ilmor Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 The weather has been so nasty, rainy and mucky around here for the past 2 weeks I have not wanted to take my Shelby out of the garage!! I really want to go for a drive!!! I guess I am having Shelby GT withdrawal. Maybe some of you in the southern states could tell me some short stories or send sunny day pictures to make me feel better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotrodbob Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 I took mine out and drove it to work, then last nigh the wife and I took it to dinner. Boy it was fun. Had a guy in a Nissan Z that want to play but found out that he did not have what it took to stay with me in the curves or the straight away. So he turned off. It is turely fun to drive. Got mens breakfast and am going to drive it there. I now have a 1000 miles on it. We have had it since Sept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdear Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 The weather has been so nasty, rainy and mucky around here for the past 2 weeks I have not wanted to take my Shelby out of the garage!! I really want to go for a drive!!! I guess I am having Shelby GT withdrawal. Maybe some of you in the southern states could tell me some short stories or send sunny day pictures to make me feel better? Look at it this way, you will have less miles on your car than us southerners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greaser Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 The weather has been so nasty, rainy and mucky around here for the past 2 weeks I have not wanted to take my Shelby out of the garage!! I really want to go for a drive!!! I guess I am having Shelby GT withdrawal. Maybe some of you in the southern states could tell me some short stories or send sunny day pictures to make me feel better? ahhhh two whole weeks try 5 months for those of us in the upper midwest. lol but i feel youre pain i just wish it was only 2 weeks for me also. im looking at 2 more months before the salt is off the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Rodgers Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 I am with you Ilmor, been pretty bad up here and no signs of improving. You have more rain lately than us up here I would guess. I did get to wash it last week when it was in the 40"s, but I had to go in to defrost my hands a couple times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywickedshelby Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 snowing this morning... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobjshelbys Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 Last night the winds were howling gale force on the Front Range. That's good because it almost always means it will warm up. Today should be in the 50's. It would be a good day for a drive... ...Except the sand on the roads kicks up and pits windshields and paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmoore Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 I woke up to a Blizzard warning in Grand Forks ND!!! Minus 4 outside with a wind chill of -33. The SGT will not go outside, I can't imagine what would happen to the scoop. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffIsHereToo Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 Look at it this way, you will have less miles on your car than us southerners There she goes again posting that picture all smiling in the sunshine... what ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormeaston Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 I haven't driven my Shelby since November, and the it was just down the driveway and into my enclosed trailer for a trip to the new house, I still have the original tank of gas in it that I bought it with. Winter just plain sucks last week it went fron 39 degrees to -17 in a 12 hour period, now today it's going from 25 above to -15 with 40mph winds, wind chill to be 3 bazillion below. The problem is this BS is going to go on for another 2 months!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdear Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 There she goes again posting that picture all smiling in the sunshine... what ever :happy feet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffIsHereToo Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 I haven't driven my Shelby since November, and the it was just down the driveway and into my enclosed trailer for a trip to the new house, I still have the original tank of gas in it that I bought it with. Be careful with the gas. Did you put some stabilizer in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greaser Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 Be careful with the gas. Did you put some stabilizer in? from what i have heard lately stabilizer doesnt work. if you park youre car for long periods of time (more than a month) you should start it ocasionaly to keep the seals good. this also helps keep the fuel from gumming anything up i usualy fire it up and let it idle for about 3 to 5 min then shut her down i try to do this once a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Rodgers Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 Be careful with the gas. Did you put some stabilizer in? Agreed, gas these days goes bad much faster than in years past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilmor Posted February 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 After posting this topic this morning, I went out with the wife to take my daugther to art class. On the way home, the sun was shining and the roads were dry! So, I get home and take the Shelby out for a drive!!! All was well, and on the the way home I stop by my liquor store to pick up some wine. I notice as I go in that its getting cloudy again. When I came out, it was snowing like crazy and the roads were wet!!! Oh well, at least I got a good cruise in.... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07shelbygt109 Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 We are having a rare week of winter sunshine here in TN. I got mine out Wednesday and cleaned it up, first time since before Christmas. We may not be very cold here but it sure does rain a bunch during the winter months. It looks like I will get to drive it till Monday, then the winter rains are supposed to set in again. I do have a funny story. It's actually a bone head move on my part but I'm sure it was funny to watch. Wednesday afternoon I was leaving my store to go to the bank at about 3PM. The traffic here is always horrible in the early afternoon and I was having to wait forever to get out of my parking lot. After sitting there for what seemed like eternity, it was more like 5 minutes, I finally got a hole about as big as my car to slide into. I dumped the clutch, nailed the gas and took off into traffic. Now somewhere in between dumping the clutch and nailing the gas I forgot about how cold tires reacted to cold pavement. Oh boy, there I went. I fish tailed to the right, overcorrected and went back to the left. I feathered the throttle and got it straight, hit second and managed to get in my spot in traffic. I don't know how it looked to the onlookers but I sure felt stupid after it was all over with. One things for sure, the rest of the day I was very easy on the gas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WI-GT/SC Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 ahhhh two whole weeks try 5 months for those of us in the upper midwest. lol but i feel youre pain i just wish it was only 2 weeks for me also. im looking at 2 more months before the salt is off the road. Hey all, Missed Ya! Haven't been well lately. You guys don't know what Shelby withdrawl is. I ordered White Lightnin 04/18/07, delivered to me 12/17/07, drove him about 100 feet to my garage, spent half the night in it with my son, 01/19/08 Shelby transport picked up White Lightnin & took him back to Vegas to put him together right the second time If I'am lucky I'll have him back by March (11 months after purchase) and maybe I'll be able to drive him then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greaser Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 Hey all, Missed Ya! Haven't been well lately. You guys don't know what Shelby withdrawl is. I ordered White Lightnin 04/18/07,delivered to me 12/17/07, drove him about 100 feet to my garage, spent half the night in it with my son, 01/19/08 Shelby transport picked up White Lightnin & took him back to Vegas to put him together right the second time If I'am lucky I'll have him back by March (11 months after purchase) and maybe I'll be able to drive him then now that would suck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnoggle Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 I've driven mine twice since I bought it. Once to get it home and once when the weather was nice. And it's snowing here in Indiana again tonight. COME ON SPRING!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pottydr Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 70 ish here today, first car show of the year, all the awards were won by PT-Cruizers, there was 4 GT500's and mine, Local show put on ther local club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69dejavue Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 PT Cruisers? Who was the judge, Stevie Wonder??????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroDan Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 Beautiful weather here in Northern California. I drove Betsy to work all week and then to the golf course on Friday. I plan on driving again next week as long as the rains don't come back. A friend is putting a 5-speed in his 74 Vette and I'm letting him feel the Ford fun, so I can try his after his work is complete. I've got about 2700 miles since purchase in early November. Isn't it great to be alive? http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh299/A...egalparking.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboy Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 70 ish here today, first car show of the year, all the awards were won by PT-Cruizers, there was 4 GT500's and mine, Local show put on ther local club you must have went to a PT-Cruiser car show let me guess...the awards categories were: "best PT-cruiser pant job" "best factory original PT-cruiser" "best custom PT-cruiser" "best 4 cylinder PT-cruiser" "best V6 PT-cruiser" "best PT-cruiser of show" <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboy Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 mine is a daily driver i havent had a chance to wash mine all winter.my car was white but its brown now. it either too cold or raining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69dejavue Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 My vehicle is in storage in AZ. I am 2000 miles away. I cannot drive it or even go out to the garage to look at it. I can only visit and drive the vehicle about every 4 months per year. It has 3,500 miles and most of that is driving from FL to OH and then to AZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor Passum Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 mine is a daily driveri havent had a chance to wash mine all winter.my car was white but its brown now. it either too cold or raining. Good on you Fatboy. At least you're getting to drive it. That's better than leaving it in the garage all winter. But you know rain makes it easier to wash. Just soap her down and let the rain do most of the rinsing Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoShelbyGT Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 Its been a cold winter in Colorado, but 50's and sunny today and tomorrow. Going to take the car over the local SAAC autocross event tomorrow and watch the goings on. Looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greaser Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 70 ish here today, first car show of the year, all the awards were won by PT-Cruizers, there was 4 GT500's and mine, Local show put on ther local club damn pt losers huh thats sad. i want the cab over behind you bad. i love those things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIFFLEGT Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 Yes, my brother would like to drive his SGT also, but there is too much snow in western New York. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gofastguy Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 I get too anxious and end up taking mine out whenever the roads are dry. I know I'm going to get caught out in a bunch of snow and salt if I keep running around in mine, but I can't help it...I've put about 950 mi. on mine in six weeks in Ohio in the dead of winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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