Test drove a 2014 5.0 today - Woah
05-08-2013, 05:35 PM
#33
5th Gear Member
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: MO
Posts: 3,234
Couldn't agree more. I drove my friends brand new 2013 gt a week ago and must admit it was an improved car as far as up to date electronics and overall ride quality. However my 06 gt feels much more like a muscle car the way it handles and steers (everything) and the low end grunt seems to be more there as well. I'm happy with the 05-09 gt mustang as well!
Seat of the pants can be very deceiving.. For example, my brother had a Miata.. and youd swear the car was fast.. it just felt fast. The new mustangs are at the top of my threshold for sedated.. I want to feel the car, otherwise I would have gone with a BMW. A few tweaks here and there, though, and you can be one with the car... but the 05-09's felt like that from the factory.
05-08-2013, 08:24 PM
#34
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Eureka, Mo
Posts: 4,355
They are very different with regard to feel. My 07 fit me like a glove, and the 5.0 felt completely foreign to me. You wouldnt think the body style would be that different.. but it's an absolutely different car. Of note, the car "feels" sedated at low RPMs.. but that's just how it feels. It also feels like a Cadillac at 120 Seat of the pants can be very deceiving.. For example, my brother had a Miata.. and youd swear the car was fast.. it just felt fast. The new mustangs are at the top of my threshold for sedated.. I want to feel the car, otherwise I would have gone with a BMW. A few tweaks here and there, though, and you can be one with the car... but the 05-09's felt like that from the factory.
Seat of the pants can be very deceiving.. For example, my brother had a Miata.. and youd swear the car was fast.. it just felt fast. The new mustangs are at the top of my threshold for sedated.. I want to feel the car, otherwise I would have gone with a BMW. A few tweaks here and there, though, and you can be one with the car... but the 05-09's felt like that from the factory.
05-08-2013, 09:05 PM
#35
They are very different with regard to feel. My 07 fit me like a glove, and the 5.0 felt completely foreign to me. You wouldnt think the body style would be that different.. but it's an absolutely different car. Of note, the car "feels" sedated at low RPMs.. but that's just how it feels. It also feels like a Cadillac at 120 Seat of the pants can be very deceiving.. For example, my brother had a Miata.. and youd swear the car was fast.. it just felt fast. The new mustangs are at the top of my threshold for sedated.. I want to feel the car, otherwise I would have gone with a BMW. A few tweaks here and there, though, and you can be one with the car... but the 05-09's felt like that from the factory.
Seat of the pants can be very deceiving.. For example, my brother had a Miata.. and youd swear the car was fast.. it just felt fast. The new mustangs are at the top of my threshold for sedated.. I want to feel the car, otherwise I would have gone with a BMW. A few tweaks here and there, though, and you can be one with the car... but the 05-09's felt like that from the factory.To Dr. Gonzo who stated that he rather take used w/ leather than new w/ cloth, I completely agree.
05-08-2013, 09:09 PM
#36
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: NH
Posts: 154
The Coyotes are indeed rather sedate at lower RPMs, disappointingly so, but a tune will completely change that, even the FRPP ProCal if you're concerned about warranty. After a tune, that 5.0 is pretty much a beast at all RPMs, not just above 3000.
05-09-2013, 12:45 PM
#39
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: CA
Posts: 180
This is what's holding me back from walking away with a 2014 or slightly used 2013. That along with the new styling, lighter curb weight and IRS. As much as I really want a 2014 or 2013, I would really hate to experience buyer's remorse if come to find out the 2015 is all that and a bag of chips.
05-09-2013, 03:02 PM
#40
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Florida
Posts: 33
If you can be happy with a 2012, I had to buy a '14, and live near-ish Daytona Beach then go by Gary Yeomans Ford. They had like 20 2012's in GT Premium, RS1, and RS2 styling. I wanted to pick up an RS2 but they didn't want to come off the discounted price more and a Roush doesn't impress me all that much.