166.) when you opt to drive your stang an hour to and from work everday even tho it pulls to the left, the turn signals don't work and the tranny is leaking...when you have another car that runs fine but has half the cylinders....lol true story...
167.) you drive your stang even tho you know your tags are expired but you HAD to take her out... my bad...(i really needa get those tags!)
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~89 mustang lx- 4 banger converted 5.0... Cobra upper/lower intake, ceramic bbk shorties, u/d pullies, accufab 65mm TB, pypes x-pipe, flowmasters dumped, pro 5.0 shifter, 5 lug Cobra R's-17x9 all the way around... Much more to come!!!!
"i'd rather make a car payment than a house payment cause you can live in your car but you can't race a house!!!"
166.) when you opt to drive your stang an hour to and from work everday even tho it pulls to the left, the turn signals don't work and the tranny is leaking...when you have another car that runs fine but has half the cylinders....lol true story...
167.) you drive your stang even tho you know your tags are expired but you HAD to take her out... my bad...(i really needa get those tags!)
you speak for me!!! i bought ma stang and put title in my name and got insurance and never got inspection or registration. has bad inner tie rods and pulls everywhere and feels dangerous and what do i do? drive my 4cyl buick with cold ac? or haul ass in pony 60 miles to work and 60 miles home? lol. first day i took it to work i got pulled over. and now i still drive it lol.
171--when you try to buy a house just so you can spend that 8k tax credit on a vortech s-trim
172--when deciding on which house you like the most, your wife/gf looks at the house itself, and you look for others stangs on the block to determine who your potential neighbors are
173--when you can turn a traffic stop into a 2 hour conversation about a good h/c/i combo for a ssp notch (true story)
174--your wife/gf introduces you to her new friends, and she says something like "he isnt gonna listen to you unless the words mustang and-or p***y is involved..preferably mustang" when introducing you.
175--you plot your drving routes based off of locations of shell gas stations for the 93 ocatane instead of 91 octane
176--even after selling 5-years of back issues of 5.0 and FF, you still have 5 more years of them laying around
177--you catch yourself changing oil after 350 miles (not 3500) just because you like to tinker on your ride
178--you have busted every knuckle and burned every finger because you dont want to wait for the engine to cool down before performing you tune-up
179--you sell a nice mustang thats "finished" to buy a mustang that doesnt even have a motor..just so you have a new project
180--neighbors know what time you leave for work in the morning, and when your out late because you dont have a street-legal exhaust
181--you have a cobra coiled snake tattoo on your left arm, and a tri-bar pony tattoo on your right shoulder
182--every shirt you own has a mustang/ford related theme..and the ones that are plain have oil/grease stains on them.
183--the UPS man knows you by name, what kind of stang you have, and even knows your plans for it. and even hangs out in the garage to work on it with you, even though he should be making his deliveries (true story)
184--if mustangs didnt cause the fight with the wife/gf...the excessive hours on AFM and Corral do (just happened..im on the couch tonight)
185--you sell a 2008 camry se with 5k invested so you can round up 2 old foxes in need of rehab (also--true story)
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Reason: 181-185 added
186 - You have sworn to not sign on to a Mustang forum until after payday because you keep looking in the classifieds for good deals on aftermarket parts, yet 2 hours later you are back on buying more parts
True story too
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2008 Grabber Orange GT premium, 5 speed manual, 3.31s
Diablosport Predator Tuner and Bamachips tunes (93 Race, Torque, and Preformance), Boom Tubes
Kooks LT headers and catted H pipe, Steeda UDPs, delete plates, UCAs, LCAs, and Panhard brace, all waiting on time to install them
187 - You never have to ring a doorbell when you go pick somebody up because they can always hear you coming
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2008 Grabber Orange GT premium, 5 speed manual, 3.31s
Diablosport Predator Tuner and Bamachips tunes (93 Race, Torque, and Preformance), Boom Tubes
Kooks LT headers and catted H pipe, Steeda UDPs, delete plates, UCAs, LCAs, and Panhard brace, all waiting on time to install them
186--only you can push the trunk release button in your glove-compartment, and it actually work...everyone else says its broke
187--NOBODY is allowed to have food or drinks inside...even though you know exatly which areas will house taco-bell 32oz cups (e-brake handle)
189--you have to turn your engine OFF at drive-thrus so you can place your order, and then again when recieving food
190--if its raining...SHES DRIVING...street slicks are a b***h
191--you go thru tires like fat kids go thru cake
192--your neighbors are selling their home, and their realator has to ask you to "please stop working on that loud car so i can try to show these people this house"
193--ALL of your friends are as obsessed as you.
