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Driving to church yesterday a 15 year old Amish teenager gave me a thumbs up as I drove by him on his scooter. And after the soccer game tonight a bunch of teenagers stopped to watch me drive by and they were all waving. I was the same way with nice cars when I was their age and pretty much still that way today!
Yea, Yea. Keep dreaming away. Depreciation is coming fast to your neighborhood.
Pretty sure that only matters if you're not keeping the car...which I am, so I don't give a ****.
I get a lot of attention from various places; living in a big city makes it easier. I've been stopped once in the 14 months I've owned it but no tickets, because I keep it under the speed limit. I like my insurance rates right where they are. Lots of people wave/thumbs up, but the fun ones are fellow Shelbys that, when passing, will rev their engines, after which I rev mine back.
My 2013 GT is drawing some nice attention. The bag boys at the market drool over it. I see people checking it out as I go by and by those in traffic. A couple of times when my daughter was with me I got on it to make a pass. My daughter says "wow mom, you should have seen their faces" she gives me this big eyed look.
My 2007 V6 was a dent, scratch and police magnet. I got pulled in it three times. Speeding, screeching, and driving in the center turn lane. Just going 10 miles over without realizing it. The screeching I did not mean to do. I just hit the gas too hard. The officer pulls me over and asks "ma'am, are you in a hurry?" No sir, I did not mean to do that. The last one I was making a left turn and pulled into the center lane and drove a tiny bit until a car passed. Been doing it that way forever. I only got warnings on all. I've been behaving in the GT. Don't think I can sweet talk my way out of a ticket in that baby.
I've had my Grabber Blue GT for 6 months and it boils down to consistent reactions by gender/age.
Women: "That's a beautiful shade of blue" and variations therein
Men: "Cool car. How fast have you taken it/how many horsepower?"
Kids: Blip the throttle, get the 8 year old standing nearby to jump up and down.
This year was interesting as I had no idea how much attention a mach 1 would draw here in Alberta. The first event involved a couple of older ford pickups and an old lincoln LS on the hwy out here in farm country. We had to slow for a construction zone. The pickups cam e right up to my rear bumper and they frantically pointed at my car to each other in the cab. Then they motioned to the LS who was a few lanes over who then gawked at me. I was kinda worried at first but the thumbs up and the salutes told me they had probably only ever heard about mach 1 and never seen one. They buzzed around me for a few minutes taking pics and then I hit warp 1 once past the construction zone. I could see this thrilled them. Made me giggle.
Also, throughout the summer suv's with kids in the back were spotted filming my car as i sped by. Pretty cool. I suspect the sound and the color really made people look twice
Every time I get gas or go to a auto parts store I am asked if they can take a photo of the car. Tthe last two detail jobs done on the car was at no charge, if I would allow them to use the car on their flyers and business cards. Also I have a QR code on the side windows that allow anyone that scans it to be able to get a bio sheet of the mods done to the car. I catch people all the time scanning the QR code.
Last edited by 1 old racer; Nov 17, 2023 at 07:06 PM.
I was the same way with nice cars when I was their age and pretty much still that way today!
