Buying a ruby red 2015 Mustang GT, with leather, Nav, 19 inch wheels, 6 speed manual, etc...
I have never owned one before and am a little nervous given that the couple of fords I have owned years and years ago had reliability issues. So much to the point that I swore off ever buying a Ford again. BUT I really like the new Mustangs but in the back of my mind I'm concerned about reliability and having to have it serviced constantly. So... tell me what you know. Talk me into it or talk me out of it.

They're fantastic. Enjoy it. I'm on my 5th Mustang ranging from 96 to 11. None have ever given me problems (that weren't directly related to something I did). I've driven 2 GTs with performance pack and the ecoboost. I'm jealous of anyone picking up a 15 GT.

Just be careful what dealer you take it to for service. Some dealer somehow caused this.

Well I won't be of much use here since I have a 2014 GT with the track pack and 6speed manual.  I say go for it!  I love the way my car drives and the 400+ hp does not get old .  You only live once and you can't take your money with you so buy the car and enjoy it as much as you can .

Seen two 2015s with the yellow with black wheels package. Really nice. Seen a couple with red with black wheels too. Not ruby red though....I would get the yellow!!!!

DO IT

Looked at the yellow... to bright for me.

Make sure you get the performance package.

If you can afford it, why not?

Not getting the PP... I drove one with and one without and for normal driving you can't tell the difference between them. This car will not see the light of day on a track and I'm not one to go racing around on the streets. So, for me, spending the extra money for the PP is not worth it. BTW, if you are considering getting one DO NOT get the ones with the Recaro Leather Seats. The seats are very narrow for the back rest and uncomfortable. I work out a bit and for me I could not sit in them as they were to narrow for my upper body. I had to sit caddy-corner in the seat when I test drove it. If you are overweight, those seats will not work for you.

Get it, I may be getting one soon , ruby red, debating the PP or not

It doesn't make a difference you say?

Here is an evaluation of a mustang GT, manual transmission with the performance package.

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2015-ford-mustang-gt-instrumented-test-review

Here is an evaluation of a mustang GT, auto transmission with no performance package.

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2015-ford-mustang-gt-automatic-test-review

Pay close attention to the braking and skidpad figures for both vehicles.  Now sure you could make up some of that difference with summer tires on a non performance package mustang GT, but if you are going to bother getting the GT why not get it equipped with its best performing options?

I've had great service from ford vehicles my whole life.  Never had a major failure of any kind.

Assuming that new Mustang is a 5.0, I say go for it!  They are really refined.  If the car fits you, why is there a question?

As long as he's not getting it serviced in MD, he'll be OK.    (MD tag).

I'm getting a GT with a six speed manual transmission. and I did drive one with a PP and one with out and like I said I could not tell the difference driving in normal conditions. I'm not one to go racing around on the streets nor will this car see the light of day on a track so the extra $2500 for the PP just didn't make sense and I don't see spending that kind of money just so I can go around telling everyone I got a Mustang with a Performance Package. So... I opted to not get that.....

I like them.  Have not driven one, but the looks and the specs.....hot.

Sort of irritated about the fake engine sound through the speakers, but that's fixable.

I'm pretty sure the GT just pipes in induction noise through the firewall. It's real sound from the engine, just not exhaust.  It sounds pretty good, but occasionally sounds like a wookie under water.  Eventually I'll get rid of the noise pipe and install an exhaust.

Picked it up yesterday... here she is. I'm quite pleased with it si far.

Do both. Pull the baffles out of the sound tube and install different exhaust. Makes it much better. Just taking the baffles out of the sound tube makes it more fun to get on it.

I like the rumble of the V8 as it is now. Not sure I would want to change that, plus I'm not one to try and make them louder anyways. Don't want to draw attention to myself that way.

Yep, the GT does not have the fake engine noise piped into the cabin;' that is only the EcoBoost car that has that feature.  As for those who say to take the baffles out of the sound tube; I say just do away with the sound tube all together!!!!  My car is only a 14 GT, but I deleted the sound tube and it makes the engine bay soooooooooo much cleaner looking.  There are companies that sell kits to do this that include a cap to cover the hole on the intake side and a rubber cap to plug the hole in the firewall.  I purchased this kit: http://www.cooltechllc.com/ford-boss-302-parts-accessories/35-mustang-sound-pipe-delete.html.  I used a black zip tie to hold the intake cap on instead of the big silver hose clamp the kit comes with, just to make it a little cleaner looking.  If you're a little more patient, you can go to Home Depot and source all of the parts separately and probably save a couple bucks.  Again, I know my car isn't the same year as yours, but here is how my engine bay looks with the sound tube deleted:
Before-


After-




Oh, and I didn't notice any difference in noise, but that could be because I dropped my stock mufflers for GT500 axel back cans!
Congrats on the purchase!

