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<table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" width="99%" align="center"> <tr bgcolor="#000000"><td> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"> <tr bgcolor="#000099"> <td colspan="2" align="left"> <font size="2" color="#ffffff" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>T O P I C R E V I E W</b> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>86BackInBlack</b> <br /><small>Member # 5372</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2008,6,7,16,20,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> anyone ever do any long distance trips in their 5.0? Im going from san jose to about 20 minutes after sebastopol and am worried the stang might get hot or something <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>Cobraboy</b> <br /><small>Member # 7826</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2008,6,7,16,23,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> lmao... only on a ford site would you find a thread like this. <img border="0" alt="[worship]" title="" src="graemlins/worship.gif" /> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>86BackInBlack</b> <br /><small>Member # 5372</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2008,6,7,17,13,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by Cobraboy:<br /><strong> lmao... only on a ford site would you find a thread like this. <img border="0" alt="[worship]" title="" src="graemlins/worship.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">haha, well it is 20 years old. only has 86k on the clock though. guess im just paranoid <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>89 FAKE SNAKE</b> <br /><small>Member # 4531</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2008,6,7,17,15,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> shit wit this weather anytihng can overheat... <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>Blind</b> <br /><small>Member # 3052</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2008,6,7,21,1,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> I drive mine 380 miles each way from camarillo to half moon bay and back over 3 day weekends all the time, never had a problem. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>92stangLX</b> <br /><small>Member # 3252</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2008,6,7,22,21,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Used to drive mine 100 miles round trip to work at least once or twice a week when I was commuting. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>solbrothers</b> <br /><small>Member # 7524</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2008,6,7,23,35,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> if you car isn't reliable enough to drive 400+ miles every time you turn the ignition key, you dont have a reliable car <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>gercolla1</b> <br /><small>Member # 3068</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2008,6,8,1,55,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by solbrothers:<br /><strong> if you car isn't reliable enough to drive 400+ miles every time you turn the ignition key, you dont have a reliable car </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">+1 <img border="0" alt="[patriot]" title="" src="graemlins/patriot.gif" /> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>shiftylx</b> <br /><small>Member # 2670</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2008,6,8,3,12,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> i used to drive both my 5.0's from Chico to the peninsula and vice versa at least once a month with no problems at all. just make sure to have a little tool kit with the basic tools just in case.<br />oh, and i drove my all original 67 289 coupe out here to phoenix from Foster City with no problems other than the gas bill! <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>Dave50</b> <br /><small>Member # 5238</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2008,6,8,3,34,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by 86BackInBlack:<br /><strong> anyone ever do any long distance trips in their 5.0? Im going from san jose to about 20 minutes after sebastopol and am worried the stang might get hot or something </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">If youve ever raced it (banged all 4 gears real hard)it should make that trip cruisin in 5th at 2500 rpm no problem. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>95gts</b> <br /><small>Member # 8052</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2008,6,8,10,37,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> i wouldnt try to go farther than 20 miles in any 5.o. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="rolleyes.gif" /> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>essasin</b> <br /><small>Member # 4741</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2008,6,8,13,58,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> If you take care of your stang I would not see why it wouldn't make it. I drove my 83 daily driver everywhere and back and it never failed me once. Although I used to laugh at all the brand new audis and lower end Mercedes that I would see broken down on the side of the road. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>threethirty1</b> <br /><small>Member # 7814</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2008,6,8,14,8,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> I drive my 331 daily in LA, and drove it up and down the 5, 3 times last year. It does well. I just can sit in too much traffic. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>BCINGUU</b> <br /><small>Member # 2397</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2008,6,8,14,34,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> I drive my 347 for 80 miles every day between SJ and Pleasanton, and even in this weather it never heats up even 1 degree over 180. I beefed up my cooling system to handle any conditions. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>solbrothers</b> <br /><small>Member # 7524</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2008,6,8,20,4,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by 95gts:<br /><strong> i wouldnt try to go farther than 20 miles in any 5.o. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="rolleyes.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">x2 fuck less than 20mpg <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>hawaii5.0</b> <br /><small>Member # 4675</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2008,6,8,21,10,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by Blind:<br /><strong> I drive mine 380 miles each way from camarillo to half moon bay and back over 3 day weekends all the time, never had a problem. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">damn that's a long commute <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>5.0-srt-4</b> <br /><small>Member # 5864</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2008,6,8,21,17,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by solbrothers:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by 95gts:<br /><strong> i wouldnt try to go farther than 20 miles in any 5.o. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="rolleyes.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">x2 fuck less than 20mpg </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">the guy in this link gets 80mpg in his fit<br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/solbrothers" target="_blank">http://www.myspace.com/solbrothers</a> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>solbrothers</b> <br /><small>Member # 7524</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2008,6,9,10,57,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by 5.0-srt-4:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by solbrothers:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by 95gts:<br /><strong> i wouldnt try to go farther than 20 miles in any 5.o. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="rolleyes.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">x2 fuck less than 20mpg </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">the guy in this link gets 80mpg in his fit<br /> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/solbrothers" target="_blank">http://www.myspace.com/solbrothers</a> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"><img src="http://meow.catsplz.com/cats/pictures/234/I-see-what-you-did-there.jpg" alt=" - " /> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>Blind</b> <br /><small>Member # 3052</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2008,6,9,20,52,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by solbrothers:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by 95gts:<br /><strong> i wouldnt try to go farther than 20 miles in any 5.o. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="rolleyes.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">x2 fuck less than 20mpg </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">I get 25mpg in my `89 doing that 380 mile trip, 3.73 gears on cruise at 75mph.<br /><br /><br />fuck driving a tiny clown car that only gets 10mpg better with less than half the power <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="rolleyes.gif" /> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>solbrothers</b> <br /><small>Member # 7524</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2008,6,9,20,58,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by Blind:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by solbrothers:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by 95gts:<br /><strong> i wouldnt try to go farther than 20 miles in any 5.o. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="rolleyes.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">x2 fuck less than 20mpg </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">I get 25mpg in my `89 doing that 380 mile trip, 3.73 gears on cruise at 75mph.<br /><br /><br />fuck driving a tiny clown car that only gets 10mpg better with less than half the power <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="rolleyes.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">double the horsepower/displacement ratio of a stock 5.0. and i get better than 35mpg now. last tank i tried to get good mpg the after teh half tank mark and averaged 42mpg. not bad at all <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>threethirty1</b> <br /><small>Member # 7814</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2008,6,9,21,0,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> I get 21.5 on long distance trips. She loves the open road! <br /> </font> </td></tr> </table></td></tr></table> <br /> <br />
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