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Offline Jason

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New tow vehicle
« on: May 10, 2017, 07:47:21 AM »
Took a year to find this. 2013 Mustang GT 5.0 6-speed California Special

CV16SS should look real nice behind it.

Figured getting a convertible would make seeing backing up easier too with the boat.

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Offline TV27

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Re: New tow vehicle
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2017, 08:03:24 AM »
Nice, but shouldn't it be green?
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Re: New tow vehicle
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2017, 08:08:26 AM »
Very nice Jason! the 16 should look good behind it!
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Re: New tow vehicle
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2017, 09:05:35 AM »
Guy I work with has a white CS ... VERY COOL !

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Re: New tow vehicle
« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2017, 11:20:02 AM »
Nice Jason! But thinking you should be towing a CVX18 California Special behind it! ;)

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Re: New tow vehicle
« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2017, 12:06:37 PM »
Somehow I never even knew there was a California Special CXV18. That would be a nice match up!
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Offline David CVX-16

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Re: New tow vehicle
« Reply #6 on: May 10, 2017, 08:08:29 PM »
Wow Jason, that is a fancy Mustang. Ford does a nice job with the exterior and interior of the Mustangs. Do you plan on driving it in the winter? How is the California Special different from the regular Mustang?  That Mustang will be fast. Are there any published times 0 to 60 MPH? With 420 HP the time should be about 4.5 to 5 seconds 0 to 60 (4.7 seconds per one review). The muscle cars of today are so much better than those of yesterday - much better gas mileage, quieter, better handling, more reliable, and faster. I could have bought a 2017 Mustang GT (in Ruby Red)  for about $2,000 more than my 2017 Honda Accord, but for an old man like myself, there would have been a generation gap between me and the car. Cars are like boats, you can never have too much horsepower. Nice to just put the pedal down a bit and have the car leap. Plus they still get decent mileage, unlike the thirsty cars I had growing up - 1960 Pontiac Catalina 10 MPG (working man's car), 1969 Dodge Charger 383 (beautiful but cheap and always needed some repair) and 1973 Olds Cutlass, both about 15 MPG and much slower than the Honda Accord, which gets about 22 MPG.

Does your wife know how to drive a stick shift and would she want to drive that powerful of a car?

California Special Features:  https://www.thoughtco.com/2013-gt-cs-california-special-mustang-2465413
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Re: New tow vehicle
« Reply #7 on: May 11, 2017, 12:18:18 PM »
Yup. Jamie can drive a manual better than me and has a heavier foot as well!

https://youtu.be/Hm3uGkXQZBA

https://youtu.be/lTYN2B9iGKU
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Re: New tow vehicle
« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2017, 01:51:20 PM »
Yup. Jamie can drive a manual better than me and has a heavier foot as well!



the second video, I only saw and heard two shifts. So only to 3rd gear for i am guessing 50mph?
you can really tell that Jamie likes it by the grin on her face, and you looked a little nervous with her at the wheel. LOL
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Re: New tow vehicle
« Reply #9 on: May 11, 2017, 02:34:13 PM »
Jamie loves it! Boys seem to like it too. Was probably about 50 (speed limit was 45). Yea, I was a little nervous....Her daily driver has nearly 1/2 the power but she did good.
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Re: New tow vehicle
« Reply #10 on: May 11, 2017, 07:29:57 PM »

Waaaay cool!
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Re: New tow vehicle
« Reply #11 on: August 27, 2017, 04:24:50 PM »
Jason,

That must have been you in front of me with the Mustang downtown Prescott today. Can't believe i looked right at you to wave you in and didn't recognize you.

Wasn't until you were in front of me that I thought hmmmmm?......LOL
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Re: New tow vehicle
« Reply #12 on: August 27, 2017, 06:12:26 PM »
Nope. Not me. Was in downtown Hudson today though.
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Re: New tow vehicle
« Reply #13 on: August 27, 2017, 10:11:29 PM »
Whoops, i wasn't in Prescott either, went through Hudson on my way to Somerset. Pretty sure it was you can't be too many mustangs like that with 2 small kids in the back running around in Hudson
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Re: New tow vehicle
« Reply #14 on: August 27, 2017, 10:23:02 PM »
Were you the nice guy who let me in on to second street? Black Tahoe if I remember correctly?? I thought I was gonna sit there for ever. Thanks!
The boys love the wind in their hair. Must remind them of the boat!
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Re: New tow vehicle
« Reply #15 on: August 29, 2017, 11:51:51 AM »
That was me!
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