Dodge challenger scatpack shaker edition.

Local dealership was dumb enough to toss me the keys to a 5.0 Perf Pack 50th Anniversary in white for a test drive.



Few things I like and a few I do not.

It was a loaded premium.   Air conditioned seats are NICE.   Definitely worth getting.   I sat in an Eco Boost with the Recaros and instantly didnt like them.   I am too big for them.  Stock leather premium seats are nice enough.

The rear window takes getting used to.   I have WAY more visability out of my 95 Cobra and 05 GT.   The rear glass on the 2015 looks huge from the outside but is tiny from the outside.

The mirrors seem inadequate all around.  Way to limited a view.  It combines with a huge hood to make it seem like you are driving a much bigger car than any mustang of the past.

The 5.0 is quiet.   Too quiet for me, aftermarket exhaust would be a must.

Clutch is light.   Way lighter than my manual clutch 95, my 05 GT which I just put a higher rated clutch and throw out bearing into, and my 07 Tacoma.

Supposedly the light clutch is due to some helper spring on the pedal.  I would ditch it, no feeling for the clutch at all.   The shifter kinda sucks, a better shifter would be a must for me.

Car handles well and scoots though.   Suspension could do with a bit stiffer springs and shocks for my liking.   But into a corner or two at speed and it is way more neutral than my 95 or 05 in same situations.   I liked the fact that I could get some oversteer on deceleration/lift off of the gas pedal.   Went from under steering slightly under mild acceleration mid turn to starting to get a little over steer if I wanted to.   I didnt get stupid with it but between the power that was available and the handling the car was exhibiting I could do a hell of a lot more with a bit more steering input and a little playing with the throttle.

The tech crap drives me nuts.   I would HAVE to have the shaker system, I grabbed my usb drive from my 05 to take on the drive.  Plut it in and the first thing sync tells me is that it wont play copyright protected crap.   Shut up and play stupid.

I dont need a touch screen for air conditioning.   Just manual controls for god sake.   Dont need the navigation shit either.

They could do a lot to ease the file structure for playing USB/mp3 or choosing files.   Maybe it was something in options.

Hacking the PC for the center console display to make it just a back up camera and a stereo with a background image of your choosing would be nice.   If a Samsung phone lets you clear the clutter or add to your home screen the stupid car touch screen should be set up in a similar way.   Let me drag shit from a file onto and where I want it.

It is little shit like that which makes me appreciate my non-sync "stupid" cars a whole bunch.


The interior is beautiful.   Love it.   But hate sync.  All I need/want is a good sounding stereo and the Shaker is 90% good enough for me, an extra sub would be nice.

Still not sure how I feel about push button start and the self sensing key thing.

Strangely, the steering wheel seems too small as well.

Awesome looking car.   Soon I should be around 10k saved, of a goal of 20-30k, towards something.    Truth is I want to wait to see what becomes of the GT350.

All those conveniences you hate, I like. I'm a tech guy and I like all the "gadgets" that come with my 2015 GT. As for the NAV, it's great and I love the fact that I can talk to my car and it understands the commands that I am giving it. I traded a 2014 Honda Accord V6 with everything in it and it also had voice commands as well, but nothing like my Mustang. So much more advanced. I can control just about everything with my voice and I like that. As for how the car sounds, to me it sounds great the way it is. I'm not one to try and make it louder. And make it louder for what? So I can draw attention to myself? No thank you. The car does that already with it's looks. I'm not an attention hog. I think it has a good balance of looks and sound without being to over bearing. As for the performance. I like that too. I did not get the PP as I couldn't tell the difference between one with and one without and I test drove both. I'm not one to go racing around on the streets or put the car on the track so why pay $2500 for something I don't need. For me the car performs great just the way it is. So far I am quite happy with it.

I wasnt trying to be critical of your choice.   It is that I finally got a chance to drive the car after 6 months of waiting.

The tech and fidgety shit really made me appreciate my dumb 05 and really dumb 95.   Turn on car, twist knobs for stereo/ac, done, drive.

As for loudness, my other cars are more than loud enough to hear above the wind noise with the windows rolled down while at speed on the back roads.   But the 2015 GT is almost too quiet by comparison even with the windows rolled down.   Caught myself looking at the dash for cues on engine revs for down shifts.  My other cars I dont have to do that.

I would want the shaker audio but not if it means being forced to get things like collision avoidance system and other bundled stuff.

