you mental after a few weeks. That and everyone on the street turning round with a 'what a knob' look on their faces.
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Yeah in that environment it’s over the top. The active exhaust button would have been pressed and hence loud mode for that. Car still needs a quiet mode though like the mustang for those early morning startups
 
Gibbo said:
Leather is over rated, the cloth seats in the R are lovely and in my opinion I'd take them every time over the leather.
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100% this. Leather's an affectation, too hot in the summer, too cold in the winter (thus necessitating heated seats) and doesn't grip you very well.

Was standard in mine but I took the no-cost Alcantara option.
 
Drove another SVR today as the other was sold. This one though more miles was nicer and had a lot more options:
- Carbon roof
- Carbon design pack
- Uprated meridian sound
- Gloss black wheels (not sure, think I prefer satin grey the other had, but these wheels had zero marks whereas other was curbed)
- Rear traffic / BLIS
- Powered tailgate
- Heated seats
- Heated screen
- Adaptive headlights

£11,434 in options.

Car drove same as last one, as you would expect and could not push due to snow, slush and freezing temperatures but car felt good.

I tried to barter, most I could get from them was 12 months road tax and a full tank of fuel. They offered me finance at 8.5% APR to which I laughed and said Land Rover on the one I missed offered me 5.9%, they said low rate they have to subsidise and not enough profit in car. So I said let me think about it as I can get around 4% APR. We started chatting, turns out he buys stuff from OcUK and also has a few M3's over years.

Had another look around the car trying to find issues, failed, came back in and said can I hold the car, he said I need a deposit, gave him a deposit on cc. He then says right it is yours and I am glad you put the deposit down as a guy was coming Monday for test drive, so he will give them bad news now.

He then said also please wait, 20 minutes later he comes back with a new finance quote, 4.9% APR (2.5% flat), I said much better, lets catch up next week on finalising payment/finance and delivery.

I also visited a couple of Audi dealers, had a go in an R8 V10 Plus and an R8 V10, both S-tronic. As per Housey says the plus is better and felt more in between road and race car, bit like SVR, when in their firmer modes. But the regular one just felt more road car, both hugely quick and capable though today was really bad for anything proper fast. But hugely capable, insanely quick and great noise, but the want is not there, I really don't know why as I love a good engine and that V10 is a master piece but to me the car felt more capable, easy and not so special. In today's weather the SVR was scrabbling at the road, sliding around, the R8 just went, the Plus was more playful. But I just did not feel them as much as I hoped not helped by being in dull boring colours and at this money its got to look bonkers. That is why as amazing as a 911 turbo and AMG GT is, the 911 turbo is way to easy and the AMG GT looks boring as hell though beautiful but does not excite me.

Mustang, SVR, GT3 styling excites me as such I guess if after this I am not back in a Mustang then GT3 is definitely what is next in line.


The SVR is a me car and the spec I've got I feel is one of the most desirable as very few have carbon roofs and no others are for sale, in short all this car needs to be ultimate spec is ceramics which if the car becomes a very long term keeper or permanent there are a few Jaguar lightly used ceramic caliper and brake kits on ebay for sale at around £5000. :)

I also like the fact I have never ever seen an SVR on the road before, so seems Stoke is about to start seeing one and absolutely hearing one, its so loud it is naughty.
 
Well can't say fairer than that, at least you have driven all the ones you want. Buy the car you want, the wrong one but still, and enjoy it! :D

Your money, your choice, all power to you.
 
Anyway Andy fantastic you’ve sorted and the Jag to me feels much more special, they are glorious bits of kit in person I don’t think even pics do justice

Probably a few sleepless nights with the wait and build up. This is why I love buying cars :D
 
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