svtenthusiast
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Hey all! I just bought a used 2010 SHO with 51K miles in overall good condition for $18,500 with all options including Adaptive Cruise Control and Active Motion seats. Bought a Ford PremiumCare ESP 36K mile warranty on top of that. Alot of car for the money; impressed with the quality of trim and awesome powertrain. Car sat on the lot for about a year so I have been spending the last few days on TLC buffing out light scratches from careless snow removal by the salesmen and getting rid of all the grime from sitting out in the elements for that length of time. Clay bar took a ton of contaminants out of the paint and "back to black" on plastic trim has brought the car back to almost new condition.
Came upon this car after a bad 3 year experience with a lemon Focus and Escape that are the new "European" electronics/engineering which come to find out Ford doesn't have a clue how to support or service. I am much happier with the "old" Ford switchgear and electronics and the Gen 1 SYNC/NAV works faster and better than the MyFord touch ever will.
I have owned one SHO years ago-- a '97 model that was nice but not the best of the SHO years. My brother owned a '92 Plus model with a stick that was alot of fun but was worn out with 180K miles. My cousin had a '99 that was really watered down (decontented), sad last year for that generation.
On to my questions. The NAV CD/DVD player will not accept a disc. Nothing displays or happens when you press or hold eject, but it acts like there is already a CD in there. Nothing plays or displays on screen when you press the CD on the touchscreen either. Upon further inspection, it looks like a square metal tab is blocking the entry slot of the CD, like a safety because there is already a disc in there. Also, when pressing jukebox the screen displays a message that reads "Reading Hard Disk Drive" system does not progress from there. Has anyone else come across this?
The message center display in the dash seems to be slightly burned out near the right side where it displays the icons for low fuel, door ajar, etc. The right part of the icon slowly fades towards black. Is this a common issue?
The rotors have alot of surface rust where the pads do not hit on the face and they are also glazed from not being driven much for the past year. They are original and still work OK and are not pulsating at all. Is it worth getting these resurfaced as I don't need anything more than OEM brakes.
What's the consensus on the transmission fluid flush interval?
Last, it looks like the previous owner did not rotate the tires and two of them (probably previously on the front before the dealer rotated them) are worn on the inside all the way bald. The rest of the tire is 4/32. The two good tires are 7/32. Is this purely because of non rotation or is the suspension out of alignment?
Thanks much for any help you can give and I have learned alot here already. I changed the oil yesterday and it was a breeze the way Ford engineered the removal of the floor pan for access. I also plan to change the PTU oil when it's warmer next spring, as it looks like it's advisable with 51K miles on it. The car has had two PTU warranty fixes for leaking seals, so the fluid might not be too bad but it's worth checking. Also, when I test drove the car I was not getting heat, but so far it's resolved as the dealer topped off the overflow coolant tank with coolant.
Glad I bought the Ford ESP with all the technicalities of this car, but I think after I get these initial things worked out it will be a reliable, fun daily driver.
Came upon this car after a bad 3 year experience with a lemon Focus and Escape that are the new "European" electronics/engineering which come to find out Ford doesn't have a clue how to support or service. I am much happier with the "old" Ford switchgear and electronics and the Gen 1 SYNC/NAV works faster and better than the MyFord touch ever will.
I have owned one SHO years ago-- a '97 model that was nice but not the best of the SHO years. My brother owned a '92 Plus model with a stick that was alot of fun but was worn out with 180K miles. My cousin had a '99 that was really watered down (decontented), sad last year for that generation.
On to my questions. The NAV CD/DVD player will not accept a disc. Nothing displays or happens when you press or hold eject, but it acts like there is already a CD in there. Nothing plays or displays on screen when you press the CD on the touchscreen either. Upon further inspection, it looks like a square metal tab is blocking the entry slot of the CD, like a safety because there is already a disc in there. Also, when pressing jukebox the screen displays a message that reads "Reading Hard Disk Drive" system does not progress from there. Has anyone else come across this?
The message center display in the dash seems to be slightly burned out near the right side where it displays the icons for low fuel, door ajar, etc. The right part of the icon slowly fades towards black. Is this a common issue?
The rotors have alot of surface rust where the pads do not hit on the face and they are also glazed from not being driven much for the past year. They are original and still work OK and are not pulsating at all. Is it worth getting these resurfaced as I don't need anything more than OEM brakes.
What's the consensus on the transmission fluid flush interval?
Last, it looks like the previous owner did not rotate the tires and two of them (probably previously on the front before the dealer rotated them) are worn on the inside all the way bald. The rest of the tire is 4/32. The two good tires are 7/32. Is this purely because of non rotation or is the suspension out of alignment?
Thanks much for any help you can give and I have learned alot here already. I changed the oil yesterday and it was a breeze the way Ford engineered the removal of the floor pan for access. I also plan to change the PTU oil when it's warmer next spring, as it looks like it's advisable with 51K miles on it. The car has had two PTU warranty fixes for leaking seals, so the fluid might not be too bad but it's worth checking. Also, when I test drove the car I was not getting heat, but so far it's resolved as the dealer topped off the overflow coolant tank with coolant.
Glad I bought the Ford ESP with all the technicalities of this car, but I think after I get these initial things worked out it will be a reliable, fun daily driver.
