Day 40 and Still Loving it...

As the counter on the right sidebar shows, I've had the Mustang for 40 days now, and I'm still loving it. I noticed yesterday that the exhaust note is getting richer. It's starting to remind me of the Corsa exhaust I had the Corvette. I'm not sure how to best describe it, but it's beginning to have more of a "rumble" than it did before, especially when you're going downhill and you let off on the accelerator.

So, that's about all I have to say for this post. I have reserved two license plates, which will come in sometime in June or July. One is STANG 1 and the other is GRAVY 8.

Leave a comment and let me know if you catch the last one. Some people don't. Also, let me know which one you like best.

Later. Drive safely.


END OF DAY 40 — 748 Miles — 16.5 avg. mpg

DAY 20 -Vanity Plate Name

I'm trying to come up with a good vanity plate. There's a poll on the right for the ones I've come up with that are available. Please choose your favorite (pick more than one if you wish).

Also, if you think of one that's not on the list, please leave a comment on this post and tell me what you've come up with.

Thanks for your help!

DAY 17 - Wheels

It's been a while since I posted. I've been busy driving. We're over 400 miles on the odometer now, and she's running great. Things are getting loosened up a little more and settling into place. I'm noticing that this car has really good rear visibility, especially with the blind-spot mirrors.

Tonight I cleaned the wheels and sprayed on a good coat of the Armor All Wheel Protectant. If you haven't watched the YouTube video on that, you really should. If you're bothered by brake dust on your wheels, this is the product that will ease your troubled mine and keep your wheels dust-free between washes. I love it.

END OF DAY 17 — 444 Miles — 17.3 avg mpg

DAY 12 - Just driving

We missed a day, but I didn't really have anything to tell you. Today isn't much different. I didn't do anything special today. Just drove to McDonald's and to the grocery store. It runs so great. I'm loving it. The stories of issues with the MT82 transmission were a bit scary, but mine shifts perfectly, and I love the short throw on it. I'm having no issue with the skip-shift feature, and it's only engaged one time since I picked the car up. I'm very pleased with everything so far. Great job, Ford!

END OF DAY 12 — 278 Miles

DAY 10 - Picked up some Quick Detailer

I didn't do much with the Mustang today. Did make a trip to Walmart for some ice cream and picked up a new bottle of Meguiar's Quick Detailer, since mine was about gone. This is a great product for wiping the car down when you get home from a drive. It removes the road dust and puts a light coat of wax on top. Very handy between washes.

END OF DAY — 264 Miles

DAY 10 - Ambient Lighting Features

We're not actually going into the interior today, but I wanted to share the illuminated doorsills with you. This is part of the Ambient Lighting feature which comes standard on the GT Premium Package. In addition to the footwell lighting, the doorsills light up with the MUSTANG name when you open the doors. Kind of classy.

We didn't drive far today. Only a short trip to Sonic to get some lunch. Engine did reach operating temperature and it drove great. No complaints from this driver.

END OF DAY — 258 Miles

DAY 9 - Interior Details

As I may have mentioned, the interior on the new Mustang is very nice, especially with the Premium Package. The leather seats have the exposed stitching, giving them a quality appearance. They're comfortable, too, and the power seat option will let you set your preferences for that perfect driving position.

My car was equipped with the upgraded interior which adds a contrasting stripe down the center of the seat, changes the seating portion from the perforated and ribbed construction to a solid, non-perforated leather. In addition, the light brushed aluminum dash is changed to a darker, almost bronzed, aluminum finish. Very classy look. The shifter is also changed out from the leather to a solid matte finished chrome ball. The upgraded interior also gives you a beautiful, silver pony on the door panels. You maybe be able to see it in the photo.

So far today, I haven't gotten the bumpers waxed, but we did take a trip to Wally World to pick up a few items. The car seemed to stutter a bit on acceleration on the way home, similar to the way it acted yesterday. I need to figure out what's going on with that. Maybe it was just cold.

END OF DAY — 252 Miles