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**Grandpa** · 10-08-2013, 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by BERT

I'm pretty sure Steve, like all of us, knows this already

You've been put on the armbar "to do" list.

**Grandpa** · 10-08-2013, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by Midnight11

heaven forbid it got rain on it...

Drag radials don't particularly like rain. That was very evident by my wife and I almost smashing into the wall on the highway on the way home...

I don't mind it getting dirty at all cuz it gives me a reason to detail it which I enjoy doing. I don't have to drive it in the rain cuz I have another car.

Driving a Mustang in the rain is like having tits on a nun - pointless.

**DirtyD** · 10-08-2013, 11:33 AM

28500 miles on my car. Loved all of them except when I spun it into a curb last year in a slick intersection during lunch. But I learned by lesson on that, and have definitely learned how to better control the car since then.

I do wish I had another car I could drive from time to time, namely to keep the dog hair out of the Mustang, but oh well.

**DirtyD** · 10-08-2013, 11:34 AM

Originally Posted by SlowGreyGT

Driving a Mustang in the rain is like tits on Kate Upton - fun as hell.

As long as you know what you are doing.

**BERT** · 10-08-2013, 11:36 AM

Originally Posted by slowgreygt

you've been put on the armbar "to do" list.

finally!!!!

**Midnight11** · 10-08-2013, 11:39 AM

i know i was in the rain with radials too

**Bearded Banger** · 10-08-2013, 11:41 AM

I only drive mine in the rain

**Grandpa** · 10-08-2013, 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by DirtyD

28500 miles on my car. Loved all of them except when I spun it into a curb last year in a slick intersection during lunch. But I learned by lesson on that, and have definitely learned how to better control the car since then.

I do wish I had another car I could drive from time to time, namely to keep the dog hair out of the Mustang, but oh well.

I like cruising the Stang. I drive it when I can but I can't always drive it. I've got two kids and two car seats and their stuff doesn't fit in a Stang. Plus its too loud for the baby. lol

Besides, the point of the Stang is for spirited driving on occasion and I can't do that with the kids in the car.

As I've said before, considering in 7 years I had my 93 Cobra, I put 7k miles on it. So almost 11k in 18 months on the GT is a VAST improvement for me. lol

**Junkie** · 10-08-2013, 11:54 AM

Originally Posted by SlowGreyGT

I like cruising the Stang. I drive it when I can but I can't always drive it. I've got two kids and two car seats and their stuff doesn't fit in a Stang. Plus its too loud for the baby. lol

Besides, the point of the Stang is for spirited driving on occasion and I can't do that with the kids in the car.

As I've said before, considering in 7 years I had my 93 Cobra, I put 7k miles on it. So almost 11k in 18 months on the GT is a VAST improvement for me. lol

Wow, I've already put 7k on the Viper

**Grandpa** · 10-08-2013, 11:57 AM

Originally Posted by Junkie

Wow, I've already put 7k on the Viper

That's because you're other 12 cars are all apart in pieces in shops spread out all over the state. lol

**Junkie** · 10-08-2013, 11:59 AM

Originally Posted by SlowGreyGT

That's because you're other 12 cars are all apart in pieces in shops spread out all over the state. lol

....or I just drive a lot? lol. I've put 140k on my truck in less than 4 years. I put 7k+ miles on my V before I took it apart. I just drive a shit load.

3 of my cars are apart in MY shop

**Grandpa** · 10-08-2013, 12:00 PM

Originally Posted by Junkie

....or I just drive a lot? lol. I've put 140k on my truck in less than 4 years. I put 7k+ miles on my V before I took it apart. I just drive a shit load.

3 of my cars are apart in MY shop

I was joking.

**GunsUp** · 10-08-2013, 12:20 PM

Originally Posted by Midnight11

11k mikes for 3 years is jack shit

24k on my 13 and love driving it every time

25k on my 11

**rriddle3** · 10-08-2013, 12:21 PM

Said it before, but...

50bryan · 10-08-2013, 05:51 PM

I love the power on the stang, and its a hell of a lot of fun. but there is a reason why the japanese market is still around, and why a lot of peolpe mod them.

frs/brz for example. is it gonna outrun a 5.0 on the highway? not a chance. but you go through some twisty roads with it, or just hooligan it around town, its a blast.
in my opinion its much more fun to drive a slow car that is balanced (not a camry, but s2000, brz/frs, miata) fast than to drive a fast car slow, and i think this fits well in this case.

the other side of the fence has the same questions too. "Why do people buy domestic? all they do is run it in a straight line and make massive power and as soon as a corner comes around they can't hold it and spin". etc.

I love the mustang, and i'm not regretting making the change from my 350z to the mustang at all, but the 350z, or other japanese/european sports cars have something that the domestics lack a little of. and that's feel. i know it sounds stupid, and i know it might not be quantifiable, BUT the way the car moves around a corner, the way it hugs the corner as you exit out in speed. thats the beauty of those cars.

you take a jap sports car, take it to mexico, and you get a green left arrow or a clear right turn, and you heel toe from 3rd to 2nd (or 3rd to fourth if you're going fast enough i guess) and hold the line all the way through, with a little tail slide at the end, and if you tell me that that isn't fun, then i guess you won't ever like these cars.

hellaflush/stance and all that is for dopey kids looking to get a confidence boost by throwing their suspension geometry completely off and scraping everywhere they go just so they can feel good about themselves anyways, so not much to defend there.