New Toy

[its phillip]

Sedan is fine, coupe: not so much.

I think they look better in person. The sedan does look great though. I've seen a few V coupes on the road and I still think they look great

[strube]

I think they look better in person. The sedan does look great though. I've seen a few V coupes on the road and I still think they look great

I hate to say it (being the anti-GM person that I am) but I really like the sedan and I am pretty sure I would even take the wagon over the coupe. But hey, it's America and I respect your opinion.

The black metallic color that they had at the LA auto show for all of the Vs was breathtaking.



Okay enough of this GM talk in my Ford car thread!

[j_garcia]

I love the wagon actually.

[its phillip]

The wagon looks great too. I love wagons

[Adam]

Ponies, wagons...Makes me wonder about Audioholics in the 1800's. "Hey, Jed. You see this here in the newspaper today? Another one of those 'Which harmonica should I buy?' posts. Good grief..."

[j_garcia]

All of my cars have been either hatch or wagon. I like the utility. So when you make one that goes fast and handles well too...well I'm sold.

Back to Mustang. Was just reading about this one the other day. Shelby 1000:


As in 1000 ponies

[strube]

Back to Mustang. Was just reading about this one the other day. Shelby 1000:

As in 1000 ponies

...and only $200,000...with the same impressive Mustang interior.

2012 Shelby 1000 revealed ahead of official New York debut | Mustangs Daily

[strube]

And now, a moment of rage...

I just got a call from the DMV. I have to get the brand new, 50-State emissions certified GT500 smogged tomorrow before I go get plates since I bought out of state. Grrrrrrr.

Since it is just for the money anyway, why don't they just let me write the State a freaking $50 check and not worry about going to do the smogging? I am always good for some "mechanic" greasing up my steering wheel and seats and denting my doors! Jerks.

[j_garcia]

You bought it in a state that has smog or your state has smog? It is brand NEW? Even in Ca. you don't have to smog a new car for 5 years, so that sounds weird. Smog is also the responsibility of the seller, not the buyer, unless the buyer agrees to do it.

Just got both my cars smogged in the last two weeks. On my car, they tried to say my battery was dying and I needed wiper blades. Apparently, they sprayed some crap on my windshield and tried to make it look dirty. I use rain-X and rarely ever use my wiper blades. The car was at the dealer last week for something else and I had them check the battery - nothing wrong with it. So when we had to smog the truck, we didn't go back to that shop.

[Adam]

And now, a moment of rage...

I just got a call from the DMV. I have to get the brand new, 50-State emissions certified GT500 smogged tomorrow before I go get plates since I bought out of state. Grrrrrrr.

Since it is just for the money anyway, why don't they just let me write the State a freaking $50 check and not worry about going to do the smogging? I am always good for some "mechanic" greasing up my steering wheel and seats, and denting my doors! Jerks.

Seriously - that SUCKS! Hopefully it'll come away unscathed. Some of the emissions people here do a great job, while others are clearly just there for the money and don't give a s**t about anyone's property.

One nice thing about Arizona is that we don't need to get our emissions checked for the first five years on a new vehicle - we just have to pay the fee. I dreaded year six with the Prelude. For good reason. They crawled around the inside (three different people), then failed me because they couldn't find where to plug the cable in! I was pretty torqued. I drove out, pulled off the access panel (which I found myself in under a minute), pulled back around, waited in line, got back to them, then had to answer their questionnaire about if I'd taken it to a mechanic since failing. Keep in mind, it had been about two minutes since I'd talked to this guy...who had seen three people spend over ten minutes crawling around my car.