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I got underneath to check it out. Drain plug was torqued properly and everything else looked ok. Guess it could've been worse.

I think the only reason they used the bottled stuff is because I requested the full synthetic. Otherwise they'd have put the blended stuff in. The whole thing is just bizarre. I bring this thing to the dealer to avoid the quick-lube hijinks. So much for that idea. Now I'll have to get...

Out of all of it, the oily hands on the finish is the real problem. I didn't catch it until a few hours later. I was at work and had to get it to the car wash to clean it up. The half quart of oil is also puzzling. The oil level on the stick is exactly between the add line and full line. That...

Took my 2024 GT back to the dealer for its first oil change. First time I've let someone change my oil in 20 years and was quickly reminded why I do it myself. Mechanic left his oily handprint on the hood. Spilled oil under the hood. Left a half filled oil bottle covered in oil on the passenger...

Definitely got a whiff of that smell today. Don't want to completely baby it during break in so I try to do at least one 60-75% throttle pull while shifting around 6500 toward the end of a trip. Did one right before parking it and got the unmistakable smell of catalytic converters! Haven't...

I did some digging and found some old posts on another forum about this issue. They theorized the smell was from the chopped strand fiberglass in the axle backs getting hot and starting to melt. The smell of melting fiberglass is described as burnt cotton candy, burnt cookies, or burning glue...

I wonder if it's some kind of adhesive or sealant that's cooking and giving off a smell?

Looks OK. Looks like factory added a tab on firewall to attach clutch line retainer sometime after the recall. Tab right next to stud now.

GT has about 500 miles on it now. Sometimes, after a hard acceleration, there is a faint smell that lingers in the car for a few minutes. It's almost a sweet smell. Difficult to describe it. Kinda like burning oil, kinda like burning plastic I guess. Today, with everything warmed up, I got up...

My dad taught me the same way. Mid to late 70's Nova. I did my learners permit in that car.

I first discovered commenters talking about this in those youtube compilations of Mustangs being wrecked. Seems like the majority of the wrecks result from an overcorrection after the initial slide. Seems to me that what's happening is: 1.the driver starts to slide 2.countersteers while...

Yep, always nice and warmed up before doing anything aggressive. Sounds like I was worried about nothing. Gotta keep a better eye on that tach;climbs much faster than I'm used to. Speaking of aggressive driving, sometimes after getting on it I can detect a faint, almost sweet smell that...

Let me start by saying I learned to drive on RWD cars with no abs or traction control in a place that gets plenty of snow in the wintertime. So I'm quite familiar with RWD. Nonetheless, I see lots of talk about this car in particular being unstable and difficult to gather up when the rear end...

Exactly what happened to me. It gets there very quickly! I had thought break in was a thing of the past, bought a 5.3L Silverado 2wd regular cab brand new. Fastest thing I'd had until the GT. Hit some redline shifts on day one with that boy. 6 years and 30,000 miles later (the beater Ion 5...

I've had my M6 GT for about a week now. Got just over 500 miles on it already! Trying to hit the break in before winter arrives. I've mainly been taking it easy, with a few pulls per day at about 60-70% throttle, max rpm 6k. Taking routes to and from work that allow varied speeds. Maybe get...

The tracker isn't always the best. Mine is still showing that it is being shipped, even though it hit the dealer's lot a week ago.

Totally worth the wait. Took me nearly a year after ordering it to get it. Thanks to this site, I found out that the wheels I had wanted were no longer available and that's what held it up. Called dealer, changed wheels, got scheduled a week or two later. Then flat rock shut down for July...

Not sure. Never tried that. Seems risky...

I think the system would be great for teaching people who've never driven a stick before. Even without it, with a little practice (maybe as little as a couple hours on some quiet back roads), you'd get the stalling out of your system. It's really about building muscle memory. Before long, you...

It's up to 170k, just started acting up (clutch won't disengage). Going to try clutch master cylinder replace, but then it may finally be time for a clutch job. For 3k, I've definitely got my money's worth out of that little car, though!