Finally drove a GT PP today

[madweazl]

Yours is the first review I have read, including Randy Probst in M/T, who has thought the 12 handled even remotely as well as the 15, and you like the 12 BETTER? Not sure what you are feeling. Even the base GT is reasonably buttoned down, though it needs more (non-A/S) tire to really race through the mountains. Consensus seems to be that the PP is a little "bouncy" and it's better with Steeda progressive springs. I haven't driven those so can't say, but a lot of guys seem to agree.

I do think you are right to wish for a good set of struts/shocks; that's what it seems to need most. Not undersprung, but compliant and a little (not much) underdamped. And by far better than any Mustangs I'd owned before.

It was not my intent to say the '12 handled better. The front of the '15 has a lot of bounce as you put it compared to the '12. The ride of my '12 was considerably firmer. For me, it needs considerably more damping (far from not much on the front end). I'm 40 years old and have no interest in something with a rock hard ride but I dont like the current struts/shocks at all.

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[09jsw]

The 13 track pack car I had driven felt like a boat compared to the pp 15 stock for stock.
Night and day. The pp is fairly bouncy due to the upgraded rear shocks but with a little work like springs and struts it will be a winner. I spoke to BMR and they were saying with springs and rear shocks it was running track times faster then cars costing double.

 

[high_glove_side]

Yep, like I said, this doesn't damper my enthusiasm for acquiring one.

On a side note, I'm sure that my current car *knows* that I'm shopping for its replacement. After getting new tires, rotors, pads, brake fluid flush, a tune-up and oil change last month, my car not only has decided to throw a CEL that has no real clear cut (or cheap) solution, but I pretty much lost power steering in it this evening on the way home, fluid leaking all over the place.

:frusty::frusty::frusty:

 

[Trackaholic]

I agree with the OP's assessment.

I also have a GTI, and overall liked both the EB and GT Mustangs much better than the GTI. The GTI has a bit of vagueness about it (steering, shifter, and throttle), and the Mustang felt better in all respects.

The one area in which the GTI feels a bit better is in the damping. I feel like the GTI is a bit underdamped, but the Mustang GT felt very loose in comparison. I didn't notice it in the front as much as in the rear. It didn't feel as buttoned down as I would like, but I think that's simply a matter of shock and spring tuning. Of course if it was so simple I think Ford would have made a different compromise. IMO the reduced damping hurts both ride quality and performance, but the Mustang is great because these issues are easy to solve via the aftermarket or Ford Performance catalog.

Overall I really liked both Mustangs.

-T

 

[Rough Hollow Man]

It knows

Yep, like I said, this doesn't damper my enthusiasm for acquiring one.

On a side note, I'm sure that my current car *knows* that I'm shopping for its replacement. After getting new tires, rotors, pads, brake fluid flush, a tune-up and oil change last month, my car not only has decided to throw a CEL that has no real clear cut (or cheap) solution, but I pretty much lost power steering in it this evening on the way home, fluid leaking all over the place.

:frusty::frusty::frusty:

Sorry to hear of your problems with the Honda but you do realize that it does know what's coming...a Prelude by definition is a lesser event that proceeds a more important happening...you're selling the Prelude to buy the Mustang!:doh: Selling the Prelude is a prelude to owning the Mustang. It knows.:lol: You will love the Stang!:love:

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