Get the side airbags, well worth it. That's the best investment on the car. Slightly better resale, the potential to save both money on insurance and save your life. I spent the $400, what's your life worth to you?

 

SilverBullet:
I have to say after reading your post, and seeing the look on your face, I've never seen someone who "belongs" more with their car than you do.

 

Thanks, Bob, and best of the drive to you also.

Um, let's see, I think you would be about 100 - 110 miles from Blue Bell, PA.

Strangely enough, my last Ford was a '79 T-Bird that I bought at a garage sale. I really liked and enjoyed it but could never drive it in any of our PA winter snows. It was just terrible in snow (or even rain, for that matter). I ultimately sold that and went with a front driver. Since my wife will retire at the end of this year I will be able to leave the Bullet in the garage when it snows and use her 05 Escape. I'd like to say that helped in the decision to get the GT but I can't. We'd have gotten it no matter what.

Ron

 

It shows, huh?

Thanks, Jason . . . my wife says that even when I fall asleep in front of the TV, the smile is still there.

Have you seen the Anthem commercial yet? Talk about your All-American version!

Ron

 

Ron congratulation on the "silver bullet" I know for myself that the one is going to carry me till retirement as well (about another 20 years ) and is the biggest purchase moneywise of a car that I have ever owned .
Enjoy the silver bullit ,it was origionally my first choice of color but then changed to the lime (love the retro style color) I know it will put a smile on your face everytime you drive it !!
And welcome to the board

 

Hey SilverBullet ~ Welcome to the site. And congrats on the car. That color was my 2nd choice. It looks really sweet. Hope you enjoy it for many years to come. Just a couple of questions. Did you get IUP, what's the color of the interior, & is it an auto or a manny? Again Congrats.

 

Kera,

Thanks very much for the wishes and the welcome.

I did get the IUP with an interior of Dark Charcoal leather. If we ever get some decent weather around this area I'll be able to get a couple more pictures to round out the thread.

The story behind the transmission . . . it's an automatic. We will be relocating to the Monterey Peninsula area soon and my wife doesn't feel confortable handling the manual with all the hills, etc. for in-town driving. My original '67 was manual and she handled that with no problem (we both drove sticks 'till we got old and lazy ). I went along with her on this item.

Ron

 

Hi Craig,

I really did like the the lime and it was close but the silver won out. In fact I had the lime as Wallpaper until I finally found a photo of the Silver with the Bullet wheels.

It's almost 3:30 and I'm smiling already 'cause I'm outta here for the day.

Thanks for the wishes and welcome.

Ron

 

I personally wouldn't worry about the high-profile colors attracting the cops. I've driven two red Mustang GTs daily (an '87 and a '95) for the last 13 years, and have been pulled over exactly once. That once was my fault - I pulled out of a brightly lit parking lot at night, and didn't realize that I only had my parking lights on - I got a warning for driving at night without lights.

In my experience, if you don't give them a reason to give you a ticket, you won't get one...

But I will add that I am not a kid anymore either, so take that for what it's worth. B)

I'm just about ready to order an '05, and the colors I'm considering are Redfire, Silver, and Screaming Yellow.

 

your are correct with laser, but not with radar, he aims it in a vicinity, if he gets a speeding reading...then he looks up and guesses who is the speeder in the group of 10 cars lets say, if you have a stick out color as bright yellow or red, you will be the first thing he sees...................enough said

 

I gaurantee that yellow gets a lot of attention. So far no problems with the police. Although one did watch me for a long while when I test drove my car. The one thing with screaming yellow is that if you see those flashing lights, just move over to the right on top of the double line and blend in

 

Ryan, I can relate to your dilemma...... Torch Red & Satin Silver were CO-#1's even though I ordered Silver. I had an opportunity to grab Torch Red a couple weeks ago......and now 2 weeks later, I am so glad I did. The Satin Silver will now be someone else's baby.

 

I had a cop turn on his flashers last night and then pulled up next to me just to give me the thumbs up. Guess he didn't care I was speeding a little.

 

Hey Adrenalin, did you add the racing stripes? I have seen the dual stripe kits available in different widths. I would like to try on my Sonic Blue V6 maybe a little offset with different size widths.

 

Brad, I am a new member. I am supposed to be taking delivery of my 05 Sonic Blue Mustang GT the 1st week in January of 05. I have only 3 05 Mustang's on the road so far. I have seen more in the dealerships than I have seen on the road. I can't wait. These 05's are sweet.

