2005-2009 Mustang Information on The S197 {Gen1}

Silver or Mineral Gray

Old Oct 26, 2004 | 12:11 PM
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Hey guys

Just took a test drive in a Black GT.
This car is EVERYTHING I had hoped it would be.

Only hang up now is the color.

My choices are between Silver or Mineral Gray.

In your opinion....Which one would look better with a spoiler delete option??


By the way -- if any of you have pics of these colors... please post
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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 12:20 PM
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I have seen the car in person in every color offered. Much to my surprise, I found the car to look best in Satin Silver. Mineral Gray also looks very good on the car, but the lighter satin silver shows the design details of the car better.
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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 12:23 PM
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Welcome aboard TVstang! If you haven"t done so already, check the timeline section. There are about a million pics of different colors there. I like the silver better but that's just me.
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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 12:28 PM
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The mineral grey with red leather looks pretty darn sharp
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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 12:33 PM
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i would have to say silver. welcome to the board!
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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 12:36 PM
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I haven't seen an '05 in mineral grey, but I have seen other Fords. I thought it had too much taupe and looked too brownish.

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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 12:38 PM
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I like the silver, it was my second choice for the GT
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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 12:41 PM
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I saw a silver GT and a mineral gray 6 in person. In the past, I would take mineral gray, but on the 05 for some reason, I really liked the silver better.

Wait til you see them both, then pick the one that floats your boat!
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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 12:58 PM
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Ya know Paul --


My gf said the same thing today -- the mineral grey does look a bit brown.

For me that is a total turn off -- I think I may go with Silver.

Black is sweet -- just a pain in the hiney to upkeep.
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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 01:03 PM
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This is so funny. I just changed my order today from Mineral Grey to Silver. I changed it because I think it should be called mineral gold. It has too much of a goldish bronze color.

I was going to change to black with white stripes, or silver with black stripes. The only reason I took the silver over the black is because I just had a black truck and needed a color change.
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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 01:18 PM
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Black is my favorite but Silver is the best between the two choices you gave us. Mineral Grey is too brown.
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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 01:27 PM
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Does the silver tend to come out looking a little bland or blown out in pictures?


Is it a darker -- fuller or richer in person?
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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 01:40 PM
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Checked out a silver 05 at my local dealer on Sunday...pretty nice...still I think it is kind of bland, but is the best of the two choices you gave us. I still think the car looks best in black...if you have the time to wash it of course... B)
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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 01:54 PM
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At first I was disappointed to hear that the silver was not going to be the same silver as the concept car. The satin silver pics I think look pretty bland too. I wanted a silver car not a silver'ish gray car but satin silver is definitely silver and am glad I went with it. I think metallic flake really brings it to life.
Only reason Id go with mineral gray is because there is alot of silver cars on the road..
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pictures of this car just dont do it justice Period!
I think it looks nice any color
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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 02:47 PM
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Originally posted by kevinb120@October 26, 2004, 12:31 PM
The mineral grey with red leather looks pretty darn sharp
Here here! Personally I don't like silver, too bland. But my fav will always be yellow
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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 02:57 PM
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I got my car in last week, and it is mineral grey. First thing everyone says is they love the color. It's a very deep, rich color... and not one you see everyday. I would personally say mineral grey. Just my opinion. There are 10 times more silver Mustangs out there, and a million times more silver cars than mineral grey ones. But, you gotta make your own choice. Satin silver is real nice on this car too.
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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 03:03 PM
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Hey Acadian, I ordered mineral gray also, can you tell me how it looks during the day and during the night? Is it very copperish or ?
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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 03:05 PM
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Mineral grey WAS my first choice but I looked at some explorers with the color and you guys are right. The thing looks tan. Also- My biggest complaint about mineral grey is that the color doesn't seem to shine. It lacks depth and reflection!!!
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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 03:22 PM
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I have already received many many complements on my Satin Silver with All dark charcoal interior
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Old Oct 26, 2004 | 03:56 PM
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I didn't like satin silver until I saw it in person,

Mineral grey is not the color for me, I don't like the copper shift, somehow it just seems to looks dirty all the time.

The ideal for a darker grey would have been a titanuium or Gunmetal gray.
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