You mod you lose. But itās really fun. I sold a Frankensteined 2015 that I spent more on mods than I did the car new. I did it to make room for a 500 and certainly lost my ass as expected. Iāve only put 300 miles on the 500 but I can tell you itās a blast to drive and my wife who is not...
I get what youāre saying but in some ways Iām glad itās the way it is. My panel fit and finish borders on poor. Paint quality is certainly on the lower end of the car spectrum. But that powertrain. Iām glad they did things like 760hp, dual clutch paddle shifted transmission, Magnaride, etc. The...
I was thinking about a two post but would only have 1ā of clearance at the ceiling plus the permanent loss of floor space. Wouldnāt be looking forward to wrestling those into place with the lack of clearance. These are rapidly becoming my option due to the mobility and with the 7000 I could do...
Biggest surprise to me is the disparity in price dealer to dealer. Found one at a dealer in Kentucky for $24. Found two more at a small dealership in Indiana for $34/per. I looked at the screen in both places and both were the unit prices in the part system. The Indiana dealer is local to me so...
Line up where? Drag strip or road course? If I wanted to go drag racing I certainly wouldnāt have bought a Gt500. I would have bought one of the multitudes of production cars that will easily dispatch it. Or if Iām simply a Ford fan I would have spent a little more and bought a Cobra Jet and ran...
GT500ās turf? A drag strip? No. That would be the plaids āturfā where it will basically destroy about everything. GT500ās would rank somewhere in the middle of all performance cars in the 1/4 and are certainly not drag focused. You know what I donāt see? Videos of Teslas at VIR racing GT3ās...
Thought I read somewhere that the Shelby Foundation was raffling off a HE CFTP so there will be at least one. Iāll have to see if I can find it again
Iām with you. We have one vehicle, wifeās 2022 Acura MDX, that barely gets over 20mpg. Everything else in our garages sucks fuel at an alarming rate. When we recently ran out of garage space the car that got sold was the 30+mpg Honda Civic Sport which we used for around town stuff. I donāt...
I can see flipping cars as a hobby or a side hustle for some extra cash but unless youāre a full time auto broker or you found out your grandma has a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO hidden in the barn there are easier ways to make money. I guess there are two schools of thought here. I used careers and the...
I would also be curious about the flow characteristics of the K&N if the material feels more coarse or thicker. Iāve used them on other vehicles because they make a good product but I wonder about cold start 50w getting through it and to where it needs to be.
Has anyone had a problem with the stock GT500 shafts either at the drags, autocross, or road course? I put Ford Racing shafts in my 15 GT due to Fords āhollowā weak stockers and because it was an FI car. I figured at stock power levels Ford would have insured that the stock shafts would be ok on...
Traveling this week with the wife for some hiking and thanksgiving. Stopped at several Ford dealers and actually found one today at Bill Cole Ford in Ashland, KY. I think we stopped at 6 total dealerships. At least I have one for the 1,000 mile change
Used the M-1700 brackets. Put all 4 tires up on 4ā rubber ramps they had at the dealership. Installed all 4 myself in about 15 minutes. Could have done it without the ramps but it would be a squeeze. Brackets worked great with the longer MAC straps that come with the over the wheel set. Luckily...
Does the trailer actually weigh 7000lbs empty? Iām surprised a 20ā Bravo (Aluminum?) weighs that much. I just used a 24ā Intech to haul mine and it scales at around 4400lbs empty, 9500lbs with the 500 loaded. If so, that puts you at 11000+ or real near the edge of an F150 Tremors towing...
Naivety about better value? What categories make for better value? 1/4 mile times, track times, looks, price, ride, size, highway manners, color offerings, loyalty, available options, exclusiveness, personal budget, top speed, aftermarket options, etc? Everyone should prioritize these values and...
I agree. But how many are actually sold at that level. I still feel that those are cars they donāt want to sell. Those cars are earmarked for someone but itās not the general public buyer. Basically eye candy to get the average buyer in then convince them that a GT will do everything they expect...