Thinking about trading in my 19 Mustang GT

[WRXtoStingerGT]

One bad thing about driving a Mustang is that everyone is pointing their phone at you waiting for you to light up the tires and go sideways into a pole ( at least that's the way it seems from YouTube ).

ehhhh idk everyone and their mother has a Mustang in the states it seems... and to 99% of the population they all look the same...

 

[GenesisG70]

Hey guys, I'm new here.

Currently have a 2019 Mustang GT with about 41k miles and I am thinking about trading it in for a used 2019 Kia Stinger GT with about 52k miles. Price is about $32k before taxes and fees.

I was wondering if there were any previous Mustang (or any V8 coupe) owners who made the switch who could tell me about their experience. In your opinion, is it a good switch? And also, how is the deal for the car? $32k for the 19 GT (not GT1 or 2) with 52k miles. How reliable are these cars and are there any problems in the upper mileages?

I have the Stinger out for an all day test drive and I've been really enjoying the car. Drives nicely and feels great. I kind of wish I had a few of the features from the GT1/GT2, but I can definitely live with what's on it.

Thanks in advance for any opinions/advice.

I had a Camaro 2SS but after so many problems due to shitty quality of the car I will never go back to American cars. Definitely will be an upgrade from a Mustang GT, the only mustang I will ever even consider is a Shelby. If you want something more refined and practical get the Stinger, if you want just to trash the car and drive daily in a shitty interior full of cheapo crap materials keep the mustang.

 

[AusStinger]

I had a Camaro 2SS but after so many problems due to shitty quality of the car I will never go back to American cars. Definitely will be an upgrade from a Mustang GT, the only mustang I will ever even consider is a Shelby. If you want something more refined and practical get the Stinger, if you want just to trash the car and drive daily in a shitty interior full of cheapo crap materials keep the mustang.

Wow. What kind of issues do the Camaros have ?

 

[AusStinger]

ehhhh idk everyone and their mother has a Mustang in the states it seems... and to 99% of the population they all look the same...

I'm talking about the all the videos on YouTube of Mustangs going sideways into poles and gutters and trees and crowds and parked cars and moving cars and just about everything imaginable.

 

[GenesisG70]

Wow. What kind of issues do the Camaros have ?

Peeling wheel paint random electrical problems transmission failure.

 

[MerlintheMad]

I'm talking about the all the videos on YouTube of Mustangs going sideways into poles and gutters and trees and crowds and parked cars and moving cars and just about everything imaginable.

You left out gas pumps. There was a sad but riveting video on here a couple of years back, of a Mustang that got away from the driver: he was hooning out of a gas station, did a 270, with the back end going even further than that, and came straight back into a pump and lit his car and the pump on fire. Got out, grabbed his face, then ran to a super market next door and came back with a water bottle (if you can believe this): by then the fire was only going to be put out by a fire truck: he tossed a few feckless squirts and dashes of water out of the end of the bottle and then ran off. This video is probably viral, I haven't seen anything (few enough anyway) to rival it for sheer stupidity and panic.

 

[Keith88lx]

I'm talking about the all the videos on YouTube of Mustangs going sideways into poles and gutters and trees and crowds and parked cars and moving cars and just about everything imaginable.

The videos of the non injured can be entertaining. But not all of us Mustang owners do that.

 

[AusStinger]

The videos of the non injured can be entertaining. But not all of us Mustang owners do that.

I know. Sorry. Just my sense of humor

Honestly, the Mustang and the Stinger are both great cars that have their ups and downs so you can't go wrong either way.

 

[AtomicGTL]

I know. Sorry. Just my sense of humor

Honestly, the Mustang and the Stinger are both great cars that have their ups and downs so you can't go wrong either way.

More downs than ups for the stang. Stinger is just a perfect car compared to the stang. Wait we are only talking about the v8 though right?

 

[Keith88lx]

I know. Sorry. Just my sense of humor

Honestly, the Mustang and the Stinger are both great cars that have their ups and downs so you can't go wrong either way.

I know it’s all in good fun. I’ve gotten crap from my friends for years about driving near crowds.

 

[stoopid]

ehhhh idk everyone and their mother has a Mustang in the states it seems... and to 99% of the population they all look the same...

That's also why there seems to be so many videos of them doing stupid stuff. For many the Mustang is probably their first real performance car, and let's face it - people aren't getting smarter or better at driving.

 

[JSolo]

Before the turn of the century I bought my first newish car, a 4th gen z28 6spd. I was instantly sold on it when I could spin the wheels with ease. Something the last car could only do in the rain or snow (mid 80's chevy taxi cab). Ironically 6 months later I spun the thing out getting on the hwy. Bounced off the guard rail a few times, bent the steering wheel into a potato chip shape.

Managed to walk away without injury. Cary spent 3 or 4 months in the shop. Never the same again. One of life's lessons..........

 

[WRXtoStingerGT]

I'm talking about the all the videos on YouTube of Mustangs going sideways into poles and gutters and trees and crowds and parked cars and moving cars and just about everything imaginable.

oh yeah 100% for sure! the memes exist for a reason!

That's also why there seems to be so many videos of them doing stupid stuff. For many the Mustang is probably their first real performance car, and let's face it - people aren't getting smarter or better at driving.

very well said! something with RWD and crazy imbalanced weight to it is not a great combo for a newer driver or an inexperienced driver

 

[Transmetal]

oh yeah 100% for sure! the memes exist for a reason!


very well said! something with RWD and crazy imbalanced weight to it is not a great combo for a newer driver or an inexperienced driver

Hey, my 1st car was an 87 Formula 350. Ol school rwd, pretty sure that car didn't have antilock brakes, no traction control and definitely no air bags. Somehow managed to drive that car through numerous MN winters until I sold it. I didn't touch a rwd car again until I could afford it as a 2nd vehicle that I could store in the winter.