ShadesOfBloo
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Dark wheels look good with the dark blue. Are those 19 or 20"? We just got a white convertible with the black accent package. The 19" wheels are just the right fit in my opinion and save a few $$'s to replace over the 20"'ers.Hi! I just bought my first Mustang: a 2020 GT, 6-speed with PP1, in Velocity Blue.
I was lurking on this forum for about a week before I bought my car, looking at the threads on steering feel and alignment.
Iāve wanted a āgrand tourerā for a while, and the S550 fits my definition: Highway gears and the torque to turn them, comfortable ride, and no slouch in handling. Iāve noticed them showing up when I go to an autocross or HPDE, and they seem to do well.
I got a pretty good deal on this one because it was a 2020 model, still sitting on a dealerās lot several months into the 2021 model year. It had 16.5 miles on it when I started the test drive, so I donāt have to worry about whether a previous owner broke it in properly. And the new-car depreciation wonāt hit me too hard, because the dealer ate some of that.
My other cars are a 2008 Lancer Evolution GSR, 1992 Nissan 240SX, and (my parentsā first new car) a 1980 Datsun 210 wagon with the optional 1.4L engine and 5-speed. Predictably, the width of the S550 is quite an adjustment.
About 18 months ago I rented an EcoBoost Mustang to take my girlfriend on a weekend trip to the mountains. I blatantly did so to see how I liked the S550, and to see if she was comfortable in a Mustang.
The 10-speed automatic had its virtues, and still made me want a manual transmission.
When I test-drove my 6-speed GT, one of the surprises was that the clutch pedal wasnāt any stiffer than the stock clutch in my Evo. It might even be lighter.
I have mixed feelings about the automatic rev-matching. I taught myself heel-and-toe downshifts on New Mexico Route 130 (when I was stationed there) and I practice it while puttering around in my Nissan and my Evo. As of now, my Mustang has the pedals placed pretty badly for me to heel-and-toe it. Yes, thereās a fix for that and Iāll probably do it one day, but for now Iāll live with the automation.
My girlfriend and I are cat people, and when her kid bought a Mazda 3 I nicknamed it the āMeowzdaā.
A year later, my girlfriend has nicknamed my new car the āMeowstangā. =^.^=
I might autocross the Meowstang one day, but not while itās under warranty.
I donāt have any real mods planned for the foreseeable future.
They're the stock 19" wheels that come with "Performance Package, Level 1".Dark wheels look good with the dark blue. Are those 19 or 20"? We just got a white convertible with the black accent package. The 19" wheels are just the right fit in my opinion and save a few $$'s to replace over the 20"'ers.
Welcome. And good to finally know where all the drool on my car was coming from.M name is Kerry and I finally got a Mustang after 22 years of drooling over them.
Love the stripes too! I am considering something similar in a shiner teal.Welcome. And good to finally know where all the drool on my car was coming from.
I believe you! I saw that when a coworker bought a Model 3, and I knew right away that car wasn't for me.Hi I'm Kilian from Germany.
...Anyhow, I also rented a Tesla Model 3 Performance. I wanted to find out if all my prejudices would hold up and I have to sayā¦ the acceleration is mind-blowing. It seriously is. It feels way faster than any of the cars mentioned before (at least 0-60). However, thatās all the positive I could find about the Tesla. āDrivingā with just a ācenterā screen is a nightmare at 120+ mph on the Autobahn, itās uncomfortable and the worst part is how you operate the car or at least the softwareā¦