So drove the Shelby 800 miles for a family function. It returned 19 mpg going uphill and against a hellacious wind. On the way I detoured through Mexico, found a deserted lllooooong stretch of highway and, at 5000 feet of elevation touched 160 with plenty of oomph left. My folks place is at 7500 ft. elevation and I can report 13 glorious pounds of boost screaming up the mountain. This car rocks. Love it more and more with every mile.
drove from dallas to denver in the shelby... today
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That's the way to drive her!
I'm jelly.
Welcome to Denver! Expecting snow here so be safe!
+1. Thanks to weather and/or messy roads, I haven't had mine out since Christmas week...
Happy New Year Norton! Yep - mine's been hibernating for a couple months! I'll give you a call over the weekend.
GO BRONCOS!
Same to you kpinco! I look forward to talking with you... Do anything with your heat extractor yet...?Happy New Year Norton! Yep - mine's been hibernating for a couple months! I'll give you a call over the weekend.
GO BRONCOS!
Having done it myself, in the first could of days I owned the car, I recommend against it. If you must, however, EXTREME CAUTION is advised. (FWIW, I never plan to do it again.)
Very nice!
Update:
So the weather has dumped about 5" of snow up here in evergreen. I decided to take the Shelby for a quick trip to get gas and see how she handles in preparation for tomorrows return trip. Up here in the mountains there are plenty of tight turns and steep inclines and declines. The extreme contact dws did great. Starting and stopping was drama free and the car tracked great. I tried a few sudden steering inputs and after a moment the tires bit and she changed directions. This is definitely not a primary driving car for this climate, but it handles, stops and turns like any other heavy, rear wheel drive car. Obviously the Goodyear stockers would have been impossible but these Contis did great. Cheers to those of you reading and following this. I'll follow up with the rest of my experience when I get home tomorrow. Go Broncos!
So the weather has dumped about 5" of snow up here in evergreen. I decided to take the Shelby for a quick trip to get gas and see how she handles in preparation for tomorrows return trip. Up here in the mountains there are plenty of tight turns and steep inclines and declines. The extreme contact dws did great. Starting and stopping was drama free and the car tracked great. I tried a few sudden steering inputs and after a moment the tires bit and she changed directions. This is definitely not a primary driving car for this climate, but it handles, stops and turns like any other heavy, rear wheel drive car. Obviously the Goodyear stockers would have been impossible but these Contis did great. Cheers to those of you reading and following this. I'll follow up with the rest of my experience when I get home tomorrow. Go Broncos!
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