194-- when car guys ask you whether they should do a stroker buildup, or add boost, your respond with "why not both?"
195--you know parts numbers and shelving arrangements at orielys so well that other customers think you work there
196--if there new burnout or donut tire marks within a 10mile radius of your home or workplace, every onlooker thinks to themself "____must have got his five-0 running
197--you live off of ramen noodles and easy mac just so you can afford that "must-have" part in the new summit catalog
198--you go thu g/f's more than you go thru tires....some women just dont understand...
199--when at a job interview, you tell the manager you cant work wednesday nights or saturday nights, because you have to WORK at your other job (ohio valley...test and tune nights)
200--most people stubb their tow on a coffee table when walking in their house w/o lights on...you stubb your tow on a set of turbine wheels(they dont look good on the stang, but you cant get rid of em..they are mustang related)
201--you go through a bottle of palmolive every week...even though you never dirty any dishes at your house. (orange stuff is expensive)
202--when renewing insurance/registration.ect...the lady at the counter is shocked at how many mustangs are at one residence.
203--aftermarket stickers that usually end up on tool boxes are starting to make their way onto dish washers and refridgerators ( my edelbrock side-by side fridge is amazing)
204--you will spend 3+ hours flipping thru old magzines for ONE add in the back.(you know what it looks like, what side of the page its on, and the size of the add...but you cant remember which magazine its in(true story.)
205--you preach religiously about BOI and LFP. these companies are designed by satan for amusement its all a trick...DONT USE THEM!!!!!!
#1) Your goal in modification is to beat a stock LS1 F-body.
#2) Your first mod is flowmasters
#3) You have mufflers and a K&N for a new mustang before you take delivery
#4) Your car has 10,000 miles and the dealership mechanics say the squeeks and rattles are "normal"
#5) Your answer for those squeeks and rattles is a louder exhaust.
#6) You spend the money you withdrew on gas instead of food like you planned.
#7) You have "Bullitt" on DVD, and you've seen the chase scene tons of times, but never the rest of the movie.
#8) You notice every **** ricer on the road tries to race you
#9) You look in the rearview every time you notice Mustang headlights.
#10) You recognize the year and trim of that Mustang by those headlights (or tail lights in some cases)
#11) You floor it under every bridge and overpass just to hear your car.
#12) You can hear a Mustang from a mile away, and tell the difrence between a 5.0 and a 4.6
#13) Your windows squeek
#14) You turn your music down and roll down your window to hear another Mustang's exhaust.
#15) In the short walk from your car into the convenience store, you turn
around at least twice to admire your car.
#16) You have ever come to a complete stop if there is water on the road
#17) You have a towel and some quick detailer in the trunk in case you
forget rule 16.
#18) The first thing you do when you get in your car is turn off the T/A
#19) You know what T/A stands for
#20) You have "lost a race" because of your T/A
#21) When you have to respond, "what glove compartment"?
#22) You know what PI stands for.
#23) You use parts catalogs for reading material while on the "throne"
#24) You laugh histaricaly at Fobras and Faleens, and you can spot them from a mile away.
#25) You spend hours looking at different brands of the same product.
#26) You know that you're one of the few cars on the road with true duals.
#27) You get pissed that people want to ride in your car cause they add weight.
#28) You put your mercedes outside so your mustang can stay in the garage.
#29) When the stoplight is considered practice for the dragstrip.
#30) An "intake" to you is more than just the piping leading to your throttlebody. (full manifold and up)
#30) You wish they made INTAKES for your car that was under $1500(4.6)
#31) You have to put the beer cooler in the back seat because it will not fit in the trunk. (coupe/convertible).
