Buyer's Remorse
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Buyer's Remorse
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I met up with an old friend of mine. He greeted me in the driveway and complimented me on the car.
"Wow, are those pony images coming out of the bottom of the mirror? That's cool"
"Nice leather seats. Does the glass roof open? Oh, it's the whole roof!"
"This is awesome! If you don't mind me asking, how much did you pay?"
So, I told him.
"Hey wait, are you sure about that? That's only $1000 more than my new VW Golf..."
Awkward pause... (I'm trying to keep the grin on the inside).
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I met up with an old friend of mine. He greeted me in the driveway and complimented me on the car.
"Wow, are those pony images coming out of the bottom of the mirror? That's cool"
"Nice leather seats. Does the glass roof open? Oh, it's the whole roof!"
"This is awesome! If you don't mind me asking, how much did you pay?"
So, I told him.
"Hey wait, are you sure about that? That's only $1000 more than my new VW Golf..."
Awkward pause... (I'm trying to keep the grin on the inside).
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Something similar last spring, everyone Just starting to put there windows down because it's nice out and this guy in a scion Tc pulls up. Yells over to my car. I'm thinking it's gonna be something like let's race, as were both first at the light with a mile ahead of us. And he goes "what did you pay?" I tell him then he tells me and were like 3 grand off. A very justifiable 3 grand. I was just smiling after that
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I have also surprised a number of people with the price. Absolutely best bang for the buck in terms of performance. Which is what I wanted. A number of boss guys have said the same too after I go thru the list of items included in track pack!
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The Mustang GT is a wonderful, powerful driving machine. But the 3.7 with Performance Package really and truly gives the buyer more bang for the buck; it is that seldom-seen happy compromise between power and economy. This is by no means a slap at the V-8; it gives its owner overwhelming horsepower in a nimble package, but that combo comes at a significant price increase. Those who feel that that brutal power/weight factor is worth the added cost opt for the GT-- as is their prerogative. But we V-6 owners have that same s**t-eatin' grin on our faces as they do when we nail that barstid on the interstate on-ramp.
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Originally Posted by DeeJayTJ
makes me wish i got the premium i love my 5.0 but it is a base model, not all the cool stuff.
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Adding to my previous comment. I have also been dangling the idea around of trading my wifes rav4 for something more fun and keep my 2012 base gt. She told me if I wanted to I could trade her vehicle in for whatever I wanted so long as its within our budget and its not a coupe. Any ideas?
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I'll admit to having some second thoughts on the price after receiving my factory order in May, but when I compare the price to what others are paying for cars with a lot less power/options, I feel like I got a pretty good value!
I ordered my '14 GT with Track Pack in April after looking at a few '13 Boss cars. The Boss definitely has a cool factor- but I like all the features (and colors) I could choose with the GT. Plus, after installing the Ford Racing Performance Package, the difference in power/handling is pretty close to negligible (I wouldn't have been tracking either car, so they're both overkill for my needs).
The 3.7 is definitely impressive as well- but the 5.0 Coyote is just an awesome power plant (we have one in our F150 as well, and its interesting to note how Ford configures the same engine to have less HP but greater torque in the truck)!
I ordered my '14 GT with Track Pack in April after looking at a few '13 Boss cars. The Boss definitely has a cool factor- but I like all the features (and colors) I could choose with the GT. Plus, after installing the Ford Racing Performance Package, the difference in power/handling is pretty close to negligible (I wouldn't have been tracking either car, so they're both overkill for my needs).
The 3.7 is definitely impressive as well- but the 5.0 Coyote is just an awesome power plant (we have one in our F150 as well, and its interesting to note how Ford configures the same engine to have less HP but greater torque in the truck)!
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I've got a premium v6. I didn't go with the performance package - I went with the Pony Package. However, at the last minute before changes to my order were locked in I discovered I could at the 3.31 gears as well. I'm glad I did. Now that I have it, I feel I've got a lot of power off the line, but I crave more... and I'm curious how the other handling features of the performance pack feel (better tires and brakes, especially).
...so maybe I should have gotten the performance pack, or even a v8 with the track pack? Instead I went with the comfort side of things. It's always greener on the other side!
...so maybe I should have gotten the performance pack, or even a v8 with the track pack? Instead I went with the comfort side of things. It's always greener on the other side!
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The Mustang GT is a wonderful, powerful driving machine. But the 3.7 with Performance Package really and truly gives the buyer more bang for the buck; it is that seldom-seen happy compromise between power and economy. This is by no means a slap at the V-8; it gives its owner overwhelming horsepower in a nimble package, but that combo comes at a significant price increase. Those who feel that that brutal power/weight factor is worth the added cost opt for the GT-- as is their prerogative. But we V-6 owners have that same s**t-eatin' grin on our faces as they do when we nail that barstid on the interstate on-ramp.
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Ford doesn't really do "premium" very well. I love my GT but I look at it as a brilliant engine with everything needed to legally drive on the street wrapped around it. The owner (real owner, not a lease or in debt on it) of a GTI is not the type of person that would envy pony projectors. It would be like my friend with a 997 C4 complimenting me on my visor accessory clamps.
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Ford doesn't really do "premium" very well. I love my GT but I look at it as a brilliant engine with everything needed to legally drive on the street wrapped around it. The owner (real owner, not a lease or in debt on it) of a GTI is not the type of person that would envy pony projectors. It would be like my friend with a 997 C4 complimenting me on my visor accessory clamps.
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I have a premium and I think it was a bad choice. I was looking at a base but the deal I found swayed me to the premium. Now I'm hooked for life. I don't know if I could buy a car without heated seats and a back up sensor. The engine feeds your speed and the premium feeds your lazy. I like lazy now.
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I have a base 2014 GT with an automatic transmission and so far I don't regret buying it. I didn't want or need most of what the Premium version included and did not want to pay the extra money for it. I would like to have had Sirius on the radio since I had it on my last car and enjoyed it but I wasn't about to spend the money it would have taken to include it.
One of my reasoning for getting a base GT was other than the price was that I didn't want a bunch of stuff that was going to break later on. I don't care for leather so I didn't want that. I'm still happy with my choice.
Wayne
One of my reasoning for getting a base GT was other than the price was that I didn't want a bunch of stuff that was going to break later on. I don't care for leather so I didn't want that. I'm still happy with my choice.
Wayne