smurfslayer
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Now:
#TwoLessprius
It’s been 23 years since I traded my ’97 Cobra for a 2001 Lightning. I still miss the Lightning... Anyway, I don’t think I’ve been in another Mustang since. Not that I don’t like or didn’t want one, I just didn’t find my way back to one. The ’97 was a good ride. Open tracked several times, signed off to solo on both Summit Point circuits.
almost 5k under MSRP of 73,280. A10, recaros, handling package.
Flew to Waco, TX, and headed east into the hinterlands. Did a brief test drive, made a few mental notes.
1) damn this rides rough
2) whoa. this thing is LOUD.
Got back and took pictures, started inspecting. Tires were at 42 psi, as expected, I had them correct the t/p while fixing the hood. found hood scratches so they took a shot at correcting them and looks like they did to me. They were very light but work best done by someone not me. No surprises at the stealership by way of $$$, but I think they weren’t accustomed to bank financing, there was definitely some head scratching, but my bank hand held them. 2nd biggest personal check I’ve written for the downpayment, 3rd is the Raptor downpayment.
Sync 4 is a bit of a steep learning curve for me, for sure. Rap is a 2017, wife’s Lincoln is a 2020 so all the options available is a work in progress. The sales lady was a recent add and isn’t very Ford literate. Lots of questions went unanswered, and she didn’t know about a lot of the setup, etc. I managed to get FordPass connected before leaving- big win. Wife’s Lincoln was a major PITA to get working on Lincoln Way.
After getting the hood straight, and handholding the finance guy through how he was going to get the money, I went through Waco and headed south. Ride was much improved at 33psi.
DARN. THE. LUCK. fastest way back was toll road TX130/45. Aka, the highest signed speed limit in the USA.
Well... OK. I think the average in the 85mph section was 90-95mph. I did keep kind of legal. Ish.
It was 104 outside when I left and at one point I just turned the radio completely down to zero. Then I dumped onto a Farm to Market road signed at 55 with some respectable curves. I used the paddles here and manually shifted.
I like it. I think I’ll keep it.
Now:
#TwoLessprius
It’s been 23 years since I traded my ’97 Cobra for a 2001 Lightning. I still miss the Lightning... Anyway, I don’t think I’ve been in another Mustang since. Not that I don’t like or didn’t want one, I just didn’t find my way back to one. The ’97 was a good ride. Open tracked several times, signed off to solo on both Summit Point circuits.
almost 5k under MSRP of 73,280. A10, recaros, handling package.
Flew to Waco, TX, and headed east into the hinterlands. Did a brief test drive, made a few mental notes.
1) damn this rides rough
2) whoa. this thing is LOUD.
Got back and took pictures, started inspecting. Tires were at 42 psi, as expected, I had them correct the t/p while fixing the hood. found hood scratches so they took a shot at correcting them and looks like they did to me. They were very light but work best done by someone not me. No surprises at the stealership by way of $$$, but I think they weren’t accustomed to bank financing, there was definitely some head scratching, but my bank hand held them. 2nd biggest personal check I’ve written for the downpayment, 3rd is the Raptor downpayment.
Sync 4 is a bit of a steep learning curve for me, for sure. Rap is a 2017, wife’s Lincoln is a 2020 so all the options available is a work in progress. The sales lady was a recent add and isn’t very Ford literate. Lots of questions went unanswered, and she didn’t know about a lot of the setup, etc. I managed to get FordPass connected before leaving- big win. Wife’s Lincoln was a major PITA to get working on Lincoln Way.
After getting the hood straight, and handholding the finance guy through how he was going to get the money, I went through Waco and headed south. Ride was much improved at 33psi.
DARN. THE. LUCK. fastest way back was toll road TX130/45. Aka, the highest signed speed limit in the USA.
Well... OK. I think the average in the 85mph section was 90-95mph. I did keep kind of legal. Ish.
It was 104 outside when I left and at one point I just turned the radio completely down to zero. Then I dumped onto a Farm to Market road signed at 55 with some respectable curves. I used the paddles here and manually shifted.
I like it. I think I’ll keep it.
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