What color stripes and How wide?
8/25/10, 02:50 PM
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You did ask him, and he told you. I do have to say, if you're not buying the car, you just don't appreciate it quite the same as if you've put some blood, sweat, and tears into it.
I thought about it some more, I'd put some black vinyl on the power dome portion of the hood, and between the taillights. Simple, but unique enough to get attention.
I thought about it some more, I'd put some black vinyl on the power dome portion of the hood, and between the taillights. Simple, but unique enough to get attention.
8/25/10, 02:55 PM
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Do I really care?
(Answer: Not really)
But since your dad bought your car, shouldn't he be on the forum too?
8/25/10, 03:31 PM
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Have at it, I'm not from Hamilton nor do I live IN Hamilton. I live in Glanbrook/Ancaster. I make fun of Hamiltonians, too. Mind you, if you're a hockey, football or baseball fan, I wouldn't admit that I was from Toronto, either.
Do I really care?
(Answer: Not really)
But since your dad bought your car, shouldn't he be on the forum too?
Do I really care?
(Answer: Not really)
But since your dad bought your car, shouldn't he be on the forum too?
8/25/10, 03:31 PM
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Shoot, I wouldn't be any less proud of my Mustang had my parents bought it. There's no need to pick on him because his dad bought it, it only makes you look jealous. Mind you, I definitely am jealous. Car payments aren't fun, you know!
8/25/10, 03:39 PM
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Thanks man, I am very proud of my mustang. To be 16 and have a sample of my dream car is amazing. I really don't see how this dude can think he's offending me. Since when is it an insult to have something nice? Hahaha.
8/25/10, 03:57 PM
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8/25/10, 04:05 PM
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8/25/10, 04:09 PM
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25 years and four kids later, a Mustang wasn't practical for me for some time. Had a 99 Taurus SHO, was pretty good for a "family car". The ST can hold its own. Bought and paid for 10 new vehicles in my life. Instead of running out and buying myself or my kids a new "toy" car, I'm putting one kid through university for medicine and the other through college. Those are my priorities this year.
I don't have a problem with the kid getting a free car, after all, I'm paying $60,000 for 2/3 of my oldest son's education: he'll have to come up with the balance (ie HIS blood sweat and tears).
What I have an issue with is a kid who didn't buy his own car talking smack about me because I post here without owning a Mustang {yet}. I'm here not only because I'm researching what I want before I buy it, I also provide some insight to the manufacturing process (because I work at Ford) and in some cases help people track their cars.
The point is, if you want to talk smack, at least don't ride on daddy's coattails while you do it. Capiche?
8/26/10, 07:52 AM
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One evening things were getting hot and heavy with my girlfriend and she said "kiss me where it smells" so I drove her to Hamilton.
8/27/10, 08:02 AM
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Never been to Canada. All reports are that Canadians are some extremely nice people. I have to think that other than the cold as hell during the winter thing (I grew up in Florida and CA) it's an outstanding country and they make Fords there!!!
As per stripes. My last mustang an 05 was black with Silver Metallic Shelby style stripes. On the lower stripe it said GT 281....because it was a GT with a 281. Since ford offers stripe packages which are similar to the shelby tradition for non shelby cars, you have to assume that they are not all posing.
There is an **** down the street from me with an 05 Corvette that he has z06 emblems on. No wide body kit, just the badges. He is a poser and a poor one. Put a cobra emblem in place of the 5.0 or tri bar pony....POSING!
Stripes without badges or BOSS 302, I imho see nothing wrong with it. People modify mustangs to their tastes. The current mustang is retro, it is in effect posing as something from the past, because we appreciate the styling of the past. Make yourself happy.
At 16 I was driving a 69 Mach1 really poorly but with immense enthusiasm. My best friend had a 68 camaro rs ss. His was way faster! C'est la vie!
As per stripes. My last mustang an 05 was black with Silver Metallic Shelby style stripes. On the lower stripe it said GT 281....because it was a GT with a 281. Since ford offers stripe packages which are similar to the shelby tradition for non shelby cars, you have to assume that they are not all posing.
