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RockSmart posted:If I only pay the original loan long enough to avoid any early-repayment fees, I should be alright... just don't know how long those fees last I had a dealer tell me "3 payments".
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Spotted this beauty on the weekend just outside Adelaide. loving clean and tidy, still left-hand drive and all.
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# ? Mar 7, 2011 09:39 |
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One thing that Adelaide really surprised me when I first went was the car culture. Im probably going to hit up the Classic Adelaide again at the end of the year.. Thats from the last visit. Good times!
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# ? Mar 7, 2011 10:05 |
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What's the VIN on that 64 1/2 mustang?
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# ? Mar 7, 2011 13:46 |
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iwentdoodie posted:What type of interest rates are you getting on them, if you don't mind me asking? Dealer says 4.9 (!) USAA rates are low 2's.
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Apparently simple bolt-ons and a Roush TVS supercharger are good for 10 flat ETs at 138mph on these cars. If you doubt Justin Starkey's (of VMP tuning) tuning ability, check out this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_LI816xU7o
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frozenphil posted:Apparently simple bolt-ons and a Roush TVS supercharger are good for 10 flat ETs at 138mph on these cars. If you doubt Justin Starkey's (of VMP tuning) tuning ability, check out this video. That was the prettiest launch I think I've ever seen in my life. Holy hell. I wish I lived closer to this guy to get my stuff tuned. Are there any ridiculously well known tuners in Illinois who can do high horsepower Fords? Apparently the car is almost done at the current tuner but I'm starting to think I need a closer tuner than 3 hours away and the Chicagoland area would be nice. It took them apparently 7 months to get the car running right. VibrioCholera fucked around with this message at 16:53 on Mar 7, 2011 |
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VibrioCholera posted:That was the prettiest launch I think I've ever seen in my life. Holy hell. I wish I lived closer to this guy to get my stuff tuned. Are there any ridiculously well known tuners in Illinois who can do high horsepower Fords? Apparently the car is almost done at the current tuner but I'm starting to think I need a closer tuner than 3 hours away and the Chicagoland area would be nice. It took them apparently 7 months to get the car running right. Dude, you have one of the best modular tuners in the country near you. Tim Barth works over at Mr Norm's Garage these days. Tim used to own Modular Horsepower before Mr. Norm made him an offer he couldn't refuse. Seriously, get your rear end to Tim and tell him the entire Southeast is still pissed he left.
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frozenphil posted:Dude, you have one of the best modular tuners in the country near you. Tim Barth works over at Mr Norm's Garage these days. Tim used to own Modular Horsepower before Mr. Norm made him an offer he couldn't refuse. Seriously, get your rear end to Tim and tell him the entire Southeast is still pissed he left. So he still does tuning on the side I take it? His contact info is right there so I'm going to hit him up shortly if needed assuming the car won't run. Season is starting in about a month. quote:Oh yeah, that's why he was hired; Mr. Norm needed a Ford tuner. Tim is seriously in the top 3 Ford tuners in the world. Search around on the various Ford forums for his name, you won't find a single bad thing about him which says a lot in my opinion. He used to be a heavy hitter in the King Of The Street competitions that 5.0 puts on. I believe he's won a few of them. Dug around a bit, I see this now. drat, I sort of hope they don't fix things at the current tuner and I can take it to him. People hail him as a Mustang Jesus or something. VibrioCholera fucked around with this message at 18:05 on Mar 7, 2011 |
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VibrioCholera posted:So he still does tuning on the side I take it? His contact info is right there so I'm going to hit him up shortly if needed assuming the car won't run. Season is starting in about a month. Oh yeah, that's why he was hired; Mr. Norm needed a Ford tuner. Tim is seriously in the top 3 Ford tuners in the world. Search around on the various Ford forums for his name, you won't find a single bad thing about him which says a lot in my opinion. He used to be a heavy hitter in the King Of The Street competitions that 5.0 puts on. I believe he's won a few of them. In other news, later this month the Edelbrock e-force supercharger will be available for the Coyote. 600fwhp with no other mods and if it is like all of the other e-force superchargers it will have a CARB EO number. Just dumb. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV0EDaInexI
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Autoblog just posted their first drive of the new Boss and they seem to love it. http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/24/2012-ford-mustang-boss-302-laguna-seca-first-drive-review/
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kronix posted:Autoblog just posted their first drive of the new Boss and they seem to love it. I'm having such a difficult time convincing myself that I don't need a BOSS because I don't road race. I've always wanted an original BOSS 302 and this new one is just calling to me so hard. I mean, just look at it!
