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No offense to s550 owners, but the 11-12 5.0 actually looks like a Mustang. S550 has aston martin fusion hybrid front end. Looks to eurotrash to me. S550 2018-19 rear end looks great though. But the 11-12 IS BEST BANG FOR BUCK. Take your Gen 1 shortblock and forge it, then add Gen 2 heads and cams plus a Roush or whipple on e85, and you have 800wheel solid axle practically indestructible monster good for 9's and last 150k miles. Sorry i am partial to 11-12 5.0. But it still looks like a mustang man👍
I've owned my absolutely mint 12,000 mile 2012 GT for about a year now and I can't imagine ever getting rid of it. It's a Kona Blue 6 speed coupe 5.0 with a saddle brown interior. From what I can find out there was probably only about 100 of those cars ever made with that paint code and interior so it's a pretty rare combo. IMO the 11-12 mustangs are the perfect looking mustangs. They're the best overall look and blend between retro styling and modernity. 412 horsepower is nice too.
This is my favorite gen of the s197....when I was out trying to get one, but prices were so high, I was better off getting my 2016 GT for so close of a price....still hoping to get one while still owning my s550
I love my newly acquired 11gt standard. Have brembos, and 3.55s out back. Hate cup holder but usually carry 16 oz Dew bottles so I deal with it. Have beige cloth manual seats and they seem to keep me in place better than my previous toy. (67 2dr. post chevyll bench seat with floor mounted Hurst shifter😂 My only real issue is that after attending a Ford Takeover in Jackson,TN 1/8th mile, my stupid airbag light came on and has stayed.🤬 It only has 17K miles but way out of warranty 😢 Any quick fix suggestions out there? Thanks 👍
My 13 gt pp is daily driven and sees New England snow every winter, drives better than any other car that does not have snow tires, no chains even needed, not even in 6 inches of snow. All around great car. But the cup holder to me is the most annoying thing!
Kara G really? I heard Mustangs are terrible in snow...im really interested in buying my first Mustang but hesitate due to the snow and the handling around corners.any advise?
+jennifer rice the reason they get that rep is because people try driving in snow on summer tires or some shit sll season if you have proper winter tires and can drive halfway decent it isn't an issue at all. just gotta change speeds according to the conditions...just be smart you can put snow tires on stock wheels and run different rubber for summer if you want it to be a year round daily. I plan to get one of these when I pay off my 16 fiesta st but it won't be my daily year round that's what my st is for.
Dude, all S197s have cupholders behind the shifter. All you do is put the cup in the furthest one back toward the rear seats if the cup is in the way lol. Also I don't have those brake problems, might want to have a shop take a look at it.
Dennis S even in the further back cup holder it can be awkward if the cup is tall/has a straw. I really prefer to drive with the lid closed. I have since bled the brakes again and realized I had two seized caliper slide pins in the rear so once I got that situated it felt better. Thanks for watching!
I have owned several fox and sn95 cars over the years the "issues" people have with these newer stangs aren't an issue at all for me. the interior is plenty nice for what it is. the trans is fine with an upgraded clutch (most of the problem) and proper shifter upgrades. the tranny itself has been known to take 600+ wheel hp no problem that is way more than the older trans were capable of so to me it isn't that bad of a trans...the issues lie in the stock clutch and shifter. I'm gonna get one of these when I pay my fiesta st off in a couple years the st will continue to be my main daily the stang will be my fun warm weather car I love these coyotes. I want 11-14 prefer 13-14 but 11-12 are almost as nice to me and can usually be had cheaper so we shall see. the ideal one I want is a 13-14 track pack premium coupe. I love the color on this one in your video it looks awesome. I'm gonna run a 17x7/15x10 forgestar drag wheel setup on mine you can shed a ton of weight, it looks awesome imo and it obviously helps alot with traction and launching not to mention tires for this setup is way cheaper than 18-20 inch wheels
Yup. Cup holders are annoying. Seat motors are trash. One of the motors went out few years ago in my seat so now seat cushion does not raise up or down in the rear section. I guess the main thing I don’t really like about 11-14 is how unsupportive seats are. There is literally 0 bolstering on sides and when cornering its a slide show. I have TMI seat covers with new seat foam and it’s pretty much same result. Recaros are the way to go, but impossible to find and when you do find the price will be absurd.
Base model, non-GT Mustangs typically do not have power seats. The driver’s seat motor failed on my 1995 GT, so I replaced it with manual seat rails in place of the power assembly. On the newer Mustangs, do the base cars still have manual seats? I was happy to lose the failure-prone power apparatus on my 1995.
I think this is the best year Mustang. It sounds a bit better than the 13 and 14 and honestly some people might hate on these cars but try daily driving a 2002 2 valve GT and then come back to one of these and you'll see why these cars are still so amazing, so honestly I think you're just being overly picky because I happen to love everything about those Mustangs. They are not filled with technology and in my opinion they have the perfect mix of modern and classic. The 11 to 12 Mustang GT is my dream car and I cannot wait to own one.
