A guy over on svtperformance.com who has a 05' GT pre-ordered says its official. The 05' Mustang GT will not arrive until January due to, you guessed it, defective heads! This is what his Ford Dealer rep told him. Ford cant make even decent power without screwing it up. Guess they rushed the car to the market? Regardless, you will only see V6 Stangs cruising around before Christmas....

 

LOL, somebody better tell Jay Leno. He's been driving his brand new Mustang GT around...but seriously, this is old news and a lot of people still haven't heard this is BS from the BON site. Mustangs, including GTs, were shipped this last weekend...

 

Leno in a Mustang GT? Sure you're not mixing it up with his mega-dollar Ford GT?

I hope the rumored head problems are nothing but rumors cause that would suck.

 

No No No. This is not from the BON site. I frequent svtperformance and that BON crap was talked about weeks ago. This is in the last two days, from the guys dealer himself. This is from an 04 Cobra owner and future 05 GT owner.

 

It is not a good idea to quickly jump to conclusions. Just listen to this post: it's a dealer. DEALER! Like he knows stuff. Most people work in that industry because they want to make money, not because they love cars or know much about them.

We had countless examples of dealers not knowing a dime about current or future products.

So, while it might be true, maybe this is dealer's excuse for not shipping his customer's car anytime soon - sort of like we messed up, but let's put the blame on Ford so that the customer doesn't get pissed.

Who knows, I am just showing that there could be another explanation. I am a GM fan but I strive to keep an objective mind to everything. Besides, a little critical thinking can be useful.

 

They had him on TV just earlier this week getting into a Mustang GT and driving off. That guy always gets one of the first cars of anything, lucky (and rich) guy.

 

Anything is possible, but there have already been a lot of people spotting '05 Mustangs on trucks being shipped all over. Jim Padilla just officially announced the Mustang launch at the AAI plant two days ago. I'll be doubtful for now unless I see something official from Ford.

 

I was just using that guys words. His exact words were, "its official". His dealer who he says is very respected and not just your typical car salesman told him this. I agree though, it truely isnt official until Ford releases it, but all the guys responding to the post on svtperformance.com seam to believe him. I havent been there long enough to know how truthful and correct he usually is. Just thought I would pass on what I heard.


ENJOY!!!
http://www.svtperformance.com/forums...hreadid=128141

Thats not once (1999) not twice (03/04 Cobra) but thrice (2005 GT) that Ford has had head problems. If you dont believe the Cobra, jsut ask some owners, anyone will tell you about the dreaded "tick". Its just that Ford decided to tell them it is normal instead of fixing it.

 

Kind'a like LS1 piston slap.

 

I don't want to get involved with the when thing, but the 99 Mustang did not have problems with the heads.

The 98 LS1 did, but saying that would be a cheap shot.

Oops.

 

they just took more Camaro market share by doing this. With projection of a 2006-2007 debut the 5th gen will get less sales. everybody is into the mustang and those that will get one will get one, by closing the gap between the release the the 5th gen and the new mustang from the factory, there will be less hype about the camaro. what stupid ford doesn't realize is that they won't beable to make a new generation for the mustang until around 2010-2011. so in that time frame, the Camaro's sells will be up, as the mustang will have been played out too much already.

 

You're right Bob. I forgot, 1999 wasnt head problems, it was just way overated horsepower and something else I thought?

 

Correct. The main issue was HP, related to crappy intakes and a rather restrictive catback (a typical non-recalled 99 would dyno anywhere from 240-270 RWHP - very inconsistent). They did recall the 99s for this - and installed new intakes & catbacks, and did a computer reflash. 99s were also known for IRS vibration issues (no recall, but certainly TSBs).

 

MSNBC showed GTs rolling off the line and said they would be in show rooms in 3-4 weeks.
http://video.msn.com/video/p.htm?t=1...b-569542e8e327
scroll to bottom for vid

 

I have looked at Ford employee forums, and there is no mention of anything. Believe me, if there is anything that isn't perfect on these lines......... many of these employees bitch to high heaven.

Also, when the BON article first appeared, workers at the engine plant, and on the Mustang line confirmed that the only head problem they have had is a shortage of parts from one supplier (the exact part was named). This is what slowed things down.

I think the dealership is trying to cover up for their ineptitude in ordering this persons car. This is not uncommon whenever a vehicle that is very desirable gets released. You should have seen the rumors and untruths told at the '01 Lightning launch (when they got more hp), and the '03 Cobra launch.