Well... good for him, remembering his manners.

Not necessarily. One income, five mouths to feed, so I have to research and justify pretty much every purchase, down to the brand of paint we're using on our kitchen remodel. Not because she mistrusts me, but because she just wants to know everything I know. My wife is a glutton for information, devouring multiple…

For me? No. It'd need at least a braced roll hoop and a manual for consideration, so CP.

Jalop commenting is all kinds of effed these days. No worries.

Obnoxious owners. In particular, at an indoor car show to which I took the kids to recently, there was a disgustingly modified C3. Metallic black with green and purple ghost flames, 2x4 with a scoop rising high out of the hood, unmuffled sidepipes, and gods-know-what done to the interior.

I think that jellybean shape was responsible for the SHO's high speed prowess, too. What was the Cd on those things? My uncle had a 1997 example, and he swore that, despite the power/weight disadvantage, the SHO would accelerate harder than his 2001 Mustang GT/5spd at superlegal speeds. Loved those great NA SHO…

I'd love to own this, but the maintenance costs are absurd. You'll spend at least $2700/mo in salary for your driver, much more if you're not a sack-of-shit cheapskate.

It isn't as if the big engine/tiny car formula originated with Shelby.

I might have realized it was in jest...

The suspension on my 2005 Ody is getting a bit sloppy at 105k miles (trying to talk the wife into new shocks is like pulling teeth from a wolverine), but I concur. It drives way smaller than it is. Only when you push it really hard does it reveal its heft.

Naturally. If revisions A-C of the OM are ever printed, I'll eat my underwear.

True, but I suppose the line I'm thinking along tells me that if response time were truly that critical, we'd have military-like fitness requirements for our cops, they'd all be driving new AWD twin-turbo Taurii Interceptors, and a bunch of other things that could save a lot more time than the second or two it takes…

#9: Excellent technical writing is hard, for sure.

I don't think seconds count. I think that's marketing hyperbole from shows like "Rescue 911".

I've heard of that, but never understood it. Decades ago, when carb'd cars needed a warm up period, I'd understand that, but do the seconds it takes to turn the key and start a modern fuel-injected vehicle (which requires no warm up) really count?

6th: Anyone else see Jennifer Coolidge when they look at that photo?

Oh, I don't know about that... unless you are comparing it to a Barris creation (some of which are fuuuuuuuck ugly themselves, despite the craftsmanship that went into them) and you haven't kept abreast with some of the abortions to come out of the annual SEMA show.

Oh hell yes. Just to piss off the purists who will invariably whine about how "ruined" this Mustang is. Why not do a LS3/6L60E swap (automatic 'Vette drivetrain, 430hp/424tq) just to rub salt in the wound while also addressing the underhood deficiency.

This would only be NP if you could truly drive from the Aerostar's perch, but something tells me that's not remotely possible with any degree of stability or safety.

Yeah, yeah — and I know there were others. I was just going with the two best-known (to me).