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[ilmor]

I ordered my new daily driver this morning!!  


Here are the specs:

2013 Mustang GT Premium Coupe
(view all standard & optional equipment)
Black exterior
Charcoal Black interior w/ Cashmere Accent
Leather trimmed sport bucket seats
6-speed automatic
Package 401A (premier trim w/ color accent)
Reverse sensing system & security package
Glass Roof
Coupe Acc. Pkg. 1 - Quarter window louvers & side scoops
18" polished aluminum wheels
Electronics Package (Voice-Activated Navigation System, HD Radio/Shaker Audio, Dual-Zone Autom. Temp Control
Driver & Passenger heated seats
Comfort Package (6-way power passenger seat, heated seats, heated ext. mirrors w/ Pony projection lights)
All weather floor mats
Rear video camera
SYNC with AppLink


Bad News - 8 to 10 week wait!!    Oh, and also my wife tells me its "OUR Mustang"...


This was our test drive vehicle - a 6 speed GT



It was a gourgeous day out also!

[jmn444]

Very cool, congrats!!!

[ilmor]

Thanks.  One thing very interesting to me also today - I test drove the new 5.0, including accelerating onto the interstate, etc., and it was very nice and of course very powerful. It'll make an awesome DD and "boulevard cruiser" / muscle car.

After I came home, later in the afternoon, I took my Shelby GT for a drive.  I then realized how much more racy / race-car like? the SGT is compared to a stock Mustang.  I had never driven a stock late model Mustang before.  The lower/stiffer springs, the Hurst, the exhaust, etc. of the SGT really makes a difference in the muscle-feel.  Shelby Automobiles really did it right with the SGT.

Two very similar cars, special in their own way.

[jmn444]

Relatively inexpensive to make the new ride low and loud too!

[ilmor]

jmn444, on 19 May 2012 - 03:30 PM, said:

Relatively inexpensive to make the new ride low and loud too!

Yeah I know...but the wife says...that's what the Shelby GT is for and the 5.0 will be for comfortable powerful cruising!!

[ilmor]

She wouldn't notice if I did a CAI though...

[SGT/SC2873]

congrats, sharp looking car!

[Helix]

Looks good; the even the new v6 runs very smooth and handles nicely.

[RUFDRAFT]

Congrats!

[ilmor]

Update!  

My dealer received, and provided me with a copy of, the Dealer Order Receipt Acknowledgement (DORA).  

He further stated that "This is what is received by the dealership once a “Clean/Unscheduled” Factory Order is placed.  I have a Mustang being “scheduled” this Thursday and I’ll know if it is yours on Friday."

[SexyStang]

Congratulations Bob.... There is nothing like driving my 5.0 everyday.... except when it's covered in pollen....

[ilmor]

SexyStang, on 30 May 2012 - 05:17 AM, said:

Congratulations Bob.... There is nothing like driving my 5.0 everyday.... except when it's covered in pollen....

Thanks Laurie - and yeah, hasn't that stuff been terrible!?!

[mywickedshelby]

Congrats Bob!

[07gt500conv]

Congrats Ilmor

[ilmor]

Update: Still not scheduled

[Helix]

Are they in that high of demand that you won't receive yours for a while?

[RUFDRAFT]

[ilmor]

Helix, on 12 June 2012 - 08:23 AM, said:

Are they in that high of demand that you won't receive yours for a while?

I read that Mustang sales are up something like 35% over this time last year in May and June.  The week I bought mine, my dealer has sold 5 others...and he is a very small dealer.  So, maybe that is the reason!

[RUFDRAFT]

There's a $1k rebate now!

[Grabber]

Have you ever owned a black car ?