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3 things you like and dislike the most

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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 06:22 AM
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3 things you like and dislike the most

tell us 3 things you like most about your car and 3 things you like the least.

Likes
engine
drivers seat comfort (power seat)
price

Dislikes
brake fluid leak
whirrr in the rear end
clunking in the front end (struts or sway bar what ever it is) makes the car sound like its 20 years old
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 07:27 AM
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Likes
The windows go down with the top button
Engine
Traction Control

Dislikes
Very uncomfortable front seats. Try driving longer than an hour or 2. It's bad.
There is no JUST floor setting.
All interior lights should change with My Color gauges
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 07:49 AM
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Likes
Seat Comfort (even over long rides)
Driveline (including trac control)
Sound (Mac axlebacks)

Dislikes
Some of the cheap plastic interior pieces
Brake fluid issue
The dang rattle from the key release cover on the auto shifter!
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 10:38 AM
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Likes
Power
Looks
Comfort


Dislikes
Rattles from the cheap plastic interior
Lack of heat on your feet
Antenna not integrated into windshield
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 11:03 AM
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Likes-

-Performance to $$ ratio
-Looks
-overall interior styling
-aftermarket parts availability
-reliability (mines been excellent)

Dislikes:

-Plastic console scratches easily
-Seats are ok comfort-wise, could be better
-passenger seat being non-powered (my 5'4" wife can't see over the dash)
-backseat room- once my son gets into the teens in a couple of years, it will be like making him sit in a penalty box
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 11:12 AM
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LIKES:
looks/styling
performance
price

DISLIKES:
honeycomb grill a ***** to clean
honeycomb grill a ***** to clean
honeycomb grill a ***** to clean
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 11:16 AM
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From: NJ
Likes
Styling
Power
Cost
Comfort of interior
leg room width (the car is not big but it's a friggin' SUV compared to the import truck I have)
available options

Dislikes
#1 Dealer service centers (pretend I typed this 10K times, it may not be part of the car but cars do need service every now & then)
Interior fit and finish of upper dash
no standard 6 way power passenger seat
Shaker CD players
some of the interior plastics

Whoops thats more then 3 each
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 11:36 AM
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Likes:
Styled after the 65/66 fastback.
Global Windows
Message Center

Dislikes:
Steering wheel too far away compared to pedals, shifter, stereo, etc.
No 60's style hips (or shoulders)
No low end torque.
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by TinPony2
DISLIKES:
honeycomb grill a ***** to clean
honeycomb grill a ***** to clean
honeycomb grill a ***** to clean


I can agree with those dislikes.
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 11:53 AM
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likes:

The design of the car, it looks astonishing now matter where you look at it from.

the rumble of the V8, can't get much better than that.

the feel of power on the touch of the throttle.

dislikes:

the d**n rattles inside the dash and passenger seat makes it feel a cheap interior even if I enjoy the design.

the Wheel hop!!! 21st century Ford!! you can have a pony car without wheel hop coming out of the fabric right? NO! it has to have that horrible wheel hop...every burn out...

the clunck the car does from 1st to 3rd when I drive it slow, I guess it is made to kick the S*** out of it every time... the dealer said it was normal that the gear box and diff have some space between the teeth so they don't burn, but I still think it should be more gentle when you drive it normally...I guess it is the price of the 5 sp.

the rest, it is just the perfect car for me I love every minute I am driving it.
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by AWmustang
Likes
Dislikes
Very uncomfortable front seats. Try driving longer than an hour or 2. It's bad.
Both the wife and I had no problem with the front seats during a recent 14 hour drive from New Jersey to Alabama. We only stopped long enough to refuel (2 times), 1 bathroom break (no... really, my wife only wanted to stop once!!! ) and 1 hour for dinner. That's it, no more and both of us felt the car was very comfortable to ride/drive in. I did all the driving as well. In my 97 GT you would have been crippled... I know as I did a 12 hour drive in that once and regretted it.
BTW... This is not the only long trip we have done together, we have driven to Houston twice togther (about 10 hours) and I have driven to Dallas once (about 10 hours) and Orlando once (about 7.5 hours) with no ill effects or regrets. All totaled in the 4 months I have owned my stang I have put 11,300 miles on it. It ain't uncomfortable if you ask me.

