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I have a little movement at speed. I stopped once to check, and all was well, then I noticed the hood released warning light comes on when it's off the main catch.

I thought mine had used a litre in 300kms from new. But it was just Fords weird dipstick arrangement. No oil use since. Break in was my usual, moderate revs up to 4k till 800kms, then 6k till 1600. Moderate engine loading, up to around 3/4 throttle till 1000kms. Oil/filter change at 2000 kms.

This is a trend that needs to be stopped. We had a rental Peugeot in Italy last year which only had an online manual. Which was totally useless when you have a problem in an area of no coverage. Which we did. It took me ten minutes to find the tyre inflator. Which, being French, was hidden...

Hands on the wheel was almost a deal breaker, but the dealer said Ford was working on a software fix, so I took a punt and bought the car. Then I discovered that lane assist off also disables the hands on warning, so I'm a happy camper.

I'm happy to keep this one for a while, or for ever, depending on fate. I got tired of doing tens of thousands on upgrading every 3 or 4 years. We'll keep my wife's car for a good while too. But if the Lotto Gods smile there'll be a Audi RS3 sportback replacing hers, and either spend a bit on...

I think us Boomers have experienced the golden years of cars and driving. It's been a lot of fun and still is, but I think the analogue cars were the purest form of driving.

Another fairly sure indication of oil getting past valve stem seals is if the car emits a cloud of blue smoke after a period of overrun, such as throttle closed down a longish downhill stretch.

I was 12 when the first Mustang was released, little did I know that 60 years later I'd own one. And in a country where US V8's aren't very common. Life is full of surprises

I don't want to keep talking in circles on this. I'm speaking as a qualified mechanic, although most of my working life was off the tools except for my vehicles. Valve stem seals will not be worn in what is a barely broken in engine. It's quite likely that the barely noticeable puffs of smoke...

I'm saying that's probably what a dealer would say. If compression and leak down tests are within spec, and oil consumption is OK, what's a dealer supposed to do?

In my experience dealers will only investigate if oil consumption is excessive. And they'd certainly say to monitor it and put a couple of thousand miles on the car.

For the price of some 3mm black plastic sheet, silicone sealer and a few screws you can bend up some guards to cover the holes. It took me about an hour and it removes any fear of stone chipping or crap build up. I didn't want to risk leaving them open in our climate where we don't have salted...

I'm in New Zealand. Not ready to order stuff yet, but I'll be in touch. Thanks

I have no complaints about response. Having come from a turbo 2 litre with 7spd DSG the mustang feels lazier at low revs/speed, but is far quicker from 80-100 kmh up.

Do you guys ship overseas?

Nice, I really like that style

10 wheel drive?😁

I should have added as well, being in a major city, fire and ambulance were often there first or very soon after us. It was different for the rural guys though.

I agree completely. As ex Traffic Enforcement, our primary job was dealing with the offender. We only had minimal first aid training in any case. Basically CPR and haemorrhage control. We used to patrol doubled up at night, single during the day but with lots of back up. So, unless the offender...

The PP wheels don't seem to show dust as much as the gloss black wheels on my last car. One problem though, is that I can't get my wheel brush between the caliper and the rim to scrub dust off the inside. So I'll have to remove the wheels a couple of times a year to clean the calipers etc. And...