#32) You you already know you're calling in sick the weatherman says 3-6 inches of snow forcasted for the rush hour.
#33) You've ever been pulled over by a cop just to see your car
#34) You have over ten parts catalogs under ur bed (best aftermarket)
#35) You know where the real cupholder is (5.0 guys)
#35) For every suspension mod you've done 10 engine mods.
#36) You change your exhaust setup more often than u change ur hairstyle.
#37) You've made your ricer friends hypotheticaly crap their pants on their first ride along.
#38) You can change ur sparkplugs in 15 min... all 8
#39) Your car is looked down on by older people if it doesnt have a 5.0
#40) Your car leans to one side (5.0 guys)
#41) You stare in astonishment if you see someone with a working ashtray door (5.0 guys)
#42) Your air silencer is home to some mouse in the corner of ur garage
#43) Your car has 200,000+ miles and still spanks others (5.0 guys)
#44) You dread being at a stoplight next to a cop for fear of them hearing ur car at anything above 2k rpm.
#45) You set off alarms like no ones biznis.
#46) You remember people by what they did to their car.
#47) You've gotten used to the "drone"
#48) You occasionaly brag about how many stock things u still have on ur car.
#49) You know what the porno interior is (5.0 guys)
#50) You can tell when other drivers hide their jealousy with anger when you beat them, because they are used to beating Mustangs.
#51) In the rain you still park your car a mile from the mall, because you don't want to car dinged.
#52) Your car is always up on jack stands to make it faster, not because it broke (cough DSM owners)
#53) You spend two hours a night on stangnet.com or STVperformance.com
#54) The first place you look on a random Mustang is the front for foglights or the rear for dual exhaust
#55) You've ever been flagged down in a parking lot by a total stranger and the spent the next 30 minutes shooting the breeze about the merits of the Foxbody vs. the SN95.
#56) On long trips with your buddies, you still take two cars because no one will sit in the back seat.
#57) You have the church van or school bus driving beside you telling you to punch it.
#58) You have a 4 foot parts pile in your living room waiting for install.
#59) When you come home late at night, you put it into neutral halfway.
#60) You know what people are talking about when they say 4v.
#61) You have to explain why modular cobras are called a Quad-cam.
#62) You put your car in neutral to say "hello" to the f-body watching you drive by
#63) You always do heel and toe downshifting.
#64) You know ford transmissions are junk, But continue to modify anyways.
#65) You know that 5th gear ( 5.0 guys ) cannot go past 145
#66) You feel the body twist when launching hard ( 5.0 )
#67) You can always win a arguement about best bang for the buck.
#68) You cannot roll on Turbine wheels
#69) You are always upgrading something.
#70) You know the 5.0 with the airbag didn't come with tilt wheel. 71) You fear cops being behind you because they will harrass you about you're BFG or Nitto DR's having no tread in the center.
#72) You drive with the windows down so cops don't harrass you about dark tint.
#73)Everyone stares at you, girls turn around to look
#74. You hear the Terminator theme when you're about to race (2003/2004 Cobra guys)
#75. When talking to Chevy guys, you point out you're starting with less displacement then they, even though that's their point too
#76. You cuss Ford on a daily basis for not making a 302 mod engine stock in the S197
#77. You wish the V6 had 300 hp, V8 400 hp, GT500 500 hp, all stock numbers
#78. Your doorjams are cleaner than other people's cars
#79. You hate opening the trunk after a washing... drip drip...
#80. Under your hood is cleaner than other people's cars
#81. Your car is driven once after washing, and under the plate is filthy
#82 After a wash and wax, you park it in the garage facing out so the neighbors can see it
#83. You always drive by store windows, so you can how it looks when going by
#84. Your wife/girlfriend shows up naked, with a pizza and beer, and you'd still rather be under the hood
#85. You go out and buy a digital camera so you can post pictures on forums
#86. You do a burnout in front of a store so you can see how it looks
#87. When you watch a western, you find yourself saying "that horse needs a stripe"
#88. You hear the theme to Rawhide when passing a group of bikers
#89. You know what a Mustang Melvin is
#90. You immediately notice on a Fox if it has 4 or 5 lug wheels
#91. You never say "point" when discussing engine displacement
#92. You've never mistaken a Taurus for an SN95 from long distance
#93. You open the door, it squeaks
#94. You finish closing your door with your ass cause it didn't close all the way
#95. You know the Ford ignition sound and turn your head to it, no matter what kind of car it is
#96. You look under the hood of a stranger's car and start telling him/her what they've done to it
#98 -you can't run your fox convertible through the automated carwash or you'll have water everywhere because none of the seals...well...seal.
