2015 Mustangs to stay away from

[Armen]

That black 2012 GT vert I had was a 'Ford Executive' unit, apparently.

I didn't notice it when I picked it up, but the paint was pretty bad on it. It looked like it had been through 500 automatic car washes.

But the big issue was the hood had been repainted. There was some fill on the hood edge too. Maybe a little fender bender or some incident with road debris, I don't know.

The car looked amazing when done and waxed up, but man, black was hard to keep looking good.

You can see the fine scratches in the highlighted section in the upper right hand corner of this pic. They were pretty much all over the vehicle, but the hood was the worst.




The car was good to me and I really enjoyed it while I had it. But whoever the 'Ford Exec' was that had it, didn't take very good care of it.

[Ponyryd]

I love how this guy took the time to post a thread cautioning members and all that happens is people jump down his throat, lol. The Ford militant are convinced that Ford can do NO wrong....but guess what guys, execs for the most part don't give a crap about their cars, they're free cars to use, why would they take special care of them? They have them for 3-4 months and they're gone.
Now, if I was in the market I would very much appreciate this info, and I do agree that often cars get fixed and dropped in customers laps, happens all the time. How do I know? Because the body shop at my work does tons of work on new cars and exec units, cars that have damage from shipping, cars that were damaged at the plant, etc.....there is a certain amount of damage that can be repaired and doesn't need to be disclosed I'm told, the car can be sold as new.

[bbriann]

I have seen NEW vehicles on car lots that have had crappie factory body
Repair work done. Both Ford and Chevrolet products

[BAB CObra]

That black 2012 GT vert I had was a 'Ford Executive' unit, apparently.

I didn't notice it when I picked it up, but the paint was pretty bad on it. It looked like it had been through 500 automatic car washes.

But the big issue was the hood had been repainted. There was some fill on the hood edge too. Maybe a little fender bender or some incident with road debris, I don't know.

The car looked amazing when done and waxed up, but man, black was hard to keep looking good.

You can see the fine scratches in the highlighted section in the upper right hand corner of this pic. They were pretty much all over the vehicle, but the hood was the worst.




The car was good to me and I really enjoyed it while I had it. But whoever the 'Ford Exec' was that had it, didn't take very good care of it.

Well why would they take care of it? its covered for anything they do.

also auto car washes you betcha ... every day man.. free car wash.

[BAB CObra]

I love how this guy took the time to post a thread cautioning members and all that happens is people jump down his throat, lol. The Ford militant are convinced that Ford can do NO wrong....but guess what guys, execs for the most part don't give a crap about their cars, they're free cars to use, why would they take special care of them? They have them for 3-4 months and they're gone.
Now, if I was in the market I would very much appreciate this info, and I do agree that often cars get fixed and dropped in customers laps, happens all the time. How do I know? Because the body shop at my work does tons of work on new cars and exec units, cars that have damage from shipping, cars that were damaged at the plant, etc.....there is a certain amount of damage that can be repaired and doesn't need to be disclosed I'm told, the car can be sold as new.

actually maybe you should check again.. execs dont get free cars... maybe VP level.. and those are rare are few...
also they dont change cares every 3-4 months.. its phases and usually 1.5 years.

[Armen]

Well why would they take care of it? its covered for anything they do.

I don't understand what you're saying here.

[Laffs]

I don't understand what you're saying here.

Basically saying if they smash it in to curbs and drive it in to parking garage walls the company pays for it, so why be careful and particular if they are going to fix it all when you bring it back anyway.

[Armen]

Basically saying if they smash it in to curbs and drive it in to parking garage walls the company pays for it, so why be careful and particular if they are going to fix it all when you bring it back anyway.

Oh, I dunno. Just might be nice for Ford peeps to realize that their Exec/Cap unit is going to be resold to someone who is a Ford Fan and their very disregard for said vehicle may have a very lasting effect on this next owner and their future decisions when it comes to what vehicle to purchase.

[Ponyryd]

actually maybe you should check again.. execs dont get free cars... maybe VP level.. and those are rare are few...
also they dont change cares every 3-4 months.. its phases and usually 1.5 years.

1.5 years? I've never seen a cap unit over a year old, and I've seen a few 2016s go through already this year, depends who you are I guess. Also any I've heard of are free cars, not that they own them but the company does and they let the execs use them free, like a demo if you work for a dealership. Also as stated above the cars are usually pretty much not cared for at all, I've seen many that get curbed, smashed, etc...and all repaired and billed to the company, no insurance claims.

[Monera3v]

Wasn't there a large shipping of mustang on boat that got damaged?