There is an **** down the street from me with an 05 Corvette that he has z06 emblems on. No wide body kit, just the badges. He is a poser and a poor one. Put a cobra emblem in place of the 5.0 or tri bar pony....POSING!
Stripes without badges or BOSS 302, I imho see nothing wrong with it. People modify mustangs to their tastes. The current mustang is retro, it is in effect posing as something from the past, because we appreciate the styling of the past. Make yourself happy.
At 16 I was driving a 69 Mach1 really poorly but with immense enthusiasm. My best friend had a 68 camaro rs ss. His was way faster! C'est la vie!
8/27/10, 02:48 PM
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Like I've always said, it's your car, do with it as you wish.
But for me, personally, I wouldn't get striping on my car that is identical to any "special edition" ie Shelby that was offered at the same model year. It would feel to me that was posing (and bear in mind that I never called the OP a poseur but said "[putting on Shelby stripes] is sorta like "being a poseur".")
For example, we have a few Shelbys in my area, when I see it coming towards me on the highway I recognize it as the Shelby right away by the striping. I would think that if I striped my (future) GT similarly, I would hate someone else thinking "Cool, a Shelby; Oh, it's a normal GT, what a poseur".
That's my opinion, and I'm not alone. You can disagree or agree if you wish, that's what makes the 'net fun.
But for me, personally, I wouldn't get striping on my car that is identical to any "special edition" ie Shelby that was offered at the same model year. It would feel to me that was posing (and bear in mind that I never called the OP a poseur but said "[putting on Shelby stripes] is sorta like "being a poseur".")
For example, we have a few Shelbys in my area, when I see it coming towards me on the highway I recognize it as the Shelby right away by the striping. I would think that if I striped my (future) GT similarly, I would hate someone else thinking "Cool, a Shelby; Oh, it's a normal GT, what a poseur".
That's my opinion, and I'm not alone. You can disagree or agree if you wish, that's what makes the 'net fun.
8/27/10, 03:01 PM
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Like I've always said, it's your car, do with it as you wish.
But for me, personally, I wouldn't get striping on my car that is identical to any "special edition" ie Shelby that was offered at the same model year. It would feel to me that was posing (and bear in mind that I never called the OP a poseur but said "[putting on Shelby stripes] is sorta like "being a poseur".")
For example, we have a few Shelbys in my area, when I see it coming towards me on the highway I recognize it as the Shelby right away by the striping. I would think that if I striped my (future) GT similarly, I would hate someone else thinking "Cool, a Shelby; Oh, it's a normal GT, what a poseur".
That's my opinion, and I'm not alone. You can disagree or agree if you wish, that's what makes the 'net fun.
But for me, personally, I wouldn't get striping on my car that is identical to any "special edition" ie Shelby that was offered at the same model year. It would feel to me that was posing (and bear in mind that I never called the OP a poseur but said "[putting on Shelby stripes] is sorta like "being a poseur".")
For example, we have a few Shelbys in my area, when I see it coming towards me on the highway I recognize it as the Shelby right away by the striping. I would think that if I striped my (future) GT similarly, I would hate someone else thinking "Cool, a Shelby; Oh, it's a normal GT, what a poseur".
That's my opinion, and I'm not alone. You can disagree or agree if you wish, that's what makes the 'net fun.
8/27/10, 04:09 PM
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Ford copied my stripe design plans (minus the roof) for the new BOSS so now that is out the window
8/27/10, 04:28 PM
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I would still consider doing the dome on the hood and rear decklid because it's not specific to any one model. It also doesn't have a name or model reference on the decal.
8/27/10, 05:09 PM
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If you do the double strip I think it should be at least 10 inches wide to 10.5 wide. I also like the big stripe in the center with the two thin on each side but the white one shown earlier in this thread is to thin the center needs to be wider. I'm to lazy to find examples and post them.
8/27/10, 05:46 PM
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true. But I think I've decided to leave her stripeless. I fear I would like the stripe for a while than grow tired of them..