| FarmAnimal |
7/30/15 01:55 PM |
Hola
I had 2 1969 Mustang Mach 1's. The first one was a champagne gold 351 Cleveland with an automatic. I soon wished for more horsepower and got a new 428 Cobra Jet. It was a yellow 4 speed asphalt burner. It was also a piece or crap. It constantly locked between 2nd and 3rd if it was a hard shift. The stereo never worked more than a day or two at a time. It was brutally fast though. I ran H stock at Norwalk and my best time was a 12.41 under perfect conditions.
I recently got the bug again. My Toyota Tundra crew cab just wasn't the vehicle to use for valet parking at the casino. I got a 2013 convertible with 43,000miles on it. It's silver gray with a black top and the performance blows me away. It's stock times are faster than my 428 Cobra Jet. I did a light to light run yesterday against a Dodge Challenger and it wasn't and doubt about it. My V-6 ate his V-8 and spit it out.
My problem: This new Mustang was a part of a rental fleet in Hawaii. It came with only the basic key instead of the admin key that I need to eliminate the setting the rental company had set. My speed is limited to 80 miles per hours. That sounds like a plenty fast speed, but it is amazing how often I bump up against the speed limiter. The Ford dealer wants $230 to cut and program a new admin key for my car. I had no hint that there were limits set in the car when I bought it. At $14,000 I'm pleased with everything except for these limiting items. It's an awesome car. It sounds great. Looks great. Get's about 22 miles per gallon even with a heavy foot.
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