CSX Train to Jacksonville - Hurricane Coming

[Instant Action]

Well, the important thing is we survived Hurricane Idalia. My home was right in the center of the path, and we were fortunate to only have minor damage. Trees are down everywhere and many homes and vehicles in our neighborhood had trees fall on them, but we escaped with only one downed tree that fell on my enclosed trailer. Fortunately, the trailer kept the tree propped up so it didn’t hit my F-250.

We are currently without power, as is 99.7% of our county. My dealer is a couple of counties away and they had 67% without power as of yesterday evening. I think Jacksonville, where my car currently sits, was spared from major damage, so hopefully the car is ok. I’m expecting no movement on delivery before next week at the earliest. The roads around here are terrible with trees and power lines down everywhere. I went to my office yesterday to survey the damage, and it was a mess trying to navigate. Major and minor roads are blocked with trees.

Sitting tight at the moment and working on cleanup from the storm since we’ll likely be without power for several days. Overall, I’m thankful we’re all safe, and the car delivery date has become very insignificant over the last 24 hours. It will arrive at some point.

That really sucks and I feel your pain. Glad you're ok and hope you regain your power soon.

I lived on a farm in NW NJ when Sandy came through and I had 8 big oaks and 5 50' pine trees come down across my driveway which also took out a power pole. No power for two weeks, thank God for a whole house generator!

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[BrianJ77]

Well, the important thing is we survived Hurricane Idalia. My home was right in the center of the path, and we were fortunate to only have minor damage. Trees are down everywhere and many homes and vehicles in our neighborhood had trees fall on them, but we escaped with only one downed tree that fell on my enclosed trailer. Fortunately, the trailer kept the tree propped up so it didn’t hit my F-250.

We are currently without power, as is 99.7% of our county. My dealer is a couple of counties away and they had 67% without power as of yesterday evening. I think Jacksonville, where my car currently sits, was spared from major damage, so hopefully the car is ok. I’m expecting no movement on delivery before next week at the earliest. The roads around here are terrible with trees and power lines down everywhere. I went to my office yesterday to survey the damage, and it was a mess trying to navigate. Major and minor roads are blocked with trees.

Sitting tight at the moment and working on cleanup from the storm since we’ll likely be without power for several days. Overall, I’m thankful we’re all safe, and the car delivery date has become very insignificant over the last 24 hours. It will arrive at some point.

Are you in Lowndes county? Looks like Valdosta took a direct hit and the storm was still cat 1 at that time.

 

[krisk]

Are you in Lowndes county? Looks like Valdosta took a direct hit and the storm was still cat 1 at that time.

Yes, in Lake Park. It did quite a bit of damage throughout the county. I have no idea how long it will be before our power is restored. There are still trees and power lines down all over. Some sections of town have power restored, but it is primarily the businesses right off the interstate.

 

[krisk]

With all that has been going on and the difficulty accessing the internet, I didn’t even check on my order at all today. Then at about 4pm the sales manager texted and said the car had just arrived. So the day after the hurricane my car was delivered. LOL

I was really surprised to hear from the dealer because I figured they were shut down like most of the businesses in my area. Apparently they didn’t have too bad of damage in their area as they were open all day. As of right now the plan is to try to pick it up tomorrow. We’ll see how that goes because there are still quite a few roads around the area which are blocked.

 

[Stangerous]

Well, the important thing is we survived Hurricane Idalia. My home was right in the center of the path, and we were fortunate to only have minor damage. Trees are down everywhere and many homes and vehicles in our neighborhood had trees fall on them, but we escaped with only one downed tree that fell on my enclosed trailer. Fortunately, the trailer kept the tree propped up so it didn’t hit my F-250.

We are currently without power, as is 99.7% of our county. My dealer is a couple of counties away and they had 67% without power as of yesterday evening. I think Jacksonville, where my car currently sits, was spared from major damage, so hopefully the car is ok. I’m expecting no movement on delivery before next week at the earliest. The roads around here are terrible with trees and power lines down everywhere. I went to my office yesterday to survey the damage, and it was a mess trying to navigate. Major and minor roads are blocked with trees.