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kronix posted:Autoblog just posted their first drive of the new Boss and they seem to love it. What's the running price on kidneys these days? I got a spare one I'd trade for one of these (and I doubt I'd need the other one long after I got the car anyway...). e: I kinda want those black decals on my V6 right now. I think it will go faster if I put them on... shodanjr_gr fucked around with this message at 20:42 on Mar 7, 2011 |
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frozenphil posted:I'm having such a difficult time convincing myself that I don't need a BOSS because I don't road race. I've always wanted an original BOSS 302 and this new one is just calling to me so hard. I think that's the first picture of the BOSS that I've seen where the stripes and empty foglight spaces on the grill don't make it look cheesy.
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Offrampmotel posted:I think that's the first picture of the BOSS that I've seen where the stripes and empty foglight spaces on the grill don't make it look cheesy. I want to see the white one they're talking about. This car is really badass and my feelings of hate toward the look are slowly subsiding as I see how badass this car actually is.
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kronix posted:I want to see the white one they're talking about. This car is really badass and my feelings of hate toward the look are slowly subsiding as I see how badass this car actually is. Nice for sure. frozenphil fucked around with this message at 19:56 on Mar 7, 2011 |
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The white's actually not bad, either. Maybe it's just the black ones I don't like. I bought a black 5.0 last summer, and I wish I had bought any other color.
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Offrampmotel posted:The white's actually not bad, either. Maybe it's just the black ones I don't like. I bought a black 5.0 last summer, and I wish I had bought any other color. White and black together doesn't look as nutty as red and black or blue and white. I'm not gonna say the thing is tasteful but it looks pretty cool. The worst part about black cars is they look so awesome when they're clean. After 10 minutes outside they're disgusting and make you hate black once again.
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I'm thinking of ordering a 2012 to make sure I get a config that I want but I'm worried that I'd have a better chance of getting a good deal if i'm going in there negotiating on a car thats in stock... Advice?
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mcmagic posted:I'm thinking of ordering a 2012 to make sure I get a config that I want but I'm worried that I'd have a better chance of getting a good deal if i'm going in there negotiating on a car thats in stock... Advice? I'll give you my experience. When I ordered my GT I only wanted three things: the premium trim, 19 inch wheels, and 3.55 rear. 90% of the cars on dealer lots are stripper model V6's or ultra loaded premiums with MSRPs pushing 40k and a lot of automatics mixed in just to make things tougher. If either of those sound up your alley then yes, you can do it. I spent months finding a car on the lot that I wanted and finally just went with the order, it took about 10 weeks but it was totally worth the wait. I even negotiated the price of my trade in advance as long as it came in with no new major damage. All in all, it was a very pleasant experience.
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# ? Mar 7, 2011 20:24 |
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Every time I look at the Boss 302, I realize it's probably a bad idea for a car that I will commute 25k miles a year in. I still really, really want one.
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IOwnCalculus posted:Every time I look at the Boss 302, I realize it's probably a bad idea for a car that I will commute 25k miles a year in. Cars are meant to be driven.
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IOwnCalculus posted:Every time I look at the Boss 302, I realize it's probably a bad idea for a car that I will commute 25k miles a year in. Just imagine how hard you're going to drive it those 25 THOUSAND miles. It'll be awesome.
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frozenphil posted:I'm having such a difficult time convincing myself that I don't need a BOSS because I don't road race. I've always wanted an original BOSS 302 and this new one is just calling to me so hard. How will it sit in your garage for decades if it's running
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I would really love a new Boss but I'm saving money for grad school Crazy how the Laguna Seca comes with R-comps. I do track days and I would love to smear M3 owners with one. Maybe oil will rocket to $150 a barrel and these cars turn dirt cheap. One can only hope
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# ? Mar 8, 2011 00:45 |
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Oh my drat. That Boss 302 is making me want to make some horrible, horrible decisions in my life. I'm more excited about it than I am the new Camaro....and I'm usually a Ford hater. Wow.
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I'm really not sure what kind of Bizarro world I'm in right now; journalists are praising a Mustang? Quick, someone have Clarkson test drive one so the world can be righted once he makes some mention of rickshaw suspensions or the colonies or something.
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I actually kinda want to see Top Gear get their hands on the Boss 302. Also, really happy you can get it in Yellow Blaze Tri-coat. Now I just have to figure out how to make the math work.
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frozenphil posted:I'm really not sure what kind of Bizarro world I'm in right now; journalists are praising a Mustang? Quick, someone have Clarkson test drive one so the world can be righted once he makes some mention of rickshaw suspensions or the colonies or something. Clarkson loved one of the previous Roush Mustangs. Yeah I'd love for TGUS to review the Boss. Tanner definitely needs to wring one out on the track.
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Killbot posted:Clarkson loved one of the previous Roush Mustangs. That iteration of the show is terrible.
