Old Guard
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What would you have different on your Mustang? Before I go farther, I love my 2016. On balance, at an odometer reading of about 1,300, it is awesome and a great daily driver, and it has surpassed my expectations by a mile!
However...... I would change a few things, in no particular order:
1) First to Second gear shift, I still don't have that down yet. I know about the clutch assist spring-ectomy, but I will wait until somebody comes up with an aftermarket solution or an alternative to that.
2) The heated and cooled seats are pretty close to useless. The heated seats on our 2013 Fusion, by contrast, work so well that they almost eliminate the need to use the heater in the winter. Watching with interest the evolution of a technical service bulletin that hopes to cure this issue.
3) The base Shaker sound system in the 400A package doesn't sound clear. Hate to mention the Fusion again, but the Sony system in its Titanium trim is really very good. I guess Shaker had the lowest price proposal to beat out Sony and others in the bidding process to source audio systems on the S550's.
4) Not much storage space in the cabin, but LOVE the cool sunglasses storage slot.
5) The visibility in this car is fantastic, but the two sculpted lines running from front to back in the hood stick up so the driver is looking down an upside-down v-shaped curve on the hood. It may look good from outside, but it doesn't look good from the driver's perspective, IMO. I will give Ford the benefit of the doubt and assume that these somehow reduce the coefficient of drag. (Speaking of CD, Ford never went public with a value, did they?)
6) "Ground Speed"? Really?!?
7) Turn signals in the hood vents are boring. Driver can't even see the right side signal, because of the hood ridge noted in 5) above.
8) Nothing special about the steering wheel. (GT350 wheel swap should solve that problem, when they become available again.)
In summary, no car is perfect, but despite the little nitpicking above, I can't wait to get into my Mustang every morning, because it is such a great overall package.
What items would you have, not have, or do differently, if you were on the Ford design team?
All the Best,
Old Guard
However...... I would change a few things, in no particular order:
1) First to Second gear shift, I still don't have that down yet. I know about the clutch assist spring-ectomy, but I will wait until somebody comes up with an aftermarket solution or an alternative to that.
2) The heated and cooled seats are pretty close to useless. The heated seats on our 2013 Fusion, by contrast, work so well that they almost eliminate the need to use the heater in the winter. Watching with interest the evolution of a technical service bulletin that hopes to cure this issue.
3) The base Shaker sound system in the 400A package doesn't sound clear. Hate to mention the Fusion again, but the Sony system in its Titanium trim is really very good. I guess Shaker had the lowest price proposal to beat out Sony and others in the bidding process to source audio systems on the S550's.
4) Not much storage space in the cabin, but LOVE the cool sunglasses storage slot.
5) The visibility in this car is fantastic, but the two sculpted lines running from front to back in the hood stick up so the driver is looking down an upside-down v-shaped curve on the hood. It may look good from outside, but it doesn't look good from the driver's perspective, IMO. I will give Ford the benefit of the doubt and assume that these somehow reduce the coefficient of drag. (Speaking of CD, Ford never went public with a value, did they?)
6) "Ground Speed"? Really?!?
7) Turn signals in the hood vents are boring. Driver can't even see the right side signal, because of the hood ridge noted in 5) above.
8) Nothing special about the steering wheel. (GT350 wheel swap should solve that problem, when they become available again.)
In summary, no car is perfect, but despite the little nitpicking above, I can't wait to get into my Mustang every morning, because it is such a great overall package.
What items would you have, not have, or do differently, if you were on the Ford design team?
All the Best,
Old Guard
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