Einar
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Hello
Just as a little intro as this is my first post in this forum
My name is Einar and live all the way in Iceland. I have been seriously looking into buying a S550 Mustang GT for sometime now in the US, and import it to Iceland.( not really sold in Iceland, and if so then priced skyhigh) only one car in the country.
Anyway.
I guess you can say I am fairly experienced around fast cars, but mostly been in the 4cyl turbo game.
I am getting 40 years old next year and actually have been out of the for the last 8 years. but want something more mature than I have been in before.
So I would want to experience owning an American V8 and also prefer the 15-17 cars ( the end of the line of port injected engines) before they add all the complexity of the direct injected stuff.
Also want a car that will holds its "class" for more than 2-3 years, so to speak.
So the S550 with styling that I think will age well, proven V8( port injected engine) IRS suspension and overall good value, it ticks all my boxes. And now when the refreshed "18 model around the corner. The right time to be a buyer of the "old stuff" is around the corner of when dealers want to get rid of there "17 models. So I am seriously looking into this.
But, over the last month, I have been emailing dealers, and asking straight questions, and what you get in return is the same bullshit all the time. For exp I tell them I live in Iceland, and they are asking me when I could come in and take a test drive!!
But the main thing is, it is impossible to get them to tell you what the out the door price is.
I know advertised price is one thing and then out the door other. But also the ones I have got a response from are not willing to sell my a car without I pay registration and sale tax, and that is simply flushing money down the toilet for me. The car will be shipped out of the country.
They talk about not being allowed to sell a car that will not be registered in the USA or something. So I guess, I am forced to stick with buying used, where on the plus side you don't have to deal with all the dealership bullshit and nothing is added to the price.
Living in a country that does not have any race tracks only a drag strip, I guess many would say my preference of buying a Performance pack car is not what I should be aiming for .
But I want to have it manual and my plan is to have a solid balanced performing car on the street ( no supercharger)
So stuff like 3,73 gears ,Brembo brakes and the PP black wheels that look great with the Magnetic gray color is worth the extra money and maybe the suspension upgrade, but not sure after reading the mixed reviews on that. But my plan anyway is to mod it lightly before it gets shipped to Iceland.
What I have been thinking about for mods after little bit of research is.
Ford performance Power pack stage 2
I guess a catback exhaust,( something not too loud and no drone and gives as classic as possible American V8 sound)
Having only been able to listen to different exhaust sounds in Youtube videos, I have started to have a good feeling for the Solo performance MACH XV as you are getting a catback for around the same a Borla wants for a pair of there mufflers. And if this system of Solo works to eliminate drone without the weight of having 2 big muffler, it is a quite a big of weight saving there.
Suspension work I guess I would add the BMR Cradle Lockout Kit & Steeda Vertical Links but lowering springs are a dilemma because I live in a country that loves speedbumps. and having to have to crawl over the bumps hoping you to not scratch the bumper get old fast if you use the car more than once a week or something, and even though this will be my 2nd car it will be driven not a garage queen. But if there are springs with a only little bit of drop and improve the ride, I might go with that, because a little lower gives it a cooler look. Also I read somewhere shorting the bump stop is a cheap way to improve the ride quality.
then I guess I will go with a Barton Hybrid 3 short shifter and change the transmission fluid to BG syncro shift II. after reading about that.
Other stuff that comes to my mind are mostly little cosmetic stuff like possible adding 23/25MM wheel spacers and remove the chrome emblems at least switch the 5.0 to black and then the emblems on the front and back more grayish or black chrome or something.
Then I have a dilemma if i want a car with the Recaros or not. The Recaros look cool but it is very hard to find a base model with PP and Recaros. But I guess the standard seat all you need for a street car and are I guess more practical also.
Thank for reading and looking forward to hearing your guys opinions and I should do or not do regarding the mods
Just as a little intro as this is my first post in this forum
My name is Einar and live all the way in Iceland. I have been seriously looking into buying a S550 Mustang GT for sometime now in the US, and import it to Iceland.( not really sold in Iceland, and if so then priced skyhigh) only one car in the country.
Anyway.
I guess you can say I am fairly experienced around fast cars, but mostly been in the 4cyl turbo game.
I am getting 40 years old next year and actually have been out of the for the last 8 years. but want something more mature than I have been in before.
So I would want to experience owning an American V8 and also prefer the 15-17 cars ( the end of the line of port injected engines) before they add all the complexity of the direct injected stuff.
Also want a car that will holds its "class" for more than 2-3 years, so to speak.
So the S550 with styling that I think will age well, proven V8( port injected engine) IRS suspension and overall good value, it ticks all my boxes. And now when the refreshed "18 model around the corner. The right time to be a buyer of the "old stuff" is around the corner of when dealers want to get rid of there "17 models. So I am seriously looking into this.
But, over the last month, I have been emailing dealers, and asking straight questions, and what you get in return is the same bullshit all the time. For exp I tell them I live in Iceland, and they are asking me when I could come in and take a test drive!!
But the main thing is, it is impossible to get them to tell you what the out the door price is.
I know advertised price is one thing and then out the door other. But also the ones I have got a response from are not willing to sell my a car without I pay registration and sale tax, and that is simply flushing money down the toilet for me. The car will be shipped out of the country.
They talk about not being allowed to sell a car that will not be registered in the USA or something. So I guess, I am forced to stick with buying used, where on the plus side you don't have to deal with all the dealership bullshit and nothing is added to the price.
Living in a country that does not have any race tracks only a drag strip, I guess many would say my preference of buying a Performance pack car is not what I should be aiming for .
But I want to have it manual and my plan is to have a solid balanced performing car on the street ( no supercharger)
So stuff like 3,73 gears ,Brembo brakes and the PP black wheels that look great with the Magnetic gray color is worth the extra money and maybe the suspension upgrade, but not sure after reading the mixed reviews on that. But my plan anyway is to mod it lightly before it gets shipped to Iceland.
What I have been thinking about for mods after little bit of research is.
Ford performance Power pack stage 2
I guess a catback exhaust,( something not too loud and no drone and gives as classic as possible American V8 sound)
Having only been able to listen to different exhaust sounds in Youtube videos, I have started to have a good feeling for the Solo performance MACH XV as you are getting a catback for around the same a Borla wants for a pair of there mufflers. And if this system of Solo works to eliminate drone without the weight of having 2 big muffler, it is a quite a big of weight saving there.
Suspension work I guess I would add the BMR Cradle Lockout Kit & Steeda Vertical Links but lowering springs are a dilemma because I live in a country that loves speedbumps. and having to have to crawl over the bumps hoping you to not scratch the bumper get old fast if you use the car more than once a week or something, and even though this will be my 2nd car it will be driven not a garage queen. But if there are springs with a only little bit of drop and improve the ride, I might go with that, because a little lower gives it a cooler look. Also I read somewhere shorting the bump stop is a cheap way to improve the ride quality.
then I guess I will go with a Barton Hybrid 3 short shifter and change the transmission fluid to BG syncro shift II. after reading about that.
Other stuff that comes to my mind are mostly little cosmetic stuff like possible adding 23/25MM wheel spacers and remove the chrome emblems at least switch the 5.0 to black and then the emblems on the front and back more grayish or black chrome or something.
Then I have a dilemma if i want a car with the Recaros or not. The Recaros look cool but it is very hard to find a base model with PP and Recaros. But I guess the standard seat all you need for a street car and are I guess more practical also.
Thank for reading and looking forward to hearing your guys opinions and I should do or not do regarding the mods
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