'05 Mustang test drive.
Last weekend I test drove a '05GT and found a couple of things.
DISLIKES:
Workmanship...: on par with todays GT.
Materials: not impressed, on part with todays GT.
Instrument cluster: SUCKS!!! Terrible layout; can't see 1/2 of speedo and tach. Chrome is cheap looking. Sun reflects on bezel and whashes out the gauges.
Auto Shifter and gate: CHEAP! Looks like a kids toy, with molding line in the middle of the handle.
Sun visor: CHEAP! unpadded sorta like the 60's - 70's.
Door panels: not impressed. the speaker looks like was an after-thougt with this large bulky speaker grill.
LIKES:
Styling: nice
Side mirrors: I like 'em large with good visibility.
Power: GOOD! good torque. Transmission shifts at the right points, shifts firm but smooth.
Seats: much more supportive, better side bolsters nicer looking then current.
Center console: Clean, easy to reach/read.
Otherwise a lot of carry-over from '04 GTs. MSRP is about the same as now.
They have to fix the instrument cluster and the shifter, and hopefully take care of the other things, before I'd buy one.
FWIW.
Last weekend I test drove a '05GT and found a couple of things.
DISLIKES:
Workmanship...: on par with todays GT.
Materials: not impressed, on part with todays GT.
Instrument cluster: SUCKS!!! Terrible layout; can't see 1/2 of speedo and tach. Chrome is cheap looking. Sun reflects on bezel and whashes out the gauges.
Auto Shifter and gate: CHEAP! Looks like a kids toy, with molding line in the middle of the handle.
Sun visor: CHEAP! unpadded sorta like the 60's - 70's.
Door panels: not impressed. the speaker looks like was an after-thougt with this large bulky speaker grill.
LIKES:
Styling: nice
Side mirrors: I like 'em large with good visibility.
Power: GOOD! good torque. Transmission shifts at the right points, shifts firm but smooth.
Seats: much more supportive, better side bolsters nicer looking then current.
Center console: Clean, easy to reach/read.
Otherwise a lot of carry-over from '04 GTs. MSRP is about the same as now.
They have to fix the instrument cluster and the shifter, and hopefully take care of the other things, before I'd buy one.
FWIW.