Maximized

I have been looking for a new car for a while now. I really wanted a 350Z, but from my experience with Nissan, customer service is non-existent and the quality of there products is piss poor. I looked at the STi, Evo, S2K, and used C5's. After a few months of changing my mind, I decided to get a 2005 Mustang GT Premium. I haven't decided on the color, but Torch Red or Black is probably what I am going with. I really like the retro theme of the car. It reminds me of my friends 1969 Mach I a little bit. My dad had a 1966 Stang as his first car, so I have always be interested in these cars. Give me your guys opinion which color looks better. I am kind leaning towards red, but black blends better into traffic.

jz-97-c7

me personally i'd stay away from "ticket me red"...that black just looks mean....the rims could be a little bigger but that's an easy fix. have fun when you get it

phipark

That black one looks tits, the wheels on it are also better than the red one's.

fuzzy02CLS

iTrader: (2)

It's a nice looking car but
First year car... be carefull!

You think Nissan has bad customer service & piss poor quailty? Wait till you see Ford!

BEETROOT

I had the 94 gt... the first year of that generation... drove it to 130,000 with not one problem other than normal maintenance.


I am 95% sure I will be buying an 05 black gt when they come out to replace my cl-s.

Shawn S

phipark

this is why I think I get amazing service with Acura because I used to have a Ford Taurus.

Chaptorial

I think thats a good choice.

What month do they hit the streets?

Minch00

Go for it mang........you may have to pay a premium buying it so soon.......

Crazy Bimmer

Why?



Wait let me repharse, WHY get a car that you havent driven yet? Or are they out at dealers already?

BEETROOT

they are not out in dealers yet... I haven't been following it closely, all I hear is 'Fall 04'.

to throw in my own , I said 95% I will get this car. that 5% was in case I test drove it and wasn't impressed. I can't really imagine that happening though... I love the look of the car and I have never driven a mustang that has let me down performance wise.


Ford > Acura

Crazy Bimmer

I dunno, i just always hear him talk about track racing so i was wondering why he wouldnt go for somthing with better handling. Then again thats dumb of me to say that since i havent driven the stang either.

TSX 'R' US

Silver with navy blue racing tripes

BEETROOT

I want black on black with 5% tint all around

Sarlacc

look for my thread about about pics of an upcoming car ending in GT in this section.

I saw one and sat in it, and gave my review.

Maximized

There is a Ford Dealer less than 5 minutes from my house where my mom bought a car a long time ago. The service department was always really helpful with her. I expect average service at Ford, whereas Nissan is percieved as a little more quality product because it is foreign. This is not the truth in my own experience coupled with an incompetent service department at my local Nissan dealer.

Maximized

I am only putting a refundable deposit down. If I don't like the way the car handles, I won't buy it. I really love the interior and exterior styling. The car comes with a lot of features that I would like. It doesn't come with heated seats or HID's which I would like. This car isn't a high end vehicle though, so I can live without them or buy aftermarket parts to add them down the road.

I plan on taking the car to the track, but it will be modified first. Also, my friend and I are going to buy a 125cc shifter kart next spring. I like to modify cars and Mustangs are a great platform. The old GT's and Cobra's were decent handling cars even with the wet noodle chassis they were working with. The 2005 GT is on a very solid chassis. I read a idependent review and the guy compared the chassis and steering to a 3 series. I will most definetly lower the car and put 275/?/18's all around with summer tires. I am not going to do too much to the car because I have a goal of buying a C6 Z06 in 3 years.

Acura2.3CL

What is the starting price for the GT models?

Justin.CL

Looks good in black. I would consider the dark gray color if they are offering it . I had a 97 GT and I loved it. Have fun with it if you decide to buy.

BEETROOT

I doubt it will differ much from the 04... which start at $24,000 I think? $25,000?

Nicky Pass

My Ford dealers service department is as good....if not better then my Acura service.....Arlington Heights Ford's Service department is awesome....and I went to school with the head SVT tech. Personally....I wouldn't buy a 1st run American car....If you really want...wait a year.

SiGGy

Nice, I'm waiting for the 06-07 Cobra the CLS will be ready to be handed in by then.

Crazy Bimmer

Arent they the ones who dented your hood

Joe5.0

I've sta in one and kinda raced one at a road course and was very impressed. The stock tires worth nothing and the wheels definitely need to be wide ass 18's & a drop is in order.

Get the black with the red interior with the aluminum accents, that would look so badass.

And to all you Ford haters, 87k on my 94 GT and zero problems. They are not exactly the most sophisticated cars, but they can take a shitload of abuse and always sound awesome with aftermarket exhaust. The new platform should do wonders for handling, and dont forget 13" brakes standard & better gearing.

Joe5.0

Tell me thats not pimp looking, and I dont like the torch red, too bright. The Redfire a touch darker than the older Laser Red, but it looks alot classier than the Torch red, imo.

pimpscls

the new mustangs looks classy, very impressing. Hopefully they can handle this time

Joe5.0

It doesnt take alot of mods to get the current gen to handle well. Mine has mostly drag oreiented suspension pieces and I road-race it with lots of sucess. Dont believe everything the mags tell you. They tend to be overly harsh on items they feel are flaws. Ie I-Drive, Live rear axles, C5 interior, high hp FWD's, etc etc.

kumar6

Wow,

actually going to buy a Ford product.... my family used to buy exclusively American cars for yrs...

the last straw was when we purchased a Ford.... The dealership was trying to tell us that the engine needed to be replaced because some filter was clogged and the engine was in danger...

they were pressuring my mom to sign the work order and my mom (short- hardcore- Indian woman)
basically told them to eat shyt and went to a small local tuneup shop where the guy changed us 10 bucks for an oil change...

he was like.... no your engine is fine...

Ford as a company is shady... and their product is cheap and not well put together...

Sure they look great, but take a look at your resale in a few years as well...

enjoy the Stange for what its worth, I am in Detroit... so I have already seem a million of them..

Not that impressive.... but enjoy none the less....

Kumar

Sarlacc

Well, if you would have brought your ass out to our last autoX event to show us how you mastered FWD. you would have seen how well they handled in person.

Time For Sleeep

That interior looks good enough to cream on.

And good luck with the buy. That's definitely a pretty ass car

Nicky Pass

Yeah....but they fixed the hood...noquestions asked. You should see how carefull they are with it now. I took it in for its first oil change....only one guy touches it...my friend from high school....and it always stays in his 2nd bay.

C The "S"

I must give Ford props for changing up the interior. But they could still get away from the washer and dryer looking HVAC controls. The new Mustang looks awesome, just needs to be dropped and new wheels and tires.

I've love the new Supercharged Cobras, but I was never crazy about the interior thats like 10 years old. Domestic automakers need to do a better job with the interiors. I think thats one of their biggest down falls

BC2G

!!!!!!!!!!!!

gavriil

I say do not decide on a car before you test drive it. More than once if possible.

synth19

I say go for with Black with the red interior...

darrinb

def go with black

ItalianStallion

the black gt owns me

kumar6

yeah if your gonna buy a Ford, either the black or if they offer it it a graphite gray color... those colors always look good...

ford also has a black metallic that is sweet...

not sure what colors will be offered with the GT...

post em when you got em...

Kumar

Maximized

Went into my local Ford dealership and was told it would take 4-6 months for me to get one. I am going to call around other local dealerships and see if I can get it sooner. They are letting me use the Ford X-plan, which is basically invoice, which is a steal

Joe5.0

Well X-plan is 4% over invoice, and I would still try to get some $$$ off sticker.