How Much Do You "Vroom"?
#1
How Much Do You "Vroom"?
"Vroom" may seem like a silly onomatopoeia for using the ponies under your hood, but I figured it was better than "Zoom" which Mazda owners did once upon a time (Zoom-Zoom). So how often do you use the power of your Mustang throughout normal day to day driving?
I like to think I "Vroom Responsibly" at least in my own eyes. I have rather mild driving habits, but if needed I have no problem going to WOT or as close as needed to pass cars going under the speed limit or other not so intelligent (in my opinion) drivers.
How do you drive your Mustang?
I like to think I "Vroom Responsibly" at least in my own eyes. I have rather mild driving habits, but if needed I have no problem going to WOT or as close as needed to pass cars going under the speed limit or other not so intelligent (in my opinion) drivers.
How do you drive your Mustang?
Last edited by DRaider90; 7/27/13 at 05:41 AM.
#4
I also like to think I "Vroom Responsibly", but I like to get on it at every opportunity, especially on any curve or on-ramp. Why else own a muscle car if not for the pure joy of driving it? I will never understand the push to develop cars that drive themselves, but whoever is behind it should just take the bus.
#5
I've only had my GT since April and I've only had a couple of opportunities to Vroom. OTOH, I've had a few instances of 6-10 year old boys having fixated on the 'Stang (pointing, chattering) so a literal "vroom-vroom" as I go by left them jumping up and down, waving, and smiling. Passing the torch, I guess.
#6
All the time. Love that sound. And also,
Every.
Day.
I leave work.
vroom... vrrooOOOM.... *traffic clears up* VRAAAAUWWWWWWWWWWWMMMMM!!! *shifts to 2nd* BAAAWWWRRRRUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMM! *cools it, it's the cops*
*doin' the 50MPH speed limit of the feeder.*
She gets a good carbon in the tailpipe clearing event pretty much every day I drive her. I've seen grandma'd cars, they're not pretty, and the one time you do need to stomp on it? Amazing what suddenly decides it doesn't wanna work no more.
Stomping on the gas is a good thing, and should be done with regularity to keep the slow creepy breaking stuff at bay. Even carboned up valves will changes the springs where they don't close right.
I know... I've seen it. It's... weird man.
/Then again, I've also seen a blown head gasket between cyls 1 and 2 on a 2.3L Turbo SVO motor where the pressures and temps had literally warped the block and head to a mated 1/4" (!) gap between the cylinders. Literally unbelievable unless you saw it.
Every.
Day.
I leave work.
vroom... vrrooOOOM.... *traffic clears up* VRAAAAUWWWWWWWWWWWMMMMM!!! *shifts to 2nd* BAAAWWWRRRRUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMM! *cools it, it's the cops*
*doin' the 50MPH speed limit of the feeder.*
She gets a good carbon in the tailpipe clearing event pretty much every day I drive her. I've seen grandma'd cars, they're not pretty, and the one time you do need to stomp on it? Amazing what suddenly decides it doesn't wanna work no more.
Stomping on the gas is a good thing, and should be done with regularity to keep the slow creepy breaking stuff at bay. Even carboned up valves will changes the springs where they don't close right.
I know... I've seen it. It's... weird man.
/Then again, I've also seen a blown head gasket between cyls 1 and 2 on a 2.3L Turbo SVO motor where the pressures and temps had literally warped the block and head to a mated 1/4" (!) gap between the cylinders. Literally unbelievable unless you saw it.
#7
Drive it like I stole it....nearly every time I leave the house, I test the high speed shifting, clutch speed shifting function, traction control options, tires ability to gain traction, and wife's ability to calmly comment that "it felt like about 120" and never miss a word in her book.....and she is correct at guessing the speed every time. Plus making sure the exhaust has that perfect sound. Then I realize I passed a cop, missed the street I wanted, and have a huge grin on my face.
Driving a Mustang is great....even for grandpa.....lol
Driving a Mustang is great....even for grandpa.....lol
#8
Everytime I drive it, I DD a 1.5L 76hp honda so when I get to drive my 5.0 I have atleast 1-2 pulls. Mostly when I get to merge on the interstate I roll into 2nd, run 3rd out and that's about how "crazy" I get.
#10
#12
I vroom as often as possible - love the exhaust, roll the windows down and just .... listen. tunnels are especially fun to vroom in
it is way to easy to get going too fast though. I was driving in to work this morning and taking it easy on the highway, it's a 55 zone that turns into a 65. I had it on cruise because there are a ton of cops in that area. Up the cruise to 68 when it changes to 65, pass someone on the right and I see Mr. Sheriff behind me ('bout half mile back). I slow down to 65 and move to the right, he gets a couple hundred yards behind me and turns on the radar... love having the detector and that I was going 65 when he zapped me...
going home though is another story, I'll blast out of work whenever possible and VROOM the whole way home!
it is way to easy to get going too fast though. I was driving in to work this morning and taking it easy on the highway, it's a 55 zone that turns into a 65. I had it on cruise because there are a ton of cops in that area. Up the cruise to 68 when it changes to 65, pass someone on the right and I see Mr. Sheriff behind me ('bout half mile back). I slow down to 65 and move to the right, he gets a couple hundred yards behind me and turns on the radar... love having the detector and that I was going 65 when he zapped me...
going home though is another story, I'll blast out of work whenever possible and VROOM the whole way home!
#15
I take my Mother in law to church every Sunday and this last week we took my new to me Stang with the top down. I told her I would drive slow since she didn't want her hair messed up. She said in her 80 yrs that this was the first time she ever rode in a convertible. After church she said we could go fast now So we hit the road and some triple digits right quick she was all GRINS.
Normally I just lay low, cruise and enjoy it.
Normally I just lay low, cruise and enjoy it.
#17
I take my Mother in law to church every Sunday and this last week we took my new to me Stang with the top down. I told her I would drive slow since she didn't want her hair messed up. She said in her 80 yrs that this was the first time she ever rode in a convertible. After church she said we could go fast now So we hit the road and some triple digits right quick she was all GRINS.
Normally I just lay low, cruise and enjoy it.
Normally I just lay low, cruise and enjoy it.
#19
#20
I'm a vroom junky. Not always but I love the sound. Under bridges, on and off ramps, stop lights. I try not to do it in my own neighbor hood.
Last edited by GrnT; 9/8/13 at 04:52 PM.