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As a counter to silvrsvt's experience on his 15 GT , I recently took delivery (Mar 25) of my special order 16 GT Premium w/PP. I've since put 1,300 miles on it and have purposely tried to use all systems and features looking for a flaw - NONE FOUND, Zero, as in flawless. The car's paint, interior, wheels (nickel finish) and powertrain are absolutely flawless. This was a major concern for me as it took close to 4 months from order to delivery and during this period I had lots of time to imagine problems like silvrsvt's - This is my third Mustang GT and is so far superior to earlier versions that it's hard to believe it comes from the same manufacturer. This is a true GT car with fantastic performance, styling and sophistication (and, no, I do not work for Ford!) April 18, 2016 addendum: Now have over 2,000 miles on car and still no flaws found. However, gas mileage sucks! I've been purposely driving the car carefully as I'm rather anal about break-in - vary speeds and RPM, easy warmup and driving style. I'm averaging just over 17 MPG on what is predominately highway cruising miles - is this normal on a new 5.0? In any case, the car is just fantastic. Great power and torque (except in 6th gear), surprisingly quiet at highway cruising speeds (60 - 80) and sophistication and smoothness that are on a par with much more expensive cars I've owned (BMWs and MBs). September 21, 2016 update: Now have over 9,000 miles on car. Rear tires shot, and I'm not a speed racer, although I do like to feel acceleration in 3rd & 4th, which I do routinely. In any case, looking to put some high-mileage Michelins on the rear (500 wear rating, per Tire Rack). Still a flawless car. Thrilled by quality, absence of squeeks and rattles and overall solid feel of car. Mileage hovers around 16 MPG in my mixed driving. Got a little over 24 on a carefully orchestrated highway trip. Not sure how Ford managed the 25 MPG highway rating as I've been able to beat the highway rating on every car I've owned (Hondas, BMWs, Mercedes, Acuras, etc). Also, my drivers side pony lamp projection from the side mirror is shot - will talk to dealer about this. Also, I've used about a quart of oil in 3,500 miles since last change. I'm sure dealer will tell me this is "within spec", but I haven't had a new car use oil in the last 20+ years of purchases. Oh well, none of my cars had 435 HP either, so I can't complain too much. Can't say enough good things about the job Ford has done with this product - truly a world-class quality performance car at a bargain price. 2/2/17 Update: 12,500 miles. Still flawless, although consumes ~ 1 quart of oil in 3,000 miles. Installes Ford Racing's Borla Touring exhaust. Excellent, slightly deeper exhaust note, no significant drone on highway, but very slightly louder engine note. Still getting 16 - 17 MPG. Performance excellent and still not rattles or mechanical or cosmetic flaws. Maybe I'm just lucky, but this is a very high quality product and shows a lot of attention to details. Put Michelin Sport A/S 3+ on at about 9,500 mi - look good and perform well so far.
