2016 Mustang GT - My Dream Car

[theothersawyer]

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!

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I look like an idiot, but I've never been happier, so who cares!
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I was finally holding the keys of my dream car! Great feeling!
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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.https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7880/33020866428_71b0d1e4ef_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/SiWzaf)
I love this color! It needs a good buff, but that is coming.
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Random shot:
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Took off the wheels and cleaned and coated them. The car will get the same treatment soon.
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These rotors are as big as the wheels on my Miata. I'm not used to brakes this big and they BITE! Love them!https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4876/39931251583_8c78029c5b_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/23QA6UT)
The coating:
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First "mod" was getting Apple CarPlay working. I had to swap out the USB port in the center console and now it works!
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At my sisters house and thought my brother-in-laws Raptor looked cool next to the Mustang.
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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!

[Phatmiata]

put that engine into your miata! :mrgreen:

[Agent☣Orange]

Congratulations, man! That is officially BADASS!!!


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

[LanceMach]

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

19870

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

[theothersawyer]

put that engine into your miata! :mrgreen:
I would LOVE a Coyote swapped Miata!

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!

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

19870

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

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!

[MaRcOp01o]

IsThAtAnEcObOoSt?

(JKJK V8 POWAAAAA)

[Midtenn86]

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

[MiataQuest]

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

[MLambert19]

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

[theothersawyer]

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!

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!

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!

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!

[MaRcOp01o]

What Mods are you thinking about doing?

[Agent☣Orange]

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...

[Agent☣Orange]

Haha! The V8 noise is ADDICTING! But that means terrible gas mileage!

Please submit your man card for review.

[theothersawyer]

What Mods are you thinking about doing?
Exhaust, spoiler, and lowering will be the first mods.

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.

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!!!

[Agent☣Orange]

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.

[Midtenn86]

My Ecoboost (3.5L) F150 gets terrible gas mileage (17mpg winter and 18mph summer) and doesn't sound nearly as good as a Coyote. Maybe if I add Ford GT style antilag....

[theothersawyer]

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.
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My Ecoboost (3.5L) F150 gets terrible gas mileage (17mpg winter and 18mph summer) and doesn't sound nearly as good as a Coyote. Maybe if I add Ford GT style antilag....
Now that sounds like a great idea!

[theothersawyer]

So a few weeks ago I had Paint Protection Film installed on the car. The areas that were covered were:
Front bumper
Entire front fenders
Entire hood
Headlights
fog lights
turn signals
Mirror caps
Door Cups
Large section in front of the rear wheels.

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When I got that installed I mentioned that I was going to be adding black badges down the road. So Derek from Atlanta Protective Films (can't speak highly enough about their work. Great guy and did an awesome job!) said he would remove the badges for me and install the film without the "5.0" cutout on the fender. The reason was that the film may peel up on the edge if I pulled off the badges down the road. So I needed to change the badges because I didn't like the holes in my fenders!


Yes I still have the BMW. I'm collecting some parts for it to fix a few little cosmetic issues before I make the official for sale ad.
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The front Pony emblem, side 5.0 emblems, and the rear GT emblem were all changed to the OEM Ford Black Appearance Package badges.
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[Agent☣Orange]

Looks like a sapphire. Super nice!

[BoBo]

Excellent Choice!

[theothersawyer]

Well, I finally got some modifications for this car after over a year! Last week I ordered some Steeda Progressive lowering springs and some spacers to get the ride height and fitment I wanted. I think it came out pretty good!

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[tsingson]

Nice! You ever sell off the BMW?

[theothersawyer]

Haven't even posted it yet! I'm about to post it up soon. Probably in the next week or so!

[theothersawyer]

Nice! You ever sell off the BMW?

It’s gone. :(

[tsingson]

Yeah, I saw that on MX5ATL. Sucks but at least you are down to 2 cars now.

[theothersawyer]

Yeah, I saw that on MX5ATL. Sucks but at least you are down to 2 cars now.

It sold in two hours! And I’m only down to two cars for now. I’ll add another one probably later this year. My commute is too long to be putting all those miles on the Mustang.

[Agent☣Orange]

Not to mention the expense of having a tow truck follow you around.