The Car Thread ... !

[2298754]

I dig on the light blue option on the GT500s (my likely next-purchase-target), with black or white stripes, some bright, in your face color (and I've personally never owned a blue car, though the wife had a blue Z3)

Grabber Blue is a gorgeous color!

I'm a sucker for a nice metallic blue.

Color of my Audi

 

[puma1552]

Not much of a fan of Grabber blue personally, too smurfish/too flat without metallic in it. Also not generally a fan of dark blues, too drab, but that Audi above looks nice.

I do love me a bright metallic blue though, like what's on my Camaro:

 

[D.T.]

Not much of a fan of Grabber blue personally, too smurfish/too flat without metallic in it.

This smurf would like a word with you

 

[puma1552]

lol. If I were going GT500, I'd go for Sterling Gray or Oxford White and stripe delete.

Stripe delete GT500s are a rare breed, and so much cleaner and all-business like. Much like an old RPO DX3 (stripe delete) IROC from back in the day - most people didn't even realize it was an IROC.

 

[D.T.]

lol. If I were going GT500, I'd go for Sterling Gray or Oxford White and stripe delete.

Stripe delete GT500s are a rare breed, and so much cleaner and all-business like. Much like an old RPO DX3 (stripe delete) IROC from back in the day - most people didn't even realize it was an IROC.

Yeah, I've been back and forth on the stripe delete: on one hand, it's kind of a Shelby signature, it ads a design element that's not all that common ... on the other hand, there are also entry level Mustangs with stripes (so it's not like it's totally unique to the GT500), and it can be a little busy and "racer boy" - ish.
It's definitely more rare like you said (and according to the folks on TeamShelby.com).

 

[puma1552]

nothing worse than a V6 with that ultra crappy "MUSTANG" stripe along the bottom of the doors, BARF

 

[2298754]

This smurf would like a word with you

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That looks beautiful!

 

[A.Goldberg]

The color I'm speaking of is what Chevy calls "Royal Peacock Green Metallic."

I know everyone has a different definition of BRG, but at least from the website pictures it looks pretty darn close to what I think of as BRG.

http://www.chevrolet.com/ss-sports-sedan.html

That looks like a nice color. It's not too dark becoming forest green, it's not too bright, not too sagey and hopefully not overly metallic. - pretty on point with BRG. I too am tired of the black/white/silver/grey monochrome world of cars right now.

My dad's RR Sport is "Ipanema Sand" which was a stylish color for a few minutes a few years ago beyond the usual geriatrics in Buicks sporting the color. Land Rover did a lot of their advertising in the color. He bought a demo model so he got stuck with it but apparently it's tough to find the dark brown interior he desired in any other exterior color. I'm not a fan "tan/gold" cars in general but I have to admit it is practical and the lighter color isn't as bad as the dark. It hardly shows any dirt, pollen, or imperfections.


My next car is going to have brown leather. It's almost a deciding factor at this point.

(not my pictures)

 

[AustinIllini]

nothing worse than a V6 with that ultra crappy "MUSTANG" stripe along the bottom of the doors, BARF

Time to get over it.

 

[puma1552]

Time to get over it.

Meh, it looks like crap and I'm entitled to that opinion. No need to "get over it."

Reminds me of ricers. Looks hokey as hell. It's usually some poindexter who knows nothing about cars concerned with gas mileage driving it too who thinks its the hottest thing on the road, lol. For every V8 variant on the road, there's probably 30+ V6 cars clunking down the road. Props to them though, someone's gotta buy the volume sellers.

 

[AustinIllini]

Meh, it looks like crap and I'm entitled to that opinion. No need to "get over it."

Reminds me of ricers. Looks hokey as hell. It's usually some poindexter who knows nothing about cars concerned with gas mileage driving it too who thinks its the hottest thing on the road, lol. For every V8 variant on the road, there's probably 30+ V6 cars clunking down the road. Props to them though, someone's gotta buy the volume sellers.

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A 300 HP Mustang. You're right, total ricer. :roll eyes:

 

[puma1552]

A 300 HP Mustang. You're right, total ricer. :roll eyes:

Since when does horsepower have anything to do with being a ricer? I could show you many 500+ hp cars that are riced out.

 

[A.Goldberg]

Since when does horsepower have anything to do with being a ricer? I could show you many 500+ hp cars that are riced out.

Since when does engine cylinders or horsepower have anything to do with ricers.

The louder it is, the faster it goes.

 

[puma1552]

Since when does engine cylinders or horsepower have anything to do with ricers.

The louder it is, the faster it goes.

We're really getting off topic though, in their stock form the V6 cars look weenie/tacky and are generally driven by non car people

"But it's got the pony package!"

More flamboyant words have never been uttered.

 

[D.T.]

We're really getting off topic [...]