 

Ok here is Hilda!

 

Craig

OK, I'm familiar with the permanent smile thing so have a great life with Hilda!

Let me know if you can figure why they have radios in them. What a sweet exhaust sound!

Ron

 

Hey everyone,

I am new to your website and could not help to read through everyones excitement over the anticipation and pick-up of there new Mustang. I picked mine up exactly 1 week ago and I still pinch myself over it. I have been hanging out a whole in my garage lately. LOL. This car is unbelievable. Interior and Exterior. Ford without a doubt has hit the jackpot on this model. I previously owned a 2000 premium V6 so my new GT is a huge upgrade for me. Cannot compare these cars what so ever.

My GT is the Satin Silver with the Red Leather Interior and chrome dash Mycolor upgrade. I kept the standard wheeles rather than the premium as I thought it gave it a classic look even more.

My only disapointment so far is a couple of things which I thought I would share with you so you can look for these defects as you pick up your mustang.

First thing is on the front bumber, right infont of the headlight you can she 3-4 shaded areas where the paint went on a little thin. Its not too bad as I am the the only one that can see it. I have to point it out in order for others to see it and in the sun its impossible for myself to see it. Now here is my debate, I took it to my dealership today and they said they would repaint it. I requested a repainted bumber from the Ford Factory itself but the service man said that "if" Ford sent a new bumper it would not be painted and the dealsership would have to paint. So my questions is, should I let the dealership paint it themselves, should I try to get a new bumper and let the dealership paint it or just leave it alone? By the way is my dealership pulling my leg or can the Ford factory send me a new painted bumper? My concern is that after waxing and buffing it over a period of time that it might get worse and noticable. I really hate to have a repainted bumber on my new Mustang if you know what I mean.

The second thing I noticed is that the rear seat where you rest your back is higher than the other one about 1/2 an inch. The dealership said they would work on it and try to get it fixed. So I am ok with that.

Overall its been ONE FUN car. Everytime I go out I see people of all kinds of ages (10-60 years old) pointing at my car. Evertime I go to Autozone or Advance Parts the guys come out to stare and just the other day I had a guy come shake my hand for purchasing my GT. I almost feel like a movie star when Im in it I am just a little kid all over again.

I wish all you guys the best of luck with your mustang!! I will try to get some pictures posted soon.

 

dtdebuty, congrats on that car!

I just test drove my first '05 GT today. About a 20 minute drive over some back roads and city streets. INCREDIBLE! Love the quick steering - when I got back in my '95, the steering felt really sluggish in comparison. It was a Satin Silver like yours, but had the dark charcoal leather interior (with IUP), but no red accent option. I came thisclose to actually buying it, but I want to hold off until I actually see what the red accent color looks like in person. I think it might look great with the Satin Silver. Can't wait to see your pics!

As far as the paint issue, I don't know... If you're the only one who can see it, then it must not be too bad, or it's your imagination. B)

But seriously, I don't think there is any substitute for factory paint. It's all done by robots so supposedly there's a precision to the uniformity of the paint thickness that is almost impossible for a human to duplicate. And even if the color coat is thin as you suspect, the clearcoat should protect it so that it won't get any worse by you waxing it. If it was me, I would not have the dealer repaint it, but it's not me, so you'll have to decide.

Speaking of that Satin Silver, I was looking at it real closely today at the dealer's lot in the bright sun, and I was surprised that there was noticeable orange peel in the color coat on the trunk. I couldn't see any on the rest of the car though. On my '95, the laser red paint has no orange peel anywhere.

Good luck with it!

 

Kera,

Thanks very much for the wishes and the welcome.

I did get the IUP with an interior of Dark Charcoal leather. If we ever get some decent weather around this area I'll be able to get a couple more pictures to round out the thread.

The story behind the transmission . . . it's an automatic. We will be relocating to the Monterey Peninsula area soon and my wife doesn't feel confortable handling the manual with all the hills, etc. for in-town driving. My original '67 was manual and she handled that with no problem (we both drove sticks 'till we got old and lazy ). I went along with her on this item.

Ron [/b][/quote]
Congrats SilverBullet "We will be relocating to the Monterey Peninsula area soon" -- You & that car will be a match made in heaven out there -- Used to live in Carmel. Most wonderful place I've ever been this side north of Costa Rica. Enjoy!!