Some great pics of the Shelby GT-H
Discussion
Oh would that I could. Out last two holidays before Twin Turbo Jnr was born were in California and we hired a lowly v6 convertible (previous generation). It was still great fun and I just love the Californian way of life.
We will return once TT Jnr is a little older and rent another Mustang.
And yes, I live in Ash Vale. That photo was taken outside Racing Green (well spotted) just before last November's Virgina Water meet.
We will return once TT Jnr is a little older and rent another Mustang.
And yes, I live in Ash Vale. That photo was taken outside Racing Green (well spotted) just before last November's Virgina Water meet.
Mustang Baz said:
Paul - recommend you get a cheap flight over there and rent one for a couple of days as you will not regret it a bit! Amazing car and so much better than would normally be expected.
Hmmm
I've just had one for a week and a half out of LAX. Actually two, they swapped out the first one because the windscreen washer jets didnt work. I did over a thousand miles in it up late friday when I dropped off at LAX, and my collegue took it up to san francisco and back this weekend.
Not impressed, frankly. The gearbox is a mess, cant decide whether to slog it out on torque or turn into a frenzied revver. Go up a mountain switchback and you either leave it in 4th, or pull it to 3rd and have it rev its nuts off. Gear ratios have huuuuuuuge hole between 3rd and 4th. Fifth as overdrive on button on side of lever? Err why?
Performance is strangely variable, even on the same tank of fuel. Sometimes even foot-to-floor produced big noise and little go.
Suspension is laughably harsh -- far too stiff on the springs, with screwed up damper rates (front of car bobs up and down on interstate joins, rear doesnt, clearly showing the damper rates are way out front/rear). Even driving down a city street will have your fillings falling out.
Grip moderate, and tends to slide badly on road paint and catseyes (only a 235 section tyre, and feels quite hard compound). Quite a handful going up to Mount Palomar.
Steering ok-ish if rather dead. Height adjustment but no reach.
Interior -- a mess. Plastic-fantastic everywhere, and none of it good quality. Shiny plate across dash is not nice when sun over your shoulder. Bits break off -- both cars had at least one backrest release lever broken. Rattles galore (at 12k miles in both). Electric seat adjustment for drivers seat (but not for backrest!).
It looks fantastic -- I was really looking forward to the drive when I picked it up. Reality is a cruel letdown. Its old, boreish, unsophisticated and horribly last century. Which to some might make it the light of their life -- i just hoped for something classy, modern, and a great drive. It isnt, isnt, and was a big letdown.
Am back in a month -- will try the corvette convertible (having been wowed by Mr Yu's ZR1 Corvette)
jhoneyball said:
Mustang Baz said:
Paul - recommend you get a cheap flight over there and rent one for a couple of days as you will not regret it a bit! Amazing car and so much better than would normally be expected.
Which to some might make it the light of their life -- i just hoped for something classy, modern, and a great drive. It isnt, and was a big letdown.
Jon - I don't think this comment is aimed at me, and a great shame your experience was not positive, but I stand by what I said. Having owned a Mustang for 7 yrs, the GT-H is a very different car and my experiences were very positive, hence my initial recommendation. I accept it is in no-way a 911, M3, TVR, Skyline or similar, but there are other elements to the drive which make it worth experiencing - the noise, looks, positive reactions/conversations from fellow Mustang owners being only some. Yes, the trim is crap and plastic-fantastic, and the suspension irregular, but ultimately, the rental charge of app $150-$180 a day is never necessarily going to get you a car of the quality of the aforementioned marques.
I just wish it managed to combine what it does fantastically well (looks, rumble, pedestrian fascination -- my hotel valet parking lads thought it was the business!) with the basics of modernity. The ride is absolutely terrible, to the point that it wrecks any hope of consistent handling. And thats on its home ground of LA, southern california etc, not out-of-its-element on the Ruislip bypass.
Obviously, I wasnt attempting to compare it to a 911, or a euro-great of equally unrelated price, that would be silly.
But I wanted something that honest american, good value and competent. An "In'n'out" or serious steak-house car, not euro-gourmet fancy twiddly. And I had two of them, so I know it wasnt just one rogue example.
Obviously, I wasnt attempting to compare it to a 911, or a euro-great of equally unrelated price, that would be silly.
But I wanted something that honest american, good value and competent. An "In'n'out" or serious steak-house car, not euro-gourmet fancy twiddly. And I had two of them, so I know it wasnt just one rogue example.
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