Sitting tight at the moment and working on cleanup from the storm since we’ll likely be without power for several days. Overall, I’m thankful we’re all safe, and the car delivery date has become very insignificant over the last 24 hours. It will arrive at some point.

Good to hear you guys are safe with no major damage. Luckily, I am a couple hours south of Jax so we got very little rain but some strong winds. The car is still on a train in Louisville. Good luck with your clean up, been there done that, no fun. I’m sure you’ll be able to get your car one day next week. Stay safe.

With all that has been going on and the difficulty accessing the internet, I didn’t even check on my order at all today. Then at about 4pm the sales manager texted and said the car had just arrived. So the day after the hurricane my car was delivered. LOL

I was really surprised to hear from the dealer because I figured they were shut down like most of the businesses in my area. Apparently they didn’t have too bad of damage in their area as they were open all day. As of right now the plan is to try to pick it up tomorrow. We’ll see how that goes because there are still quite a few roads around the area which are blocked.

 

[krisk]

I picked up the car today. Love it!

 

[Stangerous]

Good to hear you guys are safe with no major damage. Luckily, I am a couple hours south of Jax so we got very little rain but some strong winds. The car is still on a train in Louisville. Good luck with your clean up, been there done that, no fun. I’m sure you’ll be able to get your car one day next week. Stay safe.

With all that has been going on and the difficulty accessing the internet, I didn’t even check on my order at all today. Then at about 4pm the sales manager texted and said the car had just arrived. So the day after the hurricane my car was delivered. LOL

I was really surprised to hear from the dealer because I figured they were shut down like most of the businesses in my area. Apparently they didn’t have too bad of damage in their area as they were open all day. As of right now the plan is to try to pick it up tomorrow. We’ll see how that goes because there are still quite a few roads around the area which are blocked.

Your silver lining

I picked up the car today. Love it!

I picked up the car today. Love it!

I picked up the car today. Love it!

I picked up the car today. Love it!

That’s awesome man! Did you get the GT Premium with the B&O system? I’m curious how it sounds. My 2020 has it and it’s not great. Wondering if I should plan on the upgrade now.

 

[krisk]

Your silver lining


That’s awesome man! Did you get the GT Premium with the B&O system? I’m curious how it sounds. My 2020 has it and it’s not great. Wondering if I should plan on the upgrade now.

I did get the premium with B&O system. I’m not a good person to give feedback on the sound system though. I’ve probably only played music in my truck 10-12 times since I bought it, and that was almost three years ago.

 

[Stangerous]

I did get the premium with B&O system. I’m not a good person to give feedback on the sound system though. I’ve probably only played music in my truck 10-12 times since I bought it, and that was almost three years ago.

Fair enough. What’s your thoughts overall on the car? How did you spec it?

 

[krisk]

Fair enough. What’s your thoughts overall on the car? How did you spec it?

I am actually very impressed. It’s a GT Premium, Race Red with Black Onyx interior, 401a, Performance Package, Bronze Appearance Package, Active Exhaust, Magneride, and red calipers.

I previously had a 2019 GT Premium with 400A and PP, but no AE or Magneride. The interior in the S650 is significantly better than my S550. However, I don’t know how much of that is to do with the 401A vs 400A as opposed to the new generation. The leather seats are much nicer. I love the new displays.

I was very surprised at how loud the exhaust is compared to my S550 without AE. I would easily say normal is louder than my S550 and Sport and Track are even louder. Someone in a thread was talking about how much of a waste the AE is and that the exhaust sounds like trash. I have no idea what they are smoking, because the exhaust tone is amazing. I don’t see any reason to go aftermarket with the exhaust. I stayed stock on my S550 exhaust although I though about going aftermarket because I wanted it a little louder, but there is no thought of that with this car. I can’t believe they actually have it setup where it pops when you let off the gas. It’s not the obnoxious type of ricer pop where it sounds like a bunch of fireworks going off, but rather just one or two deep pops if you’ve had it revved. (And I didn’t rev it past 4K).

Second surprise was how dark the Sinister Bronze wheels are. I was somewhat concerned they would be too bright or too gold, but I absolutely love them. They are darker than all of the renderings I saw. I’m so glad I went with the bronze package.

Overall I’m very happy with it. Please ignore the dirt in the pictures. The dealer honored my request not to wash it. It goes to the detailer next week.

 

[Stangerous]

I am actually very impressed. It’s a GT Premium, Race Red with Black Onyx interior, 401a, Performance Package, Bronze Appearance Package, Active Exhaust, Magneride, and red calipers.

I previously had a 2019 GT Premium with 400A and PP, but no AE or Magneride. The interior in the S650 is significantly better than my S550. However, I don’t know how much of that is to do with the 401A vs 400A as opposed to the new generation. The leather seats are much nicer. I love the
I was very surprised at how loud the exhaust is compared to my S550 without AE. I would easily say normal is louder than my S550 and Sport and Track are even louder. Someone in a thread was talking about how much of a waste the AE is and that the exhaust sounds like trash. I have no idea what they are smoking, because the exhaust tone is amazing. I don’t see any reason to go aftermarket with the exhaust. I stayed stock on my S550 exhaust although I though about going aftermarket because I wanted it a little louder, but there is no thought of that with this car. I can’t believe they actually have it setup where it pops when you let off the gas. It’s not the obnoxious type of ricer pop where it sounds like a bunch of fireworks going off, but rather just one or two deep pops if you’ve had it revved. (And I didn’t rev it past 4K).

Second surprise was how dark the Sinister Bronze wheels are. I was somewhat concerned they would be too bright or too gold, but I absolutely love them. They are darker than all of the renderings I saw. I’m so glad I went with the bronze package.

Overall I’m very happy with it. Please ignore the dirt in the pictures. The dealer honored my request not to wash it. It goes to the detailer next week.

I am actually very impressed. It’s a GT Premium, Race Red with Black Onyx interior, 401a, Performance Package, Bronze Appearance Package, Active Exhaust, Magneride, and red calipers.

I previously had a 2019 GT Premium with 400A and PP, but no AE or Magneride. The interior in the S650 is significantly better than my S550. However, I don’t know how much of that is to do with the 401A vs 400A as opposed to the new generation. The leather seats are much nicer. I love the new displays.

I was very surprised at how loud the exhaust is compared to my S550 without AE. I would easily say normal is louder than my S550 and Sport and Track are even louder. Someone in a thread was talking about how much of a waste the AE is and that the exhaust sounds like trash. I have no idea what they are smoking, because the exhaust tone is amazing. I don’t see any reason to go aftermarket with the exhaust. I stayed stock on my S550 exhaust although I though about going aftermarket because I wanted it a little louder, but there is no thought of that with this car. I can’t believe they actually have it setup where it pops when you let off the gas. It’s not the obnoxious type of ricer pop where it sounds like a bunch of fireworks going off, but rather just one or two deep pops if you’ve had it revved. (And I didn’t rev it past 4K).

Second surprise was how dark the Sinister Bronze wheels are. I was somewhat concerned they would be too bright or too gold, but I absolutely love them. They are darker than all of the renderings I saw. I’m so glad I went with the bronze package.

Overall I’m very happy with it. Please ignore the dirt in the pictures. The dealer honored my request not to wash it. It goes to the detailer next week.

Beautiful car man! That bronze package is sharp af. We have a lot in common. I am coming from a 2018 GT Premium PP, 400a, 10R80, active exhaust with h-pipe, no magneride. So, I appreciate you’re review. I pick mine up when I get back from Mustang Week. I ordered GT Premium PP, Atlas Blue, 10R80, magneride and active exhaust. I too told my dealer not to touch it, leave plastic on the seats and the window sticker in place. It will be going for tint, paint correction and coating. I have the Steeda h-pipe that will be going on the following weekend. After reading how well you liked the tone of yours I hope it’s not too loud. but with the AE at least there’s always quiet mode. My wife drives the 2020 GT Premium PP, it has everything my 18 don’t. The B&O system in it is shitty at best, I hope the newer one is improved. The magneride on hers is very nice, I had to spend thousands on mine to get comparable handling. So I am looking forward to the new one for many reasons. Have fun and enjoy your car! The clean up can wait a few days

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