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My friend bought one of these recently... got to go out in it when i was out there a couple of weeks ago... such a nice car i want one... although because of the heat he said the speedo needle mechanism melted and got stuck.

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Not had that problem yet, but then it is always undercover. Also have the remote start so is nice and icy by the time I get in. I'm loving it and still twist my neck whenever I am walking away from it.

Also just recently I've been using it more in sport mode and with the paddle shifters, so much more fun.

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um how old are you 16

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Grace, I'm sure we have met before or at least made a connection, purely based on your aversion and my whole disinterest of the True Blood series

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I wish, but old enough to know about Classic American Muscle cars and lust after a 1970 Camaro SS!

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Um I really don't think so

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Man o man...while in Jeddah I had the opportunity to drive a 1971 Riviera "boattail" for a few days. Talk about a car, felt I was captain of my very own spaceship!

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I think the speedo needle was actually one of those un-advertised recalls... basically if you don't ask they won't mention it.

but I'm totally in love with that car... i did want a challenger until i sat inside and realised just how crappy the interior was, at least on the camaro it looks like they actually spent a lot of time and money on the design and materials :thumbup:

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I recently debated the same thing and reached all the same conclusions.

1. I drive too much to eff around
2. Why the hell not?
3. 1-2 years old is perfect and Fords depreciate the worst from new and resell ok so ideal for nearly new used cars.
4. Do not buy from a private seller if you can help it.

I wound up with a realllllllly nice 2008 Mustang GT. It was almost the cheapest used car avail at the dealers that met my criteria (2008 or better low kms and a little fun). The cheapest was a 2009 Volvo S40 but that just doesn't tick the right boxes for me. Also hard to offload.

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what sometimes i am driving up and down wacky races 8 times over the bridge and around town, quite a bit i would say.

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Well we all use the cars - ours does many starts and often short runs, several times a day.

Battery number 1 - 3 years
Battery number 2 - 6 months (but see previous posts)
Battery number 3 - 6 months so far...

My Pajero - which is cursed by short runs is still on the original battery at 4 years old.