Five days with an eleven
08-05-2010, 03:46 PM
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Five days with an eleven
Five days with an eleven and the following are my thoughts:
Pros
The larger two line radio display is nice.
The satellite antenna on the center front of the dash is a good idea.
The Sync controls on the wheel are nice. But are dang hard to use if the wheel is turned.
Auto door locks, but why add that expense on a two door. What the!
Cons
The steering feels a bit twitchy. Something odd about the power steering feel.
When driving along at 60 MPH on a road with gentle hills, it seems like the gearing is too high and it doesn’t pull the hills well. You almost need to shift down or get a run at the hills.
When you get on it to pass at 60 or so, the auto shifts down OK, but if you floor it, it shifts down to even a lower gear and the engine starts screaming its guts out and not really moving the car very well. In fact it feels like it is slowing down.
For some strange reason in the most comfortable seating position my right elbow is in a perfect position to accidently open the center console storage door about 100 times so far.
Nice that they put headrests in the back seat for safety but they do a wonderful job of blocking your “6”. They fold down but look pretty dorky in that position. The back seat is useless to carry people, so I have no clue why the bothered with the expense of the headrests.
Don’t care for the new interior design. Looks like it belongs in a Japanese car, not an American made Mustang.
On rough roads there is a rattle in the center console.
The side mirrors are too small and the hip bulge blocks the view a bit.
Rather not have the fish eye part of the mirror on both sides and have more viewing area.
I promised myself that I would keep a open mind about the styling but try as I may I just cannot get any excitement going with the back end. After a few days the front and side view grew on me a bit.
Summary
Still waiting for Ford to design my next Mustang.
Pros
The larger two line radio display is nice.
The satellite antenna on the center front of the dash is a good idea.
The Sync controls on the wheel are nice. But are dang hard to use if the wheel is turned.
Auto door locks, but why add that expense on a two door. What the!
Cons
The steering feels a bit twitchy. Something odd about the power steering feel.
When driving along at 60 MPH on a road with gentle hills, it seems like the gearing is too high and it doesn’t pull the hills well. You almost need to shift down or get a run at the hills.
When you get on it to pass at 60 or so, the auto shifts down OK, but if you floor it, it shifts down to even a lower gear and the engine starts screaming its guts out and not really moving the car very well. In fact it feels like it is slowing down.
For some strange reason in the most comfortable seating position my right elbow is in a perfect position to accidently open the center console storage door about 100 times so far.
Nice that they put headrests in the back seat for safety but they do a wonderful job of blocking your “6”. They fold down but look pretty dorky in that position. The back seat is useless to carry people, so I have no clue why the bothered with the expense of the headrests.
Don’t care for the new interior design. Looks like it belongs in a Japanese car, not an American made Mustang.
On rough roads there is a rattle in the center console.
The side mirrors are too small and the hip bulge blocks the view a bit.
Rather not have the fish eye part of the mirror on both sides and have more viewing area.
I promised myself that I would keep a open mind about the styling but try as I may I just cannot get any excitement going with the back end. After a few days the front and side view grew on me a bit.
Summary
Still waiting for Ford to design my next Mustang.
08-05-2010, 03:55 PM
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08-05-2010, 04:32 PM
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Five days with an eleven and the following are my thoughts:
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The Sync controls on the wheel are nice. But are dang hard to use if the wheel is turned.
probably shouldn't be changing your song in the middle of a turn
Cons
For some strange reason in the most comfortable seating position my right elbow is in a perfect position to accidently open the center console storage door about 100 times so far.
never had the problem, but you can always lock that part if it really bothers you
Nice that they put headrests in the back seat for safety but they do a wonderful job of blocking your “6”. They fold down but look pretty dorky in that position. The back seat is useless to carry people, so I have no clue why the bothered with the expense of the headrests.
I've carried people in the back for about a 30min drive, one of passengers fell asleep so can't be too bad.
Don’t care for the new interior design. Looks like it belongs in a Japanese car, not an American made Mustang.
what about it seems japanese?
The side mirrors are too small and the hip bulge blocks the view a bit.
I have no issues, and wouldn't want any larger mirrors
Rather not have the fish eye part of the mirror on both sides and have more viewing area.
Once you get used to them, you never have to turn to check your blind spots. I can't drive anything without them now.
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The Sync controls on the wheel are nice. But are dang hard to use if the wheel is turned.
probably shouldn't be changing your song in the middle of a turn
Cons
For some strange reason in the most comfortable seating position my right elbow is in a perfect position to accidently open the center console storage door about 100 times so far.
never had the problem, but you can always lock that part if it really bothers you
Nice that they put headrests in the back seat for safety but they do a wonderful job of blocking your “6”. They fold down but look pretty dorky in that position. The back seat is useless to carry people, so I have no clue why the bothered with the expense of the headrests.
I've carried people in the back for about a 30min drive, one of passengers fell asleep so can't be too bad.
Don’t care for the new interior design. Looks like it belongs in a Japanese car, not an American made Mustang.
what about it seems japanese?
The side mirrors are too small and the hip bulge blocks the view a bit.
I have no issues, and wouldn't want any larger mirrors
Rather not have the fish eye part of the mirror on both sides and have more viewing area.
Once you get used to them, you never have to turn to check your blind spots. I can't drive anything without them now.
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08-05-2010, 04:33 PM
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08-05-2010, 04:38 PM
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08-05-2010, 05:17 PM
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My 09 is a manual with some tune work so it was hard to compare with the eleven auto. The auto kept shifting into top gear way before I would with my manual so it often felt like I was lugging the engine. They say it is faster than my 09, so I don’t know. I don’t drive autos much ,so that might be just the way they feel.
08-05-2010, 05:20 PM
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08-05-2010, 06:01 PM
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I have this same problem, ive been thinking about taking it in to get it check out, it gets annoying if there is no music on
