[pwd72s]

No road warrior tale to relate, really...less than 500 miles on the car. On this run to the coast & back, topped up when reaching Newport...because I had to pee. Then cruised around after doing the waterfront tourist thing. Had a great run back on 34...going through my favorite twisty bits. The car guy Gods must have been smiling. I mean, after I followed a Toyota pickup for a few miles...not too closely..the guy pulled into a turnout & let me by! Virtually no traffic...loved it. Topped off when back home. 17.48 MPG. That would be closer to 20 if Oregon hadn't mandated 10% alcohol blend. Mixed highway and city driving. That is, if you can call the towns of Newport and Waldport cities. The run home felt faster than I've ever driven the stretch in the old 911S, and one hell of a lot more comfortable. No noise from the V-1.

6 CD's stacked in the player belting out oldies rock...Cindy saying how much better the Mustang seating is than the old Porsche sports seats..."no back ache"...the climate control keeping the interior perfect, etc.

Forgot to add...pedals seem shifted a bit to the left. But once I got used to that, it's a very easy car to heel & toe with. No problem running the gas & the brakes at the same time when stopped on a hill.

And get this...I wasn't really pushing it. Still haven't gone to redline. Most of the run was loafing along, short shifting, using 4th and 5th. Very torque laden, this V-8 of only 4.6 liters.

It's just a fun car, guys...built by the only domestic car company that didn't become a willing ward of the state.

Oh, guess I'll have to play a little with the radio, see if I like the Satellite portion of it enough to re-up when it expires. Anybody here have experience with that?