New Owner Intro!
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Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 8
From: nc
New Owner Intro!
Hey everyone
I wanted to introduce myself as an official '05 V6 owner, I don't think I've done so yet.
I'm very new to the Mustang crowd - I had a '95 V8 Tbird with modifications for 5 years (since I was 17) before "totaling" it, and in July I decided to buy a new Mustang. I went with the V6 as a responsible decision, given my DMV record and the fact that if it was a V6 I wouldn't bother getting into modifying it (money pit). At the time it was stressful because I heard I couldn't order a 2005, and there weren't many to choose from at the dealerships around here. But amazingly enough I found the perfect one 20 miles away with all the options I wanted (ALL of them - Exterior Sport, Interior Upgrade, (apparently the MyColor dash was difficult to find!), Leather, TC/ABS, AAT, etc...), except it was silver, not white or black, but that didn't matter. A month and a half later I really love the car even though it requires living paycheck to paycheck. My old car was faster but this one has decent pickup and the sound is pretty niiiice. The interior seems to get dirty so easily. Plus it seems like Ford forgot a few things - like a TRUNK RELEASE for the INSIDE, and a FUEL DOOR release (which would be a relief given the recent gas price situation - not have to worry about people stealing gas), and automatic lights would have been nice too. But the message center is SO great, I love knowing how many miles I have until I run out of gas!
Anyways, reading through this forum really helped me come to my decision and hopefully I can contribute back somehow.
I wanted to introduce myself as an official '05 V6 owner, I don't think I've done so yet.
I'm very new to the Mustang crowd - I had a '95 V8 Tbird with modifications for 5 years (since I was 17) before "totaling" it, and in July I decided to buy a new Mustang. I went with the V6 as a responsible decision, given my DMV record and the fact that if it was a V6 I wouldn't bother getting into modifying it (money pit). At the time it was stressful because I heard I couldn't order a 2005, and there weren't many to choose from at the dealerships around here. But amazingly enough I found the perfect one 20 miles away with all the options I wanted (ALL of them - Exterior Sport, Interior Upgrade, (apparently the MyColor dash was difficult to find!), Leather, TC/ABS, AAT, etc...), except it was silver, not white or black, but that didn't matter. A month and a half later I really love the car even though it requires living paycheck to paycheck. My old car was faster but this one has decent pickup and the sound is pretty niiiice. The interior seems to get dirty so easily. Plus it seems like Ford forgot a few things - like a TRUNK RELEASE for the INSIDE, and a FUEL DOOR release (which would be a relief given the recent gas price situation - not have to worry about people stealing gas), and automatic lights would have been nice too. But the message center is SO great, I love knowing how many miles I have until I run out of gas!
Anyways, reading through this forum really helped me come to my decision and hopefully I can contribute back somehow.
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Joined: May 2005
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RE: New Owner Intro!
ORIGINAL: evol
Hey everyone
I wanted to introduce myself as an official '05 V6 owner, I don't think I've done so yet.
I'm very new to the Mustang crowd - I had a '95 V8 Tbird with modifications for 5 years (since I was 17) before "totaling" it, and in July I decided to buy a new Mustang. I went with the V6 as a responsible decision, given my DMV record and the fact that if it was a V6 I wouldn't bother getting into modifying it (money pit). At the time it was stressful because I heard I couldn't order a 2005, and there weren't many to choose from at the dealerships around here. But amazingly enough I found the perfect one 20 miles away with all the options I wanted (ALL of them - Exterior Sport, Interior Upgrade, (apparently the MyColor dash was difficult to find!), Leather, TC/ABS, AAT, etc...), except it was silver, not white or black, but that didn't matter. A month and a half later I really love the car even though it requires living paycheck to paycheck. My old car was faster but this one has decent pickup and the sound is pretty niiiice. The interior seems to get dirty so easily. Plus it seems like Ford forgot a few things - like a TRUNK RELEASE for the INSIDE, and a FUEL DOOR release (which would be a relief given the recent gas price situation - not have to worry about people stealing gas), and automatic lights would have been nice too. But the message center is SO great, I love knowing how many miles I have until I run out of gas!
Anyways, reading through this forum really helped me come to my decision and hopefully I can contribute back somehow.
Hey everyone
I wanted to introduce myself as an official '05 V6 owner, I don't think I've done so yet.
I'm very new to the Mustang crowd - I had a '95 V8 Tbird with modifications for 5 years (since I was 17) before "totaling" it, and in July I decided to buy a new Mustang. I went with the V6 as a responsible decision, given my DMV record and the fact that if it was a V6 I wouldn't bother getting into modifying it (money pit). At the time it was stressful because I heard I couldn't order a 2005, and there weren't many to choose from at the dealerships around here. But amazingly enough I found the perfect one 20 miles away with all the options I wanted (ALL of them - Exterior Sport, Interior Upgrade, (apparently the MyColor dash was difficult to find!), Leather, TC/ABS, AAT, etc...), except it was silver, not white or black, but that didn't matter. A month and a half later I really love the car even though it requires living paycheck to paycheck. My old car was faster but this one has decent pickup and the sound is pretty niiiice. The interior seems to get dirty so easily. Plus it seems like Ford forgot a few things - like a TRUNK RELEASE for the INSIDE, and a FUEL DOOR release (which would be a relief given the recent gas price situation - not have to worry about people stealing gas), and automatic lights would have been nice too. But the message center is SO great, I love knowing how many miles I have until I run out of gas!
Anyways, reading through this forum really helped me come to my decision and hopefully I can contribute back somehow.
5th Gear Member
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 3,213
From: Boston, MA
RE: New Owner Intro!
ORIGINAL: evol
and the fact that if it was a V6 I wouldn't bother getting into modifying it (money pit).
and the fact that if it was a V6 I wouldn't bother getting into modifying it (money pit).
Welcome though for sure
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Joined: May 2005
Posts: 8,193
From: South Carolina
RE: New Owner Intro!
Welcome aboard!!! As you know, the folks here are knowledgeable and helpful. Don't be afraid to ask questions, and soon you'll be offering advice to others. But watch out - chances are that you'll want to mod your V6 Stang.
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Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 310
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RE: New Owner Intro!
ORIGINAL: 28hopup
Welcome aboard!!! As you know, the folks here are knowledgeable and helpful. Don't be afraid to ask questions, and soon you'll be offering advice to others. But watch out - chances are that you'll want to mod your V6 Stang.
Welcome aboard!!! As you know, the folks here are knowledgeable and helpful. Don't be afraid to ask questions, and soon you'll be offering advice to others. But watch out - chances are that you'll want to mod your V6 Stang.
And I'll second the mod thing--it starts simple. So far, I've added a keyless keypad to the door and rear mudflaps. Of course, I *really* have the itch to get a CAI and XCal2, and true duals seem like such a good idea now, too......hehehe.
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 18
RE: New Owner Intro!
Hey welcome to the board. Everyone may think they're not going to mod but they do. My advice to you is definately get an xcal2 if you do nothing else. You will see it will be close to that tbird. (i too had a tbird - 94 with 4.6 with mods) Have fun with it.