[Shotimes] (OT) Spy pics of 2005 Mustang

[Paul L Fisher]

Maybe a Z06 Corvette? Was it a 6 speed?

Paul L Fisher
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----- Original Message -----
From: "D Potter" <jpotter8@bellsouth.net>
To: "SHOTimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 1:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] (OT) Spy pics of 2005 Mustang


> Well, the corvette I'm referring to is a 2000 or 2001 model, as the guy's
> had it for two years now. The only option he got was Chromed wheels. I
don't
> know about the radio or anything, but it does have the HUD, traction
control
> and adjustable handling. No removable top of any type.
>
> Sad thing is he lives down a really bad road. I warned him that he might
> want to look at a Cobra for the extra ground clearance. He's ripped three
> separate panels off the car, one of them three times. The corvette is
> starting to make a lot of noises. The road is really stressing the body.
> It's got mud on it everyday. What a waste of $42k. His insurance refuses
to
> pay for any more repairs due to damage caused by the road he lives on
(with
> his parents, mind you). For the money he's shelling out on the lease, he
> could've put a whopping down-payment on a nice home on a better street,
then
> afford to buy a vette and keep it in good condition. Instead, he's got to
> live with his parents three more years, and at the end will have no money
> and no car. He's driving on bald tires because he can't afford to put on
> even regular rubber. Oh, yeah, I beat him at the track in my SHO this
> summer, twice. He won't take it to the strip.
>
> They really need better screening processes before passing out performance
> vehicles.
>
> PS: HUD is nice, but doesn't really seem to have the usefullness that you
> experience as a military pilot. The same effect could be achieved much
> cheaper by simply placing a fluourescent display atop the dash. I found
once
> the novelty wore off (5 minutes), I checked the readings on the HUD less
> often than the dash gauges (due to the harsh contrast of the text). It was
> somewhat distracting, too, being so close to the line of vision. The only
> usefullness I see for HUD applications in cars is to tag objects and the
> road in poor visibility conditions (Although that would lead to people
> driving at 90 mph in heavy fog. A good pilot knows that when it's time to
> rely on gauges alone, it's time to be extra cautious). Other than
displaying
> obstructions, a small display of speed in the lower left hand corner of
the
> window, in red would be nice, especially if it would also serve as a
highly
> visible idiot light.
>
> Which reminds me... I've found it would be feasible to use the socket 194
> circuit boards I'm having printed to install both a white LED and a 12v
> piezo-electric buzzer. Someone mentioned it would be nice to have an
audible
> alarm to go with the idiot lights, and I agree (oil, mainly). I can't
always
> see all the lights due to the steering wheel.
>
>
> DP
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "SHO GOS" <shogos@earthlink.net>
> To: "SHOTimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 12:15 AM
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] (OT) Spy pics of 2005 Mustang
>
>
> > That's more loaded than the T-Bird which has nothing except a removable
> hard
> > top. HUD and Fog lights and such use to be an option. I guess they're
> > standard now, even more for your buck than the T-Bird.
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