I don't know, it's The Car Thread, that _is_ sort of the topic

Did you see the new Saleen based on the '15 Mustang? Most people seem to think it won't see the light of day given Saleen's recent track record, but it's pretty swell. 730 HP too

 

[puma1552]

I don't know, it's The Car Thread, that _is_ sort of the topic

Did you see the new Saleen based on the '15 Mustang? Most people seem to think it won't see the light of day given Saleen's recent track record, but it's pretty swell. 730 HP too

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I did, a mean machine for sure.

For some reason I still think I'd rather have a GT350 though...

 

[bunnspecial]

My next car is going to have brown leather. It's almost a deciding factor at this point.

(not my pictures)

I agree with you on brown leather. It's what my LS has, although it's surprisingly difficult to find these days.

I'm not a fan-in general-of black leather interiors. I also don't like grays in most situations either. I'm okay with lighter tan such as what my mom's recently traded in Towncar had, but prefer something somewhere in the middle-i.e. brown.

Both dark and light colors are very difficult to keep clean, although black is probably better than light colors.\

In a lot of ways, I care more about a car's interior than the exterior, as I'm going to spend a lot more time looking at the interior than the outside.

Even though I'm pretty much sold on the SS at this point(assuming my employment situation becomes a bit bit more secure than it currently is), I don't like the fact that I can get only get it with a black interior.

 

[A.Goldberg]

We're really getting off topic though, in their stock form the V6 cars look weenie/tacky and are generally driven by non car people

"But it's got the pony package!"

This is the only response I to the "pony package," a term I have never heard before until today.

One of my bosses owns a 2009 V6 Mustang convertible and he would make you think it is the most prestigious car ever made in terms of performance, luxury and quality. It's essentially G-d's greatest gift to the automotive industry. It drives me nuts when he talks about it, but it also is a great opportunity to earn some brownie points. "No... don't park on the street downtown, your car is too nice" .

I've never driven a Mustang to be honest. I'm sure even the V6 model is pleasing, especially to the average car driver. My mother however had one as a loaner last year for two weeks after falling ice broke the smashed the roof of her Lexus. She didn't think the Mustang was particularly fun to drive. She said really the worst thing about driving it was creepy old mustang driving men (my mom is 59) would wave to her and young mustang drivers would try to race her.

 

[puma1552]

^^^lol, ah yes, the base model convertibles. I think I saw a stat once that literally one in three Mustangs sold is a 'vert...the vast majority of which are pony package weenie sixes.

One in three is insane, however you cut it.

As for the loaner, it's never fair to judge a car by the loaner, which is always poorly optioned and beat up. In fact, VW sells a Beetle in trim so crappy it ONLY sells it to rental fleets, they don't even sell it to the public. Why would they even want to do that? Just gives everyone who has one as a rental the perception that the car is crap, when it's even below the worst one you can even buy...

 

[A.Goldberg]

I agree with you on brown leather. It's what my LS has, although it's surprisingly difficult to find these days.

I'm not a fan-in general-of black leather interiors. I also don't like grays in most situations either. I'm okay with lighter tan such as what my mom's recently traded in Towncar had, but prefer something somewhere in the middle-i.e. brown.

Both dark and light colors are very difficult to keep clean, although black is probably better than light colors.\

In a lot of ways, I care more about a car's interior than the exterior, as I'm going to spend a lot more time looking at the interior than the outside.

Even though I'm pretty much sold on the SS at this point(assuming my employment situation becomes a bit bit more secure than it currently is), I don't like the fact that I can get only get it with a black interior.

Brown leather has gone through phases of popularity. It seems to be on the upswing, but still tricky. I see a lot of BMWs and Audis offering a light brown/orangey interior. The dark browns are tougher to find.

My 5-series has an all black interior. Dirt hides well but dust does not. In my opinion, as long as you have a dark colored carpet, any color interior should really be fine in the long run. In places with snow, sand on the road will quickly destroy any ruin any light colored carpet. Overall I think dark plastic and leather seem to age better than the lighter colors. I do like how lighter colors make the car feel more open. My other favorite combination is of off-white leather, black piping, and black carpet- the best of both worlds. Contrasting seat piping is something I wish there was more of.

A British Racing Green-esque exterior with brown leather interior- perfection.

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As for the loaner, it's never fair to judge a car by the loaner, which is always poorly optioned and beat up. In fact, VW sells a Beetle in trim so crappy it ONLY sells it to rental fleets, they don't even sell it to the public. Why would they even want to do that? Just gives everyone who has one as a rental the perception that the car is crap, when it's even below the worst one you can even buy...

I don't know, I think it's just the overall image of the Mustang. To me it's just not a cool car. It's like a step about a Chrysler Seebring and Mitsubishi Eclipse on the coolness level. I don't see a Mustang driving down the road and think "wow, that's a nice car". In fact, they really don't stand out. Just my opinion though.

