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That's some great mileage. I've made the drive 1000 miles each way to visit family in TN a couple times, but I usually do it in about 14hrs so I'm not getting 28mpg. It's been a couple years so my memory is a little foggy but I think it was more like 22mpg. I used to drive from Fort Worth to...

If the sprinkler heads are close to the edge of the yard, maybe she (or you) could replace them with 180s so they only spray the other direction. You might still get a little spray from the wind though.

For the Mustang and a 2004 Lexus with 140k miles on it, me being almost 40 years old with no tickets and no claims, they wanted me to pay over $3k for the next six months. What's "relatively small" is my new premium with my new insurance company - about $1300. :D

In many states you aren't actually required to have insurance. You can get a "statement of financial responsibility" or something like that, proving that you have enough cash to cover the minimum requirements. Or something like that. But personally, I'd rather risk somebody else's money.

Yes, my first quote from Progressive was ridiculous(IMO), so I switched to Farmers and it was still high but saved maybe $300 or so over 6 monhts. Within a month or two, they raised it a couple hundred bucks. I think that was when they jacked up Mustang rates across the board. Then every...

2015 GT, purchased Feb 2015. ~18,300 miles. 6500 of those miles are from 4 road trips, otherwise I'd be under 12k. Not quite a garage queen, but definitely less miles than any other car I've owned. I travel a lot for work, leaving the car in the garage at home, and I also bought a second...

Our inspections here are pretty basic. They drive it about 100yds, make sure the brakes and horn works, check the lights and the wipers, and no CEL... done. I just take it to a dedicated inspection place, no worries. Takes about 5 minutes.

It's nice, but the camera by itself is probably good enough. If anything, I'd like sensors on the front bumper.

Just sitting here brewing beer at a friend's house and can't stop staring at my car.

I think people from other parts of the country underestimate the size of the hail we get and the frequency of hail storms. When I lived up north, we got hail but it was the exception, not the rule, and damaging hail was very rare. Down here, it seems like pretty much every spring storm...

Drive a manual, carry an automatic. :shrug:

Honestly, I probably wouldn't. At least not in the immediate future. I got a GX470 as a back-up car for bad weather days and trips out west for hunting, camping, etc. It seems like I drive the GX 75% of the time anyway. I would miss the Mustang, but I'd probably be content to have the money...

My mom works at a place that does roadside assistance. She was in the call center when she started and she got calls for people locked out of their "smart" key cars all the damn time. I don't know if any of them were running, though. Anyway, people get locked out of these cars all the time...

If it's consumer driven, why do CAFE standards exist? What would be the reaction of consumers if they were suddenly given a choice of paying $2000 more than the current car for a hybrid, or pay $2000 less because we no longer have to do this and that because of regulations? Yes, I pulled...

When talking about SUVs, you have to be honest about the different types of SUV buyers. You have the "too cool for a minivan" crowd, you have the people who just want AWD and maybe to sit a little higher, and you have the people who actually want old-school sport utility for things like 4x4...

That is pretty awesome, but I get the feeling you misunderstood my comment. My point was 0-60 (and even 1/4 mile) is fine and all, but show me that you can maintain all the rest of the performance a Mustang has. Are there any mass produced, daily driver EVs which can outrun a PP GT for say, 5...

I have zero interest in an electric vehicle unless it has range similar to a gas vehicle AND can be charged (or battery swapped) just as quickly as I can pump gas. Also, people talk about Tesla acceleration, but I never hear any lap times. A hybrid, I might consider. A plug-in could get...

Unless this car becomes a problem, I plan to keep it for a loooong time. It'll be paid off in a little over a year and I hope to stay payment-free for many years. Between this and the GX470, I think I'm set. About the only thing that would make me consider it would be a dual clutch, but...

The difference is there is nothing anywhere near the ignition switch on most cars. Even if you did reach for something (?) in that area, you aren't going to accidentally turn the key. But our push-button start is very close to two controls you use regularly - stereo power/volume and heated...

It looks like black and white cover over the grill and bumper fits a little differently, but I can't tell if it was just mounted a little different or if it actually fits the cars different. If you look at the holes in the bottom, you can see they line up a little different. I think one of the...