What would you have done different with your Mustang?
12/1/12, 10:38 AM
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HID headlights for me, I screwed up and put some aftermarket HIDS in and they look like garbage.
And im not sure if this will make sense to anyone else, and I truly mean no disrespect to our cars, I love them (11' GT Premium Kona). But for my age (26) the car I really grew up absolutely obsessing over was the 99'-04' Saleens. The car stands out and pulls at my heart more. If I had to do it over again, I'd get the Saleen.
And im not sure if this will make sense to anyone else, and I truly mean no disrespect to our cars, I love them (11' GT Premium Kona). But for my age (26) the car I really grew up absolutely obsessing over was the 99'-04' Saleens. The car stands out and pulls at my heart more. If I had to do it over again, I'd get the Saleen.
12/1/12, 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by RaceRed50
Wow, same here. I had originally set out to get a Grabber Blue base GT with 3:73's but could not find one.Searched like a 5 state radius. Almost ordered the car but didn't want to wait. I love my Race Red though but GB would've been the color of choice.
12/1/12, 11:31 AM
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It is tough to think of what I would have done differently, after almost 2 months with the SG V6 MCA. On the one hand the car is much better (for me) than I thought it would be (I am used to smaller and somewhat more stiff and nimble cars).
Now that I know it suits, I wouldn't have minded so much *if* I had dumped more $$ into it. That wasn't even so much the issue as being able to get what I wanted. More limited here than in the U.S., things are packaged and if you want one thing you have to take a bunch of others in many cases, and those others are often things I really didn't want.
Such as in the PP: I wanted everything except the tires and wheels lol, only by far the most expensive parts of the PP (I just got the 3.31 part). I wanted Recaros, but no can do except for a "track-style" V6 (i.e. virtually no options except PP allowed with Recaros on a V6 here - why??).
So what would I have done differently? Nothing the aftermarket can't easily provide for, for similar price/quality . Now, if you had asked what Ford (at least here) could have done differently to take more of my $$...
Now that I know it suits, I wouldn't have minded so much *if* I had dumped more $$ into it. That wasn't even so much the issue as being able to get what I wanted. More limited here than in the U.S., things are packaged and if you want one thing you have to take a bunch of others in many cases, and those others are often things I really didn't want.
Such as in the PP: I wanted everything except the tires and wheels lol, only by far the most expensive parts of the PP (I just got the 3.31 part). I wanted Recaros, but no can do except for a "track-style" V6 (i.e. virtually no options except PP allowed with Recaros on a V6 here - why??).
So what would I have done differently? Nothing the aftermarket can't easily provide for, for similar price/quality . Now, if you had asked what Ford (at least here) could have done differently to take more of my $$...
12/1/12, 03:08 PM
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I was exactly in the same situation! everyone was trying to talk me out of the brick red interior...but I didn't listen to them. after they saw it, everyone had to admit it's gorgeous. I really like my car and the options I chose, wouldn't change a thing. I had it made to order because I really wanted it built to my exact specs. but I also had to wait 8 months for it.
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12/1/12, 03:19 PM
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I was exactly in the same situation! everyone was trying to talk me out of the brick red interior...but I didn't listen to them. after they saw it, everyone had to admit it's gorgeous. I really like my car and the options I chose, wouldn't change a thing. I had it made to order because I really wanted it built to my exact specs. but I also had to wait 8 months for it.
I love the Kona/Red combo - super patriotic and rare too.
12/1/12, 03:20 PM
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Recaros, Track Pack, and nav. Had those been options on my '11, I would have ordered them. The nav was on my list initially, but I got cold feet and didn't check it. Wishing I would have now. That's all going to change come April...
12/1/12, 06:11 PM
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12/2/12, 05:42 AM
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12/2/12, 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Overboost
Recaros, Track Pack, and nav. Had those been options on my '11, I would have ordered them. The nav was on my list initially, but I got cold feet and didn't check it. Wishing I would have now. That's all going to change come April...
12/2/12, 09:49 AM
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Short end of it - my input shaft snapped (auto trans...) and because of the engine Mods, Ford did not want to cover - I forked over 3800 for a new transmission. Gotta pay to play right, which comes with the territory- but +20hp didn't break that input shaft... The kicker was, Ford's replacement transmission had a giant scuff in one of the components and trans oil was leaking through it - Ford did not sell the faulty piece separately, and so my dealer went to a metal shop to cast a whole new piece (whole process took 3 months) I traded it at month 2...
I did the usual 4.6L mods - Bolt ons. (intake, 93 tune, throttle body, borla exhaust) nothing too outlandish by any means.
Had a fun time with it- I miss it - but in the end it got to be too aggravating... so I've had my MKZ now for 11 months (bought late December on a year end deal - timing worked out great.) I've got my hopes up for the 2015.
I did the usual 4.6L mods - Bolt ons. (intake, 93 tune, throttle body, borla exhaust) nothing too outlandish by any means.
Had a fun time with it- I miss it - but in the end it got to be too aggravating... so I've had my MKZ now for 11 months (bought late December on a year end deal - timing worked out great.) I've got my hopes up for the 2015.
12/7/12, 04:33 AM
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