Harold C. McManus
New Member
Hello. Harold C. McManus, Raleigh, NC. I am a very happy owner of a 2015 SHO AWD. This is my second post to the forum, so I will forego the introductions. I look forward to reading the forum and getting insights and recommendations from fellow SHO owners. It does not matter if you are Gen 1, Gen 2, or Gen X, you have one cool driving machine. The 2015 model was the last one built on a Volvo Platform from when Ford actually owned Volvo. It rides like a Volvo but runs like a SHO.
I have read the comments on how the car could be better and how Ford missed the mark on a few crucial upgrades over the years. I totally agree. But let me say, it is a truly exhilarating experience to put this machine in Sports Mode, and thoroughly kick the buttock of Audi, most BMWs, nearly all Mercedes, and a slew of domestic metal. I don’t look for trouble, but if it flashes its lights, gets on my bumper, and passes me rudely, I let them see what my tag looks like, as it gets smaller and smaller, and there is nothing they can do about it because they flashed the wrong car…I had to SHO them. [Of course, the wife cannot be in the car!]
Let me conclude by saying I respect all opinions on this forum. From what I have read, most of you know a whole lot more about the SHO then I do. I appreciate that knowledge and I document it for later. However, for those of you who think of the SHO as a muscle car (your term, not mine), or post and ogle longingly, the 1000 HP SHO, we can agree to disagree. My SHO is a touring car, by definition, that I can use to take my kids to daycare or on vacation, and was not priced or designed to compete with the **** Cats or the Shelby’s of the world. Look inside the **** Cat…would you want to take junior to KinderCare in that 790 HP engine with two seats and doors tacked on? No…no…give me a SHO. The 1000 HP SHO is a track-only machine. I am not driving it to Food Lion. It would not stop in time!
Thank you for your time.
I have read the comments on how the car could be better and how Ford missed the mark on a few crucial upgrades over the years. I totally agree. But let me say, it is a truly exhilarating experience to put this machine in Sports Mode, and thoroughly kick the buttock of Audi, most BMWs, nearly all Mercedes, and a slew of domestic metal. I don’t look for trouble, but if it flashes its lights, gets on my bumper, and passes me rudely, I let them see what my tag looks like, as it gets smaller and smaller, and there is nothing they can do about it because they flashed the wrong car…I had to SHO them. [Of course, the wife cannot be in the car!]
Let me conclude by saying I respect all opinions on this forum. From what I have read, most of you know a whole lot more about the SHO then I do. I appreciate that knowledge and I document it for later. However, for those of you who think of the SHO as a muscle car (your term, not mine), or post and ogle longingly, the 1000 HP SHO, we can agree to disagree. My SHO is a touring car, by definition, that I can use to take my kids to daycare or on vacation, and was not priced or designed to compete with the **** Cats or the Shelby’s of the world. Look inside the **** Cat…would you want to take junior to KinderCare in that 790 HP engine with two seats and doors tacked on? No…no…give me a SHO. The 1000 HP SHO is a track-only machine. I am not driving it to Food Lion. It would not stop in time!
Thank you for your time.
