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9/16/12, 05:06 AM
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Good deal Lance. I am a little confused about the 4 door. Planning a family soon?
Back from the Mustang Fun run at the Tire Rack's Test Track. I think I was 3or 4 fastest. A dedicated Mustang Race car and a Subrau wti (turbo and AWD) Beat my time. But the main thing I had FUN.
My fastest run I let a lady who has a car just like ours ride along.
http://s268.photobucket.com/albums/j...PR0082-001.mp4
My fastest run I let a lady who has a car just like ours ride along.
http://s268.photobucket.com/albums/j...PR0082-001.mp4
Woe Darrell. Your driving style is much smooth today then when you started. Big improvement.
9/16/12, 02:38 PM
9/16/12, 05:02 PM
Success today at the SBR Solo event. I got 4th out of 6 cars. Again I had lots of fun. The best car in my class was at 48 sec. I did a best of 52.7. Only a little over 4 sec. differents. The start of the season I was 8 sec. behind.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuqXn...ature=youtu.be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuqXn...ature=youtu.be
9/21/12, 05:07 PM
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9/23/12, 07:37 AM
This looks very interesting. I havn't carries anybody in my back seat for years. also the wife refuses to ride in the mustang because of the stiff suspension. So I ride by myself. I think the car will soon be a dedicated Autocross car soon. We are picking up a 2013 Focus Titanium Hatchback Wednesday.
9/23/12, 12:43 PM
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This looks very interesting. I havn't carries anybody in my back seat for years. also the wife refuses to ride in the mustang because of the stiff suspension. So I ride by myself. I think the car will soon be a dedicated Autocross car soon. We are picking up a 2013 Focus Titanium Hatchback Wednesday.
Hey Darrell,
I have no opinion on the X brace but you will love the Focus. I have a 2012 with about 4300 miles on it and it is a awesome car. It is very quite, rides great, very comfortable, has lots of options and is getting 37-38 MPG driving to work every day. I think it can get 40+ if just driven on the highway only. Beats the hell out of 14 mpg or 17 mpg my truck and stang gets. Drove it last week for a total of 370 mile and cost $34 to fill up. Mine is a candy apple red 5 door model.
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9/23/12, 01:16 PM
Hey Darrell,
I have no opinion on the X brace but you will love the Focus. I have a 2012 with about 4300 miles on it and it is a awesome car. It is very quite, rides great, very comfortable, has lots of options and is getting 37-38 MPG driving to work every day. I think it can get 40+ if just driven on the highway only. Beats the hell out of 14 mpg or 17 mpg my truck and stang gets. Drove it last week for a total of 370 mile and cost $34 to fill up. Mine is a candy apple red 5 door model.
I have no opinion on the X brace but you will love the Focus. I have a 2012 with about 4300 miles on it and it is a awesome car. It is very quite, rides great, very comfortable, has lots of options and is getting 37-38 MPG driving to work every day. I think it can get 40+ if just driven on the highway only. Beats the hell out of 14 mpg or 17 mpg my truck and stang gets. Drove it last week for a total of 370 mile and cost $34 to fill up. Mine is a candy apple red 5 door model.
This is the one we brought
http://www.inventory.ford.com/servic...15864&refid=FD
Its in St. Louis and they we have to sent a retiree driver to pick it up. About 400 miles away. Will pick it up Wednesday. the wife wanted the park assit and I wanted the handling pkg. I wanted the ST but the wife wants a auto. It listed for 27370 but with xplan and rebates its 23098.
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9/23/12, 03:21 PM
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This is the one we brought
http://www.inventory.ford.com/servic...15864&refid=FD
Its in St. Louis and they we have to sent a retiree driver to pick it up. About 400 miles away. Will pick it up Wednesday. the wife wanted the park assit and I wanted the handling pkg. I wanted the ST but the wife wants a auto. It listed for 27370 but with xplan and rebates its 23098.
http://www.inventory.ford.com/servic...15864&refid=FD
Its in St. Louis and they we have to sent a retiree driver to pick it up. About 400 miles away. Will pick it up Wednesday. the wife wanted the park assit and I wanted the handling pkg. I wanted the ST but the wife wants a auto. It listed for 27370 but with xplan and rebates its 23098.
You guys will love it. Ours has everything but the park assist and moon roof . We live in the country and neither one of us has paralleled parked a car in 30 years. It was a waste for us. We ordered ours and was able to get everything we wanted. Ours is also an auto trans car. Ours was like $25,500 out the door....tax tiltle and all. Hell of a car for the bucks.
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9/26/12, 05:39 PM
What a freakin hassle. started at 8:30 this morning with tryin to get the Ford Dealer to sent some papers to my Credit Union so they could cut me a check. Finally at 4pm I was able to get all the wires uncross to be able to pick up the new car. to many gadgets and there ain't even a key just a fob with puch button start. Pictures later.I got a freakin headache.
9/26/12, 06:43 PM
9/27/12, 05:02 AM
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What a freakin hassle. started at 8:30 this morning with tryin to get the Ford Dealer to sent some papers to my Credit Union so they could cut me a check. Finally at 4pm I was able to get all the wires uncross to be able to pick up the new car. to many gadgets and there ain't even a key just a fob with puch button start. Pictures later.I got a freakin headache.
Also, not crazy about that X brace you posted. The way it mounts to the car looks too flimsy. Looks more showy than functional.