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Haha, yeah no kidding. DIB was going to be my pick when I was wanting a 15-16. Was super let down when they got rid of it in favor of lightning blue for 2017, Kona being back from the dead isn't bad at all, I think it's a very upscale color to go with the S550 design. DIB is still the most striking one in my eyes, though.
Did you get you 2018 "order"? :lol::doh:
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Darn you guys.....in the first pics I would have preferred Lightning...but Jason29's pic makes me waffle.
 

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I hadn't planned to trade my 15 EB for a 17 unless I could find a Grabber Blue optioned with everything I wanted (I wanted PP too, but I can add everything from that less than the option price easily), or a Lightning Blue was a potential fall back if it had everything including PP. Otherwise, I was just gonna wait.

tldr; version: I like Lightning Blue a lot, though Kona is nice as well.
 

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When I saw the color choices for the 2018's, I scratched the car off list because Grabber Blue was not there. I would pick LB, never been a Kona fan even though it looks better on the '18's.
 

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^^SO in love with this color. I love that it looks like a blue tinted black in low lights, but really shines as a metallic blue in bright lights
 

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I'd be more into lightning than Kona. Kona is too dark. One of the main reasons I avoided the 2018 (aside from looks) when buying my 2017 2 weeks ago was for Grabber Blue though. I imagine Ford will be smart during the 2018-2021 cycle of this refresh and add grabber blue back in there somewhere.

But I dont think you can go wrong with blue of any sort! Its your choice and nice to have options!
 

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The wheels on that Kona car have got to be the ugliest production wheels to come on a mustang since the 1994-1995 tri-bar.

That said....in the absence of Sonic Blue and DIB, Kona FTW
 

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The wheels on that Kona car have got to be the ugliest production wheels to come on a mustang since the 1994-1995 tri-bar.

That said....in the absence of Sonic Blue and DIB, Kona FTW
Agreed, they are absolutely dreadful.

That said... my kona blue 2018 is ordered with them :(:(
 

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Yup, mine too. Hopefully they will only be on it for a few months until I order the forgestars.
 
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yeah, the PP wheels are fugly, and black wheels are played out and unattractive IMO. Kona is a beautiful color and it looks great on the 18, though!
 

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I favor lightning blue a bit more as to me it's closer to the actual blue I like "Liquid Blue" that you obviously cant get :(

but honestly both look great on the '18. You able to park inside? Only reason I got black was because I finally had a garage so it stays clean for a majority of the time lol. IF so Kona being darker wouldn't be THAT much of an issue
 

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I ordered lb but I think kona looks amazing with lines of the 18. I'm just too lazy to maintain it.

I went to the dealer today whoā€™s got a Kona and Lightning to compare the two. After comparing on the build site and looking at all the photos here, I went in thinking I preferred Lightning, but came back preferring Kona. Itā€™s a rich deep blue that is really beautiful in the sun. Lightning really pops in the sun because itā€™s lighter, but it actually has a greenish hint at times and is not as ā€œblueā€ as Kona. Only downside to Kona is that Because it is darker it will show dust/dirt and swirls. But Iā€™m thinking itā€™s worth it. I really love my Ruby and still think itā€™s the best color... but Iā€™m also thinking I might want to change it up if Iā€™m going to jump on an ā€˜18.
First two are Kona, second two are Lightning. Both cars were dirty.
 
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Well, after starting this thread about the two blues... I have since decided to stick with Ruby Red, and placed my order today!!!
2018 GT Premium, Ruby Red, Manual, 400a, blackout package, active exhaust, carbon fiber package on X-plan... $41,295.94 (before TT&L and trade in)
The blues are awesome too and I was trying to change things up... but I really love Ruby ā¤
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