2012 Kona Blue GT 500
7/10/11, 03:14 AM
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2012 Kona Blue GT 500
I just bought this bad boy today. I fell in love with the red/kona blue GT500 colour scheme a year ago and finally picked one up today. I sold my Z06 last month and I've been debating between a CTSV and a GT500 as I wanted a supercharged V8 hot rod. The ford employee pricing helped make that decision alot easier as well.
I had looked at the 5.0's but I love the drool factor of the GT500, plus I prefer the exhaust note of the 5.4L over the 5.0L.
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2012 GT 500
SVT Performance Package
Recaro Racing Seats (Extremely comfortable)
Electronic Package with Nav/Sync
Excuse the iPhone pictures, I didn't have my camera with me as it was a unscheduled stop at the dealership that resulted in me signing the papers. I'll be picking it up on monday and more pictures will follow!
I had looked at the 5.0's but I love the drool factor of the GT500, plus I prefer the exhaust note of the 5.4L over the 5.0L.
Specs:
2012 GT 500
SVT Performance Package
Recaro Racing Seats (Extremely comfortable)
Electronic Package with Nav/Sync
Excuse the iPhone pictures, I didn't have my camera with me as it was a unscheduled stop at the dealership that resulted in me signing the papers. I'll be picking it up on monday and more pictures will follow!
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7/10/11, 06:11 AM
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7/10/11, 06:50 AM
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Very nice! That might be one, if not the one, of the last Kona Blue GT500s ever produced... eBay?
CONGRATS!!!
CONGRATS!!!
7/10/11, 11:26 AM
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And luckily when I saw the second one (this 2012), I had space that I needed to fill!
The dealership I bought it from in Calgary had a substantial amount of GT500's and two Boss 302's (one silver/red Laguna Seca) so I was able to compare most of the colour and stripe combinations and I found that the Kona/Red caught my eye the best.
The girlfriend wanted grabber blue but she was okay with this compromise as I was also looking at a red one with no stripes, haha.
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7/10/11, 10:04 PM
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7/13/11, 02:18 PM
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Whats with the break in period on these cars? My manual says 100 miles (160) km before extended WOT driving sessions and 1000 miles before performance/competition driving.
7/16/11, 01:25 PM
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Nice! Enjoy the ride.
As for the break-in recommendations, check the manual and supplement. My memory says for the 1st 500 miles drive like a nanny, no WOT. Good luck with that!
As for the break-in recommendations, check the manual and supplement. My memory says for the 1st 500 miles drive like a nanny, no WOT. Good luck with that!
7/27/11, 11:20 PM
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So I babied it for the first 160 km, then started burning the tires off, haha.
7/28/11, 08:24 PM
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