S A CHO

I have brand new Hankook W409 winters, on steel wheels, with Ford tire pressure sensors, just sitting in my garage.

I bought those some time in September, when I still thought I'd be driving it this winter. Now I'll just use them next winter.

dom

LoL. $20 says its on the road within 2 weeks.

S A CHO

I'm usually pretty good about things like this... Looking at the state my Taurus is in right now, with a thick uniform layer of salt and road grime, I don't think I could stand to see 4 week old paint in that condition.

Anybody that says "That's why they invented car washes" has obviously never washed a car at -10 degrees.

Moog-Type-S

Congrats! Ford is making some incredible stuff!

apnorm

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Fine. In for vids...by May!

Crazy Bimmer

I dont mean to be a deek.. but why did you order it now if you werent going to drive it till Spring?

Could have had a 2012 then, no?

Aman

^ He ordered it way back when, nobody know it would take 16 goddamn weeks to come in. And I think there was an employee pricing thing going on.

Street Spirit

Just drive it. Four years from now you're not going to look back and say, "Phew. I'm so glad I didn't take it out that first winter!"

Crazy Bimmer

I totally understand why he would want to keep it stored for the 1st winter. Its a pride thing and when buying a brand a car (maybe his first new car) you want to keep it clean for at least a year. Maybe it makes him feel good with what he accomplished when opening the garage and seeing a shiny new car.

Most of us here are emotionally attached to our cars, as silly as that sounds.

You getting way too practical for this forum.

cjTL

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Leave the plastic on the seats until March. That'll help with your cause.

Car looks great. Love the new Mustangs.

S A CHO

Jesal knows what's up

Regarding the ordering at the time I did... Honestly it ALL came down to price. The 2012's won't be as discounted as my car was until at least August/September of next year (usually when employee pricing comes around, like Aman mentioned). If I were to order a 2012 now (yes, 2012 orders are now being taken, 2011 ordering has stopped) there wouldn't be much, if any, movement on the price.

mrmako

Nice ride. I like the way the HID's set off the front, almost like a rifle barrel. And I do not blame you for storing it during the winter. Once you sell the SHO, pick up an older Subaru and use that as a beater. Cheap to maintain and AWD FTW.

OP: If you go to the Subaru Legacy thread and see the pics of my car, is the paint similar in color? One issue I have is the paint on my car is very soft, so the clear coat has marks on it. But I wouldn't want any other color.

SouthernBoy

True gearheads and anal enthusiasts would think this. My '04 manual TL saw snow for the first time last week (all of maybe 1/2" for about 10 minutes). It stays in the garage on snowy days and when the streets are covered with salts, chemicals, and sand.

And yes, 6 1/2 years later, I'm glad I did and do, this and would do it again.

Street Spirit

Totally understand it if your plan is for the car to be stored every winter, but if it will be driven in winter for all the years to come, then yeah - I guess I figured he might as well just dive in and start enjoying it now. As I said, in that case, it won't matter much 4, 5, 6, 7 years down the road what he did those first 4 months - it will be seeing winter anyway.

But like C.A. said, I guess I'm just too practical.

rockstar143

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I don't even understand that issue since I live in South Florida, but I would likely do that anti rust oil thing to it too and then go for it, that prevents the damage, no?!
OR, I'd do what you all do and drive a beater in the winter...although knowing myself, I'd pick a "beater" I love and wouldn't want to drive on the salt roads either...

dom

SS brings up a good point though....in 3 or 4 years after a few winters have passed it won't matter. You already have the rust proofing and snows, invest in a PetroCanada Car Wash season pass and let the fun begin!

And don't forget to swing by my place.

S A CHO

Your colour is much darker than mine. Very nice colour though

I know... I know, but like Jesal said, it's the first new car thing; Plus, All of my friends have been dying to have a look at it, so if I were driving it, the first glimpse they get of my new Mustang is a salt covered car with steel wheels... That's no way to show off a brand new car

Dom, you're welcome to come by any time to have a look The actual ride will have to wait though

S A CHO

Chew on this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsAmO...layer_embedded

13.75 in the 1/4 mile bone stock with the base model 2.73 rear end and base model all-seasons.

With the upgraded 3.31 rear end and Pirelli P-Zero tires (Like on my car) people have gotten mid 13's.

Add on a more agressive tune and you're looking at high 12's.

Keep in mind a stock 5.0 runs 12.8 in the 1/4.

cherplex

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Congrats on your purchase, Ford has definitely stepped their game up they need to go one step further and put the TT V6 motor from the SHO into a Mustang :-)

majin ssj eric

Try getting your shiny, brand new car hit by BB's within the first 7 months...

S A CHO

Still can't believe that....

SuperTrooper169

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Two random key jobs on my shiny red Accord in the first year of ownership, the first one two days after purchasing it.

S A CHO

...and Street Spirit wanted me to expose my brand new baby to the outside world

nokiaman

She looks stunning S A CHO! Once again congratulations, she looks stunning. I'm sure you can't wait until spring.

Street Spirit

So why get steelies and snow tires in September if you don't have plans to mount them for at least another year? Why not wait and get new rubber next Fall?

teranfon

Uh, I would. I have cars that have never been wet underneath. Or up top except for washing.



Congrats again S A. She's a real looker.





Terry

Street Spirit

Different scenario. He has plans to drive it as his only car, so it will see all types of weather throughout its life regardless of what happens over the next few months. :troutslap



Anyway, just egging you guys on.

Congrats again!

S A CHO

I bought them in September thinking the car would actually arrive in September/October... At that point I would have driven the car through the winter. But now, since I got the car so late I'll just wait until the weather turns around... Plus, atleast now I've got the witner tires, nothing to worry about next winter

Thanks again everybody Should be getting some better pictures of it soon. Even if it's just sitting in my garage

dom

Really have to give that V6 some thought.

DarkSithCL

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Beautiful car!!!! so glad it came in time for Christmas... did you see them take it off the truck?

S A CHO

Thanks Sales manager called me and asked if I wanted to be there for the initial delivery, I would have loved to but couldn't get away from work at the time...

DarkSithCL

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The reason I asked is my 3rd car was a custom ordered 1984 1/2 Mustang GT 5spd in Dark Grey!

BTW.. that 'Stang was my 1st and only NEW car...

And I got to see them take it off the transport... I was sooooooo happy that day! I understand why you couldn't! I was just a punk college student and I probably skipped class to pick up my car...LOL

dallison

Do the wipers even work?

Aman

Sounds like the dealer was pretty cool about the whole process

S A CHO

No complaints about them.

S A CHO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CJQU...layer_embedded

Ford Racing Axle Back exhaust... I think I'm sold

CLtotheTL32

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Damn that sounds mean

majin ssj eric

I went to the Ford dealer and checked out a sweet looking GT500 they had up there. As much as I love the new Mustangs, what was Ford thinking with that ridiculous antenna? That would be the first thing I got rid of if I got one.....

Crazy Bimmer

Sounds great!

Costco

Sounds quite VQ-like! That's a good thing... finally got rid of that old 4.0 lump and now it sounds and performs like a modern 6-cylinder engine.