Sad sad day..

[bobpies]

So 3 years has passed since i picked up my mustang
and now she lives here
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Unfortunately, I'm shifting it on to a new home, and I'm really sad about it!
No more "yeeooo mustang" heckles from bystanders and people egging you on to rev it up for them - I genuinely am gutted about that as it was like driving around a celebrity at times.

Mostly I'll miss the grabber blue colour - I never knew it was my favourite colour until i got one!

Things i won't miss?

• i got it in manual, and I have sciatica. Working the clutch KILLED me on anything longer than half an hour's journey
• Having to rev the shit out of it to get moving - I guess the downside to no turbo or supercharger
• I was never truly in love with its side profile
• The number of tyres i went through

In truth, if i had got this car in Auto i think i would probably have kept it, and even as i'm writing this i'm rethinking whether i actually want to get rid of it at all....

BUT - i did try and force myself into selling it by purchasing this baby - which was always my dream car - and in fact the only reason i got the mustang was because i couldn't afford this at the time!

I was slightly tempted to go up to the 2020 maybe in the orange fury, auto box - but price hike, and it was all a bit just, why?

So here is my love letter to the mustang - first car i've actually been gutted to part with - had my first kiss with my new partner (and for sure who i'm going to marry) in it, after a very turbulent end to a previous relationship

Maybe if i wrap the f type in grabber blue as a homage to the mustang i'll feel better about it.

In other news, the F Type R is ridiculous! Exhaust is insane, and you can go sideways without doing a 180 which is nice

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[maddog1982]

Shame you are selling pal, I know that must have been a horrendous decision. I suffer from sciatica too and have a manual. I've started taking cbd oil and it's really calmed it down. One thing I didnt understand was you have to rev it to ale it move? I find its ballistacally quickly in any gear except 6th

 

[bobpies]

Shame you are selling pal, I know that must have been a horrendous decision. I suffer from sciatica too and have a manual. I've started taking cbd oil and it's really calmed it down. One thing I didnt understand was you have to rev it to ale it move? I find its ballistacally quickly in any gear except 6th

don't get me wrong its quick yes - (when you can get the power down of course)

What i mean by that is i'm revving it up to 4000+ in first gear to get moving - and creating a holy racket with my exhaust
I found I was trying to get away in second most of the time to avoid having to do the gear change between 1 and 2.

 

[Kristian87]

Sounds like your Mustang adventure was a good one, and a worthy replacement - always been a fan of the FType and if that was the dream, then good on you for trading up!

I think that's the first time I've heard a comment on not liking the side profile! Very interested to know why? It's one of the best side profiles on the roads atm imo.

Anyway, happy motoring, and maybe see you back in future ;)

P.s. is that the genuine GT350 spoiler you have in the photo? I need that in my life

 

[Norklin]

Sad to see her go but a Mustang can get sideways without doing a 180 lol.

 

[bobpies]

Sad to see her go but a Mustang can get sideways without doing a 180 lol.

I know, I'm exaggerating - but im def not exaggerating when i say the f type is a whole other level of control when u send it sideways. not that i often get the chance to do that really

 

[bobpies]

Sounds like your Mustang adventure was a good one, and a worthy replacement - always been a fan of the FType and if that was the dream, then good on you for trading up!

I think that's the first time I've heard a comment on not liking the side profile! Very interested to know why? It's one of the best side profiles on the roads atm imo.

Anyway, happy motoring, and maybe see you back in future ;)

P.s. is that the genuine GT350 spoiler you have in the photo? I need that in my life

I think its the boot perhaps, I'm not sure what bothers me (the spoiler helps a lot) - although saying that, the GT350 side profile is amazing, the fenders are

BUT

i freekin love it from the front, back / angle - basically everywhere else looks great.
in fact, i'm having second thoughts again

am I daft for wanting to just keep it too lol - maybe I shouldn't get so attached


P.s. - that is the ford GT350 Track Pack spoiler - was my favourite of the lot.
Well actually, my favourite was the one on the 2015 shelby gt - but i couldn't source anything other than the genuine one, and it was a fortune

 

[maddog1982]

Sounds like your Mustang adventure was a good one, and a worthy replacement - always been a fan of the FType and if that was the dream, then good on you for trading up!

I think that's the first time I've heard a comment on not liking the side profile! Very interested to know why? It's one of the best side profiles on the roads atm imo.

Anyway, happy motoring, and maybe see you back in future ;)

P.s. is that the genuine GT350 spoiler you have in the photo? I need that in my life

I love the side profile too, its just ever so slightly behind the rear of the car to me.

Anyway, I am a jag man myself and that sir is lovely!

 

[Adam83]

Shame to see the Mustang go but the jag looks very nice! That pic of your car was a bit of inspiration for me a year or two ago with my previous Ecoboost too

 

[wack]

You may be a jaguar driver now but you've still got the working class mustang roots in that picture with the bins in the background

 

[Pilgrim/uk]

Love the Jag awesome car would be on my list own too tho if i could keep both i certainly would lol
Enjoy the Jag

 

[bobpies]

Anyway, I am a jag man myself and that sir is lovely!

Thank you

Shame to see the Mustang go but the jag looks very nice! That pic of your car was a bit of inspiration for me a year or two ago with my previous Ecoboost too

Amazing! looks exactly the same haha! - it's such a great car. The blue is

You may be a jaguar driver now but you've still got the working class mustang roots in that picture with the bins in the background

whoops !

Love the Jag awesome car would be on my list own too tho if i could keep both i certainly would lol
Enjoy the Jag

I'm so tempted to just keep it.. but its really just a waste of money having it sitting there in the drive

 

[Wildblood]

Thank you


Amazing! looks exactly the same haha! - it's such a great car. The blue is


whoops !




I'm so tempted to just keep it.. but its really just a waste of money having it sitting there in the drive

Jag's are 'two a penny' I'm thinking.

 

[Nevyn]

One of the senior managers where I work drives an F type.
He saw me in the corridor and said have you got your keys I’m dying to have a look at your car.

 

[bobpies]

Fuchhh!!!

I can’t do it

Just emailed the car buyer place and told them not to bother picking it up ... going to keep it

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