What did you do to your S550 Mustang today?!

[ice445]

Soo many chips and dents after 24k miles. The surface is rough; I'll do what I can:

Yeah the refresh bumpers sure get chewed up over time. Kinda sucks.

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[KingKona]

Drove waaaaaay too fast.

Been playin' Gran Turismo 7.......bad influence.

 

[Bikeman315]

Drove waaaaaay too fast.

Been playin' Gran Turismo 7.......bad influence.

Do they use OEM parts when you crash in GT7?

 

[rxryanm]

Car looks sharp, and that's a good photo..

Objectively, it's not a good photo. It's about the new wheels, but virtually all of them are in the shade lol

 

[MIDLYFE]

I just love your daughters note. That one goes in the memories box.

Yeah and maybe when she's a successful adult @WD Pro can get that supercharger.

 

[S550 HPP]

Last night at Costco. Windows down. Cart wranglers in the lot. Younger guy points at the Mustang asks an older guy, "What car is that?" “That's a Camaro,” he says. If I had been hit with a cattle prod I could not have been more shocked and hurt. Don't know if he is was messing with him or just car clueless.

 

[Bit_the_Bullitt]

They are reliable, but you never know what you're getting when you buy used, unfortunately. If it's a 3.5, head gasket failure is extremely rare. Maybe someone tuned it and ran the piss out of it?

Regardless imo it's better to just get a new engine. Too much can go wrong to be putting that kinda money into a 106k mile engine.

Yeah, I've read that the 3.5 are actually pretty reliable and would expect the gen2 (used from 2017 on) to be even better, even though it's a newer product.
It is super rare, dealer was surprised and I'm pretty sure noy many have been done this early.

I've called Ford, they might try to help out, but it's gotta be registered owner talking to them, i.e. my wife. I'll be on the speaker with her for sure tho.

Technician suggested the same. Before dumping $5k into head gasket and then potentially exposing future failure down the road, he'd either trade it in (and how can I, in today's environment, I'd get bent over on replacement vehicle anyway) or drop it a new engine, but then I gotta drive that bi*ch till it rusts out. Regardless, shitty thing to have to contemplate at 106k. We bought it used with 90k miles. I guess I don't know if previous owner(s) had a tune, I'm guessing dealer doesn't check for that by default.

Thanks for your input and sorry for spamming with a different vehicle (albeit Ford) on a Mustang forum.

 

[Mach VII]

Added FRRP 'Carbon Fiber' shift knob. My biggest concern was getting the old knob off (that's what she said) but boy was I wrong. Came right off without a fight and I was using my left hand! Getting the new one on got easier and easier as I added layers of electrical tape to the outside though the instructions said 5 turns it took 7 to get the reverse lockout recessed like the stocker...

 

[JnBama]

Installed hood struts this morning

 

[Bit_the_Bullitt]

Added FRRP 'Carbon Fiber' shift knob. My biggest concern was getting the old knob off (that's what she said) but boy was I wrong. Came right off without a fight and I was using my left hand! Getting the new one on got easier and easier as I added layers of electrical tape to the outside though the instructions said 5 turns it took 7 to get the reverse lockout recessed like the stocker...

Of course the ole' knob comes right off!

 

[WildHorse]

Well cause there is still a shit ton of snow on the ground.. Clay barring the wheels. Tedious haha.

 

[dhborden]

Putting the warm weather shoes back on! We're ready to hit the road again.

 

[Gnatsum21]

“That's a Camaro,” he says.

Pretty sure the guy was joking.. I mean I hope so..

 

[DonnieO]

Not my car. Not a police car.

 

[Moonhowl]

I installed the Steeda clutch return spring today. I like the feel. I really like the feel of the new Hurst shifter.

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