We Need A Wtf! Section
09-14-2003, 02:59 PM
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Mazdadrifter and I took a spin in my FC Saturday to go pick up his Wolf 3D system from Fast Import Cars a speed shop about 1 hour south of us in Pompano Florida.
We were on our way back and I was getting on it as I was taking the on ramp for I-95 in Jupiter. I was winding out 4th and hitting about 130+. I let off of it and looked up in my rear view mirror and I see a car coming up on me pretty quick. It looked like it might be an older El Camino. I was coming down past 90MPH and settled in at about 85.
We let the car pass and it was a really old station wagon with flowmaster stickers on the back window. Mazdadrifter and I just looked at each other and started to laugh. We played with him a little purely out of boredom. The thing that alarmed me was the fact that he was doing 120+ at times and that car had no business going that fast.
We were on our way back and I was getting on it as I was taking the on ramp for I-95 in Jupiter. I was winding out 4th and hitting about 130+. I let off of it and looked up in my rear view mirror and I see a car coming up on me pretty quick. It looked like it might be an older El Camino. I was coming down past 90MPH and settled in at about 85.
We let the car pass and it was a really old station wagon with flowmaster stickers on the back window. Mazdadrifter and I just looked at each other and started to laugh. We played with him a little purely out of boredom. The thing that alarmed me was the fact that he was doing 120+ at times and that car had no business going that fast.
09-14-2003, 03:10 PM
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That's kinda like what happened to me yesterday...
I was on my way to my friend's house to help him install his Apex'i AVC-R. Well, once I got on Hwy 54, I hit a few lights and got behind an LX Mustang. The guy burned out at every light.
First of all, I wanted to ask the guy if he knew that he was driving an LX Mustang. Second of all, I wanted to ask him if he knew he didn't have any business driving his LX like it was a GT.
I was on my way to my friend's house to help him install his Apex'i AVC-R. Well, once I got on Hwy 54, I hit a few lights and got behind an LX Mustang. The guy burned out at every light.
First of all, I wanted to ask the guy if he knew that he was driving an LX Mustang. Second of all, I wanted to ask him if he knew he didn't have any business driving his LX like it was a GT.
09-14-2003, 03:35 PM
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It gets better when we were playing with the Station wagon a Honda Accord started tagging along. His car was blowing all kinds of smoke from the front like when your engine is in the process of blowing. Again WTF!
09-14-2003, 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Dysfnctnl85' date='Sep 14 2003, 04:10 PM
That's kinda like what happened to me yesterday...
I was on my way to my friend's house to help him install his Apex'i AVC-R. Well, once I got on Hwy 54, I hit a few lights and got behind an LX Mustang. The guy burned out at every light.
First of all, I wanted to ask the guy if he knew that he was driving an LX Mustang. Second of all, I wanted to ask him if he knew he didn't have any business driving his LX like it was a GT.
I was on my way to my friend's house to help him install his Apex'i AVC-R. Well, once I got on Hwy 54, I hit a few lights and got behind an LX Mustang. The guy burned out at every light.
First of all, I wanted to ask the guy if he knew that he was driving an LX Mustang. Second of all, I wanted to ask him if he knew he didn't have any business driving his LX like it was a GT.
and mechanicals as a Mustang GT right?
The LX 5.0s were actually a bit quicker because they were a tad lighter
then the GT.
09-14-2003, 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Rob x-7' date='Sep 14 2003, 04:41 PM
[quote name='Dysfnctnl85' date='Sep 14 2003, 04:10 PM'] That's kinda like what happened to me yesterday...
I was on my way to my friend's house to help him install his Apex'i AVC-R. Well, once I got on Hwy 54, I hit a few lights and got behind an LX Mustang. The guy burned out at every light.
First of all, I wanted to ask the guy if he knew that he was driving an LX Mustang. Second of all, I wanted to ask him if he knew he didn't have any business driving his LX like it was a GT.
I was on my way to my friend's house to help him install his Apex'i AVC-R. Well, once I got on Hwy 54, I hit a few lights and got behind an LX Mustang. The guy burned out at every light.
First of all, I wanted to ask the guy if he knew that he was driving an LX Mustang. Second of all, I wanted to ask him if he knew he didn't have any business driving his LX like it was a GT.
and mechanicals as a Mustang GT right?
The LX 5.0s were actually a bit quicker because they were a tad lighter
then the GT. [/quote]
It was the most recent body-style mustang. Definitely no V8 in that.
09-14-2003, 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by UniqueTII' date='Sep 14 2003, 04:00 PM
That reminds me of when Popular Mechanics put an LT1 into a Buick Roadmaster wagon. It surprised everyone.
kevin.
09-15-2003, 08:24 AM
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The newer Mustangs don't have an LX trim, do they? I thought that was just in the Fox-bodies. The newer ones have the 3.8L V6, not the 4-cyls like th eold LX's did. I think they are just called "Mustang" and "Mustang GT" now, instead of "Mustang LX" and "Mustang GT".
But then again, I could be wrong.
But then again, I could be wrong.