Apparently I didn’t do my research to figure out that was an option. My tune got rid of the skip shift but I would have liked to get rid of it sooner haha
Jake And Bake everything lol every car trucks and all lol I can never just have a chill cruising day smh they think just because you're in a mustang it's loud that you wanna race all the time ...some ppl I just laugh at and let them race themselves
First off old men be driven wit coffee in car so you're good if you're not old. Second you can get an automatic if you have issues with having coffee cup in there lmao.
2011 was the last good year.. more balanced than my bmw at the road track. Premium kona blue with beige leather seats, sunroof, brembo brakes, nav.. FULLY loaded... I remember after I ordered it, I had to wait 3 months to get it when they first came out.... longest 3 months of my life! I think it was 40k out the door then? now it's like 50 or 60 for a mustang fully loaded. Do they have the sunroofs anymore? it makes the car complete.
S550 looks like a ford fusion. My old lady drives one of those but ugly cars. That's why I'm still driving my 2014 premium coupe and am looking for a low mileage one so I can get looks that don't make me look like an old lady because I'm an old man. seriously folks them new s550s are ok from the rear but look too much like every other car out there from the front,toyotas and fusions alike not to mention Lexus. BORING!!!!
I have the premium GT and my came with brembos and navigation I added 4:10 gears and Mbrp exhaust with cat delete with a chip and air aid intake that thing untouchable out here and sounds good I’m having wheel spin if I get on it to hard
4:17 Don't wanna be that guy, but couldn't this be the brake lines themselves? Or something else in the brake system? I have new braided stainless steel lines, drilled and slotted rotors with 4 piston calipers from Powerstop and they feel perfect.
marco zr I drive a 16 Camaro as with 455 and with the cylinder deactivation I can get up to 28-30 on the highway with cruise on so yeh I think that’s exactly what he wants
I hate the cup holder placement. The fog light, stock headlights and tail lights lmao I prefer the 13-14 head/tail lights. I swapped my with after market lights
Still like my 2011 GT, but yes, the seat switch on passenger side went intermittent, sometimes works, sometimes does not. WTH, it is hardly ever used and it stops working.
What do you mean seat switch? Like airbag light for passenger or electric seat adjustment? Cuz on my 2011 premium passenger seat is manual forward/back and no adjustments up/down.
@@Wooley689 hmm that’s interesting. Never heard of that. I guess i missed out on that option. Thats what I get for not doing my research when I bought the car back in 2011.
Bro go drive a prius. Who gives a fck about cupholder. I use it for my sunglasses anyways. My 2011 600wheel 91 octane pump gas daily roush tvs is all business. Dont give a rats ass about interior comforts and heated seats...etc..My car is set up for drag racing and i drive it daily. Its pure muscle car. I am all about performance. But my cars exterior is well maintained cause i still wanna look good in a fast car... These 11-12 cars are practically bulletproof to 650wheel gen 1 coyote. Now if you want 800 wheel you need to forge your gen 1 shortblock and add gen 2 heads and cams, plus more than likely toss mt82 and add magnum t56 and Eaton trutrac in rear. Then you have bulletproof 800wheel street drag car that will last forever. Ford made these 11-11-12 cars tough as fcking nails man.
Great Car but there is little room for leg movement .and I'm a average sized man and I had a problem snapping my seat belt in .If there was more room for your legs .I definitely would of purchased a 2010 mustang yesterday ..
Have u ever owned another mustang? There all the same bro. I got a 98 gt right now totally kicks ass but got all the same issues u just said on a 2012🤔
Scott Zenewicz nah, this is my first. It seems like they are finally starting to improve on some of these things in the s550. Especially with the brakes and seats. Transmissions are still pretty garbage though.
Bro does your 11-12 5.0 burn oil. My 11 roush tvs 5.0 burns a quart every 400miles. But i drive like nascar daily. My shop said they all burn oil, and more on blower cars. Oil is sucked through pcv system big time he said. This car is best bang for buck.
I have never had to add any oil to any Ford motor. Something is wrong if you do. You need to find another shop if that's what they say because they are 1000% WRONG! Engines that are built right will NOT use enough oil to even notice in 5000 miles.
My cammed fbo gto was getting 12 mpg when I was driving like a granny so be happpy your not 12mpg so be happy I you can still drive fun and get better gas milage than that
don kaiser not sure that perfect really exists...there are always going to be little things that could be better about any car. Perfect is also different to every individual. Car companies will always have to make sacrifices for cost and to accommodate many types of drivers. What car do you think is perfect?
You need to lower it for sure, its a must Eibach makes some nice springs that lowered mine almost 2 inches. Sure there's not alot of suspension in the rear because of it. But still worth it
You should have customized the car while at the dealer to YOUR liking, they have that option. You're just complaining about cosmetic details and nothing to do with performance. This is why aftermarkets parts exist and are available for everyone's needs, some they just like stock models. You just got another Thumb Down
Because the performance is pretty solid...not a lot to complain about there. The point of the video for me was to talk about some of the things the real journalists would never talk about but actual owners would notice. Sorry you didn’t enjoy it but thanks for watching.
10-12 are the ugliest s197 years, so much cheap unpainted crap. Might aswell get a 05-09 for the classic look or a 13-14 für the best looking mustang since the 60's
I have the same car currently sitting at 140 thousand miles, and my seat motor has never gone out once. Just FYI Seems like you had some bad luck there
