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    2016 Mustang GT - My Dream Car

    As most of you already know, I am obsessed with Mustangs. I have always liked them, but when the 2005's came out something triggered in me and I became OBSESSED! I always loved Ford's growing up in Michigan, and my Grandfather was an Engineer at Ford and my uncle just retired from Ford as an Engineer.

    I could go on and on about how much I love Mustangs and how badly I've wanted one, but I'll just fast forward to the good stuff. After wanting one for almost 15 years, I was finally in a place to get one! I have been searching for over a year. I had a few options I had to have. It had to be Deep Impact Blue and a GT Performance Pack. I really wanted a red or brown interior, but they are damn near impossible to find. I only found one with a brown interior while looking every day for a year. That one was not in great condition.

    So I found a 2016 GT Performance Pack with 10,000 miles on it, but a black interior. I can deal with a black interior for a car with 10,000 miles and CPO'd with a 7 year/100,000mi warranty. So I flew down to Florida to pick up the car I have been dreaming of for YEARS! I was nervous/excited/anxious/ and somehow all at the same time just calm. It didn't really hit me and still hasn't. On to pictures!




    I look like an idiot, but I've never been happier, so who cares!

    I was finally holding the keys of my dream car! Great feeling!

    When I finally got her home. I think it's time to thin the heard. BMW will be posted for sale whenever I get a chance to fix a few small issues.
    I love this color! It needs a good buff, but that is coming.

    Random shot:

    Took off the wheels and cleaned and coated them. The car will get the same treatment soon.

    These rotors are as big as the wheels on my Miata. I'm not used to brakes this big and they BITE! Love them!
    The coating:

    First "mod" was getting Apple CarPlay working. I had to swap out the USB port in the center console and now it works!

    At my sisters house and thought my brother-in-laws Raptor looked cool next to the Mustang.




    All the pictures were taken with my iPhone. I haven't had a chance to do a proper photoshoot with this car yet! Soon though!

    I LOVE THIS CAR! The power is awesome and the brakes are incredible! I am so glad it is everything I dreamed of and then some! It would have been awful if I wanted one for all these years and then didn't like it!

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    put that engine into your miata!

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    Congratulations, man! That is officially BADASS!!!


    Needs a pair of white racing stripes across that beautiful Ford blue along with a 1” drop.


    No todo que es oro brilla.

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    How can you have both a Miata and a Mustang in the family? That's just wr... Oh. Wait... Nevermind!

    SonAndFather.jpg

    Congratulations! Now, find the local Shelby Club and get that car onto the track!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phatmiata View Post
    put that engine into your miata!
    I would LOVE a Coyote swapped Miata!
    Quote Originally Posted by Agent☣Orange View Post
    Congratulations, man! That is officially BADASS!!!


    Needs a pair of white racing stripes across that beautiful Ford blue along with a 1” drop.
    Thank you! It's been a long time coming so it feels great finally owning one!

    I'm not much of a fan of the stripes on these cars, except for the GT350's. The drop is coming soon!
    Quote Originally Posted by LanceMach View Post
    How can you have both a Miata and a Mustang in the family? That's just wr... Oh. Wait... Nevermind!

    SonAndFather.jpg

    Congratulations! Now, find the local Shelby Club and get that car onto the track!
    Haha! It will see some track time eventually! Hard to justify taking the car I'm making payments on to the track when I have a perfectly good track car, but it'll have to happen!

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    IsThAtAnEcObOoSt?

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    Congrats on the purchase. Deep Impact is definitely one of the best colors on the S197's and S550's.

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    This Detroiter near the Flatrock plant says congratulations on the Mustang.
    Now go out and spank some German iron.

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    Congrats!

    A good friend of mine had a first-year Coyote 5.0L manual Mustang, the cheapest one he could find (cloth interior, no options). The noise that car made, and the power, were fantastic.

    -Matt

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    Quote Originally Posted by MaRcOp01o View Post
    IsThAtAnEcObOoSt?

    (JKJK V8 POWAAAAA)
    Haha! The V8 noise is ADDICTING! But that means terrible gas mileage! Also, I feel like the Ecoboost would be a great car if it wasn't a Mustang. Make a smaller and lighter two seat sports car with a 300hp turbo i4 and it would be a ton of fun!
    Quote Originally Posted by Midtenn86 View Post
    Congrats on the purchase. Deep Impact is definitely one of the best colors on the S197's and S550's.
    Oh yeah, this color pops in the sun! Thanks!
    Quote Originally Posted by MiataQuest View Post
    This Detroiter near the Flatrock plant says congratulations on the Mustang.
    Now go out and spank some German iron.
    Thank you! I grew up in Pinckney Michigan and my family is now in Kalamazoo!
    Quote Originally Posted by MLambert19 View Post
    Congrats!

    A good friend of mine had a first-year Coyote 5.0L manual Mustang, the cheapest one he could find (cloth interior, no options). The noise that car made, and the power, were fantastic.

    -Matt
    The noise is intoxicating and I don't even have an aftermarket exhaust on it...yet!

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    What Mods are you thinking about doing?
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    I love the Coyote motor and could never get tired of hearing it. I know two two dudes in town with Mustang GTs and aftermarket exhausts which would be my first mod, not just a cat-back but the works from headers on.

    I would never have a Mustang with anything other than a V8 but hopefully Ford builds a new Pinto GT with the Ecoboost motor.


    We might have to start a V8 club ‘round here...


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    Quote Originally Posted by theothersawyer View Post
    Haha! The V8 noise is ADDICTING! But that means terrible gas mileage!
    Please submit your man card for review.


    No todo que es oro brilla.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MaRcOp01o View Post
    What Mods are you thinking about doing?
    Exhaust, spoiler, and lowering will be the first mods.
    Quote Originally Posted by Agent☣Orange View Post
    I love the Coyote motor and could never get tired of hearing it. I know two two dudes in town with Mustang GTs and aftermarket exhausts which would be my first mod, not just a cat-back but the works from headers on.

    I would never have a Mustang with anything other than a V8 but hopefully Ford builds a new Pinto GT with the Ecoboost motor.


    We might have to start a V8 club ‘round here...
    They are addicting. The sound alone makes me mash the go fast pedal! I’ll be starting off with a catback and then adding headers down the road.
    Quote Originally Posted by Agent☣Orange View Post
    Please submit your man card for review.
    I didn’t buy it for the gas mileage! I just feel like I live at the gas station now! But I’ve never had a bigger smile on my face!!!

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    Well you certainly made a great choice and if you don’t mind, please post a picture of the rear as I’ve never seen one from behind.


    No todo que es oro brilla.

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