Quote for 2011 GT - Thoughts?
06-14-2010, 01:03 PM
#21
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Ohio
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I know it's not the same car...but I've got Brembos from the factory on my car and I hate them. I want to get smaller wheels for winter and there's no smaller wheels that fit over them...pain in the A$$... And honestly do you plan on doing a lot of auto-xing or road racing?? If not...what's the point of the bigger fade resistant brakes? I'm sure the stock brakes do just as well for a few 60-0 stops and normal daily driving. Brembos are more appearance upgrades IMO unless you do enough racing to warrant fade resistant braking systems. Just my .02
06-23-2010, 03:58 PM
#23
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08-05-2010, 08:40 AM
#26
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Texas
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So far I'm averaging just under 19mpg with mostly city driving, but there's been a lot of right foot foolishness. It's just so much fun.
08-05-2010, 09:20 AM
#27
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I may be in the minority but I think the Brembo package is completely pointless unless you're doing a lot of road racing. It seems some people are a bit misinformed. The nice thing about the Brembos isn't so much that they stop better, it's that they don't fade when used aggressively in a repeated manner like when hot lapping a roadcourse. The stock brakes will slow you down just fine in day to day driving. Put the money towards something else.
08-05-2010, 10:56 AM
#28
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I may be in the minority but I think the Brembo package is completely pointless unless you're doing a lot of road racing. It seems some people are a bit misinformed. The nice thing about the Brembos isn't so much that they stop better, it's that they don't fade when used aggressively in a repeated manner like when hot lapping a roadcourse. The stock brakes will slow you down just fine in day to day driving. Put the money towards something else.
For that $1,200 you also get 19x9 1/2 wheels and better tires. Even if you don't consider the "tuning" Ford does with this package, it's a great deal. Hell, the Shaker 1000 upgrade costs more.
08-05-2010, 12:01 PM
#29
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Location: Wilsonville Oregon
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Hwy you may lose about 2mpg but city should increase unless you enjoy the extra power down low too much.
The new 5.0 power doesn't really kick in until ~3000 rpms so the bigger gear really helps the normal driving.
Dealers around me are still asking above sticker for all the 2011 Mustangs. Last week I bought a new Challenger SRT8 $8000 off sticker which made it less than the Mustang 5.0.
I'm still looking to buy my wife a new car so maybe by the end of the year the price of Mustangs 5.0s will drop around here. My wife is also looking at the 2011 Camaro SS/RS.
I think it awesome to have such great cars to chose from. Brings me back to the late sixties/early 70s only better!
The new 5.0 power doesn't really kick in until ~3000 rpms so the bigger gear really helps the normal driving.
Dealers around me are still asking above sticker for all the 2011 Mustangs. Last week I bought a new Challenger SRT8 $8000 off sticker which made it less than the Mustang 5.0.
I'm still looking to buy my wife a new car so maybe by the end of the year the price of Mustangs 5.0s will drop around here. My wife is also looking at the 2011 Camaro SS/RS.
I think it awesome to have such great cars to chose from. Brings me back to the late sixties/early 70s only better!
