yeah they drone. but sound awesome, i could never give them up if for nothing else, the tips look awesome.

as for the car wash. nothing would let me have one of those automated wash's do anyhting to my car. i'll just take it to the local DIYer and at least just hit it with the pressure washer, and bring my own soap and what not.

 

yea, i understand, i don't like to do it, but i can get the underside sprayed off, and if i lived in a much warmer climate (not michigan!!), i'd still be hand-washing it. But with the amount of time that it takes and how rushed i've been lately, even though i hit most of the rails when i drive in, the benefits are better that doing without washing it or trying to do it by hand. And in 20 or so years, i'll probably be fixing rust on her like i am on my '66 and '84!!! LOL!!!

 

i highly doubt you'll see as many rusting problems with these cars. the grade of steel and design of modern bodies really helps reduce that.

 

Great post. I had to stop and go make some coffee in the middle of it, but very informative. I am currently waiting for my first Mustang and my first Ford ever. I have an 07 GT/CS on order and posts like yours really help me with what I want to do when it comes in.

 

I had a '95 GT that was driven daily through 10 New England winters, and not a speck of rust on it. Like Cheese302 said, that's pretty much a thing of the past. I sold the car to a friend two years ago when I bought my '05, and the '95 is still showing no rust.

I'm not saying to leave the salt there and never wash it, mind you. My method was to wait for a day above freezing and pull out the hose and lined rubber gloves, and wash it. In extreme cases of sub-freezing temperatures for weeks, I would bring it to the DIY high-pressure wand car wash and at least rinse off the excess salt on the paint and underneath.

 

You know, I could drive the wife's Excursion to work (AAI), but I enjoy driving the 'stang sooo much!!! I was worried the first time it snowed here, not about how the car would handle it, but how the idiots up here drive!! Now, if we get a blizzard warning before I leave for work, I will take the truck, it handles deep snow pretty good. And Cheese, I got my car about a week after you got yours, and I only have about 8000 mi. on her!! You do drive!!! I am like you in that I don't care about car shows and will never, ever trailer her (or her stablemates), if I can drive them, I will!! I know she won't rust out, unlike the '66, but I use the drive thru car washes in the winter, the wands work good, but as I've gotten older, I can't take the exreme cold like I used too (used to hand wash cars at St. Louis Auto Auction, thru the winter). If it was a perfect world, Meguires wouldn't have so many nice products, would they!!! It is a daily driver, so perfect paint ain't in the cards!!!!

 

totally hear you. i just took it down to the DIY'er today.

i ahve decided when i buy a house, i am building a garage with a detail bay. just not putting up with this outdoor washing anymore.

 

i must report two real issues i am starting to find on my car.

both are due to cold weather.

1. Parking Brake cables. why does my parking brake remain on after a lower the handle? seems od, my friend paul had the same issue with his 2005, and supposedly they fixed it in 06. but now my 2007 has it. so thats an issue that could cause damage to rotors and pads.

2. just seems odd to me how long it takes for the engine to warm up in the morning. nothing major, but when i drive it to work ,even if i start it 5-10 minutes early it still takes almost half of my drive to work for the car to be at temp.

thats it r now. might have the dealer check out the first one, but other than that, still a happy camper

 

That's how I keep mine ride clean too. After the hand wash, I run over to the high pressure touchless wash for an under spray. I always tell the guys that work there, no brush work, not even on my girlfriends Focus.

 

The freezing parking brake can damage the rear rotors and parking brake pads. I've seen this happen on cars but it's due to rust at the cable brackets where the cable is mounted to the frame. Either that or rust at the brake spring itself.

 

the parking brake is part of the main caliper and the rear pads. and like i said, it could cause an issue with the rear rotors

 

Sorry, I misread your statement and took it as a question. On the mustang, does it actually engage the main pads or is it a seperate set? On my stealth the parking brake is set up like drum brakes on the rear rotors except it uses springs.

 

nah its more of a japanese/VW style there is a one way bearing in the rear rotor, and the piston is actually threaded. this allows a screw type mechanism ot engage the normal rear brake pads as a parking brake. apparently there is some corrosion in the caliper, and the cables freeze, causing it. there is a TSB so any dealer will take care of it.

 

back from the dead... and to say something i just noticed....

its funny you wrote this, becasue i couldnt stand the length of the antenna. so i bought a shorty. it was on the car within a month of when i bought it. just re-rad my thread and thought that was funny. however i wouldnt pick about it, just saw the problem and fixed it, no biggie