Trading 370 for 5.0?

ProfessorDave · 02-24-2011, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

We should just use the HTML color codes.

Hey everyone, I just bought a new #4E4848 Metallic 370!

m4a1mustang · 02-24-2011, 06:47 PM

"Help me choose: #0000A0 or #FFFFFF?"

Red__Zed · 02-24-2011, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

"Help me choose: #0000A0 or #FFFFFF?"

Go with #DEADBEEF

m4a1mustang · 02-24-2011, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

Go with #DEADBEEF

shadoquad · 02-24-2011, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

Go with #DEADBEEF

hex humor ftw

ProfessorDave · 02-24-2011, 06:54 PM

Dark Blue would look smashing on a 5.0! Not the #FFFFFF

m4a1mustang · 02-24-2011, 06:55 PM

What is this "Dark Blue" you speak of?

ProfessorDave · 02-24-2011, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

What is this "Dark Blue" you speak of?

Isn't #0000A0 Dark Blue? If not, then I need to change the 5.0 exterior color I just built online.

cujo · 02-25-2011, 04:26 PM

Based on the workmanship, I think the 370Z might last a little longer than the Mustang. I know the V8 is another beast but I once had an 02 Mustang V6 for just two years with lots of issues, highway acceleration, transmission shitfing problem, and rattling noices from the cockpit. the back seats are useless anyway since they on fit little people. As soon as we had our first baby, we had to trade it in for a Honda Accord.

m4a1mustang · 02-25-2011, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by cujo

Based on the workmanship, I think the 370Z might last a little longer than the Mustang. I know the V8 is another beast but I once had an 02 Mustang V6 for just two years with lots of issues, highway acceleration, transmission shitfing problem, and rattling noices from the cockpit. the back seats are useless anyway since they on fit little people. As soon as we had our first baby, we had to trade it in for a Honda Accord.

Based on my experience the new Mustangs are built just as well as, if not better than, the 370s. It's a very solid car.

It's funny you mention your '02 V6. We actually have one in the driveway (my sister's old car) with 160k miles. It's an automatic and hasn't had any mechanical issues. Just routine maintenance. Mechanically it is very sound.

But, you can't even begin to compare that car to the current Mustang (or really anything Ford is currently offering). The quality difference is night and day.

cheshirecat · 02-25-2011, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Based on my experience the new Mustangs are built just as well as, if not better than, the 370s. It's a very solid car.

I agree. Also, the current crop coming out of Ford is way beyond the caliber of stuff from the beginning of the decade. No only are the products better overall, but the reliability seems MUCH better than it has been in the past.

m4a1mustang · 02-25-2011, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by cheshirecat

I agree. Also, the current crop coming out of Ford is way beyond the caliber of stuff from the beginning of the decade. No only are the products better overall, but the reliability seems MUCH better than it has been in the past.

Yep. Which is why they are winning all the awards and leading in sales. It definitely isn't the Ford of the 90s or early 2000s anymore. Alan Mulally came in and shaped things up.

PapoZalsa · 02-25-2011, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Based on my experience the new Mustangs are built just as well as, if not better than, the 370s. It's a very solid car.

It's funny you mention your '02 V6. We actually have one in the driveway (my sister's old car) with 160k miles. It's an automatic and hasn't had any mechanical issues. Just routine maintenance. Mechanically it is very sound.

But, you can't even begin to compare that car to the current Mustang (or really anything Ford is currently offering). The quality difference is night and day.

But is still a FORD!

m4a1mustang · 02-25-2011, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by PapoZalsa

But is still a FORD!

Urbanracer · 02-25-2011, 05:01 PM

I'm hearing alot about people crediting the mustang as a four seat car, yeah it has four seats but only two of them are really usable. When I checked out the mustang I was less then impressed with the back seat. At 6'5'' with the seat back, there was literally 1 1/2'' of leg room, even someone at 5'10'' would be pretty hard pressed to make any usable room behind the seat. Whats the point of having a back seat if you can't use it, its really more of a oversized shelf. I was also less then impressed with the unpainted side skirts, rear valence, and bubble on the trunk lid. Even the GT500 that I looked at had unpainted trim. Seems more like something you'd see on an econobox honda civic, but then again the new civic's all come with painted side skirts. I liked the speed and the handling the mustang offered but the Z had a much more sports carish interior IMHO. I like the strides that Ford has made in recent years with the mustang and their 5.0L engine, but the car as a whole left me desiring more.

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cujo Base Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: California Posts: 99 Drives: 2010 370z Roadster Rep Power: 16	Based on the workmanship, I think the 370Z might last a little longer than the Mustang. I know the V8 is another beast but I once had an 02 Mustang V6 for just two years with lots of issues, highway acceleration, transmission shitfing problem, and rattling noices from the cockpit. the back seats are useless anyway since they on fit little people. As soon as we had our first baby, we had to trade it in for a Honda Accord. __________________ Brilliant Silver/Roadster/Touring/6MT/Fast Intentions.

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Urbanracer Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: The mid-west, USA Posts: 266 Drives: God's Chariot Rep Power: 17	I'm hearing alot about people crediting the mustang as a four seat car, yeah it has four seats but only two of them are really usable. When I checked out the mustang I was less then impressed with the back seat. At 6'5'' with the seat back, there was literally 1 1/2'' of leg room, even someone at 5'10'' would be pretty hard pressed to make any usable room behind the seat. Whats the point of having a back seat if you can't use it, its really more of a oversized shelf. I was also less then impressed with the unpainted side skirts, rear valence, and bubble on the trunk lid. Even the GT500 that I looked at had unpainted trim. Seems more like something you'd see on an econobox honda civic, but then again the new civic's all come with painted side skirts. I liked the speed and the handling the mustang offered but the Z had a much more sports carish interior IMHO. I like the strides that Ford has made in recent years with the mustang and their 5.0L engine, but the car as a whole left me desiring more.