GrayS550
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- Joined
- Oct 29, 2022
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- Location
- Washington
- First Name
- Daniel
- Vehicle(s)
- 2018 Mustang GT
I would recommend to stay away. I bought my 2018 GT used at 19k miles. Dealer told me it’s just straight piped.
Some time and a lot of money later, I found out the car had:
- A tune (when you flash a new tune onto the car, it saves your stock tune. Well it stored the previous tune in place of the stock tune, so when the car broke down later and I flash it back to stock, it wouldn’t turn on and the dealer couldn’t connect to it) (I had to pay $$$ for them to take it out and flash a stock tune)
- Longtube Headers (This isn’t a problem for me, but the O2 sensors connections weren't properly tucked and there is damage in the wiring) (CEL always on)
- Aftermarket clutch (This clutch failed. Previous owner didn’t install it properly. My warranty couldn’t cover this repair. Stupid expensive for Ford to install an OEM clutch)
- FP Struts and Lowering springs (Don’t really mind these, but I have no idea what other suspension mods were done) (Ford won’t touch the suspension of the car due to “aftermarket suspension,” so no warranty)
Stay away from tuned cars unless you have a detailed list of all the mods and receipts from who installed it.
Some time and a lot of money later, I found out the car had:
- A tune (when you flash a new tune onto the car, it saves your stock tune. Well it stored the previous tune in place of the stock tune, so when the car broke down later and I flash it back to stock, it wouldn’t turn on and the dealer couldn’t connect to it) (I had to pay $$$ for them to take it out and flash a stock tune)
- Longtube Headers (This isn’t a problem for me, but the O2 sensors connections weren't properly tucked and there is damage in the wiring) (CEL always on)
- Aftermarket clutch (This clutch failed. Previous owner didn’t install it properly. My warranty couldn’t cover this repair. Stupid expensive for Ford to install an OEM clutch)
- FP Struts and Lowering springs (Don’t really mind these, but I have no idea what other suspension mods were done) (Ford won’t touch the suspension of the car due to “aftermarket suspension,” so no warranty)
Stay away from tuned cars unless you have a detailed list of all the mods and receipts from who installed it.
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