Haffl
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I have the same ride (2019 GT/Kona Blue/PP1/A10/Active exhaust) in fastback edition (love the cloth seats) with Magna ride suspension (which is awesome!!). First Mustang and I'm blown away by it's performance!! I daily drive it and have two (2) sets of dedicated wheels. Currently driving on my winter setup (Boss 302s w/Pirelli Sotozero II's). I used to drive BMWs...I'll probably never be back unless I can afford an M4 one day.Hello everyone! My name is Jim. I've been in the Mustang scene for almost 20 years now, and loved them since i was a kid. There is just something about a Mustang that you cannot explain, only feel. Its also great to finally find a Mustang forum that isnt centered around Facebook. I was a member of Corral for a long time and loved the community. I'm looking forward to spending a lot of time here. Hopefully it is as active as it looks!
As far as my history, I've had 4 Mustangs personally (1988 GT, 2001 GT, 2011 GT). And now my 2019 GT Performance Pack 1 in beautiful Kona Blue. I've known a lot of people who have done mild to wild builds, but these days i'm mostly about cruising and refinement. I got tired of the whole off-road ear bleeding exhaust, drivability that rivals a shopping cart, and no creature comforts. Its absolutely incredible to see how far Mustangs have come in even 10 years, where you can have a bone stock full weight car loaded with all the creature comforts that is running high 11s on a good pass. What more can you really ask for!
As far as my current Mustang, I traded in my 99k mile bolt on 6 speed 2011 GT that i bought used and stock with 67k miles 4 years ago. It was my daily driver, but i made the mistake of driving an S550 at work, and I was simply blown away at the difference between platforms. Braking, Acceleration, Cornering, Refinement, Tech.. the S550 had it all. And no disrespect to the S197, but i truly believe it is the last of the true 'muscle car' Mustang. It has some refinement, but deep down it still has that pedigree of being a 'Mustang". The S550s, are more of a sport-touring car now. The difference between interiors is simple mind-boggling. Dare i say it, but the latest S550s rival an M series in most aspects.
As far as the other mustangs, I bought a 2001 GT brand new out of high-school with money i had saved up.. but it was not a smart decision. Being 19 and not too financially secure - I found out it was more than i could afford and made the smart decision in returning it. I think i put 6,000 miles on it in the short time i had it.
After that, I bought the '88GT 5 speed for $5k in late 2001. It was bone-stock down to the air silencer with 75k miles on it. I drove that until 2009 when i was forced to part with it. It had a little over 120k on it at that point. It was a baby-bolt on car (ported E7 heads/intake, full exhaust, under drive pullies, 1.7 rockers...etc). It was a high 13 car at best - but being in my early 20s - it was fast to me.
After that, i disappeared from the Mustang scene for awhile, as the recession of '09 hit me hard. It wasn't until early 2016 that i bought my 2011 GT. Absolutely loved this car. It was my daily driver, mid 12 second car with bolt-ons and a great cruiser... I thought... Until i drove an S550 and it changed my world.
Bringing us to today.. 2 weeks ago Tuesday I picked up a 2019 GT performance pack 1 - Kona blue - 10R80 (my first auto.. i still cant believe i did it.. so far not regretting it!), It has every option aside from magna-ride (it took me a LONG time to find the options i wanted in this color.. and i had originally opted for the manual - but the first one i found was the auto - and having driven the auto - i was impressed with how well it performed.. so that is what i went with.)
Enough with the history.. i've typed too much already.. Anyway, here she is! I look forward to seeing you all around.
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