Are you happy with your '24 GT? Would you buy it again? Any issues?

[Wiley Marmot]

Yea, I'm happy with mine............................here comes the "but". But, I bought it off the lot due to the estimated 6-8 month build time; which would have pushed my order into the '25 model year and what I figured (rightly so as it turned out) would be a price increase over the '24 I wanted to order.
My dealer/sales rep did some quick searching of other dealer inventories to see if they could find an option match sitting at another dealer lot to no avail.............and there was that Rapid Red (the color I wanted to order) one sitting outside....................

Which resulted in:

The color I wanted!

The nicest/best car I've ever owned!

Brembos/red calipers --best performing and looking brakes/calipers I've ever owned! Great pads Ford! LOVE the dust! I can't ing believe Ford can't put a great set of street pads on their cars (my Focus ST and RS had the same issue) that don't dust so bad! Say, .....like the after market ceramic pads I put on both Focus'! Something else to fix down the road.

Skinny 20 x 9; 10 into 20 spoke wheels (great combo with the mondo dusting pads!) and 265 all season tires? WTF! Fixed that at additional expense with some black Voxx 5 spokers. Going to use this combo (for at least the first winter) as my winter set. Also at additional expense: SVE black r355 19 x 11 and 19 x 10 wheels arriving soon with 305 and 285 rubber for the "other months".

The A10 instead of the 6 spd--(I do like the A10)!

Leather seats instead of the Recaros--been riding in Recaros for the last 11 years. The leather seats are OK but pretty MEH to me. May end up doing some sort of Recaro project "some day".

Premium dash--I like it better than I thought I would, but given the choice; I'd swap it out in a minute for the dash from my Focus RS or one of the GT 350s I test drove.

No PP, which I wanted to order. I did get the K member and a LS 3.55 diff (because of the A10 tranny), but I got stuck with the laughable wedge spoiler (aka a "plastic board") and non existent non PP splitter. Both of which have been fixed/replaced at additional expense with after market pieces.

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[Farmer Fran]

Brembos/red calipers --best performing and looking brakes/calipers I've ever owned! Great pads Ford! LOVE the dust! I can't ing believe Ford can't put a great set of street pads on their cars (my Focus ST and RS had the same issue) that don't dust so bad! Say, .....like the after market ceramic pads I put on both Focus'! Something else to fix down the road.

Every Brembo car I have owned has the super dust. Those are fantastic pads. As Randy Probst said, if you change them out to "no dust" plan ahead. They will not stop like these will.

2020 Camaro SS
2021 Challenger Scat Pack Wideody
2023 ZL1
2024 Mustang GT

all tons of dust, but they freakin stop!

 

[Wiley Marmot]

Fair enough--can't argue with the points you make.

Let me be clear; I have no complaint about Ford pad performance or feel at the brake pedal---that goes for the ST, RS, and GT. The excessive dust sucks though, and if Ford can offer brake system options; pad options shouldn't be too much trouble.

I live on a dead end street; a 1/4 mile from the stop sign to my north. If I clean/ed and shine/d the wheels on any of the three Fords; none of them could/can make it to the stop sign without a layer of brake dust on the wheels. THAT is BS!

On the ST; I swapped out those nasty *** OEMs for Centric ceramics. Same feel at the pedal--and no; I didn't do instrumented testing for distance. Nevertheless; they stopped great at 1/10th the dust. If they didn't stop quite as good as OEM,; it was a darn good trade off in my book! Eventually I upgraded the brakes via a Power Stop kit; rotors, calipers (rebuilt powder coated red OEM calipers) and kevlar/carbon pads. Stopped great; low dust!

The RS came with a Brembo brake system. As the third owner; the rotors and pads were all at minimum spec, so I replaced them with Stop Tech rotors and Hawk HPS ceramic pads. Stopped great and again, about 1/10th the dust!

No disrespect to Randy, but he ain't drivin' his cars like I do mine. So, he needs MAXIMUM pads to the exclusion of other considerations. The next time I show Randy how it's done , track my GT, or join join YOUR "Stop 'n Rob" crew as the Getaway Driver ; I'll put the OEM pads back on! Hate to kill any of us before we spend the loot!

I neglected to mention my GT's Active Exhaust in my first post. BEST darn OEM exhaust I've ever owned. Great sound, love the "adjustability"!

 

[FarNorth]

I see from some, not everyone is happy with their S650 GT but I sure am. I’ve had zero issues with mine. I now have over 20k on it and all I do is change the oil.
However I have the poverty version, not even a spare tire although it did come with Brembo brakes and Active Exhaust right off the lot. Door says it weighs 2385 lbs.
I always think the more toys the more problems so I went basic.
Great fuel economy and a blast to drive.
I get all kinds of comments about it from other guys who wish they had one..

