Our oldest drove from Seattle to Denver and bought this in 2020. I've only been a passenger in it once, but a tap on the accelerator will sure wake you up.
Splint plus Ace bandage post-op. Two weeks then removal of this to get to the stitches, then another cast for two weeks. Then rehab, I don't know for how long.
I feel for ya, bud. I'm headed for back surgery soon. Keep your mind and spirits alive.
Just as a last hurrah for my old age, I bought that KIA Stinger GT Line and will take possession Saturday. (2.5L Turbo).
Just to have something to look forward too.
I am also looking forward to your studio monitor build with great expectations . . .
@Steve_Lee said:
I feel for ya, bud. I'm headed for back surgery soon. Keep your mind and spirits alive.
Just as a last hurrah for my old age, I bought that KIA Stinger GT Line and will take possession Saturday. (2.5L Turbo).
Just to have something to look forward too.
I am also looking forward to your studio monitor build with great expectations . . .
Before I bought the Sorento in 2019, I test drive a Stinger.
One of the coolest looking cars ever made, possibly thanks to Steve McQueen in Bullitt, but cool regardless.
A neighbour had a dark blue 1966 fastback for many years, but it only had the Oz 170 cubic inch 'six', so he said it drove like a Ford Falcon. He kept it in pristine condition and sold it for more than he paid.
I broke the USB port on my lenovo laptop. Any estimate on cost of repair, and/or is it reasonably easy to replace myself? I have some soldering skills but micro could be trying.
@PWRRYD said:
Love the fastback. Was it a straight 6?
289 V8 automatic.
My uncle who was 25 at the time had a new Mustang coupe delivered to his wedding in August of 64. Being young he drove fast. I was a teen at the time and remember riding with him and hitting a duck going about 90. The duck hit the top of the windshield and went straight up.
@Steve_Lee said:
I'm still partial to the Mach 1 but have never owned one . . .
When I was 16, I was driving from Columbus up to Mansfield in a little 914/4 and a Mach 1 pulled up next to me, and on 3 (from 50mph) he blew my doors off - not unexpected, BUT salt to the wound he was pulling a large boat 🤣
One of the many more recent car shows we've had here in Classic City had a green and white two-tone with a transparent portion of hood and a huge Lingenfelter Supercharger showing through it. My dad thought it looked like a factory job out of Detroit. A former coworker and classmate of mine has a heavily modified Roush Mustang, Navy with white stripes.
I've seen a bunch of them around here, and usually there is enough stuff under the hood that they are packed solid in the recent models. I still kinda feel that the Mustang lost something when they went with an D/SOHC valvetrain. The sound wasn't the same after that, and the motors looked more like the Asian imports.
I was a teen at the time and remember riding with him and hitting a duck going about 90. The duck hit the top of the windshield and went straight up.
A similar thing happened to me in our Miata: driving along our Geelong freeway with the roof down, I was about 50 yards or so from an open trailer truck. Suddenly, an enormous flattened cardboard packing crate flew away from it and headed straight for my head - luckily for me, it hit the top of the windscreen and bounced away.
If it hadn't hit the top of the screen, I wouldn't be here. It probably weighed around 15kg or so and I was doing around 60mph; I'm no physicist but its kinetic energy would probably have killed me.
. . . I sent the Stinger back - awaiting refund - too much pre-delivery undisclosed damage/abuse for me to accept.
Still looking for something a bit sporty . . .
Dang! That sucks, looking forward to a new car then having that happen!
Good luck on your quest, lots of nice sporty cars these days👍🏻 The new Nissan Z is pretty cool
@Steve_Lee said:
. . . I sent the Stinger back - awaiting refund - too much pre-delivery undisclosed damage/abuse for me to accept.
Still looking for something a bit sporty . . .
Test drive the Tesla model 3. If you can catch the state and federal rebates you can get one for $7,500-11,500 off. It’s been the best car I’ve had so far (I’ve owned 12). No noise, no shifting, crazy torque and barely any maintenance. I test engines for a living so I’m pretty biased toward internal combustion engines but the driving experience really won me over. Battery usage goes up about 30-50% when below 20 degrees F but that’s the only downside. Not a long road trip car but it heats up immediately in winter. The tech is pretty nice.
The price of new cars is more than I paid for my 1st house on over an acre lot ($50K) - not going there.
The price of used cars has almost tripled in the past 6 years and you can now buy a sedan w/ 120K+ miles on it for $18 ~ $25K. I am not going to spend all my savings on something like that. Grrrrrr.
Sticking with my KIA Optima LX 96K for the foreseeable future. PS - Stay away from Carvana.
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Yup! 🤤
Our oldest drove from Seattle to Denver and bought this in 2020. I've only been a passenger in it once, but a tap on the accelerator will sure wake you up.
