see the 05 test mule just about 3 times a week, sametimes, same places, when heading out to the gym I go to. I live equally 15 mins from the AAI plant in Flat Rock and Rouge plant in Dearborn, life is sweet Any who.... This past Monday, I did follow the 05 V6 test mule of the Vert. And of course, didn't have my camera. But still ended up following it for 50 miles and calling some friends on FordPower and telling them to post up about it. Well, yesterday... accidently ran into the 05 coupe mule when my friend and I were done at the gym and heading over to the Sportsmans Den to grab some lunch. I got it on tape this time And had a lovely run in with the test driver hahaha. Here's some of what I got on tape.... Right click, Save as... If it does not play for you, you need to download the mjpg codec and install it. And yes, that is me and my friend being all giggley... it was my birthday yesterday and we were in a crazy mood haha so pay no mind to it :-D Here's a snippet of a post I made about it... "The lady is FULL OF IT!! There are NO SIGNS stating you can not takes pictures of test mule cars. AND she was on a public street. It would've been different if she was on Ford property and I pulled in there. If she had asked me on Monday if I was following her, then yes, yes I was... BUT she was still on a public street and I was not following her too closely. My uncle works for GM and does testings on their mules. If they are driving out in the public on a public street, there is nothing they can do. The cops won't do anything. I still can't believe she cut me off in the parking lot Bawhahaha. Was about ready to pull into that spot and she pulls in there.. so, instead of pulling forward, I hit reverse and got next to her and she said "If you think that taking pictures of this car and following me isn't illegal, then there is something wrong with you." I laughed and said "Well Ma'ma... looks like you're the one following me now, as I am trying to pull into a parking spot and have lunch here." Hope you all enjoy it Here's some recent pics of taken of it. Not sure why she got all huffy about it... I wasn't following her closely at all.. AND we've already seen the final product. These first 2 pics are in Dearborn on Michigan Ave, near a Lincoln dealership in their reserve lot... behind it is part of Greenfield Village, it's not far from Southfield. And this is the picture I took when we were pulling into the Sportsman Den for lunch. There's a golf course and a little wedding chapel there, that's why the parking lot is so huge. They take the exact same travel route each time. Saw what looked like an F 250 or an F 350 tester there too when we were leaving. If anyone is curious... here's some links to the stories on FordPower Pics of the mule in Dearborn The story of my 50 mile journey following the vert The 05 threat Video link
nice find. Too bad vid was short and it cut off when the lady was about to say something. Car looks gayish
I took the video, so HELLS yes it's a good find. hahaha Really wish I would've kept rolling when she cut me off... but I had no idea what the hell she was doing. Totally hilarious.
This would have made for a MUCH better story if the thread was titled "Ran Into the '05 Test Mule" and you actually DID run into it. But there are some swete pics there! Nice work.
Hahaha true. Well, that might have happened if I did pull into the parking spot I was trying to pull into before she got in that spot and tried to cut me off. kirkyg - She feared the 01 V6... look at the FEAR in her eyes!! haha Saw it again today, some dude was driving it.
