New Midwest Mustang lover
04-17-2011, 07:29 PM
#1
New Midwest Mustang lover
Hey, everyone! I'm quite new to the threads. I'm glad to see things are rather active around here, since a lot of message boards don't get used much anymore because of Facebook. I needed to find a Mustang community because I am one of few of my circle of friends who even owns a car, let alone a Mustang. So, I need a place where people know stuff 
I've loved Mustangs for years. I used to work at Greenfield Village in Dearborn, MI, and I was always there for their Motor Muster show. Before then my next door neighbor had classic cars and my family tagged along to car shows often. The Mustangs were ALWAYS my favorite (plus, my dad worked for Ford, so I pay homage to Ford).
Over the past few years I've gotten successful as a fitness professional and am finally able to make some life long dreams into a reality... the latest being buying myself a Mustang for my birthday. I'd been planning this since last fall. I went on the site a week ago to build and price, and that's when I saw it... the Boss 302 (and a light shown down). I had been pondering the Cobra, but I knew it had to be the Boss when I saw it, because that was always my favorite at car shows. I didn't, however, realize how limited they were and how lucky I was that the dealership I test drove at last fall actually had one!
Anyways, to not make this a really long story, I'm now a proud owner of a Boss 302 in Kona Blue! Woooooohooooo! I still can't believe it's mine. When I go out to my garage I have a big smile on my face
I am, however, a BIG NEWBIE when it comes to driving stick shift. The salesman at the dealership took me out in another Mustang to teach me and I practiced for two hours. Then, the next day I took the Boss home. I did pretty well. I'm still having the hardest time going from a dead stop into first... once I'm going in first shifting to 2nd, 3rd, etc. is getting pretty smooth for me. I just saw the opportunity to get the Boss and I had to jump, even though I didn't know how to drive it when I bought it :O I just need to get better at that first gear so that driving in city traffic doesn't make me batty
Wish me luck! I hope to have this car for many years... I love it!!!!
I've loved Mustangs for years. I used to work at Greenfield Village in Dearborn, MI, and I was always there for their Motor Muster show. Before then my next door neighbor had classic cars and my family tagged along to car shows often. The Mustangs were ALWAYS my favorite (plus, my dad worked for Ford, so I pay homage to Ford).
Over the past few years I've gotten successful as a fitness professional and am finally able to make some life long dreams into a reality... the latest being buying myself a Mustang for my birthday. I'd been planning this since last fall. I went on the site a week ago to build and price, and that's when I saw it... the Boss 302 (and a light shown down). I had been pondering the Cobra, but I knew it had to be the Boss when I saw it, because that was always my favorite at car shows. I didn't, however, realize how limited they were and how lucky I was that the dealership I test drove at last fall actually had one!
Anyways, to not make this a really long story, I'm now a proud owner of a Boss 302 in Kona Blue! Woooooohooooo! I still can't believe it's mine. When I go out to my garage I have a big smile on my face
I am, however, a BIG NEWBIE when it comes to driving stick shift. The salesman at the dealership took me out in another Mustang to teach me and I practiced for two hours. Then, the next day I took the Boss home. I did pretty well. I'm still having the hardest time going from a dead stop into first... once I'm going in first shifting to 2nd, 3rd, etc. is getting pretty smooth for me. I just saw the opportunity to get the Boss and I had to jump, even though I didn't know how to drive it when I bought it :O I just need to get better at that first gear so that driving in city traffic doesn't make me batty
Wish me luck! I hope to have this car for many years... I love it!!!!
04-18-2011, 10:46 AM
#6
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Arizona
Posts: 451
very nice car...wish I had one. Driving a manual gets much easier with time. The first time I was learning stick, I didnt think I would ever get it. Now driving stick is just like breathing...its like second nature. Once u get it down, it would be hard to go back to having an auto..
