Any Former 2005-2011 Mustang Owners with Advice?

[aet08]

Originally Posted by jmatero

I'm a new Mustang owner with a lemon and out there looking, the one thing that I'm having a hard time with in the Camaro is the view out. During the test drives I found I couldn't see traffic lights at stops. Did you find the limited view out hard to get used to?

Any former 2005-2010 mustang owners out there care to share their experiences transitioning?

you get used to it. you have to be come one with the car and it won't be an issue!

[fielderLS3]

Originally Posted by jmatero

Ford is having a nightmare with the Ford/Getrag MT82 transmission in the V6/GT/BOSS models. Clutch also. Grinding gears, on/off clutch engagement, etc. They just can't seem to fix it. Mine has been in the shop 6 times and I'm on my 3rd Clutch, 3rd flywheel and second transmission at 4,000 miles. The transmission is built in China and the clutch assembly in Turkey.

UGH

This is the first I've ever heard of a Mustang with tranny problems. Mine works perfectly. Sounds like you were unlucky and got a bad one. A few people have had similar nightmares with the Camaro's Tremec as well, but the vast majority of them are fine. (Though I do wish they were sourced from America. Both cars have foreign built transmissions).

[jmatero]

Originally Posted by fielderLS3

This is the first I've ever heard of a Mustang with tranny problems. Mine works perfectly. Sounds like you were unlucky and got a bad one. A few people have had similar nightmares with the Camaro's Tremec as well, but the vast majority of them are fine. (Though I do wish they were sourced from America. Both cars have foreign built transmissions).

Actually, even Ford is admitting it's the norm... You are actually lucky:

http://www.allfordmustangs.com/forum...hread-146.html

[8cd03gro]

Sounds like some people have an actual problem and some have never owned a manual car before. When the trans is cold, it's tough to downshift into second or out of neutral into first in my car and almost any manual car I've ever driven. If it goes away at operating temps it's perfectly fine. Some of the other problems are definitely abnormal though.

[wbt]

My MT-82 and stock clutch have been good so far and have run the car with stickies on it at the track.

[syr74]

Yeah, there is an an obvious issue here with at least a portion of 2011 production if not the whole run with respect to the 6-speed cars, but the thread at allfordmustangs has devolved to the point where it really isn't useful for much of anything. Ah, the wonders of the internet

[fielderLS3]

Originally Posted by jmatero

Actually, even Ford is admitting it's the norm... You are actually lucky:

http://www.allfordmustangs.com/forum...hread-146.html

Damn, 2200 posts. You've made me very nervous. Perhaps it's only a certain run of parts/build date. What was your build date? Mine was late September 2010.

[gtohardtop]

I have both cars right now with no problems I'am 6'7" and I have
more room in the camaro, also, both are automatics. Love the camaro,
a lot of fun to drive

[C586]

For the traffic light issue. A couple years ago I saw something in the back of a car and driver mag I think it was that was a shaped piece of glass that glued to the windshield and reflected the light and made it easier to see. Anybody heard anything like that??

[8cd03gro]

Originally Posted by fielderLS3

Damn, 2200 posts. You've made me very nervous. Perhaps it's only a certain run of parts/build date. What was your build date? Mine was late September 2010.

There is definitely a real problem here that ford needs to address, but a lot of the posts are people hearing about the problem and overreacting to normal manual transmission activity in cold weather. Quite a few of their concerns are legitimate, some of them are just complaining about the normal action of first ( a non-synchro gear) in cold weather.

[TaylorRyanSS]

I had an '05 Mustang and honestly the Camaro is not that hard to see out of IMO. It takes a little while to get used to but you will be fine. The chop top look is definitely worth losing great visibility. The form comes before the function in this case lol. Be prepared for lots of attention if you get one, way more than you got in the Mustang.

[fielderLS3]

Originally Posted by 8cd03gro

There is definitely a real problem here that ford needs to address, but a lot of the posts are people hearing about the problem and overreacting to normal manual transmission activity in cold weather. Quite a few of their concerns are legitimate, some of them are just complaining about the normal action of first ( a non-synchro gear) in cold weather.

Hopefully its more over-reaction to cold than actual problems. I've never experienced this on any car, and mine seems fine so far (though I don't have many miles on it yet). All the manuals I've ever driven have been during relatively warm weather.

[jmatero]

This isn't a cold weather issue on the Stang. My car was used by Powertrain engineering to test a number of fixes and I'm in California.

[SummitWhiteLS]

Originally Posted by jmatero

I'm a new Mustang owner with a lemon and out there looking ... During the test drives I found I couldn't see traffic lights at stops ... Any former 2005-2010 mustang owners out there care to share their experiences transitioning?

I'm a former Camaro owner who now owns a Mustang. The Camaro was a good car and looked great, but I had to trade (see my other post in this section for explanation).

But the difference in outward visibility between these two cars is not negligible.

I can now pull up to a traffic light like the rest of the population, and rear quarter visibility is much improved as well. Ultimately, you'll just have to adjust to the lowered roof line and learn to take more time when maneuvering this car than you did with the Stang.