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  1. stangdude2000

    What would you do?

    I agree with Grey. Pay off the cards, since it is probably some ungodly high interest rate. Then, save the $100/month and set it aside for your mods.
  2. stangdude2000

    V8 Camaro Death Watch Poll

    There's absolutely no reason to kill the V8 Camaro. It has already been tooled and the plants are set up for it. They will not lose MORE money by building the car and selling it. The vast majority of the cost of cars is from the initial tooling and R&D. It might directly cost say $10k (made up...
  3. stangdude2000

    Current market price for a S197 GT?

    If it helps, I've gotten 3 trade-in values in the past month on my 2008 with 11k miles. They've been $16k, $16.5k, and $17k. Everytime I go somewhere, it increases by $500, so I'm thinking I'll visit 10 more dealerships and walk away with a killing!
  4. stangdude2000

    Does Ford paint their cars with crayons?

    I had my 2000 Mustang for almost 7 years and drove it 30k miles mostly on the highway and had ONE stone chip its entire life. Keep in mind I lived and worked near the beach, so I was constantly driving on roads with tons of sand and pebbles. On my current mustang, I've had it for just over...
  5. stangdude2000

    Stupid is as stupid does....Tell your story

    One minor "ouch" story, and one stupid story. Nothing as scary as the previous ones, but both shook me up a bit. First was when I was still a pretty new driver - about 17 - with my first mustang (a 2000 v6). Took my friend for a ride and wanted to show off a little making a right turn. Since...
  6. stangdude2000

    S197 trunk, metal or composite?

    Good way to tell if it is aluminum or steel is trying to stick a magnet to it. If it sticks, it's steel.
  7. stangdude2000

    HID's Let see em !

    I run the stock HID's :-)
  8. stangdude2000

    Anyone ran a New Dodge Challenger yet?

    Just checked the back of the April edition of Road and Track... Challenger R/T was tested 0-60 in 6.2 seconds and 1/4 mile of 14.6 @ 100.3 mph. Sounds slow, but if that is even close to correct, they shouldn't even be a match for a stock GT. A Bullitt was tested by them to run 5.1 seconds to 60...
  9. stangdude2000

    Anyone ran a New Dodge Challenger yet?

    I've seen quite a few on the road around me, and I had one try to make a pass at me, but it just wasn't worth it on those roads. I do know, however, that my car is faster than my dad's 300C which is nearly identical in terms of performance...
  10. stangdude2000

    7 year stangetiversarry

    That makes me realize - it was my 8 year mustang-ownership anniversary 3 weeks ago, so that puts me right around 8 years on here too. Although I had quite a bit of inactivity...
  11. stangdude2000

    Cell Phone Mount for Blackberry

    I have the storm too, and I just throw it in my cupholder and run the charger from the auxilary port in the center console. The console still shuts as normal.
  12. stangdude2000

    color of gauges at night

    I run a light blue on my gauges. As for the green backlit radio buttons... You won't get white backlighting just by disconnecting a wire. The buttons aren't "lit" when the lights are off. Imagine what your car looks like off and parked in the dark - that's what it would look like if you could...
  13. stangdude2000

    So I finally got to line up the...

    Heh. I live in DC and work in Los Angeles... I've seen a 3 mile commute take 1+ hour! Luckily I don't have to drive in traffic in DC since I don't work anywhere around here, and I get rental cars in LA which are all automatics. Now that I've owned both an auto (previous mustang) and the...
  14. stangdude2000

    Foglight Switch

    Can you possibly work in the GT switch? I just pull out the dial (instead of turning it) to turn on my fogs. You might be able to work in the same switch.
  15. stangdude2000

    How much weight should I put in the trunk

    STOP!!! Don't EVER put sandbags behind the rear axle. While it does help to prevent a spin somewhat, as soon as the rear end does start to break loose, it will be significantly more difficult to recover. Any major driver safety schools, etc. that you talk to will strongly discourage you from...
  16. stangdude2000

    Just a little question.

    That picture came from Classic Design Concepts. You can get them there. There are other makers, but I can't think of who offhand.
  17. stangdude2000

    Go with employee pricing or wait?

    I don't know what taxes and fees run in your area, but that sounds in the right ballpark. The current employee pricing is $23,382 for a 2009 optioned as you mentioned. In my area, there is a $500 rebate. Taxes in my area (only 3% sales tax on cars) would bring it to about $30 less than the price...
  18. stangdude2000

    Best Place to Live

    I live in DC and work in San Diego. I will tell you its not DC. San Diego is pretty good, aside from the earthquakes, emission requirements and low cost of living requirements. The weather is phenomenal (it rains like 10 days per year and its rarely below 50 degrees), its a beautiful area, and...
  19. stangdude2000

    WTF are they thinking????

    I understand both points of view to this topic. Yes, its unfair to Ford that someone else makes profit off of their brand. But think of this: Ford is also getting a ton of free marketing that is far more effective than anything they could put out in a brochure or commerical. Word of mouth is the...
  20. stangdude2000

    can anybody find any problems with this?

    Weird. Thats about the price of a regular GT with average miles... Not a Shelby GT with nearly no mileage.
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