Strokerswild
Shallow and Pedantic
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Last weekend I made a pilgrimage of sorts to investigate a GT500 lurking in a showroom, primarily to get a first-hand account on the Recaro seats, not to mention finally actually lay eyes on one. Long story short, it was a beauty in FPB with white stripes, but as suspected the Recaros are a no-go due to my linebacker-ish build. I think I'd die trying to drive it any distance.
Anyway, to get back on track, I got to fire it up and behold the wonder that is the digital instrument cluster, the first Mustang I've physically seen it operate in. It's cool and all the first time, but I wonder. Might I be the only person that doesn't really care for it? The car made an impression for sure (the want to order is real), but several times on the way home I kept thinking about what it would take to potentially swap to an analog cluster. The other angle for me beyond the gimmickry is long term reliability.
What say you? I know there are guys swapping lesser cars from analog to digital. I'm wondering if it's just as easy to go the other way. I'm sure I'd get used to the video game IP, but this dinosaur likes gauges with needles.
I wish there were more interior trim options too other than the sea of black, but that's another topic altogether (and there's Katzkin).....
Anyway, to get back on track, I got to fire it up and behold the wonder that is the digital instrument cluster, the first Mustang I've physically seen it operate in. It's cool and all the first time, but I wonder. Might I be the only person that doesn't really care for it? The car made an impression for sure (the want to order is real), but several times on the way home I kept thinking about what it would take to potentially swap to an analog cluster. The other angle for me beyond the gimmickry is long term reliability.
What say you? I know there are guys swapping lesser cars from analog to digital. I'm wondering if it's just as easy to go the other way. I'm sure I'd get used to the video game IP, but this dinosaur likes gauges with needles.
I wish there were more interior trim options too other than the sea of black, but that's another topic altogether (and there's Katzkin).....
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