Long time Chevy owner converted to Ford
04-15-2014, 10:33 PM
#1
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: TX
Posts: 9
Long time Chevy owner converted to Ford
Hello all,
My name is Kevin and I'm an AF O-2. Just bought my second Ford product last week...the first was a '12 Navigator for the wife last summer. Just bought a 2012 Mustang GT Premium and couldn't be happier. I originally wanted a SHO or MKS ecoboost but we found the Mustang and the price was right so I jumped on the opportunity.
I had a Pontiac Grand Prix GXP (FWD 5.3L V8) which was quick enough and fun to drive, but unless I wanted to dump a ton of coin on a turbocharger there weren't really any aftermarket options for it. In just a couple days of looking around I'm blown away by all the options for the Mustangs! I have a short list of things I want to do to it, mostly aesthetic: flat black 5.0 badges and fog/tail light smoke tint...nothing too crazy. I plan on adding the BOSS intake manifold w/tune and CAI sometime this year. Maybe lower the back end...
Anyway, in my short time as a Mustang owner I'm proud to be part of a new "family." GM has rubbed me the wrong way over the last decade or two and the issues I suffered through with the GXP recently were enough to make me cross over. I look forward to any feedback the community has to offer.
(Pics to come this weekend after it gets its first bath)
My name is Kevin and I'm an AF O-2. Just bought my second Ford product last week...the first was a '12 Navigator for the wife last summer. Just bought a 2012 Mustang GT Premium and couldn't be happier. I originally wanted a SHO or MKS ecoboost but we found the Mustang and the price was right so I jumped on the opportunity.
I had a Pontiac Grand Prix GXP (FWD 5.3L V8) which was quick enough and fun to drive, but unless I wanted to dump a ton of coin on a turbocharger there weren't really any aftermarket options for it. In just a couple days of looking around I'm blown away by all the options for the Mustangs! I have a short list of things I want to do to it, mostly aesthetic: flat black 5.0 badges and fog/tail light smoke tint...nothing too crazy. I plan on adding the BOSS intake manifold w/tune and CAI sometime this year. Maybe lower the back end...
Anyway, in my short time as a Mustang owner I'm proud to be part of a new "family." GM has rubbed me the wrong way over the last decade or two and the issues I suffered through with the GXP recently were enough to make me cross over. I look forward to any feedback the community has to offer.
(Pics to come this weekend after it gets its first bath)
04-16-2014, 08:40 AM
#8
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: New York
Posts: 24
I'm with you on the Chevy/Ford switch. I was a Camaro guy. Had a 70's Z28 that I drove and drag raced for years. So after the kids were gone and the child support stopped, I was in the market for a muscle car and immediately looked at the Camaro. I didn't like it. It was over priced, over sized and looked too "cartoonish" for my taste, plus I was sorry GM chose the 60's body style, the early 70's looked so much better. Ford did a much better job with the Mustang. One test drive and I was hooked. They're making a mistake trying to turn it into a sports car from a muscle car but that's just my opinion.
I love mine and good luck with yours!
I love mine and good luck with yours!