 

[Zengineer]

I see from some, not everyone is happy with their S650 GT but I sure am. I’ve had zero issues with mine. I now have over 20k on it and all I do is change the oil.
However I have the poverty version, not even a spare tire although it did come with Brembo brakes and Active Exhaust right off the lot. Door says it weighs 2385 lbs.
I always think the more toys the more problems so I went basic.
Great fuel economy and a blast to drive.
I get all kinds of comments about it from other guys who wish they had one..

You aren't reading that door sticker correctly.

 

[Dave H]

I have a '24 GT on order - 301A, Active Exhaust and 3.55's. This will be my first Mustang and first new car in many, many years. I'm curious if your happy with your '24 GT and if you had it to do over again would you have purchased it? Also any issues with it at all?

I know a lot of people talk about not buying the first model year of a vehicle. Honestly I viewed the 24 Mustang GT as more of an evolution of the S550 as opposed to an entire new vehicle but maybe I'm mistaken? I know the interior is vastly different on these S650's but the more I read things it seems as though Ford made quite a few changes to the 5.0 but I'm wondering if all these changes are a good thing? It does seem like quite a few on this thread have had issues with their '24 GT's and some have had major issues (oil leaks, etc). I know this thread is probably (maybe) not a good overall snapshot of the quality and general happiness of the typical S650 GT owner as a lot of folks come to these message boards to post about issues they are having and look for solutions.

My plan is to own the GT for 10+years if possible but I'll admit I get more nervous by the day as I read more and more about issues folks are having with the S650 GT's. Like I mentioned, maybe (hopefully) the data I'm seeing (reading) is skewed as it seems as though a lot of people jump on these message boards to vent their frustrations, lol. It just seems like each day there is a new issue I'm reading about regarding QC (or lack there of) when it comes to the S650. To be fair, I think this is happening with all the major manufacturers but is it too much to ask to produce a great product especially for the insane prices that vehicles are selling for these days. It seems to be vehicles in general are over engineered now but that's probably not entirely the manufacturers fault as they must comply with all these government mandates.

Getting back to the S650 Mustang I'm not 100% sold on the screens but it's the way all the manufacturer's are making vehicles these days so it is what it is. In my mind I just think of it as being one more expensive repair bill if (when) they break. I know I read that some parts of the 5.0 Coyote engine are now plastic whereas in the recent past those same parts were made of metal. I know, I know other manufacturers doing the same thing but that surely doesn't make it right. The other issue that really bother's me is the holes in the inner front wheel wells. I know there is an aftermarket fix out there for this and some homemade remedies we can do but really the issue is we shouldn't have to do this in the first place. Depending on where you live and the time of year you drive your S650 this could really be a big issue a few years down the road.

It seems as though the S650 isn't really selling that well but maybe it's just the time of year? Like I mentioned I plan to keep this car 10+ years and drive it until the wheels fall off but I just hope and pray that I get a good one and I'm not buying a bunch of issues. Maybe the 'safe' play is waiting for the MY25 Mustang which will also be the 60th Anniversary as hopefully they have the kinks worked out by then? But then again I'm sure the car will be even more expensive for the 2025MY and really we need another car sooner rather than later. I guess maybe that's what an extended warranty is for

G Day, I ordered my right hand drive for Australian delivery, waited 11 months !! Now I've got it I use as a daily driver, its the first V8 Ive owned and I got the manual (old school) I can tell you its the most fun car I have ever driven, just a thrill every time I get in it. Ford got the sound right out of the box, the Sport setting exhaust is sensational as you go through the gears, I don't intend to add or change anything about the sound. The seats are amazing, comfortable and heating & cooling work well. I tinted the windows first thing, added a weighted shift knob, You will need to cover up a couple of strange holes in the wheel arches behind the front tyres on both sides, do that first thing lest they fill with stones and road debris.
Complaints.......... Only small stuff mate, It turns it self off at the traffic lights and you can select that function off easily, but it defaults to that setting every restart, would be nice if it could be selected off permanently. It keeps telling me to keep my hands on the wheel! turned that as well but lane keeping tech is effected by this. LOL the door are soo wide ! its a squeeze some times getting out.
After driving it for 6 months I can say I'd do the wait for delivery again, its been worth every penny to me (it cost a lot of pennies!!) but worth it for the joy in my heart when I drive it, your going to love it mate. Regards

 

[LouG]

Same here. I've liked all my cars, I wouldn't buy buy them otherwise.
But this thing, I look for any excuse to drive it. It's just a mad, fun car. A grin generator.

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