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04-19-2017, 11:26 AM | #1 |
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500 HP Ecoboost Mustang <$30k 2.3L
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04-19-2017, 11:43 AM | #2 |
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What happens to your powertrain warranty?
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04-19-2017, 11:43 AM | #3 |
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$20k or less for new Ecoboost Mustangs? Man I hope you Americans realize how good you have it in regards to car pricing. Nobody in the world can buy cars at these prices.
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04-19-2017, 11:44 AM | #4 |
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04-19-2017, 11:51 AM | #5 | |
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The other thing is these huge incentives absolutely kill resale. Especially for those poor saps who bought an ecoboost Mustang within the first couple years of release. Your $27-30K Mustang you bought is probably worth $15K now on a dealer trade-in. |
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04-19-2017, 01:04 PM | #6 | |
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"There's a military appreciation incentive here, did you serve in the military?" "No." "Do you appreciate the military?" "Yes" *checks box* There's no real accountability for most of those incentives. Then again, I lost that job because Ford corporate caught that dealer doing something shady and revoked their franchise. |
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04-19-2017, 01:12 PM | #7 |
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how long will these ecoboost engine's last? any failures associated with this much power?
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04-19-2017, 01:31 PM | #8 |
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That's why I asked about warranty. Yes, there are plenty of reported blown 2.3 Ecoboost engines out there that were modified. But there are so many variables (mods, tuner, driver, etc). But any time you crank up boost and generate more heat, etc you are likely trading power for reliability.
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04-19-2017, 01:49 PM | #9 |
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04-19-2017, 01:49 PM | #10 |
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Now put that motor in a RWD manual Fiesta and take my money.
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04-19-2017, 03:01 PM | #11 |
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Not really. Canada's offerings mostly mirror the US as few overseas automakers are going to go through the trouble of bringing a model over here just for Canada. We sometimes get options that the US may not get but that's rare as well.
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04-19-2017, 05:37 PM | #12 |
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Prior to the introduction of the ILX, I always kinda wanted a CSX-S. Now unlike a lot of the Acura cars that people like to claim are just badge engineered Hondas (which aren't), that was a legitimate badge engineered Honda. But one I wouldn't have minded getting here.
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04-19-2017, 06:05 PM | #13 |
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There's got to be a video of this Mustang on the inter webs...right?
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04-19-2017, 10:16 PM | #14 |
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I'm wondering if they ever pull the: "The kits are on backorder..... but check out this GT"
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04-19-2017, 11:07 PM | #15 | |
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04-20-2017, 06:42 AM | #16 |
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Noticed the writer left out labor costs. Even your own time is worth something.
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04-20-2017, 02:42 PM | #17 | |
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04-20-2017, 02:50 PM | #18 |
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550hp on stock internals!
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04-20-2017, 06:24 PM | #19 |
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Yeah, I have a ton of family in Quebec (mom is French Canadian). I'm aware, I just wanted one.
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04-21-2017, 09:54 AM | #20 | |
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I would have gotten the Ford Performance tune but it wasn't available (and not sure if you can get it with a lease car). I'm glad I leased it because the depreciation is really bad. If you want to mod a 4 cylinder turbo car these are great to buy. There are tons of parts available, don't worry about all the **** you read about on the forums of people blowing motors. |
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04-21-2017, 09:58 AM | #21 | |
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And your right, I think there are some very safe tunes/mods out there for the Ecoboost Mustang (similar to WRX, GTI, etc). But nobody knows how long your motor is going to last when you are pushing 500+hp in these cars and likely pushing the limits. IMHO, if you want to make big power just get the damn V8 to start with and go from there. |
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04-21-2017, 10:59 AM | #22 |
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I mean sure, it goes without saying that if you nearly double the power of the engine the life expectancy will go down. But it's not so fragile that it's going to blow up with modest changes and a safe tune.
If you want to last a long time and be mostly hassle free with 500 horsepower, buy a vehicle that was engineered to do that from the factory. |
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04-21-2017, 11:53 AM | #24 | |
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You can go the Calloway route with Corvette as well and still keep your warranty. Pricey, but nice to have that option. |
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