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Old Jul 8, 2006 | 07:04 PM
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Everytime I drive my car and I sit there and think why doesn't the computer have temperature and direction on it. On the other 4 fords we own they all have it but not in the new mustang. just wondering why they put range, fuel economy, and even a systems check but no direction or temperature. I think it should be in there. But I still love the damn thing
Old Jul 8, 2006 | 08:13 PM
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If you get the mycolor option installed it gives some of that stuff
Old Jul 8, 2006 | 10:41 PM
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i have mycolor option and it doesn't give you that.
Old Jul 8, 2006 | 10:51 PM
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i have the my color option on my stang but there is no temperature or direction. I have the fully loaded pony package. and there are a bunch of other things just not those two
Old Jul 8, 2006 | 10:54 PM
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Temp and direction is not on My Color it does kind of suck thats somthing they didn't put on there but really when you go to the track do you need to know what direction you are going
Old Jul 9, 2006 | 12:16 AM
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haha you got that right...sometime i just get angry when i want to see what direction i'm going when i go on trips and the temp oh well
Old Jul 9, 2006 | 01:06 AM
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Everytime I drive my car and I sit there and think why doesn't the computer have temperature and direction on it. On the other 4 fords we own they all have it but not in the new mustang. just wondering why they put range, fuel economy, and even a systems check but no direction or temperature. I think it should be in there. But I still love the damn thing
Our families 2000 ford winstar minivan has automatic headlights, and the compass/thermometer....yet our 2006 mustang has none of these features. I guess its because my mustang cost $24,000 and the minivan cost almost $40,000
Old Jul 9, 2006 | 01:17 AM
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I think Ford justed wanted to keep it original. None of that fancy stuff just good American Mustang classic.
Old Jul 9, 2006 | 02:59 AM
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They saved at least a dime per car for the sensor [sm=exactly.gif]

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Everytime I drive my car and I sit there and think why doesn't the computer have temperature and direction on it. On the other 4 fords we own they all have it but not in the new mustang. just wondering why they put range, fuel economy, and even a systems check but no direction or temperature. I think it should be in there. But I still love the damn thing
Old Jul 9, 2006 | 03:09 AM
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I agree with blackstang...the 15,000 dollar dif is the reason. The windstar has one group to appeal to and the Mustang has another group to appeal to. The younger group with less money to throw at a car that still looks cool and gets looks. Then we just throw money at it a little at a time to MOD it up, which is easiet than financing twice as much up front


There is also a ford rear view mirror that is sold as an accessory (sp) that has direction and temp but its pretty steep



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