Ford Mustang 2016 Problems

It seems to me that they're quite different cars; the Golf R is an under-the-radar raider, the Mustang an in-your-face statement. If you want an exhilarating drive on those weekends away go for the Golf, if you want a more leisurely fun drive with a high look-at-me factor go for the Mustang. For my money I would choose the Mustang. There is talk of a twin-turbo Mustang coming as a GT500 Shelby in 2018, possibly with a 5.2-litre V8. Not sure if it would make to Australia.

If you don’t want a convertible, which rules out the MX-5 as my easy first pick, then the 86 is the car for driving enjoyment on a reasonable budget. But don’t overlook its Subaru twin, the BRZ, which is my choice of the two. Both get The Tick, having shared our Car of the Year award.

When we rang Ford we were told that Ford is indeed trying to increase its supply of Mustangs following the strong reaction to the car from the Australian car buying public. Some of those cars might come from those allocated to the UK, but it depends on where the UK is in its launch program, so you can't say it will be the expense of the UK market. It also depends on the availability of right-hand drive parts when Ford needs them if they want more cars sooner than planned.

Ford Australia president Graeme Whickman replies: "Mr Gillett was one of almost 200 Ford employees to have placed an order for Mustang but he was a little further back in the queue. With demand for Mustang exceeding everyone's expectation, a significant proportion of the launch production was dedicated to the initial retail customers. We do anticipate, with some of the recent increase in production for Australia, we will improve delivery times for orders including employee orders. However, we still anticipate up to a 16-month wait for deliveries ... balanced against our retail customer wait list that now extends to 12 months.

Wow, that is a major change of direction. Before you make such a change I would suggest you actually test drive each of the cars you're thinking of to see if they really suit you. The Mazda MX-5 is a two-seater and not very practical for instance. It's hard to advise you because we don't anything about what you want from the car you buy. If it was me I would probably buy the MX-5, I would have no problem with a two-seater.