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First of all, the car makes peoples' heads turn all the time. Its absolutely beautiful. On the inside, the My Color feature that changes the intrumentation color, is awesome. If I'm sleepy while driving, i'll put an extremely bright color to wake me, if my passengers are asleep, i'll put a dull color. The parts used to make up the interior are hard plastic, as expected in an affordable car. I don't mind the plastic though because I find it easier to clean and I highly doubt the color will peel off as in other cars I have owned. The back seats are tight, but surprisingly comfortable, if you fit. I have never experienced any problems with visibility in the rear or through the side rear view mirrors (blind spots) but the hood is extremely long and from the drivers seat, you can't tell when it will end. The leather is comfortable and also easy to clean. The automatic up and down windows are easy to get used to and a luxury I now cannot live without. The Shaker 500 radio system is awesome and I really appreciate the fact that it displays the artist name, song name, and album name. The trunk is not huge, but it does fit my two guitars and an amp. The only drawback from the trunk is the small opening, but I don't mind compromising for the awesome design. The pony package adds the traction control which works very well, the fog lights, that add much needed light to the forward facing headlights...overall, I love it.
Meeehhh this review sounds so much like an advertisement it isn't even funny.
This alleged 18 year old musician better come from the Federline brand of making a living since insurance is going to suck up every dime he has.
You think you are getting a deal? Well remember that you get what you pay for. Ford has the absolute worst service and I hope your car is one of the rare fords that does not break down.
I too own this exact same car; Pony package, leather seats, my colors.
I have had no problems, it is a guy magnet, and a pleasure to drive.
My only caution would be it doesn't handle well in adverse weather. I only drive it in the summer.
I love this car.
While I am NOT 18 years old. I do own a 2005 Mustang. The car now has 42000 on it and it has been excellent. No problems. I drive it year round and on a half of a dozen occasions I was pushing snow with the front bumper being the first on the road after an snow fall. Being an old guy I have owned muscle cars of the 60's. When it was new and there weren't quite so many on the road I could get stopped 3 times a day from people who admired the looks. This car is fantastic value for your buck, you can't buy this much cool from anyone else for this kind of money. Just buy it and have fun, and don't analyze it to death.
THX.
Fantastic cars and I have also driven them during the snowy season without any trouble at all. Just like any other car the driving has to be adjusted a little when the weather is a little less than desirable.
I have owend my 2006 V6 Premium for a little over a year now. I have had excellent service for the dealer here in Wichita, KS. Rusty Eck Ford. I had a problem with my fuel pump cutting out under hard accleration, they, without a question, replaced the pump and I haven't had a problem since. A lot of people speak of steering wheel vibration, but mine doesn't have it. I have a GT muffler, K&N filter, and a few other things, it drives WONDERFUL. As for the over analyzing guys, I could pick a ZO6 Vette apart If I wanted to, heck I could find something wrong with a $200,000 Bentley Silver Spur, What matters is if a guy/girl is happy, and if so, your analysis really doesn't hold water.
I have a 2006 GT Premium and I LOVE it! All I have to say is don't buy a cheesy V6. Pony package or not, it's a dog!!! And if you can't afford a new GT, then get a used older GT. NOTHING beats the sound and performance of a V8!
I traded a compact pickup in on a 2007 Pony edition V-6 Mustang. My insurance went up very little.
As for performance, I owned a 5.0 up until 2003 and the new 4.0 V-6 is actually a tad faster, while getting nearly TWICE the gas mileage and costing way less on insurance. It handles much better too due to better weight distribution.
We've owned 7 Mustangs, including 4, 6 and 8 cylinder models. They have all been extremely reliable. None of them ever required ANY repairs.
I love the sound of the V-8 too, but the money I save getting 25 MPG beats the heck of the 11-14 mpg my 5.0 got, and the insurance bill is also much, MUCH lower. I'll be sticking with the amply powerful V-6 from now on. 0-60 in 6.5 seconds is still a very respectable time.
With regard to comment 16:48, I've owned 7 Mustangs and the only one that had any steering vibration was one that had a tire that was out of round (which was replaced).
I keep seeing these comments about steering vibration and wonder if some less-than-helpful service departments aren't using the "sports cars are supposed to have road feel" excuse to get out of balancing the tires.
My 2007 Pony Edition doesn't have a trace of vibration in the steering wheel, and if it did I'd insist that it be fixed.
What year 5.0 were you getting 11-14 mpg from that also is slower than the new v-6 model? By the way, the v-6 is a tad slower than 6.5 to 60 as well (more like 7.5 - 8). I had an '88 and a '90 5.0 that would easily outrun any v-6 Mustang including the newest ones and I was getting 27-28 mpg highway with both of them. Might as well stick with the old 5.0 and get better mileage than the new v-6...
My 1990 5.0 V-8 got between 10 and 14 miles per gallon, and even on a trip using the cruise at the speed limit, it never hit 20mpg. My 2007 V-6 gets 21 city and about 24-26 on the highway with the cruise set. It accelerates faster than my 5.0 and does 0-60 between 6.5 to 6.8 seconds. That is faster than my old 5.0 did it. It is totally stock. I will never buy another V-8, which is just as well, as Ford plans to substitute the far more efficient twin-turbo V-6 in the Mustang GT anyway.
When commenter 19:40 was getting 27-28 miles per gallon with a Mustang 5.0, was it being towed or just coasting in neutral down the side of Mt. Everest??
When I was 18 years old, I could not afford any car let alone a new mustang. BTW must be nice.
My current 4.0 V-6 does 0-60 in 6.5 easily. And yes, the late 80's and early 90's 5.0 V-8's were slower and had less horsepower than the new 4.0's.
My 8-year-old 4-cylinder GM compact does 0-60 in 7.5, so why on Earth wouldn't a new 4.0 Mustang V-6 do it in 6.5?? Even our big SUV manages 0-60 in 8.
I've owned 7 Mustangs. None of the V-8's was any faster, or anywhere near as comfortable as my new V-6. I also don't miss the 15mpg my V-8's got. I now get nearly twice that on the highway.