The 2013 Mustang is officially here!
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Ive been praising almost every aspect of this refresh since tuesday morning. But that black plastic rear license plate surround is eating away at me. I loath it! Absolutely despise it! I wish it had a beating heart so i could strangle the life out of it. What the hell were they thinking!?!? It single handedly makes the back look too busy. I must paint it as soon as i get the car. I blame europe.
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Ive been praising almost every aspect of this refresh since tuesday morning. But that black plastic rear license plate surround is eating away at me. I loath it! Absolutely despise it! I wish it had a beating heart so i could strangle the life out of it. What the hell were they thinking!?!? It single handedly makes the back look too busy. I must paint it as soon as i get the car. I blame europe.
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I agree with this, along with the "shock factor" of changes being at play. I remember when people said "oh my God, what did they do to the Mustang?" back in 1999 when the New Edge look came.
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Doubtful, because there are no plans to introduce this model year anywhere in Europe. With the new CO2 based car tax in my country for example a new GT costs over $100,000 and noone in his right mind is going to pay that. There used to be around 100 grey imports per year here, but those have basically gone to zero now. All we can do is pray for a low emissions turbo 4 banger in 2015 ![Nonono](https://themustangsource.com/forums/images/smilies/nonono.gif)
Imho that is the only reason why that ugly thing is there. The taillight section in the S197 sits relatively high, which results in a large bumper cover below it. Had they kept the cool unpainted rocker panels and bottom part in the rear bumper design none of this would have been necessary.
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I mean i have a '10 and i have no issue with either that or the new 2013 rear. my opinion is they are different but equally cool.
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Most countries in Europe offer smaller size licence plates for cars that don't fit the big ones. Full size is only required when the manufacturer wants to acquire a Euro type approval for officially carrying the model in that market.
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Originally Posted by FordCustomerService
It usually gets updated at the beginning of the year, ThrustangFiveO. Soon!![Smile](https://themustangsource.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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Originally Posted by ThrustangFiveO
Thanks for the response deysha. Im just a little confused as to why they wouldn't update it before december 5th if thats the day order banks open for the 2013 mustang. How am i gonna know exactly what options i want if i cant see them in full detail until the beginning of the year?
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Thanks for the response deysha. Im just a little confused as to why they wouldn't update it before december 5th if thats the day order banks open for the 2013 mustang. How am i gonna know exactly what options i want if i cant see them in full detail until the beginning of the year?
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if ford would startr making the 2002-04 svt focus and the 2005-09 mustang I would buy those again. I mean really. really really.. best looking cars of those models so far.
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I am really pleased with the good job Ford has done on refining the look of all 2013 Mustangs. The 2013 Mustangs all look good in pictures. I am sure they look even better in person. Each type of Mustang has features I like. I would like to own one of each. Maybe, I could work out a deal with my Ford dealer when I buy my GT500. Maybe he can also sell me a GT as a package deal.
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Ok, so there is a lot to love and some not so much. But all in all this version, for me, is the best of all worlds that I might be able to get. I may not love the new snout but I far from hate it. I love the 2010-2012 refresh and will continue to. But this car puts together all the things that I wanted to see on a Mustang. The front bumper could absolutely go. The HIDs I've grown to like and with the accents I like even more. Yeah, I'm gimmicky some times. All in all the Mustang is still a svelte package compared to its competition.
The LED tails are just that, kind of gimmicky, kind of techy and I love every bit of it. Though I would have liked a matte black option. Painting the lower rockers, I like actually. I know that the 10-12 "seemed" slimmer but it just didn't work for me. I knew it was there. I would certainly take either a 12 or a 13 but it's the little additions that make me want the 13 the most. I know, I said that about the 2011 but this will probably be the last of the muscular semi nostalgic Mustangs around. I'm sure the 2015 will be incredible. The 2013 is just featuring all the things I wanted to buy in a Mustang since, well, I was interested in Mustangs.
So I'm going to have to look past the short commings and go with this one being a win in my book. Just barely over the 2012 though. I agree with Patrick in that I think this is one of the Mustangs aside from the 2010-12 to start weening the Mustang fans off of the nostalgia and on to a new era.
The big differences that I have thought of between what I want to drive and the competition between this and an M3 is that there is one car I want to drive and another than I want to own. The Mustang is the car I want to own. Especially since I can still wrap my brain around the tech used in the Mustang. Not knocking the M, it has heritage unlike many others but it comes at a supreme price. The Mustang is a supreme car at a more normal price. This new one just does it for me. That's all. I guess it's just like any other car, they all have imperfections but find one you can be proud of. I hate the look of Subaru's but I respect them and someone will love it. Same thing.
The LED tails are just that, kind of gimmicky, kind of techy and I love every bit of it. Though I would have liked a matte black option. Painting the lower rockers, I like actually. I know that the 10-12 "seemed" slimmer but it just didn't work for me. I knew it was there. I would certainly take either a 12 or a 13 but it's the little additions that make me want the 13 the most. I know, I said that about the 2011 but this will probably be the last of the muscular semi nostalgic Mustangs around. I'm sure the 2015 will be incredible. The 2013 is just featuring all the things I wanted to buy in a Mustang since, well, I was interested in Mustangs.
So I'm going to have to look past the short commings and go with this one being a win in my book. Just barely over the 2012 though. I agree with Patrick in that I think this is one of the Mustangs aside from the 2010-12 to start weening the Mustang fans off of the nostalgia and on to a new era.
The big differences that I have thought of between what I want to drive and the competition between this and an M3 is that there is one car I want to drive and another than I want to own. The Mustang is the car I want to own. Especially since I can still wrap my brain around the tech used in the Mustang. Not knocking the M, it has heritage unlike many others but it comes at a supreme price. The Mustang is a supreme car at a more normal price. This new one just does it for me. That's all. I guess it's just like any other car, they all have imperfections but find one you can be proud of. I hate the look of Subaru's but I respect them and someone will love it. Same thing.