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2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
What do you think, are 4 cylinders looking better?
A 4 cylinder Mustang? Could the party be over?
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
The average price for a gallon of gas right now across the U.S. is somewhere around $1.50. However consider the average price for a gallon of gas in 1953 -- 65 cents. Seems cheap, right? But take this price, adjust it for inflation and you get a price for a gallon of gas of $1.95 (in today's dollars). So gas is actually cheaper now than it was in 1953.
In economics, as in physics, everything is relative... : )
I remember buying gas for less than 30 cents/gal in the mid 60s and that's in NYC which had some of the most expensive gas in the US..
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Though I can still remember when most gas stations had "full service" pumps! (though I hear some parts of the country still have them, but due to more state job creation laws than an actual market for them)
I went from the Civic HX (one of the most fuel efficient cars on the road) to the Mustang GT, so obviously I am experiencing a big change. But still, Police departments are now even starting to switch to hybids. Is the day of the Mustang V-8's nearing an end, and thus our (my?) nostalgia or is this gas issue no big deal?
a time time of rising gas prices and a very lackluster economy. I was convinced the old Goat was the last of a breed that would quickly be killed by rising gas prices. That was one of the reasons I thought it would be a valuable car one day. I was half right.
What happened in the later 80s was they figured out how to use electronic controls and weight saving techniques to get reasonable power out engines that gave good power. My next muscle car was an '86 Mustang 5.0 'vert that I happened to buy the day before Saddam invaded Kuwait (Doh!) Fortunately the 'Stang was never my daily driver.
It's likely that the current rise in prices is the result of temporary circumstances, unrest in Venezuela and the Mid-East. Once these are stabilized price stability will return to fuel prices. I doubt you'll see $1.00 a gallon again but I also doubt you'll see $3.00/gallon for very long. It's going to be a wild ride but it'll probably settle down.
Having said that I wouldn't advise anyone to depend on a gas guzzler as their daily driver. I'm still considering a new Mustang convertible or Thunderbird but it'll be my weekend car.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
have a 1000hp hygrogen power mustang..put some wings on it and it might fly. What I'm trying to get at is that the mustang and the people that buy them is always after more and more power, I am happy with my '84 'stang that I bought new and now has about 60k miles on it. When the new mustang comes out I will buy the v6 model, it has enough hp to do most things except fly. Can you fly with the svt models..no. So why keep yapping away about horsepower. How fast can you go in stop and go traffic in a urban enviroment that I live in,
what about the POlice? What about that slow moving car that comes into your lane while you're accerating past 100mph?
But we've been here before...
Automotive power kept increasing from mid-century onward, reaching its zenith in the 1970s. Then the combination of the energy crisis, a depressed economy and soaring insurance rates conspired to kill off the musclecars, like so many dinosaurs ; )
We now face a possible new energy crisis (though likely not as severe due to geopolitical changes), the economy may well suffer (further) if a war starts, and more drivers on the road + faster cars + a dillution in driving ability (due to cellphones and more gadgetry) = even higher insurance premiums.
Plus, we are facing something we didn't previously: increasing gridlock. What good is a 400 hp car if you sit in traffic most of the time (as do most people)?
All this makes me wonder if a new "Mustang II" isn't just around the corner... : (
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
After all, if musclecars were really making such a big comeback, wouldn't (for example) GM go beyond the fairly expensive and low-volume GTO, and say offer an Impala "SS" version that was simply the current car, but with a V8 and rwd?
If the GTO catches on GM might bring in the Commodore 4dr. (also based on the Opel Omega chassis) and call it an Impala SS or Pontiac Bonneville.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Of course, you never know. Maybe we will see a Mustang III based on the Focus SVT platform...
I was under the impression that current international sanctions meant that little of the world's oil supply is currently from Iraq. Isn't this why the U.S. is being blamed for the 'millions' of children who have died in Iraq since the Gulf War? All he would be doing by torching his own fields is delaying the recovery of his own country. Something tells me he doesn't care about that though so I fully expect him to institute a 'scorched earth' policy on his own country.
The projections of $5/gal gas is, IMHO, nothing but scare tactics used to drum up opposition to the war.
-Cold winter
-No oil coming from Venezuela (33% of normal exports)
-Iraq is normally 16-17% of US oil imports (sanctions were modified 2 yrs ago).
Figure it out, that's half of our normal import supply interrupted.
No the sky is not falling but how much damage can our limping economy absorb.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
If I'm wrong -- well, we can always open up the ANWR...
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Seriously, what demonspeed said...use Armor All "interior" grade; works very well.
My second 'Stang, as I'd owned a piece-of-
crap '81 4 cylinder which vaporlocked all
the time. Researched the '03 before buying
including this website and was glad to see
so many speak highly of the '03 cars. My
new one came without traction control, which a
couple of friends with experience with 'Stangs
said is a total waste of cash. Still, I'm
concerned about the car's potential lack of
traction on wet/icy ground. Several folks have
said to use the old trusty bag of sand in the
rear of the car. Does this work? And if so,
how many pounds do ya need? 100? 500? Any
advice would be mucho appreciadio.
Traction control is the best option on a rear wheel car you could ever have it works great when you need and you can turn it off if you want to burn the tires off it.
Make sure you get it with any new mustang.
I live in KY and the rain and snow make it a must have.
However i like my auto it grabs 2nd gear and chrips 2nd gear well and i love that you can turn the traction control off.
I drive in the city the most of the time thats why i went with the auto
Make sure you put 2 chambers flow masters on it.
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Therefore, it doesn't matter if it's Auto or Stick.
So, I would get the YELLOW one.(with black leather) :-)
I'm leaning towards Sonic Blue Metallic with Medium Graphite leather! I think I'm going to go and drive both the 5-speed and auto next week.
And if you can't get a new one, get a used one, FAT BOY!!!!!