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On 5/3/2025 at 7:55 PM, PittsburghTiger said:

Yesterday I had an appointment for my car to get inspected and this was in the showroom. Apparently a guy backed off the purchase.

It is so stunning.

 

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Damn $280k!? 

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More pics. Here’s the inside of the car in case nobody has been inside if a Mustang in the last 2-3 years. 
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13 hours ago, BERT said:

More pics. Here’s the inside of the car in case nobody has been inside if a Mustang in the last 2-3 years. 
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I like a lot about it but I am just not a fan of the non circular steering wheel

 

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9 hours ago, Bert Orange said:

I love how they soft leather wrap the auto stick like a manual. If only. 

At least it appears not to be one of those overgrown electronic switches.

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I like a lot about it but I am just not a fan of the non circular steering wheel
 

For me, the steering wheel is fine. What I can’t get past is the dashboard just literally being a tacked on screen.

I can understand digital gauges, but at least make them gauge shaped!

The previous one was a lot better, IMO.

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The screens are a total pain in the ass and dangerous to use while driving too. The AC controls of my wife's XC 90 only being available on the screen makes me crazy. Maybe if the controls had a permanent location on the screen it would be better, but having to dig through a couple of menus while driving is horseshit.

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I love all three cars in my stable and plan to keep them forever, but if I ever have to (or decide to) replace one of them, I honestly don't think I'd buy anything any newer than 2016ish just to avoid anything with total touchscreenification. Fuck all that shit. 

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The more recent Caddys have a) touchscreens b) buttons that do all the frequently used functions and c) the rotary dial/wheel thing for scrolling and selecting on-screen options.  Pick your poison, but it's a decent way to do it.

And yeah, I'm not sure I like replacing the gauge cluster with a free-standing screen.

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The amount of stuff they can do thru the screens is insane though.  I was watching a vid on one of the RTR stangs, and all the line locks, hand brake sensitivity, launch control settings, everything is run thru that big as screen.  I dont really like all the real estate it takes up but as much shit as they are running off of it, i understand.  

 

Good stuff starts about 12:00 in.  

 

 

 

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22 minutes ago, fattyflattie said:

The amount of stuff they can do thru the screens is insane though.  I was watching a vid on one of the RTR stangs, and all the line locks, hand brake sensitivity, launch control settings, everything is run thru that big as screen.  I dont really like all the real estate it takes up but as much shit as they are running off of it, i understand.  

 

Good stuff starts about 12:00 in.  

 

 

 

if there’s one thing that’s a dealbreaker in my next purchase it’s whether I can control the launch control settings from the main screen. 

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19 hours ago, bluto said:

if there’s one thing that’s a dealbreaker in my next purchase it’s whether I can control the launch control settings from the main screen. 

I think a button with an image of a rocket should be standard

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Posting here as the owner of new Kia carnival. Once the wife saw the features and convenience and Kia doin just enough to kinda mask the appearance it was a done deal. 
crazy shit to get the max trim level for less than a moderately used 3 row suv

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On 5/27/2025 at 10:29 AM, BERT said:

Put some wheel spacers on. Looks much better.  
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Can't wait to see you at the next coffee & cars.....

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18 hours ago, tbone_ said:

What’s the point of having a gt if you don’t get sideways coming out of cars and coffee?

Well, i'd have to wake up early enough to make a cars and coffee. Morning people suck

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On 5/27/2025 at 10:29 AM, BERT said:

Put some wheel spacers on. Looks much better.  
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Just a heads up on these, I put some on my car and the lug nuts welded themselves to the spacers. Ended up having to cut them off with an angle grinder. These were high quality spacers and did look nice, but in hindsight weren't worth it.

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1 hour ago, Okie State said:

Just a heads up on these, I put some on my car and the lug nuts welded themselves to the spacers. Ended up having to cut them off with an angle grinder. These were high quality spacers and did look nice, but in hindsight weren't worth it.

We already had to cut 2-3 threads off my studs so they didn't touch the back of the wheels, so i'm expecting something to go wrong when the time comes to take the spacers off lol

 

BUT, this is why I like having buddies that own a shop. Let them deal with that if it comes up.

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22 minutes ago, BERT said:

We already had to cut 2-3 threads off my studs so they didn't touch the back of the wheels, so i'm expecting something to go wrong when the time comes to take the spacers off lol

 

BUT, this is why I like having buddies that own a shop. Let them deal with that if it comes up.

That helps. I'm my own shop and mechanic so all of my mistakes come back around to me.

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On 6/3/2025 at 11:54 AM, BERT said:

I'm too old and have had too many "hot rods" to be showing off these days

I might downsize from my Civic after seeing this parked outside First Watch this morning….

 

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The Ed / Doug / several others (including mine) birthday road trip bash has been a hoot. The beater bimmer is a surprisingly fun track car as well as being a solid road tripper. The a/c kinda barely works (especially in blazing sun) but it’s enough to make the 86 degree days tolerable. 
 

Some of the other cars are hilarious:

 

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Lane Museum in Nashville, drag strip where Feuerball managed to win two (thanks to me shrewdly negotiating car lengths and rolling starts), and then Tail of the Dragon. What a day. 

I dig this car. 

Getting its butt sniffed by the TT:

 

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