frank s
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Jul 30, 2018
- Threads
- 5
- Messages
- 943
- Reaction score
- 736
- Location
- san diego CA
- Website
- www.fsheff.com
- First Name
- frank
- Vehicle(s)
- Stang '19 Magnetic, EcoBoostā¢, Vert, MagneRideĀ® PP
- Vehicle Showcase
- 2
There seem to be couple of underlying themes within this string of posts: Getting old is inconsistent with fast-Mustang ownership; it's easy to disabuse members of the cohort of this misconception, but it requires a little persuasion.
Responses to the first assertion are actually answering a question that doesn't require asking; OK, so it doesn't take much to convince other "seniors" that the age of a driver isn't as significant as that driver's inner experience of driving a car that is faster and quicker than anyone really needs.
For my partāas a soon-to-be eighty-four-year-oldāI realize I'm on the downslope of that bell-shaped curve of capabilities, and most days I see more evidence of its influence on every aspect of my daily life. That doesn't keep me from enjoying a car with three times the horsepower of those I drove as fast as we could go, in various kinds of competitions. Even though it's a lot less likely I'll consistently approach those limits now, some of the same elemental experiences are achievable every time I get behind the wheel... I was working up to a point here, but lost track of it. (See what I mean?)
I have repeated, "There is no good reason to not practice precision driving every time you are in the driver seat". What "Precision Driving" means can vary according to vehicle, terrain, and driver characteristics, of course, but it is marvelously invigorating to know you've done it just right.
And that's why I still do a Mustang with Performance Package.
Responses to the first assertion are actually answering a question that doesn't require asking; OK, so it doesn't take much to convince other "seniors" that the age of a driver isn't as significant as that driver's inner experience of driving a car that is faster and quicker than anyone really needs.
For my partāas a soon-to-be eighty-four-year-oldāI realize I'm on the downslope of that bell-shaped curve of capabilities, and most days I see more evidence of its influence on every aspect of my daily life. That doesn't keep me from enjoying a car with three times the horsepower of those I drove as fast as we could go, in various kinds of competitions. Even though it's a lot less likely I'll consistently approach those limits now, some of the same elemental experiences are achievable every time I get behind the wheel... I was working up to a point here, but lost track of it. (See what I mean?)
I have repeated, "There is no good reason to not practice precision driving every time you are in the driver seat". What "Precision Driving" means can vary according to vehicle, terrain, and driver characteristics, of course, but it is marvelously invigorating to know you've done it just right.
And that's why I still do a Mustang with Performance Package.
Sponsored
Last edited: