Lesson for new car buyers :)

[sportscarhiatus]

Beautiful car!

Awesome

Thanks so much guys. Yeah I am still on cloud 9 with this car. I can't drive it anymore (winter), but I still smile whenever I see her in the garage.

Cane, that's a nice 2010 you have there. Is that ingot silver?

sportscarhiatus; what you told the dealer is exactly what I've told to two dealers and what I told a friend of mine to tell his dealer. Sadly, my friend didn't listen to my advice and his 2011 BMW M3 was beyond trashed because of it. Took me over 36 hours to correct the damage the dealership did to that M3. If anyone buys a new car and it has to be ordered. Do exactly was sportscarhiatus did. Be adamant that they don't touch it. No wash, no "detail", no wipe down, NOTHING. Tell them you want the tape left on the car. Sweet car btw! I really like that color blue.

Yes!!! Exactly... NOTHING... no touching, period. I drilled that into them soooo many times it was funny. But hey, a detailing man's gotta do what a detailing man's gotta do, right??? :dblthumb2: And thanks for the props. I LOVE Kona Blue... in the right light/shade, it almost looks purple/blue/gray/black all at once...

You are correct in the interpretation of my comment. Now be warned that a lot of the chemicals used at some touch-less washes are still powerful to strip off even some of the best waxes and sealants, if you live in a winter prone area that uses salt, sand and calcium sprays I still feel this is your best option during the winter especially to rinse off the undercarriage.

Another thing to check if you have multiple options is asking the operator about the filters they use if they recycle water. A tip passed on to me is to look for a wash using a 2-stage filter.

Now that I have a layer of Opti-Coat I have no fears of the touch-less wash which I will use before doing an ONR wash to get things really clean. IMO winter salt/sand/chemicals are just too much to ask from ONR alone and need some help knocking off the big stuff first.

Thanks for the tips Bill... remember I live in Iowa too, 2 hours from you in CR! I was gonna visit you sometime to meet you... maybe next Spring? But yeah, I don't know if there are many 2 stage filters here in CR... lol... we suck here man. No good stores/restaurants.... am guessing pretty bad car washes too... lol

Thats is a good looking mustang!! I'm jealous!!

Sequential tail lights kick ass!

Nice, I love it!


I see you got the Brembo pack.rops:

Wow... thanks so much for the compliments guys... I really appreciate it. And yes the sequential tail lights rock! Some office mate asked me once, "Are those aftermarket???". I proudly said, no, they're stock! But I got the Brembo pkg for sure... the 19s, the brembos, and the stiffer suspension, and adjustable steering were a must for me

What IS aftermarket is my exhaust, although technically, it's NOT aftermarket... it's a Ford Racing Performance Part, so, it's technically OEM. But it's a Shelby GT500 axle back... I love the more aggressive growl.

[video=youtube_share;IkW4hj69bHo"]2012 Mustang 5.0 - GT500 Exhaust - YouTube[/video]

 

[Sizzle Chest]

Congrats on the new ride! Nice color! LOL

 

[Chris's FX4]

What IS aftermarket is my exhaust, although technically, it's NOT aftermarket... it's a Ford Racing Performance Part, so, it's technically OEM. But it's a Shelby GT500 axle back... I love the more aggressive growl.

Now I love it even more. Like with all exhaust, I'm sure the video doesn't do it justice.

 

[sportscarhiatus]

Congrats on the new ride! Nice color! LOL

You sir, have officially made me JEALOUS. Damn... you are lucky to have the car I covet. A Kona Blue Shelby. I wanted/want one so bad. But alas, it was a little too pricey for me at the moment... my next one will hopefully be a 2013 or 2014 one, with 650hp... STOCK

PM me more pics of your ride! I love it!!! Thanks for the props.

 

[Minja]

Nice, I hope to one day be able to do the same... Unwrap a brand new car.

 

[shoeless89]

Great car . . . I want a new car

 

[sportscarhiatus]

Nice, I hope to one day be able to do the same... Unwrap a brand new car.

Great car . . . I want a new car

Thank you for the compliments!

 

[LegacyGT]

Thanks for the tips Bill... remember I live in Iowa too, 2 hours from you in CR! I was gonna visit you sometime to meet you... maybe next Spring? But yeah, I don't know if there are many 2 stage filters here in CR... lol... we suck here man. No good stores/restaurants.... am guessing pretty bad car washes too... lol

I do remember.

One of these days, there is an Eastern Iowa Subaru Club chapter that meets in CR once a month, that would at least be closer, but on a week day that's a lot of traveling.

We finally got a dusting of snow last night which made the Subaru happy, I think it may have missed you though.

 

[Sizzle Chest]

You sir, have officially made me JEALOUS. Damn... you are lucky to have the car I covet. A Kona Blue Shelby. I wanted/want one so bad. But alas, it was a little too pricey for me at the moment... my next one will hopefully be a 2013 or 2014 one, with 650hp... STOCK

PM me more pics of your ride! I love it!!! Thanks for the props.

Thanks! I shot you a PM...

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[bigez]

Sweet ride.....
When you took off the factory tape, did they make you do it right there at the dealership? Did you have to use any adhesive remover at all?

 

[sportscarhiatus]

Sweet ride.....
When you took off the factory tape, did they make you do it right there at the dealership? Did you have to use any adhesive remover at all?

Nope, no adhesive remover needed. It's the kind of tape that doesn't leave residue, nor is it on there really tight. Just peel and go.

 

[fredcandetail]

if it was new why 9.6 miles?

 

[Shawnw]

if it was new why 9.6 miles?

Cars are randomly selected for a drive before they leave the factory for quality control purposes.

 

[sportscarhiatus]

if it was new why 9.6 miles?

Cars are randomly selected for a drive before they leave the factory for quality control purposes.

Off the delivery truck, 6.8 miles. After dealer testing and checkout, 9.6 miles.

 

[downstream5.0]

I gotta get my paint looking like yours what did you use?

 

[longdx]

First off, that is a beautiful color and car. I keep telling my wife that my soon to be mid-life crisis car will be a new Mustang in either that blue or the metallic maroon color.

 

[sportscarhiatus]

I gotta get my paint looking like yours what did you use?

Thank you! From my first post, all I did was

a) make sure the dealer didn't touch the paint in any way
b) wash with using proper methods that prevent swirls/marring
c) dry using FK425 and proper methods that prevent swirls/marring
d) wax with Souveran

I will probably do a very light polish come spring.

First off, that is a beautiful color and car. I keep telling my wife that my soon to be mid-life crisis car will be a new Mustang in either that blue or the metallic maroon color.

Thanks man! Yeah I'm 34, and this is my pre-mid life crisis car. I had a Z before this and I think this is definitely a more "mature" car for a more "mature" me

As far as the color, it's my favorite of all, and that's why I ordered a 2012. Ford eliminated the color for 2013 and beyond... not sure why. It's been replaced with Deep Impact blue which is not metallic and pretty flat-looking to me... The other color you are talking about is Red Candy... it's not bad... was my 2nd or 3rd choice.