Something About The Early 5th-gen Mustang GT

"Thunderface" (thunderface) 01/28/2015 at 21:00 • Filed to: want, ford mustang

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is just......WANTable. Sure it's unsophisticated, simple and kinda slow, but I just sorta want one. So retro and cool. Will definitely consider one as maybe a 2nd car.

IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK > Thunderface 01/28/2015 at 21:07

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Man I dunno. Personally I never liked the early 5th gens much at all, now the late 5th gens, that's a different story. I've come really close to buying a late 5th gen several time.s

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Thunderface 01/28/2015 at 21:07

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They aren't that bad, I've driven one a few times and it was plenty powerful. It will slip in the triple digits very quickly, even if you aren't trying to.

Vicente Esteve > Thunderface 01/28/2015 at 21:08

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I think this design is better than the 2015.

CB > Thunderface 01/28/2015 at 21:08

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Bullitt GT is best GT.

Milky > Thunderface 01/28/2015 at 21:08

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….. why not just get one as a first car? Its a mustang …..

Noah - Now with more boost. > Thunderface 01/28/2015 at 21:09

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I'm right there with you, I dig the front end on these.

lone_liberal > Thunderface 01/28/2015 at 21:14

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Bought this in 2005. I had to order it since Ford screwed up their product mix and you couldn't find a GT on a dealer's lot. I sold it a couple of years ago when the price of used cars spiked and I could get what I considered a silly amount of money for it, but I still miss it.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Vicente Esteve 01/28/2015 at 21:15

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How?

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Thunderface 01/28/2015 at 21:16

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I think this looks better:

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 01/28/2015 at 21:18

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Because it just is. And 'Murica

DoYouEvenShift > Thunderface 01/28/2015 at 21:19

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Ive always thought one of those with an LS3/T56 swap and some suspension work would be an awesome DD.

Thunderface > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 01/28/2015 at 21:19

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I'll take both

Thunderface > Noah - Now with more boost. 01/28/2015 at 21:20

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it's so.......retro cool

Thunderface > Milky 01/28/2015 at 21:21

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monies. I'd need a v6 to be able to afford it, and I don't want a v6

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Thunderface 01/28/2015 at 21:22

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YOU CAN'T HAVE BOTH

Thunderface > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 01/28/2015 at 21:30

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then I'll take the 5th gen

Noah - Now with more boost. > Thunderface 01/28/2015 at 21:38

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SO retro cool. I'm normally into German & Japanese stuff, but I recently discovered my inner mustang bro, and I think my next DD might have a live axle... what is happening to me?!?!

Thunderface > CB 01/28/2015 at 21:49

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GT.........500???

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Thunderface 01/28/2015 at 21:50

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Im more partial to the 6th gen myself. Showed my dad a used one I was looking at and he goes "is that a shelby?" which impressed me because he's not really much of a car guy but noticed the similiarities between the 5th gen Shelby and the 6th gen GT.

Vicente Esteve > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 01/28/2015 at 21:51

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Mixes classic with modern in a more balanced way than the 15. Also, it looks less cluttered. To me anyway.

The Compromiser > CB 01/28/2015 at 21:51

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There is one in town here. I see it all the time. I'm not a Ford guy, or a Steve McQueen groupie, but I get a little stiff when I see it. There is also a previous gen version in town. Nice but no chub.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Vicente Esteve 01/28/2015 at 21:57

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It just looks soo cheap to me. I see a couple every day, they haven't aged well.

BeMark > Thunderface 01/28/2015 at 22:14

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My 07 GT. Done a few track days and it's no slouch. On track performance will outmatch the average drivers skill IMO. Apparently the solid rear axle is something I should be 'embarrassed' about but it is better then most give it credit for. I've had more than one driving instructor say the car handled better than expected after they drove it (maybe they say that to everyone but I choose to believe it was genuine). I would call it quick but not fast. I think it sounds better then it goes and really that's all that counts when your pulling onto an on-ramp or blipping on a downshift.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Thunderface 01/28/2015 at 22:39

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One of my favorite generations of mustang. So simple, so sophisticated. Clean lines, no unnecessary busy bullshit like the ones after it, just a nice clean line with a lovely sculpted understated greenhouse. Yet it gets constantly shat on for looking "boring"

Cherry_man1 > Thunderface 01/28/2015 at 22:52

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I owned a V6 '08 with an auto.

With bolt on's and a tune. Thing is a very good car. I mean Look at it.

I love the V6's styling lines better then the GT Just cause the trim around the bottom on the car makes it look too big.

ranwhenparked > Thunderface 01/28/2015 at 23:27

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It really was a pretty clean looking design when it came out. I have a '13, and the later facelifts really did clutter it up a bit.

Thunderface > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 01/29/2015 at 06:12

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Au contraire. They've aged magnificently

Thunderface > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 01/29/2015 at 06:15

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Those are both 5th gen.

This is a sixth gen:

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Thunderface 01/29/2015 at 08:18

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oh that's right. 5th gen got a refresh with the coyote engine and new face. 5.5 gen we'll call it.

V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > Thunderface 01/29/2015 at 09:43

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Sure it's unsophisticated, simple and kinda slow

Compared to what? Just over 5 seconds 0-60 and mid 13 second quarter mile times were nothing to sneeze at when these came out and are still respectable today. The horsepower infusion that has occurred over the past decade in the US lends partly to the reception of this car and the aftermarket support it received. Plus they respond very well to forced induction. Heck, just retuning the computer software while doing nothing else does a lot.

You want the live axle that all the internet haters seem to knock to respond better then alleviate the REAL issue with these cars, the stock panhard bar. I removed the panhard setup altogether and put in a Watts link.

Thunderface > V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! 01/29/2015 at 10:19

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compared to new ones

And I'm not bashing Mustangs. I LOVE Mustangs.

Thunderface > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 01/29/2015 at 10:20

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5.5 sounds good

V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > Thunderface 01/29/2015 at 10:22

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Like I said, stick a blower on it with some suspension work and run rings around the new ones ;)

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Thunderface 01/29/2015 at 17:35

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WRONG.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Thunderface 01/29/2015 at 17:36

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These things run high 13s, stock. I don't think you can call that slow.

Thunderface > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 01/29/2015 at 17:38

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Excuse me?

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Thunderface 01/29/2015 at 17:46

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SN95-2 GT > S197 GT.