PhantomX
New Member
So I traded the SHO tonight. Was starting to get very aggravated. The spoiler is still on order and they didn't want to keep paying for the rental so I picked the car up "wingless" with duct tape covering the holes where the "wing" used to be. Still gonna be another week or so before the new part arrives then it still has to be painted and assembled. They finally fixed the door handle in the back (for the 2nd time) which was nice. I had been noticing some of the trim and other pieces after 7 months was not holding up well at all, so as I poked around a bit more the Taurus fender insert on one side was very loose and kinda rattling and the bottom trim around the windows is all discolored and I can't polish it out. So great back for more dealer trips, more pictures, more waiting for Ford approval then more down time and probably more Focus time. Then when I washed it today I noticed that same problem many here have had with the tail lights. Aweful pealing of the chrome badly around both lights, freakin great, more pictures, more downtime and more Focus time.
At that point I said screw it and went to see my buddy at Brandon Ford, traded it in and picked up the new 5.0 Mustang.
OMG this thing is freakin SICK! Now of course i'm used to pampered luxury in the SHO so I made sure to get all the toys. Nav, heated seats, Shaker 500, Glass Roof, Brembo's (the SHO should get those stock!), 3.73 gear, 19's, 6spd, etc. This thing rides the **** out! overall the ride is fantastic compared to my old Stangs (I've had 5) nearly as quiet as the SHO and very comfy, actually I have more leg room in the Stang for some reason. The Halo and My Color dash is wicked cool as well.
I'll get some better pics up soon but here it is at the dealer, and for those wondering trade in value sucks ($30k). Luckily I get A Plan and got thousands off the SHO purchase so same for the Stang to like $8k off so it was pretty much an even swap, payments the same.
At that point I said screw it and went to see my buddy at Brandon Ford, traded it in and picked up the new 5.0 Mustang.
OMG this thing is freakin SICK! Now of course i'm used to pampered luxury in the SHO so I made sure to get all the toys. Nav, heated seats, Shaker 500, Glass Roof, Brembo's (the SHO should get those stock!), 3.73 gear, 19's, 6spd, etc. This thing rides the **** out! overall the ride is fantastic compared to my old Stangs (I've had 5) nearly as quiet as the SHO and very comfy, actually I have more leg room in the Stang for some reason. The Halo and My Color dash is wicked cool as well. I'll get some better pics up soon but here it is at the dealer, and for those wondering trade in value sucks ($30k). Luckily I get A Plan and got thousands off the SHO purchase so same for the Stang to like $8k off so it was pretty much an even swap, payments the same.
