We've been moving around a lot lately and the '10 IS-F has been only getting short runs.
Finally had a chance to get her on a 300mile run yesterday from Hartford, CT to York, PA. I had almost forgotten how great this car is on the road. A truly enjoyable ride in a well-balanced car.
Lots of cops out and the Passport was going nuts but still fun.

Now to decide, I've had the hots for a Shelby GT350 lately and my local dealer has a nice looking one in stock. Decisions, decisions. The car is nice but short the luxury of the "F". Actual performance for normal road use is probably very similar.

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I'd hang on to the F, but that is just me. GT350's or any mustang in my mind are a dime a dozen. I love my F and would never trade it in unless it was for another F. But like i said thats just me.

 

Keep the F as the daily and the GT350 as the nice day car.

 

Too many cars already. The "F" is the nice weather car.

 

I think you'd regret going to a GT350 after you have to start dealing with the oil consumption issues they're plagued with that Ford says is normal consumption. Plus it's a mustang and you'd be one of the many on the road and nothing special IMO............keep the F

 

Hands down, keep the F there is just nothing like it

 

There was a guy on the FB Group who sold his ISF for an RCF, then sold that for a GT350, then sold it for an ISF, all within like a 1 year period. I don't recall who, but do recall that the GT350 had some sort of known oil problem, and that the Ford dealer was pulling his chain a lot. RCF he said felt too muted and heavy. Personally I think they look great and sound great, but never driven one.

 

 

Just looked that up - 1500mi/qrt - whoa!
And according to Ford could be as high as 1qrt/500mi

 

Just looked up the oil issue. It appears serious at a qrt/1500mi
I love the looks of the RC-F but don't like the $84K, and don't want to trade for a used one that probably has more miles than my IS-F (12,000mi)

 

I'm reading all sorts of stories on these engines. One guy blew his engine for lack of oil after checking his oil 300mi earlier.
I guess I keep the IS-F

 

you could always drop some coin on the F and upgrade it. Make it the shinny new toy all over again.

 

The Mustang 350 is a very capable car... I haven't heard of the oil consumption before... yikes... but the car should be solid and a great performer. I personally feel having the Mustang 350 puts in you in an exclusive club also but perhaps the real question is are you bored with the ISF and do you really need four doors?

 

That's the way I'm starting to think.
The GT350 is a somewhat hotter car if you can keep oil in the sump but the GT premium is on par with the IS-F. I no longer need 4 doors, I'm retired and kids are out.
So it would seem moving from a dependable IS-F to a potential engine problem makes no sense, so that leaves either keeping the IS or going to the GT. It would seem keepng the iS to be the smarter choice and maybe upgrade