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[Mikestang24]

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[MNPony]

Exactly what I'm looking for. Where did you get them?

 

[Mikestang24]

Exactly what I'm looking for. Where did you get them?

Bought them on Mustang 6G Forum... they're PP1 wheels, and will fit over big brakes. You can check fb marketplace etc.... they're all over the place because most people change them for something else.

 

[Alan Applegate]

Allied to this subject, is another issue 'us guys' don't like to talk about. Because we're (gear heads) as masculine as we are, it is often assumed we know how to buy a vehicle. Do we really? Adjunct to this, women, supposedly the weaker sex, don't know squat about buying one. Again, really?

My step son has sold cars for a number of years, mostly Fords and Mazdas. He says the easiest sale is to guys, and the hardest is to gals. When it comes to profit, men take the cake, always paying more than they should. What's interesting is, my neighbor (a woman in her late 30s selling Hondas) says basically the same thing. As guys, are we really less adept, or do we let the glitz get into our eyes?

 

[mwbgxp]

Hi Orange Fury_5.
On your 2024 GT, you mention you put on Mach 1 wheels. Are they OEM from the 2021/2023 Mustang Mach 1? I have a 2025 Dark Horse (without the Handling Pack) on order and an extra set of 2021 OEM Mach 1 wheels left over from my 2021 Mach 1 which was sold. It would be nice to know if the 2021 Mach 1 wheels fit the 2025 Dark Horse. Thank you.

 

[Wiley Marmot]

Allied to this subject, is another issue 'us guys' don't like to talk about. Because we're (gear heads) as masculine as we are, it is often assumed we know how to buy a vehicle. Do we really? Adjunct to this, women, supposedly the weaker sex, don't know squat about buying one. Again, really?

My step son has sold cars for a number of years, mostly Fords and Mazdas. He says the easiest sale is to guys, and the hardest is to gals. When it comes to profit, men take the cake, always paying more than they should. What's interesting is, my neighbor (a woman in her late 30s selling Hondas) says basically the same thing. As guys, are we really less adept, or do we let the glitz get into our eyes?

They're right. I've known it for decades (retired law enforcement, criminal justice, high risk security). There's an amazing amount of "male emotion" in those fields [some of the criminals weren't very nice either ]. I don't know that we're "more" EMO than women, but we're at least "as Emo" only in different ways.

There are some cultural factors at work also. In general American men (me included) don't hve a culturally built in "haggle factor" that is omnipresent in the Middle East and S. Central Asia (spent 5 years in them).

In the end we're both less adept (haggle factor issue) and let the glitz get us (emotional factors).

I can prove it!

Did I "need" a candy apple red, 486 HP Mustang, with a cool ass wing, splitter, wheels and tires? Not really, but I got one!

 

[Zig]

They're right. I've known it for decades (retired law enforcement, criminal justice, high risk security). There's an amazing amount of "male emotion" in those fields [some of the criminals weren't very nice either ]. I don't know that we're "more" EMO than women, but we're at least "as Emo" only in different ways.

There are some cultural factors at work also. In general American men (me included) don't hve a culturally built in "haggle factor" that is omnipresent in the Middle East and S. Central Asia (spent 5 years in them).

In the end we're both less adept (haggle factor issue) and let the glitz get us (emotional factors).

I can prove it!

Did I "need" a candy apple red, 486 HP Mustang, with a cool ass wing, splitter, wheels and tires? Not really, but I got one!

In the end, knowing is half the battle

 

[jboogie1289]

Allied to this subject, is another issue 'us guys' don't like to talk about. Because we're (gear heads) as masculine as we are, it is often assumed we know how to buy a vehicle. Do we really? Adjunct to this, women, supposedly the weaker sex, don't know squat about buying one. Again, really?

My step son has sold cars for a number of years, mostly Fords and Mazdas. He says the easiest sale is to guys, and the hardest is to gals. When it comes to profit, men take the cake, always paying more than they should. What's interesting is, my neighbor (a woman in her late 30s selling Hondas) says basically the same thing. As guys, are we really less adept, or do we let the glitz get into our eyes?

I also will agree with that. Long story short .... I find what I like, look it over (Packages etc), talk about pricing of said vehicle and so forth. The last thing I tell my Salesperson (in my experience has been all Male Salespeople) is that I'm ok with all of this and I'm gonna bring back MY MUSCLE!!! When that happens, I politely slide my chair back and watch my Wife work!! I've gotten 3 Porsches and now 3 Mustang GT's this way for better than what the Salesperson quoted.

Just Saying .......

 

[BuckeyeJake]

Hi Orange Fury_5.
On your 2024 GT, you mention you put on Mach 1 wheels. Are they OEM from the 2021/2023 Mustang Mach 1? I have a 2025 Dark Horse (without the Handling Pack) on order and an extra set of 2021 OEM Mach 1 wheels left over from my 2021 Mach 1 which was sold. It would be nice to know if the 2021 Mach 1 wheels fit the 2025 Dark Horse. Thank you.

They are OEM Mach 1 wheels. They fit my GT with no spacers. I do not know if they will fit a Darkhorse.

 

[ListedGuru]

I brought my GT base car for 36k new. I put a MBRP Catback and MACH 1 wheels with Michelin PSS4 tires for under 1200 dollars. Ill be adding a spoiler and other stuff soon. Even if i add a whipple I will still be under what a decent optioned PP car would cost.

Also some of us actually enjoy working on our cars and making it ours.