Splint plus Ace bandage post-op. Two weeks then removal of this to get to the stitches, then another cast for two weeks. Then rehab, I don't know for how long.
I feel for ya, bud. I'm headed for back surgery soon. Keep your mind and spirits alive.
Just as a last hurrah for my old age, I bought that KIA Stinger GT Line and will take possession Saturday. (2.5L Turbo).
Just to have something to look forward too.
I am also looking forward to your studio monitor build with great expectations . . .
I've owned 6 Mustangs. My first car was a 1966 coupe with a 289/C4 and a front bench seat (somewhat rare).
Before I bought the Sorento in 2019, I test drive a Stinger.
From the car show a page back. I had to file this one under "inadvertent self-portrait". Also not my rig.
I had a 66 Mustang. A friend had some Thunderbird wire wheel covers that fit.
Love the fastback. Was it a straight 6?
LOVE the '65-'66 fastbacks.
One of the coolest looking cars ever made, possibly thanks to Steve McQueen in Bullitt, but cool regardless.
A neighbour had a dark blue 1966 fastback for many years, but it only had the Oz 170 cubic inch 'six', so he said it drove like a Ford Falcon. He kept it in pristine condition and sold it for more than he paid.
He replaced it with.....a Citroen 2CV!
Geoff
I broke the USB port on my lenovo laptop. Any estimate on cost of repair, and/or is it reasonably easy to replace myself? I have some soldering skills but micro could be trying.
Probably on-board rather than a seperate board. But should be easy enough to solder on another. As long as the failure didn't lift any traces.
Is it the only USB port? Could use a hub on any remaining ports if more are needed.
Yes, thankfully the laptop has two. I was using a hub - microphone and dsp unit, but damaged one. Just looking to repair my (fat fingers) error.
My daily, ‘08 Bullitt, next to my buddy’s ‘08 GT
I'm still partial to the Mach 1 but have never owned one . . .
289 V8 automatic.
My uncle who was 25 at the time had a new Mustang coupe delivered to his wedding in August of 64. Being young he drove fast. I was a teen at the time and remember riding with him and hitting a duck going about 90. The duck hit the top of the windshield and went straight up.
There is a crapton of Mustang Pride out there. May even exceed Corvette in numbers. Enjoy some eye candy.
When I was 16, I was driving from Columbus up to Mansfield in a little 914/4 and a Mach 1 pulled up next to me, and on 3 (from 50mph) he blew my doors off - not unexpected, BUT salt to the wound he was pulling a large boat 🤣
The yellow one is another style I like.
One of the many more recent car shows we've had here in Classic City had a green and white two-tone with a transparent portion of hood and a huge Lingenfelter Supercharger showing through it. My dad thought it looked like a factory job out of Detroit. A former coworker and classmate of mine has a heavily modified Roush Mustang, Navy with white stripes.
I've seen a bunch of them around here, and usually there is enough stuff under the hood that they are packed solid in the recent models. I still kinda feel that the Mustang lost something when they went with an D/SOHC valvetrain. The sound wasn't the same after that, and the motors looked more like the Asian imports.
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Back in the early 90s
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drag racing fans, runs in the family
Zero to 343+ MPH in only 1000 feet! That is incredible.
Yup, nothing like it.
I was a teen at the time and remember riding with him and hitting a duck going about 90. The duck hit the top of the windshield and went straight up.
If it hadn't hit the top of the screen, I wouldn't be here. It probably weighed around 15kg or so and I was doing around 60mph; I'm no physicist but its kinetic energy would probably have killed me.
Geoff
. . . I sent the Stinger back - awaiting refund - too much pre-delivery undisclosed damage/abuse for me to accept.
Still looking for something a bit sporty . . .
Dang! That sucks, looking forward to a new car then having that happen!
Good luck on your quest, lots of nice sporty cars these days👍🏻 The new Nissan Z is pretty cool
Test drive the Tesla model 3. If you can catch the state and federal rebates you can get one for $7,500-11,500 off. It’s been the best car I’ve had so far (I’ve owned 12). No noise, no shifting, crazy torque and barely any maintenance. I test engines for a living so I’m pretty biased toward internal combustion engines but the driving experience really won me over. Battery usage goes up about 30-50% when below 20 degrees F but that’s the only downside. Not a long road trip car but it heats up immediately in winter. The tech is pretty nice.
The price of new cars is more than I paid for my 1st house on over an acre lot ($50K) - not going there.
The price of used cars has almost tripled in the past 6 years and you can now buy a sedan w/ 120K+ miles on it for $18 ~ $25K. I am not going to spend all my savings on something like that. Grrrrrr.
Sticking with my KIA Optima LX 96K for the foreseeable future. PS - Stay away from Carvana.