#99 -It always seems like your leaning to your right when you're driving because your seat is old (5.0 guys)
#100 -Last but not least lets not forget those unusuable, saggy door pockets. By the way I wish I had a working ashtray door *sniff sniff*
101- when the wife/gf says you love that car more than you love me And you just smile.
#102-If the wife/gf tells you she is going to leave if you spend one more dime on the car and you offer to help her pack
#103- Even though it is 20 degrees outside, the wind is blowing seadily at 20 mph, and you are still outside working on your 'Stang
#104- It's just above freezing (32*) and you're still outside handwashing your Mustang.
#105 - If you've handwashed your stang in the pouring rain.
#106- when are such good friends with the local speed shop owner...
he will leave his house on sunday open shop to fill your nitrous bottle so you can go racing....
you know you both drive mustangs
#107 You know you have a mustang when you get your buddies to lend you their credit cards so you can buy parts without your wife knowing about it =) customers use that one all the time.
#108 when you already have a list of what you're buying with 2011 tax return...yes I know its only 2009.
#109-when you have parts shipped to your buddies house, tell your wife you lend you car to your cousin...in the meantime is getting a new top end kit put on,
#110 When she screams out your name from outside the house, you go out to see what she wants and she asks "____ where did those wheels come from?
#111 When you she owns a chevy and you own a mustang and there's a baby on the way, she says "we need to sell a car, we need a bigger vehicle" and you say "well the new Expedition is out, we traiding the camaro in
112: You drive with sunglasses on, your hat backwards and kiced to the side, put on some rock music and cruise town at 2:30 AM looking for a Camaro because your Mustang hasn't ate yet......
#113-Even know you Just changed all 8 spark plugs 6000 Miles ago and you know dam well their good for another 90K Miles You change them again.
#114-When you know the drill when you see that Thermostat go above half way temps.(Pull over and pop truck and get that big bottle of water to pour in Radiator)
#115-You buy the most expensive tires at Discount Tire Co even knowing their not gonna last longer than 2 Months!
#116- When you're wife/girlfriend wants to hold your hand while your cruising but you would rather keep your hand on the shifter to "feel the power"... even if you're in 5th gear cruising down the interstate
#117 - When you own one of these and abide by it (see attatched)
#118-When you're ride is more like a Religion than just a car. and you have certain days that you just sit out with your car and spend time with her.
#119 When you recognize the camaro headlights even at night because quite frankly...we've never seen the taillights.
#120 When you don't get a ticket from a cop because he loves 5.0s (true story)
#121
When given a choice of you sister working at the "Bunny Ranch" Or your brother driving a honda instead of mustang....
#122 you drive past your friends house who also has a mustang and rev it up so you guys can go cruise or just talk mustangs in his driveway lol
#123- When your in a parking lot talking to a group of girls and you hear a 5.0 with nice exhaust pull up, and uncontrollably your attention is turned towards that Mustang. Instead of finishing the conversation with the ladies, you start talking "cars" with the 5.0 guy.
#124 - When you and your buddies give up everything you were "supposed to do" instead work on a stang for 19 straight hrs.
#125-When you get so bored of being inside with the GF that you go outside and take off tires and check all brakes pads around and inspect all you're suspension even know you know its all good
#126- when you spend 3 hrs outside to buff your car by hand, because it looks better than using a machine.
#127 If someone insults a 'Stang and you respond with "I dont mind going back to prison"
#128- You know you're a Mustang guy if you know what a denim dyno is.