I will definitely be a Perf Pack buyer if I do a GT.  Probably premium as well for the leather interiror.   Not sure on tech options.    Waiting for the GT350 and to see the options and configurations.

Did you pull out the clutch pedal spring yet? Just do it!  You won't believe the difference.

I've heard that the clutch spring being pulled in the 2015's makes a huge difference.  Is it the same case with the 2014s?  I am under the impression that it's the same impression.  If you pull the spring, how easy is it to get back on?  I'm concerned about teaching my wife how to drive a stick so she can drive my Mustang and the clutch being too heavy for her.

I have not done that... and doing that benefits me how exactly?

October f me.  I will be looking at a premium gt w the perf package.  The bembos alone are worth it.

I would seriously consider an after market exhaust.  Borlas by ford racing are what you want.  The touring exhausts to be specific.  Right now your exhaust is being artificially quieted by the resonator-which all it does is tamp down the sound and leeches horsepower. The aftermarket exhaust ditches that thing and you save 30lbs and your motor is getting another 10 hp

Better feel for clutch rather than an empty and vague weightless pedal that is either "off" or on.

My 95 with manual clutch you can feel very well when the clutch is engaging.   My hydraulic clutch 2005 GT that I just replaced feels pretty good but the aftermarket throw out bearing and clutch is mostly responsible for that, hugely improved over stock.

The 2015 clutch is just sad.

If you dont have a lot of experience with manual versus hydraulic clutches, the 2015 is probably completely indifferent to you.

But for me, with 3 different clutch based vehicles, the 2015 would make me look stupid every time I got into it or if I drove it a bunch then I would look like an idiot in my other clutched vehicles.

A bit of clutch feel is nice.

Needs a supercharger.  

go read this thread

The spring is there to reduce the pedal pressure.  Problem is, it kicks in at a different time than the clutch starts engaging and you can't feel the clutch.    Got out of an SN95 with a cable into the '15 and felt like a retard driving a manual for the first time.

Also, if you feel some "Notchy" shifting in 1st through 3rd, (usually under 50 degrees weather it does it until it is warmed up) drain the trans fluid and replace it with BG Syncro Shift

I just had the dealership do mine today and oh man, what a difference!  Butter smooth shifts now!  Fluid was $60 from a AAA service center and the dealership charged me $40 while they were changing the oil today.

If you are into the old school shift knobs, Speed Dawg made this one for me for $50. Check out their website. That metal top on the stock know will burn the shit out of your palm this summer.

Get an MGW or Hurst billet when they are available.

Saw the internals of the stock shifter over at mustang6g.com after a guy broke his.

Holy plastic dog shit comes to mind.   A hard shift from 1st to 2nd with no overtravel stop and kiss it goodbye.

Those are some nice shifters, but a bit pricy for the guy that just drives his car to work everyday and never hits the track.  $500 is a big chunk of money for someone that doesn't slam his shifter.  Only plastic part is the wedge for the reverse lock out, but it does look like Ford said "Good enough...." For this design.  But the MGW is an engineering marvel.  Maybe one day......  But I do have an MGW in my '66 T5.  Great products.

I joined the 5.0 team recently.

Welcome to the club!

 

I got the girlie convertible, love it, all 435 HP of it, 6 speed, spare tire option, 401A package (BLISS, power/heated/cooled seats/Shaker Pro)












 

Great color choice!

Thanks man. I wanted Kona like my '10, but there wasn't any.

 

If you can find one, they have premiums on them.  I found a Wimbledon White LE at my dealership Friday that was marked up $10K for a total of $57K.  I like the WW, but not that much

Cool looking color.

absolutely the sexiest 2015 mustang I've seen yet, maybe ever





http://velgenwheels.com/project/ford-mustang-gt-vert-velgen-wheels-vmb5-gloss-black-20x9-20x10-5/

Very sweet, except for the black wheels. Needs some high polished aluminum.



 

Here is a recent photo of mine...

I haven't checked the numbers, but if your talking  a newer year corvette, there's no way the price would be any where near close. I think the 5.0 mustang is about most horsepower per dollar you can get.

I have too much hair on my head and not enough wrinkles for that. Maybe in 20 years?

 

But seriously, the vette would have to be several years old to get the price even close. And I still have a little bit of practicality with the Mustang.

The new vettes are fugly, don't like design



 

If I wanted fiberglass, I would have bought a boat!

You going to front me the extra 25k to make that happen or are you going to continue to use your anus as a speaking instrument?

I broke mine trying to install a shift knob (the threading was wrong and it got stuck, broke coming off!)..  What a nightmare!!!!  I've got a "rip-off" of the Steeda kit in the car now (SR Performance marketed through American Muscle).  Way better shifting!