gruiz_06

So I currently own a 14 GT but lately I ve been obsessing over a 15 vert. Preferably a GT Premium in Magnetic with 20" Foundary Wheels, and Redline Interior

golfertp

Have to get a better pic, but love the magnetic!

TripleBlack14

Very nice rag top. I'm biased of course. Certain colors seem to work much better on 'verts than other finishes IMO. Magnetic is one of those colors

Btw, how did you get your Pony puddle lights to project an silhouette of a man holding a camera?

golfertp

Going to patent that they can project shadows (albeit ugly ones) instead of lighted ones....

gruiz_06

Golfertp: She is a beauty!


TripleBlack14: I agree with you on certain colors work for mustang verts and some just don't.


I have never considered a convertible before, but ever since a buddy of mine left his c6 vette convertible in my garage while he was away for few months at work; I really enjoyed the feeling of driving around in a sports car with the top down.

SpectreH

Once you go convertible, you don't go back I bought my first sunroof car in 1990, a 1990 Ford Probe GT. I really loved that car. Fast for it's time and lots of neat features. That led to my first convertible in 1997, a 1966 Corvair Corsa convertible (sold the Probe in 1998). That served as my DD until 2005, when I bought a 1999 Miata. I sold my 1966 Corvair (quite rusty) in 2012 after I bought my restored '65 convertible. Sold the Miata in 2012 and bought my '13 GT convertible. In addition to the Corvair and Mustang convertibles in my garage, my wife also now has a low mile 2003 Miata limited edition. All three 'verts are blue, but not the same shade.

tukatz

Amen brother. I bought a '98 Jaguar XK8 convertible just after I retired at the end of '99. She carried a license plate frame that read If this car were a woman it would be Sophia Loren. Then came a '91 Morgan in 2001, a 2007 Honda S2000 in 2009 and my 2014 Mustang in 2013. She's a similar color combination to the XK8 and is drop dead gorgeous. There may come a day when I no longer HAVE TO HAVE a convertible, but I don't expect it any time soon.

TripleBlack14

Yeah, when the weather is right, night or day, there's nothing like it. It's a feeling of freedom that's hard to describe to anyone but another convertible owner. Couple that with a stick shift backed V8 (in my case), and a great sounding exhaust and there's nothing that can wipe the smile off my face.

When I got my 'vert last year, I was exploring various Mustang forums and came across a thread about rag tops. Several people ranted about a convertible Mustang not being a real Mustang because it wasn't suited for performance driving. Others suggested that a 'vert was a "girls Mustang". One poster was particularly nasty in his anti-drop top rant, even saying he wouldn't park his hot rod coupe next to one at a show.

I never did become a member on that one.

tukatz

Horse pucky. I'm lucky that the club I autocross with doesn't require a roll bar in my Mustang.

gruiz_06

Awesome stories and even better list of cars.


Yea I had never considered a convertible before, but just like you all have mentioned; its getting that first taste of riding or driving in one with the top down and the wind in ur face that gets u hooked.


I know right now its a matter of timing and a great opportunity to get myself in one. I really do still enjoy my GHIG GT manual so I got time to wait patiently.

gruiz_06

Here is my current DD

jonser

Here ya go. My ladies at Lake Sonoma

hhbh720

Very nice, jonser! That's Magnetic, right? I love that color on the 15s!

jmcwilli76

I have to agree, nothing like a drop top. My wife wasn't too keen at first but now she is loving it. Ruby Red GT with Red Line interior and the Roush axle backs. These seem to be perfect for the convertible.

The cooled seats add that extra bit of cool for the warmer days, just wish the seat back had more airflow like the bottom.

gruiz_06

jmcwilli76


Can you post some pics of ur vert, I m curious to see what that color combo looks like.

Tangofoxtrot5

My newest baby. All of 4 days old.

Skrapmetal

I'm not a big enough fan of convertibles in general to buy one over a coupe, but man I wish I could afford to have one of each. I haven't driven a convertible in a long time, but there isn't much like it for a laid back cruise on the right day.

TripleBlack14

Would love to see a Guard 'vert.

tony2014mustang

Do the seats even cool the back? There's another thread going around saying that just the seat bottom does the cooling - the back does nothing. I'm considering trading my '14 for a '15, but I find that a little annoying if that's true. Beautiful car the way! Magnetic will be my color choice as well.