#129- If your horn doesnt honk but is a nos button
#130- If everytime you leave around your buddys they tell you to let it eat
#131-If you've been asked hows it run
#132-If you have a dd someone always has to ask you more than once "you drive that everyday
#133- If your exhaust pipe rubs your drag radials
#134-If your door sags
#135: You know that your 5spd won't grind going into reverse if you put it in 1st and then go to reverse.
#136: You bet your brother a tank of gas that you could drive his 5spd without stalling it when you were 14.
#137: Fast forward 15 years and you let the same brother who no longer has a Mustang drive your car, and you consider it his birthday present for the year.
#138: If you have ever made people pay for your gas when you take them for a ride because you hold true to rule #27.
#139- If the only music you listen to comes out of your exhaust pipes... not your speakers.
#140 If you have a great stereo sytem and rarely use it because your car sounds more appealing
#141 - When you are surfing the Mustang Babes Gallery and the only thing you keep thinking is "Get that woman offa that hood. What's the matter with you people!"
#142: You mutter under your breath, when you walk into the garage: "Hi Baby!"
#143: Your heater quit working and you don't notice - or care.
#144: You never wonder what else you might have bought with the 15 grand you got in her
#145: You know the floor pan has cracks in it, from before you installed the sub-frame connectors
#146: You have an old neighbor, who never fails to tell you about that '65 Mustang he once had, whenever he comes over to your garage.
#147: You end up spending 5 hours watching Mustang exhaust clips on YouTube, AllFordMustangs, Corral, and SVTPerformance in one evening.
#148: You save your old Mustang magazines and fight with the wife/gf, when she starts to throw them out
#149: You are always buying new fog lights, because they receive flying rocks so willingly - and they just HAVE to work!
#150: You figured out (or want to know) how to run with just fog lights and nothing else
#151: Your considerations for a new house include garages for the Mustangs
#152: when your younger brothers freind in a honda trys to mess with you on the highway when your crusing becaus your brother said no its not fast its not even a gt, then they see the 5.0 badge and back off. lol true story.
#153- When your check engine light, ABS light,and low coolant light is always on. (94-95)
#154- Getting pulled over doing 78 in a 50 is an acceptable excuse, because you can't get traction in 1st-3rd and don't want to cause an accident. And you just wanted to open her up a little bit. (The cop let me go after this one.)
#155,- You think the Check Engine Light, Means, its time for bigger parts.
#156: You have a Fox Body and the 1/4 window frames are rotted to oblivion, or, less likely, you've taken them off and spent hours re-finishing them.
#157. When the first thing you do after starting the 'Stang, is turn off Traction Control.
#158. You have performed the "Heater core bypass"
#159. Your tires are bald, your shocks are blown, you need an alignment, your window is sticking, your turn signals work only when they want to, your ashtray is broken, etc, etc... But you cant wait to get paid so that you can buy something to make your car faster.
#160. You have under drive pullies, electric fan and a MSD box just sitting around becuase your Alt cant take it. (true for me as I type)
#161. You go to the Junk yard looking for "performance parts". Come on you know you do it.
#162. You leave the house bored just to drive around looking for a kill.
#163. You will miss a turn or go the wrong direction becuase you see a possible kill.
#164. You get challenged at a stop light and begin talking trash to the other driver and his car, then never even get on it becuase you know you will win and its not even worth it to you.
#165. You try to convince the Wife/Girlfriend that you can go to Wal Mart, the Grocery store and run a few other errands and that everything will fit in the Mustang. Just becuase you want to drive your car even though you doubt that it will fit.
#166.) when you opt to drive your stang an hour to and from work everday even tho it pulls to the left, the turn signals don't work and the tranny is leaking...when you have another car that runs fine but has half the cylinders....lol true story...
#167.) you drive your stang even tho you know your tags are expired but you HAD to take her out... my bad...(i really needa get those tags!)
#168: You have one or more boxes of stock parts (and/or unwanted aftermarket parts) pulled from your Mustang, stacked in your attic, shop or garage.
