What car would you have if you were in the market for one and had the money?
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Re: What car would you have if you were in the market for one and had the money?
I think you'd have to be completely mental to buy a JLR product without a full warranty. Although the v6's do seem to be slightly more reliable than the four pot ingeniums.
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Re: What car would you have if you were in the market for one and had the money?
20k oil change intervals kill the diesel Ingeniums. Change the oil every 6k/annually, and you'll (probably) be fine.KungFooBob wrote: Tue Jun 16, 2026 10:19 pm I think you'd have to be completely mental to buy a JLR product without a full warranty. Although the v6's do seem to be slightly more reliable than the four pot ingeniums.
The V6 is much more reliable but not without its problems. Plastic heating pipes go brittle and break. Supercharger coupling is flexi and is doomed to die. Supercharger bearings can go too. Injectors often go and water ingress through the bonnet vents mean they can often be rusted into the head. General rule of thumb is, if you're changing the water pipes for the modified aluminium ones, change the supercharger coupling for a solid one and service the SC unit (oil change) whilst you're about it. I still want one though...
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Re: What car would you have if you were in the market for one and had the money?
A friend has just bought this. It's a 5 litre Mustang.
Apparently.
Should I be impressed?
Apparently.
Should I be impressed?
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Re: What car would you have if you were in the market for one and had the money?
I like it, they're a cool thing. I have no interest in owning one though, but it's cool.Skub wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2026 4:21 pm A friend has just bought this. It's a 5 litre Mustang.
Apparently.
Should I be impressed?![]()
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Re: What car would you have if you were in the market for one and had the money?
I've had a rental of one (for about a week, around Scotland, with unlimited milage...Skub wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2026 4:21 pm A friend has just bought this. It's a 5 litre Mustang.
Apparently.
Should I be impressed?![]()
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I hope he has a good map of every single petrol station for every journey he takes...
They're fun, but pretty pointless on UK roads.
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Re: What car would you have if you were in the market for one and had the money?
Guy at work had one from new, sold it about 6 months ago.. Quality isn't up to much - after 4 years everything started breaking on it and not cheap to repair for some reasonSkub wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2026 4:21 pm A friend has just bought this. It's a 5 litre Mustang.
Apparently.
Should I be impressed?![]()
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Re: What car would you have if you were in the market for one and had the money?
V8? Yeah, impressed-ish based on cylinder count.Skub wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2026 4:21 pm A friend has just bought this. It's a 5 litre Mustang.
Apparently.
Should I be impressed?![]()
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Re: What car would you have if you were in the market for one and had the money?
Tell him the electric ones have more performance.Skub wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2026 4:21 pm A friend has just bought this. It's a 5 litre Mustang.
Apparently.
Should I be impressed?![]()
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Re: What car would you have if you were in the market for one and had the money?
I like it. But not in white.Skub wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2026 4:21 pm A friend has just bought this. It's a 5 litre Mustang.
Apparently.
Should I be impressed?![]()
Mustang.jpeg
Hugely impractical, but they look like a lot of fun.