 

[bunnspecial]

My other favorite combination is of off-white leather, black piping, and black carpet- the best of both worlds. Contrasting seat piping is something I wish there was more of.

Contrasting seat piping is something that I'd really like to see make a comeback. Done wrong, it looks awful, but done right it's beautiful.

Not too long ago, I saw a '60s Continental Convertible driving around town. It had a fresh black paint job and freshly redone interior of white leather w/black piping and black carpet. The owner had also left the original 16" wheels with dished, polished hubcaps and had full-height white walls on it(I hate seeing old Continentals with 19"+ wheels). The car was a thing of beauty. I briefly chatted with the owner(a gentleman in his mid-60s) and asked him to get in touch with me if he ever wanted to get rid of it although he told me that his kids would kill him if he did.

 

[A.Goldberg]

Contrasting seat piping is something that I'd really like to see make a comeback. Done wrong, it looks awful, but done right it's beautiful.

It's a nice touch and I can't imagine it could much extra, if anything to do. Some cars, your right, it doesn't come out well. I think the seats have to be the right shape for it to work effectively.

I haven't seen it in person, but my mom's new Volvo XC70 has "hazel" leather. It looks nice in pictures.

Hopefully Volvo has improved their leather quality. They're notorious for their leather turning to crap if not meticulously cared for. My mom has had a number of Volvos, but the driver's seat in her XC90 with light tan leather looked like it was 20 years old after 2-3 years with cracking, shininess, and discoloration. My old Jeep with 10 years and 150,000 miles of un-garaged driving had better looking seats.

 

[AustinIllini]

The Car Thread ... !

V8 enthusiasts make me giggle. An Alfa Romeo 4C is about a second slower than a stingray around a decent track and it has a 1.8T. The cylinders matter very little in the grand scheme. Case and point, the Ford GT has six (6) cylinders.

I appreciate the V8, but the "weenie" V6 is better than many the V8s you so cherish.

Cylinders do not matter. Power, torque, weight, and handling matter.

 

[puma1552]

V8 enthusiasts make me giggle. An Alfa Romeo 4C is about a second slower than a stingray around a decent track and it has a 1.8T. The cylinders matter very little in the grand scheme. Case and point, the Ford GT has six (6) cylinders.

I appreciate the V8, but the "weenie" V6 is better than many the V8s you so cherish.

Cylinders do not matter. Power, torque, weight, and handling matter.

Spoken like someone who's never owned a V8.

There is no substitute for the sound, nor the feel of a V8. As I mentioned before, I'd take an old GT making 225 hp over a 300 hp V6 any day of the week. The sound, the feel, the smoothness, and the effortlessness of a V8 sailing down the highway at 80 mph will never be matched by a V6 or worse, a buzzing 4-pot. Surely nobody in a C7 Stingray really cares that an Alfa Romeo is a second behind - I'd wager the C7 drivers would have very little interest owning an Alfa Romeo.

You can say the number of cylinders doesn't matter and look purely at performance metrics, but that isn't all that matters to an enthusiast. I have a friend with an 11 second FWD 4-pot, car feels like garbage to ride and drive. Feels completely empty. You don't get the visceral feel of driving a fine automobile from a 4-pot with a little snail on it, you just don't. S2000 is a perfect example of a car that's painful to drive since you have to rev the piss out of it to get it down the road. There's no enjoyment at 80 mph and 3500 RPMs.

Black and white performance numbers alone aren't what make an engine or a car great. So, I disagree. The number of cylinders is one of the biggest factors in how a car will feel to drive.

 

[AustinIllini]

Spoken like someone who's never owned a V8.

There is no substitute for the sound, nor the feel of a V8. As I mentioned before, I'd take an old GT making 225 hp over a 300 hp V6 any day of the week. The sound, the feel, the smoothness, and the effortlessness of a V8 sailing down the highway at 80 mph will never be matched by a V6 or worse, a buzzing 4-pot. Surely nobody in a C7 Stingray really cares that an Alfa Romeo is a second behind - I'd wager the C7 drivers would have very little interest owning an Alfa Romeo.

The new Acura NSX sounds incredible. Better than vettes. The Ford GT will sound better, too. What do they have in common? Six cylinders. This antiquated way of thinking will soon go the way of the passenger pigeon.

You can say the number of cylinders doesn't matter and look purely at performance metrics, but that isn't all that matters to an enthusiast. I have a friend with an 11 second FWD 4-pot, car feels like garbage to ride and drive. Feels completely empty.

Black and white performance numbers alone aren't what make an engine or a car great.

I'll take the "Goes faster, handles better, is actually effortless to drive, and isn't terrible" route.