#169: You use EBAY for selling parts, to get money to buy more parts
#171--when you try to buy a house just so you can spend that 8k tax credit on a vortech s-trim
#172--when deciding on which house you like the most, your wife/gf looks at the house itself, and you look for others stangs on the block to determine who your potential neighbors are
#173--when you can turn a traffic stop into a 2 hour conversation about a good h/c/i combo for a ssp notch (true story)
#174--your wife/gf introduces you to her new friends, and she says something like "he isnt gonna listen to you unless the words mustang and-or p***y is involved..preferably mustang" when introducing you.
#175--you plot your drving routes based off of locations of shell gas stations for the 93 ocatane instead of 91 octane
#176--even after selling 5-years of back issues of 5.0 and FF, you still have 5 more years of them laying around
#177--you catch yourself changing oil after 350 miles (not 3500) just because you like to tinker on your ride
#178--you have busted every knuckle and burned every finger because you dont want to wait for the engine to cool down before performing you tune-up
#179--you sell a nice mustang thats "finished" to buy a mustang that doesnt even have a motor..just so you have a new project
#180--neighbors know what time you leave for work in the morning, and when your out late because you dont have a street-legal exhaust
#181--you have a cobra coiled snake tattoo on your left arm, and a tri-bar pony tattoo on your right shoulder
#182--every shirt you own has a mustang/ford related theme..and the ones that are plain have oil/grease stains on them.
#183--the UPS man knows you by name, what kind of stang you have, and even knows your plans for it. and even hangs out in the garage to work on it with you, even though he should be making his deliveries (true story)
#184--if mustangs didnt cause the fight with the wife/gf...the excessive hours on AFM and Corral do (just happened..im on the couch tonight)
#185--you sell a 2008 camry se with 5k invested so you can round up 2 old foxes in need of rehab (also--true story)
#186 - You have sworn to not sign on to a Mustang forum until after payday because you keep looking in the classifieds for good deals on aftermarket parts, yet 2 hours later you are back on buying more parts
#187 - You never have to ring a doorbell when you go pick somebody up because they can always hear you coming
#186--only you can push the trunk release button in your glove-compartment, and it actually work...everyone else says its broke
#187--NOBODY is allowed to have food or drinks inside...even though you know exatly which areas will house taco-bell 32oz cups (e-brake handle)
#189--you have to turn your engine OFF at drive-thrus so you can place your order, and then again when recieving food
#190--if its raining...SHES DRIVING...street slicks are a b***h
#191--you go thru tires like fat kids go thru cake
#192--your neighbors are selling their home, and their realator has to ask you to "please stop working on that loud car so i can try to show these people this house"
#193--ALL of your friends are as obsessed as you.
#194-- when car guys ask you whether they should do a stroker buildup, or add boost, your respond with "why not both?"
#195--you know parts numbers and shelving arrangements at orielys so well that other customers think you work there
#196--if there new burnout or donut tire marks within a 10mile radius of your home or workplace, every onlooker thinks to themself "____must have got his five-0 running
#197--you live off of ramen noodles and easy mac just so you can afford that "must-have" part in the new summit catalog
#198--you go thu g/f's more than you go thru tires....some women just dont understand...
#199--when at a job interview, you tell the manager you cant work wednesday nights or saturday nights, because you have to WORK at your other job (ohio valley...test and tune nights)
#200--most people stubb their tow on a coffee table when walking in their house w/o lights on...you stubb your tow on a set of turbine wheels(they dont look good on the stang, but you cant get rid of em..they are mustang related)
#201--you go through a bottle of palmolive every week...even though you never dirty any dishes at your house. (orange stuff is expensive)
#202--when renewing insurance/registration.ect...the lady at the counter is shocked at how many mustangs are at one residence.
#203--aftermarket stickers that usually end up on tool boxes are starting to make their way onto dish washers and refridgerators ( my edelbrock side-by side fridge is amazing)
#204--you will spend 3+ hours flipping thru old magzines for ONE add in the back.(you know what it looks like, what side of the page its on, and the size of the add...but you cant remember which magazine its in(true story.)
#205--you preach religiously about BOI and LFP. these companies are designed by satan for amusement its all a trick...DONT USE THEM!!!!!! :b igthumbsup:big thumbsup
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