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goodfuldead posted:That Or maybe I just don't like TV shows that aggressively spread ignorance on a subject where many people would be well served to be better informed. If I remember that episode correctly, they drive the first generation 2007 GT500, Clarkson goes lol dumb American oxcart suspension, and at the end they throw in a drive of a Roush version that does the same lap in the same time. They never mention exactly how the Roush suspension was different, I guess Roush puts in springs, dampers and a Watt's linkage, but now the internet meme is that the Roush had IRS.
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Throatwarbler posted:Or maybe I just don't like TV shows that aggressively spread ignorance on a subject where many people would be well served to be better informed. i just ment that the other show was at least entertaining, thats all.
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Throatwarbler posted:Or maybe I just don't like TV shows that aggressively spread ignorance on a subject where many people would be well served to be better informed. You have to remember that Clarkson also mentioned that it'd be the car he'd drive if he were the type of guy who was attracted to his sister or something to that effect in that same segment. They almost never give American sports cars any credit. That said, it'll be a really good test of the show to see what they think of the Boss, we'll probably find out this summer.
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Throatwarbler posted:Or maybe I just don't like TV shows that aggressively spread ignorance on a subject where many people would be well served to be better informed. Without turning this Mustang thread into a Top Gear discussion, the Roush went around 2-3 seconds faster than the GT500 despite being lower on horsepower. Clarkson credited that with its upgraded suspension, which did not include an IRS. The first gen GT500 was, handling-wise, a pig. Clarkson is mouthy but he at least respects the Mustang name, calling it the greatest car ever due to its history and marketing success. He also liked the 2005 Mustang, calling it "horrid but lovable." It's not a sophisticated car by any means but it definitely has something that makes you want one. Killbot fucked around with this message at 04:22 on Mar 8, 2011 |
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Throatwarbler posted:Or maybe I just don't like TV shows that aggressively spread ignorance on a subject where many people would be well served to be better informed. What I enjoyed about that episode was how they dyno'd that particular GT500, found that it made less than 500 hp at the rear tires (no poo poo) and then spent the rest of the time making a big deal about how it 'wasn't actually' a GT500.
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OrganizedEntropy posted:What I enjoyed about that episode was how they dyno'd that particular GT500, found that it made less than 500 hp at the rear tires (no poo poo) and then spent the rest of the time making a big deal about how it 'wasn't actually' a GT500. The best part was when they put the '65 or '66 or whatever on the dyno and then whined about how it was "down on power" as well. Even setting aside the flywheel vs. tire horsepower difference, do they seriously not know the difference between gross and net horsepower? I'm sure someone will defend them and say they were just being silly for the sake of tv or something, but it came across as pure, unabashed ignorance. Edit: Also, I distinctly remember them saying that the GT500 didn't have an LSD. I find that pretty loving hard to believe, surely it had one. Every GT has had one since the mid-80's! lazer_chicken fucked around with this message at 04:45 on Mar 8, 2011 |
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OrganizedEntropy posted:What I enjoyed about that episode was how they dyno'd that particular GT500, found that it made less than 500 hp at the rear tires (no poo poo) and then spent the rest of the time making a big deal about how it 'wasn't actually' a GT500. That was infuriating. I wasn't even a Mustang guy when I first saw that but it's annoying to start the segment making GBS threads on the car for making less that 500 horsepower without even a passing mention of the obvious. It's something they wouldn't do to European car.
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Which is why I want TGUS to drive it. It won't get a fair "review" on TGUK.
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lazer_chicken posted:The best part was when they put the '65 or '66 or whatever on the dyno and then whined about how it was "down on power" as well. Even setting aside the flywheel vs. tire horsepower difference, do they seriously not know the difference between gross and net horsepower? Well to be sure, "gross horsepower" was really a thing invented by the marketing department of the Big 3. European and Japanese car makers never used it in their own markets, so even if they knew their non-American audience would have no idea and they would have to spend 5 minutes explaining why in America when you say 400hp you actually mean 135hp or whatever. Throatwarbler fucked around with this message at 05:06 on Mar 8, 2011 |
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mcmagic posted:I'm thinking of ordering a 2012 to make sure I get a config that I want but I'm worried that I'd have a better chance of getting a good deal if i'm going in there negotiating on a car thats in stock... Advice? Ford has a decent search feature for checking inventory on the lots, to see if you can find one near you that is equipped how you want. You can filter results by model year, color, engine, transmission etc. The 2011s are mostly sold out around me, especially the V8s. http://www.inventory.ford.com/2012-Ford-Mustang#page=/ChooseYourPath/ Number_6 fucked around with this message at 05:26 on Mar 8, 2011 |
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