[TenSeven]

Originally Posted by avalonandl

My ideal car would be Garnet Red, Kalahari seats...

Originally Posted by Sledgehammer70

...most avoid Kalahari, but its personal preference.

I was really into the Kalahari in my SS when I first bought the car. In the following months of ownership I've greatly cooled off on it.

It's a nice color option. But knowing what I know now, I'd stay with black.

[avalonandl]

Originally Posted by ender2664

Don't get npp. Just cut off the muffler.

A selectable OEM exhaust sound.... can't beat it. Might not be loud enough for some but it is for me.

[br2]

Originally Posted by TenSeven

... knowing what I know now, I'd stay with black.

Obvious question: what is it that you know now? Hard to keep clean?

[Lurkertill03/10/2016]

Originally Posted by br2

Obvious question: what is it that you know now? Hard to keep clean?

Very curious here too

[JeffMorse]

Me too. Kalahari is my top pick, and may even influence the exterior color choice. Curious what is prompting the change.

[ender2664]

Originally Posted by avalonandl

A selectable OEM exhaust sound.... can't beat it. Might not be loud enough for some but it is for me.

It was loud enough for me when I was at the dealer and on my test drive...not so much in the real world. But I recently heard npp with no secondary car and that is pretty awsome. I still prefer not muffler, but it is a close second.

[LesBaer]

Originally Posted by JeffMorse

Me too. Kalahari is my top pick, and may even influence the exterior color choice. Curious what is prompting the change.

Kalahari and Ceramic White (the two best looking interiors IMO) will be susceptible to color transfer from jeans. If it happens it's not the end of the world and can be removed. I sit on a towel when I wear jeans now as a precaution and problem solved.

edit - and reconsider the sunroof!

[Mojave]

That car would be sharp. I would make sure you sit in one with a sunroof first and make sure you fit comfortably

[LesBaer]

The sunroof debate will always be a hot topic, but here are the facts:

- You get about 1" of extra head room without the sunroof, which you'll need if you ever want to track the car since you'll be wearing a helmet.

- You get the cool roof lines without the sunroof, which also aid in aero.

- You get extra weight added to your top of your car, raising your center of gravity with a sunroof.

If you don't care about the above, get the sunroof. I personally think the car looks 100x's better with those roof lines, it's better to not have it for performance, and it saves you some $ by skipping.

[ctrlz]

Originally Posted by LesBaer

The sunroof debate will always be a hot topic, but here are the facts:

- You get about 1" of extra head room without the sunroof, which you'll need if you ever want to track the car since you'll be wearing a helmet.

- You get the cool roof lines without the sunroof, which also aid in aero.

- You get extra weight added to your top of your car, raising your center of gravity with a sunroof.

Great list.
I would add that using a sunroof the way it is normally used probably increases your lifetime melanoma risk by 10-100x. That will vary with skin type. But people tend to use sunroofs without having applied sunscreen.

[TenSeven]

Originally Posted by br2

Obvious question: what is it that you know now? Hard to keep clean?

I've had the car for almost 7 months and have ~1600 miles on it, it's clean as a steamed chrome whistle.

Originally Posted by Lurkertill03/10/2016

Very curious here too

It's just that I've cooled on the color, not at all that Kalahari is bad. Just a subjective thing, I guess.

Do I "regret" the Kalahari? No, not at all, it looks great. I think that I might maybe like black better. I think I'm busy second-guessing myself for no reason.

One thing that I do 100% regret is getting the sunroof. I'm 6'5" and would love another 1" or so extra headroom.

[LesBaer]

Originally Posted by TenSeven

I've had the car for almost 7 months and have ~1600 miles on it, it's clean as a steamed chrome whistle.

LOL..I love that line and may have to borrow it

[avalonandl]

Sunroof is a consideration really for resale. Myself- I don't really use them. I had one on my turbo Regal I leased and honestly only had it open a few times. Still debating, the rest of the car is the way I want it. I had a 1994 Trans Am GT in dark red with tan interior (and T Tops!!). Loved it. I see this car as the succesor to that. Had a GTO also....

[A7X]

Sunroof is something I love and something the Mustang doesn't offer.

Glad it's an option but at 5'7" head room isn't a huge issue. I do have a 6'10" buddy though