2005 Mustang Ownership Poll v6 & v8
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Joined: October 15, 2004
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I ordered a Gt Premium W.B. on 10/04/04 and by 11/11/04 I stilldid not have V.I.N. so I ordered the same car from another dealer and I took delivery on 12/29/04 from the second dealer and still never received a V.I.N.# from first dealer.
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Joined: November 10, 2004
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I special orderd Satin Silver, but had the opportunity to purchase a Torch Red optioned out the same as what I ordered, and did so. 
Torch was my co-#1 choice of colors at order, so I basically got what I want. I've owned since 11-29-04.......and the Satin Silver has been built with an ETA before the end of this month, and it has been sold.
Torch was my co-#1 choice of colors at order, so I basically got what I want. I've owned since 11-29-04.......and the Satin Silver has been built with an ETA before the end of this month, and it has been sold.
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Joined: August 29, 2004
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Ordered on oct,9 had no updates from dealer or vin #, Contacted a dealer that had a car in stock (internet inventory), the car was in transit. Six days later the second dealer called me at 9:00pm and said my car just arrived at the lot. I purchased this car, and got the same discount I had got on the pre -order car.
The only difference between the two cars was the shaker, the car I purchased had the 1000. No regrets. Drove my new stang to the dealer I ordered from and got my deposit back.
The only difference between the two cars was the shaker, the car I purchased had the 1000. No regrets. Drove my new stang to the dealer I ordered from and got my deposit back.
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Joined: December 21, 2004
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I was up in the air as to whether or not I wanted the 05. I know, it sounds silly, but it was nice being payment free. I had been looking at getting a new Mustang this time last year and was just about to sign the papers and the salesman asked if I really wanted this or if I wanted to wait. We only had one vehicle so I needed something quick. I decided to wait and see if I "liked" the 05. In the meantime I bought a used Mustang and was happy with it. November rolls around and the salesman calls and says he's got a GT that just came off the truck, was I interested? I got off work, went to the dealer and came home (wasn't the ext/int color I wanted) with a big cheese eatin' grin on my face. He took one look at me and said I guess you're getting the car huh? Took a few weeks to find what I wanted- either MG or Perform. White GT, 5 speed, Drk Chrcoal leather, IUP. Had almost given up on finding it and had set a deadline to order. Finally found it and funny thing is, I don't mind this car payment!
In the meantime I bought a used Mustang and was happy with it. November rolls around and the salesman calls and says he's got a GT that just came off the truck, was I interested? I got off work, went to the dealer and came home (wasn't the ext/int color I wanted) with a big cheese eatin' grin on my face. He took one look at me and said I guess you're getting the car huh? Took a few weeks to find what I wanted- either MG or Perform. White GT, 5 speed, Drk Chrcoal leather, IUP. Had almost given up on finding it and had set a deadline to order. Finally found it and funny thing is, I don't mind this car payment!
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Joined: October 22, 2004
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From: Niantic CT
Ordered a Satin Silver Premium GT 5-speed, IUP, ICAP, Alarm on 12/30. Still clean/unscheduled. Order came up at the time with INFO message: "18G unavailable, recommend 18R." Ignored that, and ordered anyway.
Yesterday I got a call from the salesman saying that the Ford Regional rep was at his dealership right then, scheduling build dates, and if I was willing to drop the IUP, my car could have been in his allocation for either the week of 1/20 to 1/26, or 1/27 to 2/2. I told him to forget it! B)
Meanwhile, I had just driven at lunch to another dealer to check out some other colors in person, because I was never totally convinced that Satin Silver was the color I really wanted, but I hadn't seen the other colors in person, so I wasn't sure how they really looked. Well, this other dealer had a Torch Red, a Redfire, and a Screaming Yellow all lined up in a row, PERFECT for side-by-side comparison, and to my eyes, the two reds were nice, but the Screaming Yellow was STUNNING!
So when I was on the phone with the salesman after returning from the drive, I told him to change my order from silver to yellow... Hope to get the car by April when the snow clears.
Yesterday I got a call from the salesman saying that the Ford Regional rep was at his dealership right then, scheduling build dates, and if I was willing to drop the IUP, my car could have been in his allocation for either the week of 1/20 to 1/26, or 1/27 to 2/2. I told him to forget it! B)
Meanwhile, I had just driven at lunch to another dealer to check out some other colors in person, because I was never totally convinced that Satin Silver was the color I really wanted, but I hadn't seen the other colors in person, so I wasn't sure how they really looked. Well, this other dealer had a Torch Red, a Redfire, and a Screaming Yellow all lined up in a row, PERFECT for side-by-side comparison, and to my eyes, the two reds were nice, but the Screaming Yellow was STUNNING!
So when I was on the phone with the salesman after returning from the drive, I told him to change my order from silver to yellow... Hope to get the car by April when the snow clears.
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Joined: December 13, 2004
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From: Sterling Heights, Michigan
I ordered a GT, but the order was on hold because of IUP and ICAP. I got lucky though - a dealer 2 hours away had one nearly identical to what I was going to order, so I picked that one up instead - and am very happy I did 
