Sedan Chat Thread
06-13-2015, 05:12 PM
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I test drove a new Mustang GT 6MT today, with the 3.55 rear gears.
Interesting car. Both awesome and cheap as ****... at the same time.
Not at all worth the $42,000 sticker.
Interesting car. Both awesome and cheap as ****... at the same time.
Not at all worth the $42,000 sticker.
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Diode Dynamics (06-22-2015)
06-13-2015, 06:08 PM
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In fact, that kind of sums up the entire car: Cheap, but looks nice. There were so many fit & finish fails on the car. Hood was rubbing on the fender corner, trunk was literally 1/4" out of alignment. Panel gaps were HUGE. And those stupid hood creases are OK enough from the outside, but from the driver's seat it looks really, really dumb. From the inside, the car felt awkwardly long and flat. With a beltline at your freaking ears, just like the (horrible) Camaro.
Seats had very little thigh and side bolstering, without adjustment. Seats felt fat compared to our sport seating. However, having cooled seats in the summer time is such an awesome thing. Kind of shocked to experience that in a Mustang.
Shifter was good, although tacky looking. And you really need to shift hard to make the gears without mis-shifting (that could just be me, LOL). Clutch was way too soft, and engages immediately at the top. Didn't like the clutch pedal at all.
Power was undeniable, however. Absolutely faster than our cars, in every single gear at every speed. And given all the settings for comfort/sport/track, I can't see any reason why you would drive it in anything other than track, except for a long highway commute. The non-Track settings seemed pointless.
Oh, and the exhaust note was only so-so, until put into track mode. Then it was quite nice... but still not as nice as the Fast Intentions exhaust note. Not even close.
06-13-2015, 06:36 PM
#6965
In fact, that kind of sums up the entire car: Cheap, but looks nice. There were so many fit & finish fails on the car. Hood was rubbing on the fender corner, trunk was literally 1/4" out of alignment. Panel gaps were HUGE. And those stupid hood creases are OK enough from the outside, but from the driver's seat it looks really, really dumb. From the inside, the car felt awkwardly long and flat. With a beltline at your freaking ears, just like the (horrible) Camaro.
Recaro's or bust.
Power was undeniable, however. Absolutely faster than our cars, in every single gear at every speed. And given all the settings for comfort/sport/track, I can't see any reason why you would drive it in anything other than track, except for a long highway commute. The non-Track settings seemed pointless.
06-13-2015, 08:43 PM
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Sounds like you've got a compromise ready-made for every consideration. And yes, that simple axle-back sounds amazing... can't deny that.
All I wanted to do was stop in and see the car. The salesman is the one who offered the test-drive. And I didn't have any negative preconceptions. On the contrary, I expected to like the car a lot more than I did, considering how sweet it looks from the walk-around (before you look close-up at the lack of build quality.)
Truth is, although my G is unquestionably slower, it doesn't matter. It's a more appealing drive to me. When I got back into my Infiniti, I distinctly felt like I had the better car...
...which is completely opposite of my experience with the Jaguar F-Type S. The Jag made my car feel both slow and cheap.
All I wanted to do was stop in and see the car. The salesman is the one who offered the test-drive. And I didn't have any negative preconceptions. On the contrary, I expected to like the car a lot more than I did, considering how sweet it looks from the walk-around (before you look close-up at the lack of build quality.)
Truth is, although my G is unquestionably slower, it doesn't matter. It's a more appealing drive to me. When I got back into my Infiniti, I distinctly felt like I had the better car...
...which is completely opposite of my experience with the Jaguar F-Type S. The Jag made my car feel both slow and cheap.
Last edited by Rochester; 06-14-2015 at 07:44 AM.
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blnewt (06-14-2015)
06-14-2015, 06:53 AM
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The best bolt-on sound is when you mod both components of the exhaust. And the best overall sound is when you do both of those in combination with a tune.
06-14-2015, 06:47 PM
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G37 Sedan *Chat Thread*
Finally picked these bad boys up yesterday, and since weather was holding up I figured I'd slap them on. Took maybe an hour to install (I decided to clean the area where they go) I am very satisfied with the JDM tails, I love the way they break up the red in the rear, simple yet effective!! 