Mustang not good enough for Aussie Cops

"beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard" (beardsbynelly-Rikerbeard) 03/21/2016 at 19:15 • Filed to: Australia, Police, Mustang

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This was surprising, I thought it would be almost assured to be a pick for the Highway Patrol here.

I suppose there’s nothing stopping Ford from making tweaks and sending it back for the next round of testing. They’ve already lost some ground to the Volvo S60R’s which I have already seen on the mean streets of Canberra.

bob and john > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 03/21/2016 at 19:25

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‘over heating trans’

wow. that doesnt bod well.

Short-throw Granny Shifter is 2 #blessed 2b stressed > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 03/21/2016 at 19:26

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It took them 3 minutes to overheat the transmission. That has to be some kind of defect, so Ford kind of shot themselves in the foot with this one.

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > Short-throw Granny Shifter is 2 #blessed 2b stressed 03/21/2016 at 19:35

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the weird thing is, the Mustang uses essentially the same auto trans as the Falcon (ZF 6HP26)
and they already know that it needs a trans cooler to meet the grade.

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > bob and john 03/21/2016 at 19:38

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I bet all it needs is a cooler and a different tune. If they’re still anything like the ZF 6HP26 they’re based on it won’t be a lot of work. Weird that Ford dropped the ball.

Slant6 > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 03/21/2016 at 19:44

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MFP

Amoore100 > Short-throw Granny Shifter is 2 #blessed 2b stressed 03/21/2016 at 19:47

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As I commented on CT, if the tester has a defect, what does that say about buyers who are looking to purchase an entire fleet? I do think the Mustang is a perfect patrol car for Australia, but this first impression does not bode well.

Jayhawk Jake > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 03/21/2016 at 21:00

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Not surprised, Mustangs suck

wiffleballtony > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 03/21/2016 at 21:25

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Im calling shenanigans. Plenty of people track their autos.

Flavien Vidal > Short-throw Granny Shifter is 2 #blessed 2b stressed 03/21/2016 at 21:42

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You have to keep in mind how “police testings” go... They really destroy those things and gearbox take one hell of a beating (ie, reverse at 10mph, striaght into 1st gear, j-turn...etc etc etc)