Mustang GT vs Kia Stinger GT

Ebm said:

The Stinger sounds like what it is. A bunch of bumble bees in a can. The car is fast and looks decent, but I couldn't live with myself knowing the car sounds "turrrrible"

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Still sounds better than an Ecoboost so I'd have no problem with it

NHEcoboost said:

Still sounds better than an Ecoboost so I'd have no problem with it

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Not exactly hard to do :lol:

Ebm said:

The Stinger sounds like what it is. A bunch of bumble bees in a can. The car is fast and looks decent, but I couldn't live with myself knowing the car sounds "turrrrible"

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Have you heard it with the Borla Exhaust? I thought it was actually a very good sounding 6.

Granted, this is coming from a guy who refuses to drive anything other than a v-8 and stick shift, but I give credit where credit is due!

Look who just got a twin turbo little brother! Loaded GT2 RWD in limited edition Sunset Yellow. Only 400 made, even fewer of the top trim like this one.

Ebm said:

The Stinger sounds like what it is. A bunch of bumble bees in a can. The car is fast and looks decent, but I couldn't live with myself knowing the car sounds "turrrrible"

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EB Mustang and Focus RS sound much worse.

I went and looked at one when they first got into Houston...

Rear visibility is pretty bad, not a terrible car but you couldn't give me one lol. Well you could but I would just sell it haha.

carcinoid said:

Look who just got a twin turbo little brother! Loaded GT2 RWD in limited edition Sunset Yellow. Only 400 made, even fewer of the top trim like this one.

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Thoughts so far? Looks awesome!

KYLExKILLJOY said:

I went and looked at one when they first got into Houston...

Rear visibility is pretty bad, not a terrible car but you couldn't give me one lol. Well you could but I would just sell it haha.

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Please... do tell me of how fabulous the rear visibility is in your Mustang.

carcinoid said:

Please... do tell me of how fabulous the rear visibility is in your Mustang.

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Fabulous, nope I didn't say that but it's better than that kia pos

drabon74 said:

Thoughts so far? Looks awesome!

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Thanks! We've only had the car two weeks or so and with nights dipping down into the 40s and it wearing Pilot Sport 4 summer tires, it's only had a couple hundred miles put on it. Here are my thoughts so far.

1) This thing is very solidly made, basically matching the build quality of my Lexus. Solid door thuds on closing, nothing wiggles or fits loosely inside.
2) I'm now officially a fan of turbo engines. Torque hits super low in the RPM range and it just pulls and pulls. The drive modes make a huge difference in how it drives. Equally impressive are its all around Brembo brakes.
3) This is the best integration of an auto start/stop system I've used. Very smooth and nearly undetectable. And you can deactivate it when you want to have some fun.
4) The cargo space is huge thanks to the hatchback opening. We just moved and I was shocked at how much it could haul with the back seats down.
5) You can customize the heads up display to show lots of different info, including blind spot monitoring.
6) The adaptive cruise control keeps the settings from the last time you used it. Our Lexus and Tacoma both automatically reset to the farthest following distance. It may sound little, but it's a nice touch.
7) I'm still fiddling with the customization options. You can even customize the number of times your turn signal blinks when you just tap it once.
8) Most exciting is what it cost. Fully loaded with a Harman/Kardon stereo, HUD, heated/ventilated seats, power adjustable steering column, plus all the mechanical goodies mentioned above and we got it for $700 under invoice + a $6700 lease incentive. $42k for this car is an absolute steal.

KYLExKILLJOY said:

Fabulous, nope I didn't say that but it's better than that kia pos

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It's unfortunate you have to hate on other people's happiness. I enjoy all of my cars. Hopefully you'll find enough happiness one day to not have to get joy from putting others down.

carcinoid said:

It's unfortunate you have to hate on other people's happiness. I enjoy all of my cars. Hopefully you'll find enough happiness one day to not have to get joy from putting others down.

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It's also unfortunate that you for some odd reason think i'm hating on your happiness. It's call an opinion, you can form one about whatever you like. I personally went to look at a stinger GT, I don't like it that's my opinion of the car. I test drove both a GT1/GT2 just because it's not my cup of tea doesn't mean you have to come back telling me how "fab" the view is in the s550. The camaro I test drove has poor rear visibility, the stinger worse, the s550 isn't bad but it's not great either.

Chill out cupcake.

KYLExKILLJOY said:

Fabulous, nope I didn't say that but it's better than that kia pos

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Relax. He still has his mustang and now has a bad ass 4 door to go with it.

Did Kia beat you up in HS or something?

Timeless said:

Definitely enjoyed my 2013 PP SHO tuned by you guys.

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Glad you loved the tune and enjoyed the car, for a taurus its very stylish, interior is extremely comfortable and definitey is a night and day difference on a tune! :cheers:

swat 79 said:

Relax. He still has his mustang and now has a bad ass 4 door to go with it.

Did Kia beat you up in HS or something?

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- Sure? I don't understand the direction of this comment, my OPINION with the car is I just didn't like the rear visibility. Sensitive group in this post lol.:shrug: