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  1. balunr

    how long do you plan to keep your 05 or 06 S197?

    According to gp001's formula, somewhere in the neighborhood of 896 years. Give or take the barometric pressure value, and fudged for the fact that we have a negative longitude so the square root doesn't works so well... Sounds about right! :D What? :rlaugh:
  2. balunr

    Possible Solution for Shaker Skipper

    I just had my 5th (!) Shaker 500 installed today. So far, no skips, but I've only listened to 2.5 songs. Generally it starts skipping on the first time I play a burned CD. I'll try getting some more expensive CDs and see if that helps. I feel like they should just hand me the head unit...
  3. balunr

    starting to get cold out there?

    Mine is stock, and I have to say I'm impressed with how well it handles in the snow. We've had 2 pretty significant snowfalls this year, and the only place I've had trouble is getting into and out of my neighborhood it's pretty hilly. The first day, coming home from work semis and other...
  4. balunr

    You guys are lame!

    I am among the lame. This is my first mustang, and I'm also a newbie at modding - and I can't really decide if there's much I want to change yet :) So I lurk and learn what I can without asking stupid newb questions...
  5. balunr

    Beep!

    If you have the trunk full, and something hits the glow-in-the-dark-pull-this-and-run-from-the-kidnappers handle, it can pop the trunk open. I discovered this after a Costco run. Repeatedly. We had to stop and shift some stuff away from the handle - it was pulling it off of the velcro, and...
  6. balunr

    How Far Have You Taken Your Stang So Far?

    Kansas City to Detriot. It was a great trip - quite comfortable. Except for the dog's head constantly laying on the center console - no where to put your arm :)
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    Carpet problem and venting about my Skipper 500

    Has anyone else had the little plastic hook in the carpet that holds the floor mat in place on the driver's side come loose? Mine did. Apparently the fix is to replace the entire carpet, which was nice :D On to the vent... I'm on my 4th, you read that right, 4th Skipper 500. Every...
  8. balunr

    Opinions: Mustang's worst feature

    Mine's Sonic Blue, and I'm surprised (and happy!) at the lack of bugs that hit it. My husband has a Mini Cooper, and that thing is a better fly swatter than the F150 he had before the Cooper. It's insane - I don't know how he can see out the windshield. :rlaugh: My peeves 1. Squeaky...
  9. balunr

    I think I'm crazy...

    Off topic, but I want to be Jenns05Stang when I grow up. - Another Jennifer :hail2: On topic - drive your car, have fun but don't get too crazy. I've decided that if I ever have to paint mine, then I will get it striped...If I have to replace the hood, I'll get one that's more...
  10. balunr

    Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!

    I've been having trouble getting used to the hood length too - it's a tiny bit different from a neon.... :rlaugh: One day at work I parked behind an SUV - on the way back from lunch (we went in a co-worker's car) my co-workers were exclaiming about how close that SUV got to my car. I never...
  11. balunr

    Cool Quote From Ticketing Officer

    Yes, you do. But my ticket is no longer a moving violation, so it's not reported to the insurance, and no points on my license. In Missouri, I think that would have been a 3 point violation, and I believe you get suspended at 12 points. One ticket (this was my first in 11 years) wouldn't...
  12. balunr

    Cool Quote From Ticketing Officer

    I got a ticket in March - I think because the nice officer wanted to look at my "purple" car longer...or maybe it was 60 in a 35, whatever. It was an industrial area, on a straight, flat road, where there weren't any intersections or stoplights that I couldn't see for a quarter mile - I still...
  13. balunr

    Who owns an 05 as their first Ford/Mustang?

    I guess there are a few new converts :D Count me as one. I saw the pictures back in 2002, and that was it. It was 3 long years of waiting - and driving a Neon... I went for the V6 because I figured I'd smash up a V8 since it has 2x the horsepower of the neon. So far, the V6 has been...
  14. balunr

    brakes squeak

    '05 V6 with the squeak... At 2000 miles, I went to the dealer about the brakes and other things - they said something to the effect of "the brake pads are composite pads, which means they have little pieces of metal in them, and the ones on your car have bigger pieces of metal than they...