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12-12-2009, 02:18 PM

#71

0440thgt

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Originally Posted by ztalon

This is the only way my Mach 1 will see snow. A sunny, cold day with snow already on the ground and clear roads. I'll take advantage of those days to take the car out for a drive. Just cold enough not to melt the snow, so the roads stay clear. Good chance to get some pictures with snow in the background/foreground too.

Sweet.

I don't know which is brighter, the snow or that Yellow Mach! haha

I'm with you, I took mine out last night and put it right back in the garage when I got home. It still looks freshly washed!

12-12-2009, 06:15 PM

#72

945LSTANG

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Originally Posted by Eagle2000GT

But I bought my car and built it to drive, not to be a garage queen.

since when did packing your car away for the winter months make it a garage queen? i drive the hell out of my car during warm months and by no means would I consider it a garage queen.

12-12-2009, 06:16 PM

#73

ztalon

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Originally Posted by 0440thgt

Yeah, the yellow is a very bright color. I have to keep reminding myself of that when I drive. I do know that I'll never have to look twice to find my car in a parking lot.

The Mach 1 will rarely make it out of the garage during the winter. My winter ride (Eclipse GT) is a very nice car and great in the snow, but nothing quite matches driving the Mach 1. I guess that at least I can be thankful that I don't have to drive the Mach 1 during the winter.

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Originally Posted by cliffyk

My ex (wasn't at the time) had a '90 Talon Tsi when we lived on Cape Cod -- fun car, except that I once turned on the headlights at 120+ and the front-end got real light, real fast--not a compete go home and change the underwear experience, but not far removed...

I got so used to my Talon being glued to the road, that once in a while, I would kind of forget that there were limits to any car's ability.....AWD or not. Yeah, it was a fun car. I actually liked the pop-up lights. Though I never tried popping them up at 120 mph.

Last edited by ztalon; 12-12-2009 at 06:23 PM.

12-13-2009, 01:51 PM

#74

GTVAPSAMTIK

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I just traded my 2010 TACOMA 4x4 TRD for 2001 mustang GT. And the day I got out of dealers lot, it was snowing heavy in Colorado SPrings. I was like all over the road. I barely made it to Fort Carson. Then I realized it was a mistake trading in my new truck.

12-13-2009, 01:54 PM

#75

Timspony

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Snow FTL!

12-13-2009, 02:37 PM

#76

teej281

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You traded a brand new truck for a mustang just going into winter?! What were you smoking?! You could have at least waited out the winter with the truck...

12-13-2009, 04:55 PM

#77

gif4445

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Yep, not a good move^^

12-13-2009, 10:04 PM

#78

tdcalhoun89

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yeaaaah not the best move, impulse buy?

12-13-2009, 10:43 PM

#79

Shotgun Love

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i hope you didn't trade it even- thats the one Toyota I'd ever consider buying, Tacomas are practically indestructible.

My Mustang is nowhere near as bad in the snow as I thought it was gonna be btw. As long as you dont drive like a moron you're set.
That being said, I tried drifting around the corner of my dorm going into the parking lot and I ended up facing the other way...oops. At least there was no one around and that I learned my lesson