My Ford dealer is cool

Kinja'd!!! "Brian, The Life of" (familycar)
12/29/2014 at 12:33 • Filed to: None

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They have 8 new Mustangs on the lot and 5 of them are V8s with manual trannies.

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Kinja'd!!! Goshen, formerly Darkcode > Brian, The Life of
12/29/2014 at 12:39

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Less than two thirds in the correct spec. Insufficient.


Kinja'd!!! Brian, The Life of > Goshen, formerly Darkcode
12/29/2014 at 12:54

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Well, the other three are 2.3 EBs so ... Not bad!


Kinja'd!!! wantafuncar > Brian, The Life of
12/29/2014 at 13:18

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You have 8. So when I say just give me one (with a v8 & m/t, of course) I am only asking for 12.5% — thats not very much. You won't miss 12.5%.... so when can I pick her up?


Kinja'd!!! davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Brian, The Life of
12/29/2014 at 13:41

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I wonder what the manual take rate is for Mustangs in comparison to Corvettes. I remember reading somewhere that the Mustang GT is about 50/50, similar with the GTI. The M3 used to be this way, but I'd guess it will swing even more toward DCT in the latest generation.

Found this (from the end of last year):

"Virtually all early C7 Corvette adopters have owned a Corvette in the past. These eager Corvette loyalists are also generously optioning their Corvette Stingrays, especially with the Z51 Performance Package, which currently has a take rate of 75 percent. Speaking of performance, 38 percent of C7 Corvettes have been built with a seven-speed manual, and among Z51-optioned Corvettes, 57 percent have magnetorheological suspension."

Here are some for the last gen M3:

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Kinja'd!!! Goshen, formerly Darkcode > Brian, The Life of
12/29/2014 at 14:33

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Certainly not though. It's just not how a Mustang should be spec'd, unless you're broke.