Mach 1 2021 UK just collected

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So - 812 miles covered so far.


I will put some Pros and Cons - to start the feedback for those interested.

PRO's - 

• Looks are - "sex on a stick" no other description - that was actually one of my 26 year old daughter's friends comments
  
• Road presence - People smile at you 
  
• Exhaust noise - You smile
  
• There are hardly any mustangs and no Mach 1's in this part of England
  
• The black with Black and red stripe colour scheme is awesome
  
• Remote start by app - brilliant fea ture and scares onlookers to death!
  
• My Mode is great for customisation once you get used to it - each mode makes a difference
  
• Driving modes are very different and apparent - Track suspension on a UK bumpy road will get you a Physio appointment - Normal is boring - Quiet mode - why did they do that? -  Sport is a good balance.
  
• Tight and very responsive steering - turning in is Ferrari like for a big car
  
• Brakes are very good, feel, power and sensitivity
  
• Boot (trunk) space for a sports car - its HUGE - what do you guys put in them over there? bodies?
  
• Engine bay - fabulously open and not covered by plastic to only allow "insert Laptop here" type of view that all European performance cars now have migrated to.
  
• Tyres - Grip - we get Michelin Pilot Sport S tyres as standard on the MAch 1 - remember a summers day here - starts at 9am with brilliant sunshine, blue skies as far as the eye can see and 24 degrees Centigrade (75 F) - by lunchtime Hailstones and 9 degrees (48F) and roads as slippery as an eel.
  
• Sound system - amazing for car at this price versus BMW/Mercedes or Range Rover.
  
• 10 speed auto box - using flappy panels its smoother than letting the car do it, but you feel that you only need 6 gears really especially down the box approaching typical UK B road downhill , very narrow etc.
  
• It has START button surrounded by a RED light - what more could you ever want!
  

CONS -

• Comfort - Seats are awful - I have non Recaro - but they just do not have enough adjustment and I find myself in between Rake settings which are only on a lever and lumbar / seat height and steering wheel all at positions I wish I could be just in between - Why are all adjustments not electric? this point is my major problem at the moment and I need to find a way of sorting it. I am 6 foot 1 / 58 years old , 14 stone (200 pounds) and pretty nimble - so its not me.
  
• Gear change for Auto box when the car is doing it - Really lumpy 1st to 4th - in sport mode makes you leave your seat when cold - compare it to Nissan GTR or Ferrari 430 in Auto - they have made this quite brutal by comparison - but it is a muscle car - Hellcat I use to own was much much smoother to be fair.
  
• Kick down is hopelessly delayed - maybe I am being a bit frugal in initial ownership !
  
• Wing mirrors - hopleselly small and restricted vision - probably not an issue in US - but here a really big thing - I will adapt
  
• Aircon and demist is surprisingly weak - again because we need these things so much more here - maybe I am being fussy
  
• Steering wheel mounted buttons require the driver to be quite dextrous and agile otherwise you press the wrong ones unless you looking at them - which on UK roads not a great idea
  
• Some of this electric wonderment has its faults - go over a pothole and the menu will default to the phone menu! Sometimes exhaust mode change does not work - it might be  a software issue so mine is going in on Tuesday for a software update and dealer diagnostic - they are lending me a car! - A Fiesta 1.2 - do u even have the min US? I hope not for your sake.
  

Anyway - have big trip planned for Late July into Cornwall (where Biden is now) so cant wait and loving it for now.