The S197 style Mustang has been out for 5 years now
08-27-2010, 12:09 PM
#61
3rd Gear Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Lewisetta, Virginia
Posts: 788
Get the tires I have. Goodyear Assurance Comfortreds. It smoothed out my ride considerably. A whole lot quieter too. Fairly expensive but, you get what you pay for. They are rated for 80,000 miles. Lots of people bitch about not getting half that many miles on them but, I would say they going around turns way too fast and general aggressive driving that is making them not last as advertised. I have 55,000 on mine now and still have a decent amount of tred. I might make 80,000. If I bought and installed nicer struts & shocks I think my ride would smooth out even more. To me, these are important things. Smooth/quiet ride. They have done this with the 2011 Mustang.
08-27-2010, 01:11 PM
#62
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: NYC
Posts: 164
My first car was a 68 Mustang with a 302 engine that I bought in 1986..I sold it in 89 to get a 89 5.0 Gt. Over the years I saw how the Mustang changed and nothing really impressed me till I saw the 05..I waited a year for Ford to get the kinks out, and now drive a 06 Vista Blue Mustang. It's the best car I have ever owned and don't plan to sell this one. The 10, 11 Mustangs are nice cars, but I like the look of the 05-09's better..just my opinion.
08-27-2010, 03:25 PM
#63
Not 100% a dick
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Texas
Posts: 953
Koni's fixed my ride and that's with lowered springs, I don't really drink in my car much but it might have to do with the fact that I know the cup holders suck so I instinctively avoid bringing drinks in it, other than the car being a little heavier than I wish and the stupid hood flutter I haven't really had any issues with my car after a year and a half.
08-27-2010, 03:55 PM
#64
4th Gear Member
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Washington
Posts: 1,768
Koni's fixed my ride and that's with lowered springs, I don't really drink in my car much but it might have to do with the fact that I know the cup holders suck so I instinctively avoid bringing drinks in it, other than the car being a little heavier than I wish and the stupid hood flutter I haven't really had any issues with my car after a year and a half.
08-27-2010, 06:08 PM
#67
3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Brownstown, Michigan
Posts: 889
08-27-2010, 08:47 PM
#68
4th Gear Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: tennessee
Posts: 1,227
coming from a chevy guy... i bought my mustang in 07 because, to me, there wasnt a muscle car out there besides the mustang. i couldnt afford a new vett.
this is my second stang... ill keep this one and get a me a Corvette yet... best of both worlds.
this is my second stang... ill keep this one and get a me a Corvette yet... best of both worlds.
08-27-2010, 10:15 PM
#69
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: In.
Posts: 154
Blue GT Mustang, wouldn't you like to have a second Mustang so you could use one of them as your daily driver? Mine is my daily driver. It would drive me nuts to drive another car each day and have to leave the Mustang at home every day. It's my only car so I have to drive it. Glad of it though.
08-27-2010, 11:17 PM
#70
4th Gear Member
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Washington
Posts: 1,768