"Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
02/28/2016 at 08:11 • Filed to: None
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"Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
02/28/2016 at 08:11 • Filed to: None | 9
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I need tires now
JR1
> Jayhawk Jake
02/28/2016 at 09:54 |
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Haven't you only had this like a week? The Mustang modification bug is real
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Jayhawk Jake
> JR1
02/28/2016 at 10:18 |
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I just passed one week yesterday.
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JR1
> Jayhawk Jake
02/28/2016 at 10:42 |
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If you don’t mind me asking why this over a used 5.0?
daender
> Jayhawk Jake
02/28/2016 at 10:53 |
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Interesting, I’ve never seen that wheel design before on the new S550 Stangs. OEM?
TheOnelectronic
> JR1
02/28/2016 at 12:10 |
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He may have specifically wanted one of the new body style, and I doubt a ‘15 GT has come down that much in price.
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JR1
> TheOnelectronic
02/28/2016 at 12:43 |
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An 11/12 might have. And I could understand that the new body style does look great
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Jayhawk Jake
> daender
02/28/2016 at 16:08 |
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It's the Ecoboost performance pack wheel but instead of black it's like a polished steel
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Jayhawk Jake
> JR1
02/28/2016 at 16:12 |
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I don’t really like the previous gen, and 15 GTs are quite a bit more expensive. Also I wanted an Ecoboost. Nothing against you, but I find it amusing how hard it is for people to accept that. It’s a damn good motor, and a great car all around. No, it doesn’t make cool V8 noises and it’s not 400 hp, but it has more power than any stock Mustang did until the Coyote came around.
I almost wish Ford would have called this the Capri or something and made a different car the V8 Mustang. Then no one would question ‘why didn’t you get a V8?’
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JR1
> Jayhawk Jake
02/28/2016 at 16:18 |
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I guess it all comes down to personal taste. When I think of Mustang usually I think of a V8. (Although my dad owned an old SVO and that thing was great that turbo lag was very amusing.)
The Ecoboost is an amazing engine but I just didn’t think the magazines had given it that great of a review. Which is kinda the main reason I would rather have an old 5.0 over the newer Ecoboost because they all loved the old 5.0.
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Jayhawk Jake
> JR1
02/28/2016 at 16:41 |
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The Ecoboost was reviewed decently. Jay Leno actually made a remark in his GT350 video that he liked it more than the V8
The new car is so far beyond the old one I wouldn’t even bother comparing the two. It’s a better car, regardless of the engine. I’m just an intake and tune away from 370 hp and 400 lb-ft of torque anyways, and I get 32+ miles to the gallon on the highway.
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daender
> Jayhawk Jake
02/28/2016 at 16:41 |
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That’s pretty neat, I’m sure that’ll help set it apart!
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JR1
> Jayhawk Jake
02/28/2016 at 16:54 |
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Very true. And I imagine it is a good bit lighter than the V8 as well.
I still need to watch Jay’s video from weeks ago. I procrastinate way too much!
pjhusa
> Jayhawk Jake
03/01/2016 at 22:34 |
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The standard wheels are not half bad, but these are very striking. Cost?
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Jayhawk Jake
> pjhusa
03/01/2016 at 22:45 |
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$950 with TPMS. Which is actually a hell of a deal for an OEM wheel. With TPMS the cheapest wheel this size from Tirerack would have only been maybe $40 less per wheel.
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pjhusa
> Jayhawk Jake
03/01/2016 at 23:01 |
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Nice! I was searching for some ML wheels made by BBS, and all I found were a £750 set from a British retailer. Maybe I’ll wait.
This is for a 14 year-old, long out-of-production Mercedes-Benz, mind you.
Still beats a $4,000 set of OEMs for the F30.