Wow 36K is a great deal for a base GT. I took have a base GT so it came with the 18" glossy black OEM wheels. I really like the 19" PP wheels but I see those ones are staggered so I think the back wheels are wider than the fronts so you can't rotate them (which I don't like). I really don't know much about wheels but any idea if I can put the same size tires on the PP wheels so that I can rotate them? I'm not sure if that's even possible with the wheel size being a little different?

 

[agreywolfe]

I don't wish to start a battle front, but something has been bugging me for some time. To wit...

I see all sorts of interior and exterior modifications being discussed among all of the forum topic areas. Like tires and rims, seat changes, lighting, adding, subtracting, you name it. All of this sort of thing costs money, when in reality it would be somewhat cheaper ordering the equipment you want, up front! Like buying a Premium model, instead of the plain Jane one. If you're buying from dealer stock, your choice might be limited... from them! However, most dealers (mine did) will look around at other dealers' stock and find exactly what you want, or very close to it. Further, if you don't like the OEM tires and rims on your choice of models, most dealers will give you a better deal than your average tire store.

Some of the complaints are indeed buyer's remorse setting in, and I do realize that fact. Some of the modding is done to make the vehicle yours! I also applaud that fact. In my case, I needed a vehicle right now (my Ranger got smacked), and "I" knew what I wanted after spending an hour or so on line.

So the question remains, why not order what you want, instead of spending much more in the long run adding bling?

i bought exactly the spec i wanted from Ford, everything im doing now is improving (in my opinion) on the baseline that Ford didnt offer to make the car better for me. thats why people mod their cars, its all about personalization

 

[Sofa King]

Wow 36K is a great deal for a base GT. I took have a base GT so it came with the 18" glossy black OEM wheels. I really like the 19" PP wheels but I see those ones are staggered so I think the back wheels are wider than the fronts so you can't rotate them (which I don't like). I really don't know much about wheels but any idea if I can put the same size tires on the PP wheels so that I can rotate them? I'm not sure if that's even possible with the wheel size being a little different?

Or you could just get 4 of the front (or rear) PP wheels for a square setup...

 

[smurfslayer]

Allied to this subject, is another issue 'us guys' don't like to talk about. Because we're (gear heads) as masculine as we are, it is often assumed we know how to buy a vehicle. Do we really? Adjunct to this, women, supposedly the weaker sex, don't know squat about buying one. Again, really?

My step son has sold cars for a number of years, mostly Fords and Mazdas. He says the easiest sale is to guys, and the hardest is to gals. When it comes to profit, men take the cake, always paying more than they should. What's interesting is, my neighbor (a woman in her late 30s selling Hondas) says basically the same thing. As guys, are we really less adept, or do we let the glitz get into our eyes?

Have you ever been out on errands with the wife riding shotgun and hear the dreaded:

“Honey, can we stop at H-E-B?" ( or insert grocery store of choice here; the all pale in comparison, but you do you )

I can’t stand shopping with my wife. It’s like human pinball with no organizational skill or rationale whatsoever. In 106 degree heat, she’ll grab all the frozen stuff FIRST, then spend 30 more minutes shopping for other stuff. WOE be unto anyone who suggests she get the frozen stuff later on...

I leave that to her if it is at all possible OR I go myself. I go with a plan, sometimes a list but I have in mind what I want, kind of where it’s at and go for it.

With vehicles, my wife is a terrible shopper with terrible taste in cars a she is a terrible negotiator. When we first got together she had this Toyota Tercel that was one of the slowest vehicle created. She’d leased it a couple years before buying it, without accurately thinking about her mileage. I believe we were either engaged or just married when she extended the lease for I think another year(?). She was embarrassed because she got rooked on the lease and didn’t want to tell me about because she thought I’d get mad. Hell F***ing yeah I was made that car was just zero fun.
She did get out from under the lease eventually and drove that thing into the ground and my mechanic buddy told her when she finally blew the motor, it was done. Then she got a Ford Escort - My friends and I jokingly called it the Abort. She got almost 200k out of that one, which, while slow, was about 30-40 hp up on that Tercel.

it’s been a challenge whenever she needs a car. Just like with groceries; I have a list of candidates, find what I want - something I know or think I know I can be happy with for a few years and start shopping. I have yet to pay over MSRP but, I’ve paid MSRP 2x
1) ’09 Ducati 1198s; I bought it literally in the crate. It was one of only a few in VA at the time
2) ’17 Raptor again, I shopped q3 and q4 of ’16, so ADM was the name of the game then. I found a few with low ADM and then found this one in transit or scheduled anyway in December. I had actually acceded to a 1k over offer, but got them to MSRP at final negotiation. Dodged that one ;-)

I think by and large men don’t like shopping, even for tools/guns/ammo/cars/bikes/whatever stuff we recreate with. When we do I think we tend to be a bit more decisive in action, sometimes to the detriment of thinking or logic. There’s probably a bit more to it but my observation.

 

[ListedGuru]

Or you could just get 4 of the front (or rear) PP wheels for a square setup...

That is true but I was looking into buying a set of take off wheels so I doubt I could just buy the front or rear's but I'll keep my eyes open. I'm cheap (err thrifty) so I'm looking for a deal

 

[BuckeyeJake]

Wow 36K is a great deal for a base GT. I took have a base GT so it came with the 18" glossy black OEM wheels. I really like the 19" PP wheels but I see those ones are staggered so I think the back wheels are wider than the fronts so you can't rotate them (which I don't like). I really don't know much about wheels but any idea if I can put the same size tires on the PP wheels so that I can rotate them? I'm not sure if that's even possible with the wheel size being a little different?

You will need to look up the wheel width of the PP rims. If you are looking for a square setup, check out LMR. They have some good wheel choices. I had a set of R357 wheels with 275 tires on an orange 19 S550. It looked killer.

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