19again Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 I hope this works out for Ford. It sounds like a good idea,maybe. http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/11/fords-trick-trackey-for-the-2012-mustang-boss-302/?partner=rss&emc=rss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali_KR Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 USA Today had a feature on this in the business section in today's rag. I like it, way to go FORD! Thinking of the enthusiast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigo Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 I love it too. Great idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shel-b001 Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 I hope this works out for Ford. It sounds like a good idea,maybe. http://wheels.blogs....ner=rss&emc=rss Wow ! To bad they didn`t call the Monster Key Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hawkins Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 Thats COOL........They should offer one for the "COBRA JET" Mustang for 1/4 Mile & 1/8 Mile Drag Racing. Yeah yeah.....1/8 Mile is for Chevy's.......but some places only have 1/8 Mile Tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hightorque3413 Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 I hope this works out for Ford. It sounds like a good idea,maybe. http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/11/fords-trick-trackey-for-the-2012-mustang-boss-302/?partner=rss&emc=rss Will hey be offering something similar for the 2012 GT500? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedyburd33 Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 That's a pretty cool idea, I think. What's to keep people from running the car in track mode all the time? Very cool idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewheelman Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 How cool is that? I love the comment in the article "how many Bond movies they watched" Sounds like something from a Bond movie, regular key-normal mode------special key, double secret probation mode! Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIKEBOY Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 I liken this key to the little plastic keychain the grocery store chains give you for a discount in 'their' store....... the cashier asks if you have the Safeway savers card, and if you don't they swipe one they have laying there for you anyway? Just give the discounts ALL the time throughout the store without the card...evidentally your gonna get it when you approach the checkout anyway? The public loves something new and different! Pretty gimmicky to me. Sorry. edit- maybe Ford 'GimmicKey' is more appropriate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrl859 Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 Chevrolet did a similar thing with a separate second performance key for the '89-'95 ZR1 Corvettes. It inserted into a cylinder on the center console to unlock all of the engine's performance potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hawkins Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 Chevrolet did a similar thing with a separate second performance key for the '89-'95 ZR1 Corvettes. It inserted into a cylinder on the center console to unlock all of the engine's performance potential. Chevy put all the Performance in the Center Console?????? Hummmmmm, that explains a lot......................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
09KR0058 Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 Way to go Ford! That is really sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolteon593 Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 I liken this key to the little plastic keychain the grocery store chains give you for a discount in 'their' store....... the cashier asks if you have the Safeway savers card, and if you don't they swipe one they have laying there for you anyway? Just give the discounts ALL the time throughout the store without the card...evidentally your gonna get it when you approach the checkout anyway? The public loves something new and different! Pretty gimmicky to me. Sorry. edit- maybe Ford 'GimmicKey' is more appropriate! gimmicky? really? meeting EPA restrictions and avoiding a gas guzzler tax by making it an "aftermarket" dealer installed option, that's gimmicky to you? sounds pretty fantastic to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-man Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 I like it, but I can't keep thinking that as soon as you insert the key, your car will send a signal back to Ford, and by the time you get done with you first 'hot lap' and e-mail will be waiting in you in-box politely telling you that Ford is glad you are an enthusiast, and they appreciate your business, but that you can now consider your warranty 'expired'. When I used to drag race at Atco back in the late "80's", there were stories of people walking through the pits collecting VIN numbers off of the Mustangs in the staging lanes. A few days later you would get a letter from Ford telling you to consider your warranty null and void. I never saw on of these letters, and it may have been an urban myth, but from that point on we would remove our license plates and cover our VIN numbers for fear of 'the letter". Z-man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grabber Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 I hope this works out for Ford. It sounds like a good idea,maybe. http://wheels.blogs....ner=rss&emc=rss Duplicate thread. http://www.teamshelby.com/forums/index.php?/topic/62355-the-boss-gets-2-different-ignition-keys/page__view__findpost__p__1060581__fromsearch__1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry T Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 Great idea, just keep the special key away from the wife and kids or should it be husband and kids??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelbydream1 Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 I hope this works out for Ford. It sounds like a good idea,maybe. http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/11/fords-trick-trackey-for-the-2012-mustang-boss-302/?partner=rss&emc=rss The Bugatti Veyron has the same thing. After the push button start, there's a small key that you insert and turn to lower the car, change the tune and spoiler angles. So while it's a very cool idea, sadly it's not an original Ford concept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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