2016 Ford Mustang 5.0 GT. Captain Slow's Pony car adventure
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kapiteinlangzaam said:
There are quite a few PHers with the same deal I know of here in NL.
PHers that work for the EU? I bet they keep that on the down low 
That modded one looks fan-bloody-tastic, are you sure you'll hold off doing any major mods for some while? I'm not sure I'd be able to resist the temptation if it was my car, I feel like American cars are almost as suited to modding as Japanese cars.
kapiteinlangzaam said:
theboyfold said:
I saw your excited post on Facebook, I'm a little jealous. I've hired a GT for a couple of days in LA next week, I'll let you know what I find out about it 
Enjoy matey - the US rental spec cars are missing all the Performance suspension and brake stuff fitted to the EU models, but itll still be a lovely thing to cruise around in 
Enjoy the pony when she turns up, I'm off to sulk in the canyons around LA
kapiteinlangzaam said:
Ik ben eens, het is verschrikkelijk!
I run two other cars on normal Dutch plates, so im not totally immune to the pisstake
I run a company car... I've got the dreaded "bijtelling". Luckily my current contract lastst till 2017, then the tax percentages stabilize at 22%. Sucks for the "cheaper" cars (15% and 21%) but is good news for more PH worthy cars (from 25% to 22%).I run two other cars on normal Dutch plates, so im not totally immune to the pisstake
33... 8 years to late :/ Is it for a job in air traffic control or something?
kapiteinlangzaam said:
A vinyl set for the rear lights, brings them very close to the American colour. They look alarmingly 'red' in the photos, but I presume they soften up once they are off the backing paper and on the car.
I thought I would do this to mine too, but I actually really don't mind the clear lights on mine having lived with it for a bit - think it's colour-dependant though, the red ones definitely suit some more than others.
Ruby red by the way, at a wet and rainy Silverstone...
Congratulations on that first Mustang purchase, those vinyl bits.
As a side note, and despite being from the other side of the Atlantic, I must say that I have an equal appreciation for both the white and the red.
For example, on a silver or white car, the white tail lamps probably look ace. I fully understand the desire to Americanise the EU tail lamps. However, I would like to say only that both have their merits.
Very exciting.
And I wonder what "delivery miles" would mean in this context. Not being cheeky about the boat trip. I'm referring to the actual odometer in your car.
For example: a new car on a dealership lot, stateside, might have three miles on the odometer. Or five.
Of course, this figure doesn't really mean anything. But I am curious. It's not every day that somebody orders a spec-built car, has it packed up, and shipped across the world.
Good to see the boat steaming along Captain!
After seeing some more Mustangs on the road in NL and Germany^, the shape is growing on me. Your spec looks ace!
^coming back from work in Lichtenvoorde I get to drive a bit through Germany (Arnhem > Oberhausen > Venlo > Eindhoven), vol gas!
After seeing some more Mustangs on the road in NL and Germany^, the shape is growing on me. Your spec looks ace!
^coming back from work in Lichtenvoorde I get to drive a bit through Germany (Arnhem > Oberhausen > Venlo > Eindhoven), vol gas!
kapiteinlangzaam said:
I wish they would, im sure we turn away plenty of suitable 26 yr olds! I think it might change in the future, but who knows. We are slowing heading over a demographic cliff in terms of staff age and impending retirements etc. We need to recruit a lot more people very, very quickly.
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