Thoughts on my Mustang

[Schwerin]

Things I Love About It

Quiet Mode
In the mornings having Quiet mode with no radio playing is just a great relaxation. My previous car was a 2018 Infiniti Q50 RedSport with a TT V6 and in Quiet mode my 480 hp 5l V8 is ALMOST as quiet as it was. It's impressive.

Wet/Snow Mode
Over my years of driving every accident I have been in has been during rain or snow. Usually due to another idiot in those conditions and twice resulted in my car being totalled. This has resulted in me being VERY paranoid when I drive in heavy rain. Even more so when at night and my glasses + today's HID lights make things a glare filled mess. Almost like a form of PTSD. I used to never have any issues with it, now I'm almost terrified to drive in a storm at night. However I have noticed that when driving during a storm in Wet/Snow mode the car just feels so confident that I no longer stress when driving in those conditions. I'm much more relaxed.

Seats
The heated/cooled seats are great. They are both more comfortable and featured than those in the Infiniti. One of the first things my mother commented on in her first ride along was that the seats were more comforter than the Infiniti.



Don't Love
These are all minor/wish I hads.

No Front Camera.
I got used to using the one in the Infiniti to see just how close to a parking curb I am.

Long Gearing
I don't mind it too much but I wish the gears were just a bit closer together. I may address this with a 4.09 rear gear.

Power Folding Mirrors
Having the mirrors auto fold/unfold when the car shuts off would been nice, or at least auto tilt down when reversing so you can see curbs while parking.

Phone Storage
A slightly bigger place to put your phone, perhaps with wireless charging option would have been a great addition.

Stock Hood Struts
I'm so glad I added mine, but really? They could have just put them on from the factory.

Bullitt Specific
Green stitching on the steering wheel and ebrake handle/boot. Would have been a nice touch.



Over all I've greatly enjoyed the car and looking forward to doing so for decades.

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[wcharon]

Agree with the Don't Loves....

 

[Deleted member 35644]

When I traded the '11 Camaro for the '18 Mustang, I was pretty disappointed in Ford when I first opened the hood. My Camaro and Canyon had hood struts standard. None of my Fords (Focus ST, Mustang) have.

 

[Prokiller]

the lack of full stitching also annoys me. i have the midnight blue interior and the only thing not stitched is the e-brake handle/boot and the wheel....just stupid to stitch the floor mats but not the wheel!!

 

[tokuzumi]

Xenon headlamps don't have that glare that the new LED projectors do. Whoever decided to use LED projectors for headlights should have been immediately killed and their idea destroyed.

I would not want automatic folding mirrors. Having the option would be nice, but the motors aren't serviceable, so you have to replace the entire mirror when it goes bad. There's $500+ down the drain. The downward tilt for park assist would be beneficial, though. My wife's previous Lexus had this feature. My 04 Escalade has this option, but I don't enable it in the settings. Those mirrors are so big, I can see everything anyway.

 

[Monopoly]

Agree with all of these my old 02' Taurus SE base had hood struts from factory LOL.

 

[JohnD]

I guess it's what you do with your car. For those of us who use it as a track car those don't loves pretty much don't mean diddly. Especially if you have the earlier MT-82 with the sensible gear ratios vs the crap one they use now.

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