my new CAR!!!

[DmonSlyr]

yea i think they would have got the manual if they had 1 in the lot. but its cool.

[Stang]

The whole annoyance of shifting in traffic thing is a myth.  I've always driven a stick and it has never been an issue.  Like moot said, becomes totally second nature.  

Besides, you aren't really driving unless you're driving a stick.  Automatics are just big golf carts.

[DmonSlyr]

i dont know my dad has been driving for a long time and he had to drive down to atlanta every morning and the traffic was horrible. he said that stickshift was a lot to handle in atlanta.

[BigGun]

if there isn't a XM mode to switch on the radio, take it into a shop & they can hard wire it into radio, I think how it works is when the unit is turned on it shuts off the receiver to the FM so it doesn't get interference.

[DmonSlyr]

aight how much would that cost?

[BigGun]

Originally posted by DmonSlyr
aight how much would that cost?

Not sure, would guess less than a hundred, can't really remember. If inclined, I am sure you can search internet & find how to instructions. It can't be rocket science.

[superpug1]

never been one for stangs, but that is a nice looking car man. I cant wait for the Camaros to come out... Hopefully ill be able to get one after my bonus from Field Training. justa basic car. 6.0 if they got, 6 speed, 3.73 rear, red interior, black paint. nothing else.

ma truck is gettin old, needs to rest a bit so i can do a resto and finish buildin her. still beats older 3 series beemers, hondas, and v6 stangs though

[straffo]

Originally posted by moot
Shifting becomes like breathing, after a short while you only think of it when you think of it.  And it's one less intermediate gizmo buffering what's between you and the car.

I breath a lot on the "Périph"

[moot]

My first real drive in a stick shift was in a crappy beat-up van with barely any visibility in the rear 180degrees, right in the middle of Paris rush hour traffic.  My dad thought it was a great way to get started
Lucky for me I already had some practice with an old R5 in a friends backyard in the countryside.

[Treize69]

I have the normal, store bought XM for mine and it plays just fine- you might need to go through your FM dial and find a frequency that is as far away from any actual local stations as you can get, usually towards the bottom of the dial. If theres a broadcasting station within a few decimal points it will start to bleed over.

Personally, I use 88.9 and have rarely had any problems (and when I do its usually the low-powered local NPR frequency in one of the areas I occasionally pass through). But I'm in a different area than you, that part of the dial might be more heavily used where you are.

If you have external power and antenna wires on your kit, make sure you have those signal-bleed protectors put on too- the magnetic field from the power source can interfere with the antenna if you don't, but its rare.

[Mark Luper]

Great choice!

 I drive a '06 Pony Package car with the 5 speed. I have wished for the auto on occasion but most of the time it suits me fine. I love the handling, the suspension is virtually the same as the GT and the V-6 car is a little lighter.

Enjoy it and don't let everyone else ruin your fun. Be safe, be happy:aok

Mark

[SIG220]

Originally posted by DmonSlyr
thanks i know it would have been even more badass if it was a GT six speeds. BUT insurance doesnt like 17 year olds to have v8s in there 2 door sports cars. so even if i would have a got a older model GT the insurance still would have been another 200 bucks/ month but my dad said he was looking at a gt for himself and said that it really wasnt that much more powerful then the V6.

for the 6speed part. it was the only mustang in the lot. and i was sitting in traffic on the way to school the otherday and got to thinkin. im glad its not a 6 speed cause then i would have to shift every 5 seconds and would just get old every single day going to school.

but my parents suprised me with it. i was about to watermelon my pants when i saw it!

Wow, your Dad got you a brand new Mustang at only 17!  

That is some awesome father that you have.   My Dad also got me a Mustang for my first car.   It was a used 1969 coupe with a 302 V8, but I did not get it until I was 19.  I drove that car for 17 years, I loved it so much.   Made me sick when I finally unloaded it ( I had a wife and kid by then ), although I got the same amount of money for it that my Dad had originally paid for it!  

I did not buy my own son a car until he was 19 as well.   He was pretty jazzed when he got his too, although he still looks in shock in this photo I took of him:





He pretty much wanted a Civic Coupe, so I got him one with a 5 speed manual:





That was 2 1/2 years ago.   Since then, he has got 11 tickets driving the car, and came close to losing his license at one point.   His auto insurance is now outrageous.  Hopefully you will have much better luck driving yours.

Great car you got!  Makes me think back when I was young and driving a Mustang too!   Enjoy these years while you can, and have lots of fun.  For when you get married, your wife will also probably nag you to sell it and buy something more practical for a family, just like mine did to me.  

Just thinking back about my selling my Mustang all those years ago still makes me want to cry!     It is odd how people can get attached to their cars so much.

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[red26]

Saving my money up for one of these bad puppys. It dosent come out till 09 but I should have the money to get one.


the hard top model

[Pooh21]

Nice car kid.

shame on the auto.

2 tips. 1 you do not drive as good as you think you do, yet. Keep that in mind.

2 get a Valentine1 or if thats out of it even a cheapie detector. It will keep the insurance down.

[SIG220]

Originally posted by red26



Saving my money up for one of these bad puppys. It dosent come out till 09 but I should have the money to get one.


the hard top model

That Car looks like it has a SMILE on its Grille!!

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