disneyfun1
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Ive had my GT350 for about 8 months now. I do love the car, its very nice. I thought it was all I ever wanted, but now im second guessing that. For info, I just turned 50 last month, and have had a manual transmission in just about all cars I have owned, with a few exceptions. My car prior to the GT350 was a 15 GT PP, a 99 Cobra.
Before I got my 15GT PP, I ordered a GT with automatic, figured I was getting tired of shifting and break could be nice before I knew I would order the GT350. Well that car was delayed at the plant and then the PP one arrived and I took it, It was a blast. As a family, my wife and I have a 15 fusion, and its nice to get in and go and not shift. After I got my GT350, she got a 15 ecoboost to go with the fusion, automatic. was fun to drive and not shift. Then we recently traded that in on a 17 GT automatic, again, not too bad.
While I can drive either the automatic fusion or GT anytime I want, I still miss the automatic in my GT350 now, and also not having all the toys the other cars have. I actually like the rev parking sensors, blind spot mirrors(the electronic lights), interior lighting, memory seats and actually the torque in the car. I drive my GT350 to work and back, and I don't race it to work, just drive normal, but you really have to rev it up to about 4000 rpm to start to get the torque and power, seems the gt has lower end torque a lot faster. When I do get on it, it seems I always run out of room to really push it, cant redline it without coming up on someones rear end, etc. I love the sound though!!
The more I think about it, it seems like just getting a gt automatic with all the toys of my own would be nice. I did redo the stereo because I did not like the sound, so I have to now take that out, all JL Audio stuff, stealthbox, amps, speakers, and probably try to recoup some of my money I spent on it-over $3000!!
I have looked around lately, looked at challenger scat pack, Camaro, corvette, considered a Miata, but I keep getting pulled back to Mustang. I talked to my selling dealer a few times and each time they said they can help me if I want or just keep it. I was thinking I would just wait until the 2018 GT comes out with the 10 speed auto, but now im thinking trade it in now, get a 17GT for a year, then get the 18 when its out maybe.
Reasons would be if im already in the mindset that im trading it in, its a long year to keep it and not want to spend any more money on it when I know its going anyways, and I can get an automatic now with the things I like.
I also forget to mention I got planterfaciatis in my left foot(the clutch foot) and trying to get through that as well)
My dealer repeatedly has said he will give me at least 57K for mine, possibly a bit more, its the 16 with tech package. I did put xpel on it as well but they said that doesn't help on trade in nor does my stereo so I should take out the stereo stuff I put in if I want. I did pay an ADM on mine, so I wont ever get that back and know its money gone but I was fine with what we agreed to when I ordered it.
its not a money issue, but its seems attractive that I only owe 29,200 on it, giving me 27,800 equity and that before we cancel the warranties, life ins, maint plan, etc that I added up and came to over 5700 I paid, so I would think I would get at least 4000-45000 of that back on cancelling it all for more equity. on 17 GT I found online, one was a Calif special, one was not, about equal pricing around 42K, he said with out my warranty stuff cancelled yet, im paying about 477 now and would go to about 220, that a big difference, and after the warranty cancellations, im thinking maybe below 200 a month. even if I take a depreciate hit and trade that for an 18, my payment wont jump that much.
thanks for letting me vent, still debating on exactly what to do.
Before I got my 15GT PP, I ordered a GT with automatic, figured I was getting tired of shifting and break could be nice before I knew I would order the GT350. Well that car was delayed at the plant and then the PP one arrived and I took it, It was a blast. As a family, my wife and I have a 15 fusion, and its nice to get in and go and not shift. After I got my GT350, she got a 15 ecoboost to go with the fusion, automatic. was fun to drive and not shift. Then we recently traded that in on a 17 GT automatic, again, not too bad.
While I can drive either the automatic fusion or GT anytime I want, I still miss the automatic in my GT350 now, and also not having all the toys the other cars have. I actually like the rev parking sensors, blind spot mirrors(the electronic lights), interior lighting, memory seats and actually the torque in the car. I drive my GT350 to work and back, and I don't race it to work, just drive normal, but you really have to rev it up to about 4000 rpm to start to get the torque and power, seems the gt has lower end torque a lot faster. When I do get on it, it seems I always run out of room to really push it, cant redline it without coming up on someones rear end, etc. I love the sound though!!
The more I think about it, it seems like just getting a gt automatic with all the toys of my own would be nice. I did redo the stereo because I did not like the sound, so I have to now take that out, all JL Audio stuff, stealthbox, amps, speakers, and probably try to recoup some of my money I spent on it-over $3000!!
I have looked around lately, looked at challenger scat pack, Camaro, corvette, considered a Miata, but I keep getting pulled back to Mustang. I talked to my selling dealer a few times and each time they said they can help me if I want or just keep it. I was thinking I would just wait until the 2018 GT comes out with the 10 speed auto, but now im thinking trade it in now, get a 17GT for a year, then get the 18 when its out maybe.
Reasons would be if im already in the mindset that im trading it in, its a long year to keep it and not want to spend any more money on it when I know its going anyways, and I can get an automatic now with the things I like.
I also forget to mention I got planterfaciatis in my left foot(the clutch foot) and trying to get through that as well)
My dealer repeatedly has said he will give me at least 57K for mine, possibly a bit more, its the 16 with tech package. I did put xpel on it as well but they said that doesn't help on trade in nor does my stereo so I should take out the stereo stuff I put in if I want. I did pay an ADM on mine, so I wont ever get that back and know its money gone but I was fine with what we agreed to when I ordered it.
its not a money issue, but its seems attractive that I only owe 29,200 on it, giving me 27,800 equity and that before we cancel the warranties, life ins, maint plan, etc that I added up and came to over 5700 I paid, so I would think I would get at least 4000-45000 of that back on cancelling it all for more equity. on 17 GT I found online, one was a Calif special, one was not, about equal pricing around 42K, he said with out my warranty stuff cancelled yet, im paying about 477 now and would go to about 220, that a big difference, and after the warranty cancellations, im thinking maybe below 200 a month. even if I take a depreciate hit and trade that for an 18, my payment wont jump that much.
thanks for letting me vent, still debating on exactly what to do.
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