What should I do?

[Walter Chow]

Hello everyone, long time SHO owner and fan. We have had a 1995 SHO, 1998 SHO, and finally a 2010 SHO. All of our SHO's had been well maintained and not given us any problems at all.
My wife is the primary driver of the 2010 and it only has 70000 km or 42000 miles. It is Tuxedo Black and fully loaded save for the automatic parking. As I said, the car is well maintained with all of its vital fluids recently all changed including PTU.
Lately she has been wanting a new car. She loves the SHO but worries that the car is now 10 years old. The car is immaculate but she is worried due to age. So....what should I do.....as you know Ford is no longer making the SHO. The fourth generation SHO has been in production for 9 years. Has it fallen behind the newer automobiles?
I can get a great deal on a brand new 2019 PP SHO. What else for around 60k Canadian can I get that is as reliable and performance oriented? BMW M340i is 85k. Genesis G70 Sport looks interesting at 58k. Audi doesn't have anything with the same horsepower. We need a performance sedan.
Looks like it is between a new SHO and Genesis G70 Sport. Any other suggestions?
Thanks,
Walter

 

[luigisho]

Outside the 2 choices you listed I would look at a v6 toyota/lexus family. The German cars are a maintenance and repair nightmare. Even a Honda SI might not be a bad choice depending on the space requirements.

 

[SHOdded]

The Kia Stinger GT is currently touted as the ideal SHO replacement. Durability, time will tell.

 

[Majestic]

You should tell her to keep driving a car with 42k miles on it.

 

[High on Ethanol]

The Audi S3 or S4 would beat the Taurus in everything except trunk space. Very similar price as well. If you add an APR tuning package with upgraded turbos to the S3 and it's Hello 10second 1/4 mile. What's that, just one bolt-on?

 

[Zpak]

If you’re both happy with the SHO but just ready for something fresh I’d go with the 2019 PP all day. And, keep it forever because it’ll probably be the last one.


Ha, unless of course they decide in like 2030 to make a bastardized electric EHO Taurus wagon.

 

[SoFloSHO]

With a 60k budget I would probably get a lightly used CTS-V. The king of sedans.

 

[SM105K]

With a 60k budget I would probably get a lightly used CTS-V Wagon . The king of The Wagons.

I fixed your post.

 

[Chip Raffi]

All good suggestions, except the Audi S3 which would feel too compact, if she likes the size of the SHO. I have a 2010 Gen4 myself with PP and a Livernois performance upgrade. Why not look at a CPO Audi S6 or S7?? Classy and fast. Not as bad in maintenance as you might think.

 

[PaulTAutoX]

You should tell her to keep driving a car with 42k miles on it.

Ten years old but low mileage - well, some of the parts like belts, hoses, seals age with time as well as with mileage. So if you decide that keeping it is an option, settle the wife's mind by giving the car the Big Service. I'm not a Gen IV guy so don't know the details but found that my Subaru, though low mileage, had the "usual" stuff go bad between 75 and 100K miles (radiator tanks, hoses, rubber donut in the balancer, EVAP sensors in the fuel tank). Also got the Big Service done at the 10 year mark, whatever the manual says was 90 or 120k miles (whichever has the most items listed in your owner's manual) which at least covered the mechanical things.

 

[skyshadow07]

I would at least look at the Kia Stinger GT. It's a big car so you won't complain about size. As for the CTS-V.. those things are plastic covered rattle boxes. I had a good buddy that owned one and aside from the way tuning options of the LS, it was not a nice car.

 

[Shaggy]

Hello everyone, long time SHO owner and fan. We have had a 1995 SHO, 1998 SHO, and finally a 2010 SHO. All of our SHO's had been well maintained and not given us any problems at all.
My wife is the primary driver of the 2010 and it only has 70000 km or 42000 miles. It is Tuxedo Black and fully loaded save for the automatic parking. As I said, the car is well maintained with all of its vital fluids recently all changed including PTU.
Lately she has been wanting a new car. She loves the SHO but worries that the car is now 10 years old. The car is immaculate but she is worried due to age. So....what should I do.....as you know Ford is no longer making the SHO. The fourth generation SHO has been in production for 9 years. Has it fallen behind the newer automobiles?
I can get a great deal on a brand new 2019 PP SHO. What else for around 60k Canadian can I get that is as reliable and performance oriented? BMW M340i is 85k. Genesis G70 Sport looks interesting at 58k. Audi doesn't have anything with the same horsepower. We need a performance sedan.
Looks like it is between a new SHO and Genesis G70 Sport. Any other suggestions?
Thanks,
Walter

Welcome to the forum. You want me to change your username so it doesnt show your real name?

 

[dr_wall]

Welcome to the forum. You want me to change your username so it doesnt show your real name?

That would be great. I was wondering how to do that.....dr_wall is good please

 

[dr_wall]

Thank you everyone for your suggestions. Did Ford ever make the PTU serviceable in later years after 2010? I remember phoning to have it serviced and was told over and over by multiple dealerships that it is a forget about it oil.
I even phoned Ford Canada and got the same response.
Audi is interesting but they don't make a new RS4. The RS3 is too small and the RS7 is huge money.
The CT5-V will have less horsepower than our SHO now.
Kia/Genesis look interesting and test well but I hear things like interior leather already looks worn after 6 months so I worry about reliability. Canada doesn't get the 10 year 100000 mile warranty.
Any other suggestions????
thanks

 

[SHOCH]

Go with the 2019 PP.
Agreed on the Kia leather wearing also warped rotor stories and chassis needs more ******.
300 hp Accord or Camrys are out there but small and, well you know its a Camry or Accord.
Or I'd be on bring a trailer looking for the CTSV wagon.

 

[luigisho]

Thank you everyone for your suggestions. Did Ford ever make the PTU serviceable in later years after 2010? I remember phoning to have it serviced and was told over and over by multiple dealerships that it is a forget about it oil.

There are people on here that have had them serviced. The book says lifetime but you can find a place to do it. Even if you have to get an indy shop and provide instructions to do it. It's not rocket science. Strange how business has gotten to the point where they don't want customer $. If changing the fluid is all that is holding you back you can find a place. By the way I bet they service police and taxi heavy use vehicles.

I would look at a Lexus 350F version of the camry depending on budget. The higher end v8 cars are great but $$$.

 

[shaker281]

That Genesis G70 certainly looks interesting and has gotten some great reviews. A relatively new platform, 500 lbs lighter than the SHO and can be had with a 365 HP TT 3.3L with AWD. I'd love to hear more opinions on it from anyone who has shopped one. Even has mag ride available. Sounds like the car that I wish Ford would've made as a Gen V SHO.