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Old 09-15-2004, 12:25 PM
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i don't have a Stang yet, but i'm looking ('01+).......

my question is how many of you guys use ur stangs as an everyday driver?

i have a Lexus LS400 that i love but i'm itching for the power and sound of a Mustang........i want to keep my car for an everyday driver and just drive the stang a couple days a week.......

just wandering you guys thoughts on this
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Old 09-15-2004, 12:26 PM
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my car is an everyday driver...but i don't have to commute that far to work.....only about 2-3 miles to work
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Old 09-15-2004, 12:59 PM
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I'm an everyday driver...and lovin' it. As long as you give the Stang some attention during the week, it will be grateful, and will award you everytime OH YEAH!
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Old 09-15-2004, 01:01 PM
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until it went into storage my stang was my everyday driver, and I took it on trips. it was great
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Old 09-15-2004, 01:19 PM
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My details are in my sig and I drive it everyday...even in the snow. I have a set of 17" Pirelli snow tires (which cost a damn fortune) that I put on my stock rims every year and they are great.

Mustangs are GOOD in the snow.
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Old 09-15-2004, 01:35 PM
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I drive 20k miles a year... got 4.10 gears and lotsa hp
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Old 09-15-2004, 05:11 PM
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ok thanks for the replies

i was just wandering about that.........putting in a rear end gear, cam ect..., and making a high HP car, on how ecconomical it would be as a daily driver

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Old 09-15-2004, 05:14 PM
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ORIGINAL: mdvaldosta

I drive 20k miles a year... got 4.10 gears and lotsa hp
OUCH...you must put almost all your money into gas!!
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Old 09-15-2004, 05:30 PM
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i got mine last january and drove it through most of the winter. MI winters can be horrible too!! i'm sure mikehawke can vouch for that, he proly has it even worse! I have doubled the miles since I bought it (12k to 24k) the days i know we are going to get pounded with snow i just fire up the jeep and have a good ol' time
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Old 09-15-2004, 05:44 PM
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my every day driver is my contour...I only occasionally get to drive the stang...
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