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I was in the Market for a (Used) 2017-2018 GT350 (preferably Avalance Grey/Grabber Blue, but Lead Foot was okay too) and found the exact car I wanted except it wasn't Used. It was new...One Problem...700+ mi away from Columbus, OH.

I originally called the Dealership to verify pricing as it was priced well below MSRP (Dealership: Link Ford & RV, Rice Lake, WI).

After a few days of phone calls/emails, I decided to put down a deposit a few weeks ago and am happy I did now!

I made the trek to the Great White North from Ohio and picked up my Dream Car Saturday.

Link Ford was so accommodating and not demanding on any levels. I showed up and loaded the car up for the long ride back to Ohio. They even let us use the Service Area for loading so we weren't loading the car up in the recent Snow Storm they had received a few days ago.

I only drove the car 3 miles on Sunday to put fuel in it but I'm very much looking forward to the 2019 Car Season!

I have a few items that are in the process of being buttoned up:
-front bumper repair for Front Plate Bracket
-IGL Coating & PPF by Klein's Detailing in Dayton/Cincinnati, OH.
-Ceramic Tint
-Headlight Retrofit (Blackout)
-Painted Black Roof by Klein's Detailing in Dayton/Cincinnati, OH.

Overall, the trip was ~1,500mi driven with Truck and Trailer over a 48 hour period. Originally, I thought about shipping the car but all and all it was a great experience seeing the car after our long journey North.

Enough about me, here's some photos of the car!

More photos to come as work progresses, I will be posting my Build Thread here:

https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/threads/2017-avalanche-grey-gt350-project-snow-snake.117221/
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Welcome. Not sure if you remember me but we met at Hoover Reservoir when you were looking for springs on your 2015 GT. I had a comp orange GT PP also with BMR handling springs. I bought a 350 about 6 months ago also ;)

See you around this summer I'm sure.
 
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Welcome. Not sure if you remember me but we met at Hoover Reservoir when you were looking for springs on your 2015 GT. I had a comp orange GT PP also with BMR handling springs. I bought a 350 about 6 months ago also ;)

See you around this summer I'm sure.
Yessir I do!

I'll definitely be lurking at the C&C's around town come Spring!
 

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Nice!
 
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AG is beautiful. Congrats man. It's been 3 months since getting my Shelby, and I still have to pinch myself that I own one. :thumbsup:
Yeah, I'm basically there too.

I don't have it sitting in my Garage just yet so it hasn't fully sunk in.
 

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Welcome! Beautiful car and nicely bought. Your car is just like mine (17 AG). you watch...you will get a lot of "wow...what color is that" or "OMG..I love that color..what do they call it" Ive had my car about a year now, and Avalanche Gray is the definately the "ice breaker". If I get 10 comments, 6 are on the color. Enjoy...the fun has just begun.
 
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Welcome! Beautiful car and nicely bought. Your car is just like mine (17 AG). you watch...you will get a lot of "wow...what color is that" or "OMG..I love that color..what do they call it" Ive had my car about a year now, and Avalanche Gray is the definately the "ice breaker". If I get 10 comments, 6 are on the color. Enjoy...the fun has just begun.
Yeah, a lot of people said I'm not sure about the color in pictures but once they see it person or on a really good camera photo resolution.

They like it a lot.

I should be posting to my Build Thread some this week as Window Tint is going on towards the end of the week.
 

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Welcome! Beautiful car and nicely bought. Your car is just like mine (17 AG). you watch...you will get a lot of "wow...what color is that" or "OMG..I love that color..what do they call it" Ive had my car about a year now, and Avalanche Gray is the definately the "ice breaker". If I get 10 comments, 6 are on the color. Enjoy...the fun has just begun.
Same here. I was not prepared for how much attention the color alone receives.

Congrats @VertMustang98GT
 

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Beautiful car and color...to bad about the drilled front bumper though.
 
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Beautiful car and color...to bad about the drilled front bumper though.
In the Process of being fixed! I bought new front striping for the repair.

It had to have been a major sticking point for some, I'd imagine (reason the car was on the lot for the duration it was) I'm assuming...
 

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im partial to that color combo. congrats!
 
 




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