2005 Ford Mustang User Reviews

A Great Beautiful Car, Very Sexy And Very American — My 2005 Mustang 4.0 liter (245 cu inch) V6 is my dream car. I love it. I drives smooth gets pretty good mpg's, insurance is much lower than any V8. The silver racing stripes with the blue paint is sexy to say the least. It is a quick car that could satisfy most people's preformance desires. The body styling is beautiful but a few upgrades such as louvers (I have installed on mine), window tint, and chrome bullit rims would really complete the car. Don't expect to be comfortable with more than two people in the car. As far preformnce a cold air intake and a tuner make the car into a completely new beast, espeacially for automatics like me. I plan on possiblly adding a power adder to break into the 13's, which would make as fast or faster than most GT's. All in all a V6 is a solid alternative to the more expensive Mustang GT's. They are cheaper on gas and insurance than a GT, you get the same body style, and they are not too far apart preformance wise.

My Baby. — even thought it's only a 6 cylinder, it's pretty quick and the handling is great. I'm going to get a performance muffler, because the Mustang sound is the only thing it's missing. I'm planning on upgrading to a 2012 or 13 GT.

Primary Use: Family transportation

I Love It. After A Few Small Modifications It's Pretty Quick, And Turns Heads In A Good Way — It's not too fast from the factory, but with a little computer tuning and a new intake it really woke up. The handling is decent but not great, at least on the roads around Chicago. The brakes are decent but fade badly at speed. Also braking in wet weather is kinda scary. Strangely it is amazing in the snow, getting me to and from work during some of the worst snow storms we had. Overall the build quality is decent for an early production new model (built 2/05 and purchased 3/05) A few minor squeaks. It had some teething problems with the rear end making noise, it would cause most gas pumps to shut off prematurely. It is on battery #3 because they keep dying for some reason,The stereo sometimes blacks out, and the smart junction box shorted out. The car looks amazing on the outside, although i always thought the rear was a little akward. Inside is kinda cheap in apperance, especially for a $30k+ car. Lots of plastic, the center console is awful close to the driver and the storage cover sometimes pokes into my side. Also the parking brake lever is in a bad position, i would have liked to see it on the passenger side like earlier models. The lower dash sticks out a bit and hits my knees, especially on long drives where i want to move around slightly. Overall the car has been good with gas mileage, although it can only run on 92 octane or higher right now because of a more aggresive tune. The car is a blast to drive. It is set up slightly more aggresively than stock with a BBK cold air intake, SLP Loudmouth exaust (kind of a rip off) and a custom computer tune from Bob Kurgan. Without the custom tune it was running 13.7 while running a little lean. We have yet to run it with the new tune but the car feels much stronger already. It handles fine on the expressways in excess of 120mph, but above that it gets a little sketchy. I've driven it to Janesville, Detroit, and far southwestern Missouri, in addition to numerous trips to run at the track in Byron IL, and back. I LOVE taking it downtown, with the straight pipes and quick revving motor it easily drowns out traffic and echoes off the buildings like a monster. It's especially fun on lower Wacker drive, where it is downright frightening. Plus it can be so loud when it revs that we have scared a few nearby people, which is way more fun than most people will ever have

Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)

Good Value--made In The States Too :) — This is by far the best car experience I've had. I've got 63K+ on my Mustang and have had no problems with it. Acceleration is zippy, braking smooth and strong, handles great in the mountains and at speed. I went to a Goodyear Assurance Triple Tred for winter driving and it was like a different car in the snow and rain, definitely recommend that. No squeeks, rattles or faulty anything. It gets compliments wherever I go. Back seat is surprisingly comfortable for as little space as there is, but cramped for someone tall. I get roughly 26-31 mpg depending on how I'm driving and where I'm at. The car is a kick in the pants to drive which was a huge motivator for me personally. It's responsive, agile, and it'll give a Gt a run for it's money with the performance chip. I'm very happy with it.

Primary Use: Family transportation

Happy Pony — Bought in 2005 as the Mustang took a turn in styling returning to retro look for the Ponies. The GT with the 4.6L is easily modified by any gear heads looking that level of identity and setting a personal stamp on a machine that is reliable,fuel efficient for a V8 and just a lot of fun to drive. 3 years later, now requiring a new set of tires, oil changes is the only thing my car has needed so far with 60K on the odometer.