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Old 02-15-2019, 06:51 PM
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Cruising down the highway doing 55 on a m7. A pesky mustang pulls along side and challenges. What's the lowest gear you'd drop it in to show him who he's monkeying with?

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02-15-2019, 07:48 PM
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I do not acknowledge the presence of Mustangs.
Old 02-15-2019, 06:53 PM
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2ed if it’s a manual
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M7... 3rd will prove the point

2nd will let everyone on the highway (both sides) know who's boss..

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I do not acknowledge the presence of Mustangs.
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Originally Posted by mschuyler
I do not acknowledge the presence of Mustangs.
They're like gnats.
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Originally Posted by mschuyler
I do not acknowledge the presence of Mustangs.


You better watch out if they're procharged! Ask me how I know.

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Old 02-15-2019, 08:51 PM
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My neighbor across the street has a 700+ HP Mustang that looks totally stock on the outside
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Got my a$$ handed to me once by a Honda Civic - 2586 lbs - 600 HP - jus' sayin'.....
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Two kinds of challenges. Sleepers that will beat your butt & guys who just want to see the StingRay run.
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Originally Posted by LuisZ51


You better watch out if they're procharged! Ask me how I know.
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Originally Posted by KenHorse
My neighbor across the street has a 700+ HP Mustang that looks totally stock on the outside
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Originally Posted by BEAR-AvHistory
Two kinds of challenges. Sleepers that will beat your butt & guys who just want to see the StingRay run.
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Stay in whatever gear that you’re in and let him drive by...
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Old 02-15-2019, 10:28 PM
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Just ignore him.
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Wave him off, take it to the track, public streets are not the place to race.
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Originally Posted by Vetteman Jack
Just ignore him.
NOOOoooo... what a sin!! Goose it just enough to get him to stomp on it and then give him the lead. Let him scout for troopers for you and pray he's goin' where you're goin'. Nothing like grooming a rabbit to take tickets for you.
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NOOOoooo... what a sin!! Goose it just enough to get him to stomp on it and then give him the lead. Let him scout for troopers for you and pray he's goin' where you're goin'. Nothing like grooming a rabbit to take tickets for you.
Yes! Just about every time I'm out a guy in a Civic will see me in his rear view mirror and floor it! I enjoy the show and and am very appreciative of this guy going to find the radar traps for me

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Old 02-16-2019, 07:23 AM
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I go really low, I voice dial 911 and tell them there's a guy in a Mustang waving a gun around. Chances are if they stop him, he probably does have a gun, well, because Mustang....
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Activate rev matching THEN drop into 3rd gear.
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Jerks in Tesla's out there as well.


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