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Get ready to be living large and loving life my friend! I don’t have a 650 GT convertible but I do have a 550 GT convertible and a 650 GT coupe. The combination of the two in one car might be more fun than I could stand!

Mine’s an A10 401a coupe with AVE (mandatory for me, period), Brembos and bronze package. I didn’t bother driving it, I just walked around it and took it home. I figured it’d be fine and I haven’t been disappointed. At 250 miles, here are the things that strike me so far: *it‘s freakin’...

Thanks guys! I do actually have a lift so that helps a little. Has Ford ever addressed the holes behind the front wheels? If there’s no legitimate reason for them to be there seems like they’d do a recall and fix it. I’d think it could cause all kinds of corrosion problems down the road.

For all the standard BS reasons a lot of us S550 guys have been dissing the S650 I had convinced myself I’d be unlikely to ever buy one. This one proved me to be wrong the first minute I saw it online. Even my wife told me not to let it get away. The screens (which I had cussed) in this car...

Wow. Maybe because I’m a former dealer but spending time at a car dealership isn’t my idea of fun. I can’t imagine doing it. I always structure the deal over the phone then simply zip into the store for a quick pick up, 30-45 minutes tops including blowing off the obligatory extended warranty...

Thanks for all the advice. I’ve learned if you find one you like and can get a fair deal it’s best not to mess about, so I just got home with it. GT Premium stickered right at $56,500 and they’d had it less than a week so it was fresh. 11.7 miles on the clock. I don’t think they allow...

Perfect, and thank you Twizzty! You too Zig!

Yeah, that’s a fact. I have others that all have it. I wouldn’t want to be without it. You literally could take away my A/C before my AVE.

Understood. Any idea where Ford actually “said” this or put it in print?

Geez. I thought I pretty much pointed that out in my question but I guess not.

Thanks but I’m way too impatient to deal with an auction. When I get in a mood like this I’m usually talking about today or tomorrow. Plus all the whackjob posters on BAT who chime in for no reason make me crazy. And I don’t like the uncertainty of a used car so I’m pretty much relegated to new...

It’s my understanding that when the Active Valve Exhaust is selected on the GT it jumps the hp rating from 480 up to 486. Is this correct or is it just conversation? Reason for asking is that in looking at window stickers on new GTs with the AVE option the hp still shows to be 480. And yeah I...

Pretty flexible, kinda depends on what strikes my fancy when I see it. Is that going to make a difference on the deal on a GT?

With summer here the ‘24s are no doubt winding down a bit and I was wondering what might be expected trying to buy a new GT at this point. Are there deals to be had out there?

This is probably a fair characterization. I’ve had them both at the same time, one in a GT and the other in a Mach 1. My non-professional observation is that the Tremec feels like a manly transmission that responds best to firm, positive input. I guess that could be reassuring or off-putting...

Why do you think trading cars would impact credit?

I‘m a couple years older than you and my 2023 Mach 1 is zero problem. Factor in too I have a recent total left knee replacement. These cars require very little clutch effort and the engagement is smooth and linear. There’s no chance I’d risk mucking it up with this Steeda kit unless I had a...

Likely and herein lies the problem. I don’t know if these get distributed through SA direct or Ford dealers, but raise your hand if you expect to buy one close to MSRP. From there they’ll just bounce around between different meetups of Barrett-Jackson and Mecum at prices that will defy reality...

I have no idea what it is or isn’t. But as a hard core ICE guy I truly hope it is a hybrid whatever given that would instantly take me out of the market and save me the angst of potentially trading.

If they later add to the announcement that oh yeah, we shaved off a few hundred pounds and boosted performance somebody please wake me up.