Hi All,
New member here, but specifically joined to see if and how many members who own dark horses currently have had any specific issues from the factory, ranging from cosmetic to mechanical. I do love my DH, and has sentimental value beyond most any car I’ve owned (it’s been a lot!). I picked up my DH last Friday (12/29/23) from a dealer that had one that had just came in. Specd almost exactly how id want to order it, handling pack, manual trans etc. It’s gorgeous, but since picking it up have noticed a few things that I feel are beyond just me being picky. And is more a reflection of the build process and quality control going on at the plant.
Understanding, these are mass produced vehicles, let me know your thoughts on these issues and if you guys have heard of anything similar across other dark horses or 7 gen mustangs.
My car currently has 190 actual miles on it, it’s brand new, and when I picked it up, it had 8 miles on the odometer for reference.
Paint:
My DH is painted in Blue Ember and is beautiful, but there is a spot on the front driver quarter panel that has contamination under the base layer of paint, that, when you run a cloth or finger against it, will actually “catch” the cloth or scrape your finger. It’s sharp, and my concern is that in short time, will pop through or wear the paint through and become an issue for rust/paint deterioration. I’ve had two shops (non ford) look at it and both mentioned it will require some level of re-paint, and depending on how difficult it is to match the blue ember paint, could be somewhat tricky. Pictures for reference.
New member here, but specifically joined to see if and how many members who own dark horses currently have had any specific issues from the factory, ranging from cosmetic to mechanical. I do love my DH, and has sentimental value beyond most any car I’ve owned (it’s been a lot!). I picked up my DH last Friday (12/29/23) from a dealer that had one that had just came in. Specd almost exactly how id want to order it, handling pack, manual trans etc. It’s gorgeous, but since picking it up have noticed a few things that I feel are beyond just me being picky. And is more a reflection of the build process and quality control going on at the plant.
Understanding, these are mass produced vehicles, let me know your thoughts on these issues and if you guys have heard of anything similar across other dark horses or 7 gen mustangs.
My car currently has 190 actual miles on it, it’s brand new, and when I picked it up, it had 8 miles on the odometer for reference.
Paint:
My DH is painted in Blue Ember and is beautiful, but there is a spot on the front driver quarter panel that has contamination under the base layer of paint, that, when you run a cloth or finger against it, will actually “catch” the cloth or scrape your finger. It’s sharp, and my concern is that in short time, will pop through or wear the paint through and become an issue for rust/paint deterioration. I’ve had two shops (non ford) look at it and both mentioned it will require some level of re-paint, and depending on how difficult it is to match the blue ember paint, could be somewhat tricky. Pictures for reference.