Likes:
1. The one touch up windows... got to love it when you are driving a stick!
2. MyColor... Love it inspite of the fact that only the gauges change color and I put mine on blue and left it there!
3. The fact that I constantly have people give me comments on my ride!

Dislikes:
1. The gear shifter... nuff said.
2. The seats don't return to their last position when you access that area that looks like a back seat...
3. No storage for gear like sunglasses, ect... My last stang had a spot for this in the dash but nuthin in this one. I bought a thing for the visor to remedy this.
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 12:13 PM
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Likes:
  1. Silhouette/overall shape of both coupe and convertible (with top down)
  2. Healthy aftermarket
  3. Future SEs
  4. Overall interior design
  5. Stock exhaust note
  6. Stock handling
Dislikes:
  1. Rear end design
  2. Shaker stereo (it's got fewer features than the old Mach 460)
  3. CB antenna height
  4. Color palette
  5. MyColor only affects instrument cluster
  6. Ride height
  7. Stock GT grille
  8. Unattractive engine bay
Thankfully, the healthy aftermarket makes it easy to improve or correct most of my dislikes!
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 12:18 PM
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From: Bay Area
Likes:
Engine
Looks
Tranny
Dislikes:
Fuel pump hesitation
No telescoping wheel
Understeer
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 12:20 PM
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From: Austin TX
Likes:
Overall Interior (Black leather, IUP)
Power (I came from a 01 V6)
Retro combined with a New Age Look

Dislikes:
Mycolor only changes in the dash
ride height (Stock)
Torque Management (Stock)
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 02:59 PM
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DOH!

Stock ride height....... I forgot about that one. These cars look like they come with a factory 4X4 option for offroading...... I don't like that.
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 03:26 PM
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I can't limit myself to 3 either way. In no particular order...

Likes:

Looks
Power (I used to drive a Honda)
Interior layout
Price
Parts availability
The burble of the exhaust

Dislikes:

High Water Pants ride height
Lots of rattles in interior
Big Stupid Antenna
That whir I hear from the rear when the car is coasting down
Gas prices
The rubbing noise I get from the inner shifter boot in 5th gear
Ford dealers and the distribution network
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 03:54 PM
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like almost everything

dislike
water leak
differential problem
small motor and throttle lag
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 04:10 PM
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Likes:
  • Styled after the 67-68 body style inside and out
  • layout of the interior
  • Awesome in black and clean
  • Thumbs up or waves from tons of people
  • Tight the car feels for being a mustang
  • Driving the car just for fun.
Dislikes:
  • Short two cylinders
  • Single exhaust
  • different grill opening than GT
  • My color is only on the gages
  • Not enough Vinyl / leather in interior even with IUP
  • Shaker - pioneer built it you would think it would be better
  • No warranty backed supercharger for the V6
  • Dealer markups
  • No radio controls on steering wheel.
  • GT badges (V6 and pony package looks better)
  • Sat radio reciever on trunk lid
  • Antenae not integrated in the window
  • doors don't lock automatically on the 5 speed
okay maybe i'm being picky
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by tom281
DOH!

Stock ride height....... I forgot about that one. These cars look like they come with a factory 4X4 option for offroading...... I don't like that.
Speaking of which did you get the FRPP Shocks/Struts on? Or am I thinking of someone else?
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 04:28 PM
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Likes...
1.The leather wrapped dash pad
2.The FRPP Stingers
3.Comfort level,nice seats

Dislikes...
1.the back seat,kid safety seat barely fits on them
2.Cup holder..no big glups
3.it takes a while to get used to parking the 05+ Mustangs,the front end was really high compared to the 96' and 98' models that I've had.
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