Heeeeelp. Convincing parents.
4th Gear Member
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 1,879
From: Orlando
RE: Heeeeelp. Convincing parents.
ORIGINAL: 561boii
just keep putting more mods on it and theyll just say F**K it! i dont give a damn anymore. and then youll be set to do what ever you want! 
ORIGINAL: amrcnidyot
back on to the convincing parets topic.....my parents still havent gotten me a graduation present and i was goin for a tuner so later on i could get gears....but they dont want me to spend ANY money on my car. so i can only get small things that i just kinda buy and put on then they get pissed and get over it. but i dont have 4-5 hundred for a tuner right now. how can i get my paretns to be ok w/ spending money on my car.
back on to the convincing parets topic.....my parents still havent gotten me a graduation present and i was goin for a tuner so later on i could get gears....but they dont want me to spend ANY money on my car. so i can only get small things that i just kinda buy and put on then they get pissed and get over it. but i dont have 4-5 hundred for a tuner right now. how can i get my paretns to be ok w/ spending money on my car.
5th Gear Member
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 3,411
From: Woodbridge, VA
RE: Heeeeelp. Convincing parents.
1) american cars, so what? imports are really no better in quality these days. have you seen how many recalls toyota have been doing the past few years? mustangs last for a while. i should know
2) rwd? so what? if shes concerned about that, get an awd
3) if you drive like u have some sense in rain or snow, not true
4) i think they have pretty good test ratings
2) rwd? so what? if shes concerned about that, get an awd
3) if you drive like u have some sense in rain or snow, not true
4) i think they have pretty good test ratings
5th Gear Member
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 2,119
From: La
RE: Heeeeelp. Convincing parents.
I have my heart set on a mustang, the best deal i can find so far in new york/long island is 98 red mustang with 82000 miles for 5500. My mother is under the impression that they are bad cares because -
A: they are american cares
B: they arent front wheel drive (not sure on this one, are they front wheel or no?)
C: She is under the impression they are terrible in anything but perfect clear weather.
D: She has not seen any good crashtest results of them. can anyone give me a chart or something?
Basically can you kind folks help me to convince my parents that a mustang is not a bad car?
Thanks in advance.
A: they are american cares
B: they arent front wheel drive (not sure on this one, are they front wheel or no?)
C: She is under the impression they are terrible in anything but perfect clear weather.
D: She has not seen any good crashtest results of them. can anyone give me a chart or something?
Basically can you kind folks help me to convince my parents that a mustang is not a bad car?
Thanks in advance.
The Godfather
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 15,480
From: Temple, Texas
RE: Heeeeelp. Convincing parents.
Yea I know nanaki, but I know I'm pretty close, but the car won't be dynoed for at least another month when school starts back up, so we'll find out the exact numbers then. Put it this way, I'm gonna hope for the best, but due to the age of the car, prepare for the worst.
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Joined: May 2006
Posts: 2,632
From: Livonia MI
RE: Heeeeelp. Convincing parents.
ORIGINAL: GlockPants
A: American cars are the best.
B: Front wheel drive cars are for pansies, or people that need a fuel effecient car because their old car got 14 mpg and could afford paying for a tank of gas every day
C: Get all season tires, and dont gun it in poor conditions
D: Thats because people try not to wreck cars that are better than civics...Ever notice how you only see imports totaled?
Sorry for my sarcastic help, but a mustang is really a good car. I think your parents reason D is the worst, the goal of having a car is to not wreck it. The more you know you can live if you hit a semi head on, means youd be like "Hmm, I should probably move, but Ill live"...too bad insurance will eat you alive. So you get skrewd. People who say american cars arent good quality are severly mistaken too. True imports my last longer, but you have to take the entire car apart to change the battery.
I have my heart set on a mustang, the best deal i can find so far in new york/long island is 98 red mustang with 82000 miles for 5500. My mother is under the impression that they are bad cares because -
A: they are american cares
B: they arent front wheel drive (not sure on this one, are they front wheel or no?)
C: She is under the impression they are terrible in anything but perfect clear weather.
D: She has not seen any good crashtest results of them. can anyone give me a chart or something?
Basically can you kind folks help me to convince my parents that a mustang is not a bad car?
Thanks in advance.
A: they are american cares
B: they arent front wheel drive (not sure on this one, are they front wheel or no?)
C: She is under the impression they are terrible in anything but perfect clear weather.
D: She has not seen any good crashtest results of them. can anyone give me a chart or something?
Basically can you kind folks help me to convince my parents that a mustang is not a bad car?
Thanks in advance.
B: Front wheel drive cars are for pansies, or people that need a fuel effecient car because their old car got 14 mpg and could afford paying for a tank of gas every day
C: Get all season tires, and dont gun it in poor conditions
D: Thats because people try not to wreck cars that are better than civics...Ever notice how you only see imports totaled?
Sorry for my sarcastic help, but a mustang is really a good car. I think your parents reason D is the worst, the goal of having a car is to not wreck it. The more you know you can live if you hit a semi head on, means youd be like "Hmm, I should probably move, but Ill live"...too bad insurance will eat you alive. So you get skrewd. People who say american cars arent good quality are severly mistaken too. True imports my last longer, but you have to take the entire car apart to change the battery.
Good point..
and mustangs they do last a long time
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Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 5,373
From: Wichita, Ks
RE: Heeeeelp. Convincing parents.
ORIGINAL: britt21
amrcnidyot do you have a job or are they paying for it??
if they are payin for it, that may be why lol
amrcnidyot do you have a job or are they paying for it??
if they are payin for it, that may be why lol
5th Gear Member
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 4,840
From: Bangladesh
RE: Heeeeelp. Convincing parents.
i hate to be the "anti mustang" dick here, but if you've got 5500+ to work with, i'd be looking at acura integra gsr's. why get a bottom of the barrel mustang when you can get a top of the line import? better on gas and probably insurance too. handles way better. loses less power through the driveline. gsr's can hit really low 15's stock, high 14's if you know how to rag on it and have good track conditions
The Godfather
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 15,480
From: Temple, Texas
RE: Heeeeelp. Convincing parents.
Well I've got enough mods to do 0-60 in 5.7s and that's with me loosing traction and almost missed second gear. Yes, the mods in my sig are the mods "THAT I KNOW ABOUT" but there may be more on the car, but I'm not sure. The car does sound a little more aggressive than other V8 mustangs, so I may have a cam, but this I doubt, I think it just may be a combinaton of the exhaust leak and the exhaust itself.
Thread Starter
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 23
RE: Heeeeelp. Convincing parents.
Im not racing, im just using the car really. But i do like the occasional heavy rev of the engine. Whats louder in this case, integra, a v4 or a mustang a v6 ^^
I looked at a 3000Gt too, guy didnt get back to me yet.
I looked at a 3000Gt too, guy didnt get back to me yet.