wannabe's escort :)

wannabe · Post by **wannabe** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 4:41 pm

so i'm in a new car...but no pics yet. its a 5sp ford escort with a shift light...the shift light can go DIAF!

dislike majorly. the shifter is really really loose - phil m - was that yours that you posted a link of? someone posted a vid of linkage...mines like that. will get vid sometime. i will post pics on facebook...and give one of you the link to the pics on photobucket....

i hate doing it this way...but ay...w/e works. i'm at calvin right now posting this but the computers have disabled usb ports...

i am very happy with the car

RITmusic2k · Post by **RITmusic2k** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 5:58 pm

Congrats and welcome back to the world of motoring!

Jastreb · Post by **Jastreb** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 9:11 pm

Congrats! May your new ride serve you well! Now you we have 2 escort's in the house...

What year? How many miles?

RITmusic2k · Post by **RITmusic2k** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 10:01 pm

Jastreb wrote:we have 2 escort's in the house...

Then start an escort service!

theholycow · Post by **theholycow** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 10:09 pm

RITmusic2k wrote:Then start an escort service!

That's what I think of first when I see the title of this thread...

ElectroGhandi · Post by **ElectroGhandi** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 10:39 pm

wannabe wrote:its a 5sp ford escort with a shift light...the shift light can go DIAF! dislike majorly.

I have one of those too. I wouldn't go so far as to say I hate it and I want it to die in a fire, but it is pretty stupid. I always see "U/S" pop up on my dash when I'm cruising at 40 mph in 4th gear.

watkins · Post by **watkins** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 10:09 pm

The convertible had a shift up light. The Viggen does not. Intentionally. I honestly stopped noticing the light after a few weeks though.

AHTOXA · Post by **AHTOXA** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:23 pm

So where's them pictures? Let's see her.

LHOswald · Post by **LHOswald** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 12:23 am

watkins wrote:The convertible had a shift up light. The Viggen does not. Intentionally. I honestly stopped noticing the light after a few weeks though.

my buddies does too. there is 1 serious problem in that car for him...its too damn quiet. he never looks as his tach so he always shifted when he thought the engine was revving to high. that thing at 6 grand sounds like what my truck sounds like when the engine is off and the heat is on high...

watkins · Post by **watkins** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 12:27 am

I shift based on speed. I dont look at gauges. I just know my car well enough to judge gear/speed relationships

AHTOXA · Post by **AHTOXA** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 12:30 am

Not many people shift by looking at the gauges. If I try to do that I'd probably mess up anyway.

Tups · Post by **Tups** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:15 am

AHTOXA wrote:Not many people shift by looking at the gauges.

I do. One eye on the road, one at the gauges and one looking for girls on the sidewalk.

FDSpirit · Post by **FDSpirit** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:41 am

AHTOXA wrote:Not many people shift by looking at the gauges. If I try to do that I'd probably mess up anyway.

Ditto. I go by the sound of my car most of the time. So where is these picz at I wanna see the new ride!

Tups wrote:
AHTOXA wrote:Not many people shift by looking at the gauges.
I do. One eye on the road, one at the gauges and one looking for girls on the sidewalk.

I'm not even gonna ask where that 3rd eye is at

theholycow · Post by **theholycow** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:47 am

Tups wrote:I do. One eye on the road, one at the gauges and one looking for girls on the sidewalk.

LHOswald · Post by **LHOswald** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 4:08 pm

watkins wrote:I shift based on speed. I dont look at gauges. I just know my car well enough to judge gear/speed relationships

once you meet this kid you'll understand

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