Mustang Optional Extras and Tax Questions
Discussion
Currently shopping for a pre-facelift Mustang.
Found a very nice 18 plate in a colour I like which looks to be well spec'd.
They seem to be very well spec'd as standard.
Are there any options which you feel are essential to have?
Or any options you feel are ok to pass up on?
Also, being a March 18 car, would the VED be £145 or would it still be a higher bracket? (Unsure if list price was more than £40k).
Cheers
Found a very nice 18 plate in a colour I like which looks to be well spec'd.
They seem to be very well spec'd as standard.
Are there any options which you feel are essential to have?
Or any options you feel are ok to pass up on?
Also, being a March 18 car, would the VED be £145 or would it still be a higher bracket? (Unsure if list price was more than £40k).
Cheers
As you have pointed out the 2016 - 2018 UK Mustangs come very well specified as standard. Whilst there was some choice on things like wheel design and stripes the only functional options were the Premium Shaker Audio system (which included navigation), reverse parking sensors, and climate control seats (heated and cooled). These specs were available as a combined pack which was marketed as the 'Custom Pack'.
If you haven't already done so it is worth checking out the Mustang6g forum as there is an active UK user group on there.
What you will find very common is that a lot of owners have upgraded their exhausts as the standard system on pre-facelift cars is very quiet and can be under-whelming versus expectations of a big naturally aspirated V8. There is a huge modification scene in the US for Mustangs so there is a massive choice of aftermarket exhausts. All of the aftermarket exhausts have different tones and volumes but all of those that I have head sound great so it is likely to come down to personal preference, but it is certainly something worth budgeting for.
The other common upgrades for UK owners are wheel spacers and lowering springs to provide more stance. Personally I think the standard car looks good as it is so I have not bothered with this however cars with these mods do carry a lot of stance and presence if that is your thing.
From a VED point of view, my car is on 2018 plate (June registered) and is in the lower tax threshold. As far as I'm aware all pre-facelift cars registered after 1st April 2017 benefit from the lower £145 cost.
My car is actually currently up for sale on this site so feel free to drop me a message if you have any further questions or queries (I won't share a link for risk of falling foul of forum rules).
If you haven't already done so it is worth checking out the Mustang6g forum as there is an active UK user group on there.
What you will find very common is that a lot of owners have upgraded their exhausts as the standard system on pre-facelift cars is very quiet and can be under-whelming versus expectations of a big naturally aspirated V8. There is a huge modification scene in the US for Mustangs so there is a massive choice of aftermarket exhausts. All of the aftermarket exhausts have different tones and volumes but all of those that I have head sound great so it is likely to come down to personal preference, but it is certainly something worth budgeting for.
The other common upgrades for UK owners are wheel spacers and lowering springs to provide more stance. Personally I think the standard car looks good as it is so I have not bothered with this however cars with these mods do carry a lot of stance and presence if that is your thing.
From a VED point of view, my car is on 2018 plate (June registered) and is in the lower tax threshold. As far as I'm aware all pre-facelift cars registered after 1st April 2017 benefit from the lower £145 cost.
My car is actually currently up for sale on this site so feel free to drop me a message if you have any further questions or queries (I won't share a link for risk of falling foul of forum rules).
Mr R said:
From a VED point of view, my car is on 2018 plate (June registered) and is in the lower tax threshold. As far as I'm aware all pre-facelift cars registered after 1st April 2017 benefit from the lower £145 cost.
Autotrader says If the list price of a car is over 40k an extra £310 is payable from the second taxation for up to 5 years. 🤷🏼♂️Mr R said:
Apologies for any confusion - The £40k threshold does indeed exist however as far as I'm aware it was not possible to spec a pre-facelift car above £40k, hence why late registration MY17 cars represent the best value VED/tax wise.
It was possible but not sure how many if any exist.There were a few price increases along the way with the pre-facelift, a fully optioned convertible was getting pretty expensive before the facelift came along.
Having a cheaper tax one is great but I just don't get the obsession there seems to be by some over it. Is anyone really dropping £30k on a 20 mpg car but another £8 a week on road tax is a deal breaker ?
MuscleSedan said:
Having a cheaper tax one is great but I just don't get the obsession there seems to be by some over it. Is anyone really dropping £30k on a 20 mpg car but another £8 a week on road tax is a deal breaker ?
I did end up buying an 18 plate pre-facelift car which obviously is in the lower tax bracket. It was quite important to me to get a low-tax car but not a deal-breaker.
For me, it's more than the cost. For a start, my insurance and service are all around the same time of year. I tend to buy 12 months tax and pay for insurance outright - so a service, tax and insurance does add up to quite a bit of money in not a lot of time. Again, it wouldn't have been a deal-breaker but more of a bonus.
The main reason I wanted a low-tax car was selling it on.
In several years when it is worth 15-20k (or maybe less), I imagine the low tax bracket will make it easier to sell. I imagine the sort of people spending 15k on a 7 year old Mustang are very different to the people spending 30k on a 3 year old one and generally speaking, I think to some of the people who would potentially buy my car, having one in the lower tax bracket will help me sell privately.
The tax thing is interesting, £320 a year over over the 5 years is £1600.
Also, its awesome for justifying the purchase of a large, expensive, thirsty car to the wife, when she asks "bet the tax is horrendous", you can show her its £145, the £320 goes a fair way to offsetting the fuel cost difference between a V8 Mustang and something more mundane, if you dont do huge miles.
Also, its awesome for justifying the purchase of a large, expensive, thirsty car to the wife, when she asks "bet the tax is horrendous", you can show her its £145, the £320 goes a fair way to offsetting the fuel cost difference between a V8 Mustang and something more mundane, if you dont do huge miles.
It's arguable that what you lose, saving the £310 a year for 5 years, you more than gain with the better exhaust, extra 30oddBHP and (if you can find them) magneride and recaros on the facelift. The digital dash is nice too, and full customable. I ummed and ahhed, then dropped the extra cash on an early facelift with all those. The only thing a 2018 facelift won't have is rev-matching on downshifts but I can't say I've ever missed that.
David Beer said:
On the subject of road tax , my 2016 gt convertible is £570 a year . So I guess it has some add ons?
I had a face lift for four weeks in the us this summer, could not stand it in sport !
Not necessarily, if it's registered pre April 2017 it'll fall into the £570 bracket, regardless of list price.I had a face lift for four weeks in the us this summer, could not stand it in sport !
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