New Car!

[BuzzKillington]

I've been out of a car for forever! (almost a year) Yesterday we went up to Cal Worthington Dodge and left with a jet black, '04 Mustang 40th anniversary. V6 Automatic but it's pretty damn spunky and fun to drive. I think I lost it already to my girlfriend though haha.

[grizzlyironbear]

well, you DID let her drive it.....

[blueonblack]

well, you DID let her drive it.....

Yep, have to say you've only got yourself to blame. :)

[Omega]

:pics:

[OvRiDe]

^---- Agreed!!

[b4i7]

thirding omega!

its great to hear you got yourself something youre happy with

[FuzzyPlushroom]

Nice car! Pity about the slushbox, but it's still a fair bit quicker than what I've got... and it's black, so it shouldn't be too attractive to law enforcement.

[aintnothang]

supercharge it.

[Omega]

supercharge it.

v6 autoplegic... I doubt that'd go over well.

[BuzzKillington]

There's nothing wrong with force feeding a V6 Automatic but there's really no point. If I wanted a ticket machine I would have purchased one. This is simply to get from point A to point B with a decent amount of power for passing/getting on the freeway. The automatic is good for when I pass it on to my girlfriend when I leave for boot camp.

[Omega]

There's nothing wrong with force feeding a V6 Automatic but there's really no point. If I wanted a ticket machine I would have purchased one. This is simply to get from point A to point B with a decent amount of power for passing/getting on the freeway. The automatic is good for when I pass it on to my girlfriend when I leave for boot camp.

lets see:

It's a V6, it'd be better served by a single or twin turbo setup than a supercharger imo

It's an autoplegic, pretty much you should limit hp to under 250-300hp unless it's well built, and with non-locking autoplegic transmissions, you have to keep in mind the extra power loss leading to reduced economy (which I know isn't the point, but regardless, it's still going to effect you a lot if the car is a daily driver).

If it wasn't an autoplegic it wouldn't be nearly as bad, because you'd be able to minimize power loss (reasonably well, keep in mind we assume alternators, A/C, etc are all there regardless. If you really want to completely reduce power loss, you also take out the car's practicality, so).

It's not too late! Go find a manual tranny and swap it in! =D

[aintnothang]

Build it into a nice street/track car. Then buy a cheap economy car to commute in.

[BuzzKillington]

*sigh*

anyways, here's a pic.
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/4526/stangnp3.jpg (http://img216.imageshack.us/my.php?image=stangnp3.jpg)

[FuzzyPlushroom]

If he could afford a track car he would've gotten one, guys. It's nice-looking, reasonably quick and efficient, and he can pass it on to his girlfriend. That's what he was looking for, that's what he got.

[Omega]

If he could afford a track car he would've gotten one, guys.

uh, not particularly, but hey, he got a car he likes so that's all that matters


Also, buzzkillington, where in CA you from? North Bay here.

[Quakken]

Really, if you look at the power to weight ratios, the v6 really isn't that bad. 190 HP to 3290 lbs, and good lower-end torque (220lb-ft at 2250 rpm). Automatic really is a quite a shame, but it will be a great car, AND it won't be a total-pain to drive in traffic (depending on your commute and amount of possible traffic encountered, this can be a very good thing*EDIT*Okay, yeah, California. An auto is going to be a good thing in California.)

That's a pretty car, too.

I, of course, would have went with a sporty japanese import from the late nineties or early 2000's, but that's just a taste thing. You could have did a WHOLE lot worse than a mustang.

[BuzzKillington]

If he could afford a track car he would've gotten one, guys. It's nice-looking, reasonably quick and efficient, and he can pass it on to his girlfriend. That's what he was looking for, that's what he got.

:up:



Omega, San Diego to answer your question.

[SXRguyinMA]

nah, doesnt get any worse than a Ford lol

j/k nice ride :up:

[Omega]

Really, if you look at the power to weight ratios, the v6 really isn't that bad. 190 HP to 3290 lbs, and good lower-end torque (220lb-ft at 2250 rpm). Automatic really is a quite a shame, but it will be a great car, AND it won't be a total-pain to drive in traffic (depending on your commute and amount of possible traffic encountered, this can be a very good thing*EDIT*Okay, yeah, California. An auto is going to be a good thing in California.)


152hp/tonne approx., which isn't bad but it's not good either, considering it weighs over a tonne and a half. for a 'performance' car, that's heavy.

That, of course, leads us back to the fact that he didn't buy it to be a screamer of a car, so the fact it's a v6/autoplegic doesn't matter.

[DaveW]

It's nice, but it's not Dave's Shredding Wheels, as Jon called it. ;)

-Dave

[mittelmeier]

Nice car man. Even if it is a Ford.

j/k
Hope you enjoy it.

[aintnothang]

http://www.americanmuscle.com/
I always looked here for mustang stuff. That was back when I was looking at stangs.

[LiTHiUM0XiD3]

heh naught wrong with a V6. my 91 beretta GTZ was a 3.1 6 CYL and i would smoke mustangs (yes V8 stangs even the 5.0s)at the lights. altho i did have quite a few bolt on upgrades. mandrel bent exhaust, intake you name it. also swapped the stock auto for a 5 stick tho. great car till i wrecked it. nice car man. even if ya not smokin the rubber, you'll look slick cruising around.