lougotzz

Sorry I made all these threads but here is the last one about the 05. I took some pictures of it, sorry it was snowing so the pictures arn't that great the car looks a lot better in person. I am also getting shifting down I made a couple of smooths shifts in first without bucking. Here are the pictures enjoy!









And heres one of my fathers ponies.

Mustang_Ed

Nice looking Mustang! I like seeing the snow. Where do you live.? How does your GT perform in snow country?

Nice handle on your colt too.

Blue Notch

Beautiful Stang!

slipnotovk

i actually wish alittle that i went with the silver because black is such a PIA to keep clean but hindsights 20/20 i guess. cant believe ur learning stick in the snow on a 300HP pony though. now THATS dedication!

started snowing here again in SI NY. guessing ur part of the northeast as well?

DarkFireGT

Looks good. Get it out of gear, though. Never park in gear unless you're parking on a large hill and the ebrake won't hold it. It's not good on the drivetrain, and if your foot slips off the clutch when you start it up, you'll be in for a fun time.

Robbieg

Huh, I always park in gear with the ebrake on. I never thought it would harm the drive train, never heard of that before. In fact it says in the owners manual to park in gear w/ebrake and even has a warning box at the end of the section again reiterating to park in gear w/ebrake and to never park with the transmission in neutral.

Boltzman

+1

rford426

not to rag but hit up a car wash or the dust vac

DarkFireGT

I was always told never to park in gear. In fact, when I got my first stick, I did. I had just got it, forgot about it, took my foot off the clutch and jumped a parking block, literally landing on another car. After that, I parked in neutral. My dad and any mechanic I've talked to about it says to always park in neutral. On flat ground, you won't harm the drivetrain, but again... you're running the risk of the car suddenly moving.

lougotzz

I am in north eastern PA. This car is a mess in snow, have no control. How is it in the rain? Yes the car needs to be vacuumed.

StangMahn

I've always heard to park in gear, I wish we could get some snow...after I get done driving for this semester though.

Shelby10'

I have always parked the car and left it in 1st with the E-Brake on....never heard of it hurting anything... is this a Myth...maybe we should contact mythbusters on this one

ShowGT

ConGrats, nice and clean, given the weather Pony!

DarkFireGT

Well, all of you are saying you also use the eBrake. Maybe that's the difference. I was told never to park in gear without the eBrake. But I always put it in neutral, to avoid accidents. It doesn't do any good, that I can see, leaving it in gear on flat ground.

rmays06

Nice car and congrats, enjoy it in the snow but when spring come.....it will be even better.
I've always parked my sticks in 2nd, so incase your foot slips off you don't lunge as fast/

SonicBlue2005GT

yep, that's a mustang.

GPStang06

Man that looks cold, brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

boduke0220

nice car!!!
yea i put mine in reverse and put the ebrake on.
i dont have much of an ebrake left, i need to go get it adjusted

Stoenr

Enjoy the ride! Take it to a snowy parking lot and play around, get the feel for when shes gonna lose traction and how to control and recover. Good fun and good practice!


The only time I use the ebrake is on a grade, or when leaving the car running and get out. I never use the ebrake at home or work, all flat ground.

97svtgoin05gt

Leaving the car in gear while parked hurts nothing. The only way I could see that being an issue MIGHT be in San Fran where the hills are huge. I've had nothing but sticks and parked every one in gear. Adding the ebrake on a hill is definitely recommended.