Why does mustangs have a red mark on the 55mph mark?
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Why does mustangs have a red mark on the 55mph mark?
My boss drives a 95' ford mustang and I notice on the speedometer there is a red mark on 55mph mark while the rest is white for each increment . Is there a reason it's there?
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HAHAHA!!! All of you are wrong...at one time, all US cars had some type of marking on the double nickel; be it a red hash, a red circle around it, or just red numbers, they all recall a time when the national speed limit was 55. Simple as that.
HAHAHA!!! All of you are wrong...at one time, all US cars had some type of marking on the double nickel; be it a red hash, a red circle around it, or just red numbers, they all recall a time when the national speed limit was 55. Simple as that.
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Rep Power: 0 thats how many times it has been beaten by a 2k1 civic DUH!!!!!!! its actually pretty cool how the mustang can count how many times it has been beaten like that its more of a convenience thing since stang owners tend to lose count of things like that. other stangs count how many thousands of dollars have been has been poured into it just to keep it running
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No thats how many car legnths they get beaten by civics. =P
Most american cars have it...well from what I've been in, not many....and it is for the national speed limit.
Most american cars have it...well from what I've been in, not many....and it is for the national speed limit.
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Rep Power: 0 dang...u guys actually beat a Mustang??? i know the V6 ones before 99 were slow...but only if the driver of the mustang sucked and the driver of the civic was good...my friends and i with 2k1 civic EX's have never beaten any 99+ V6 Mustang.
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Rep Power: 0 Hey Guys Be nice I own a 2001 Mustang GT also as well as the wives 2k2 civic. My mustang works great, very fast. I have never had anything wrong with this stang or my 2000 GT before this one. Then again I maintain my automobiles unlike some mustang owners out there, and i dont beat on it all the time. Only once in a while. You may have beaten a 99+ v6 if you had a 50 shot without it either the driver was asleep or he didnt know how to drive. The older ones like 94-98 v6 may lose to a 2k2. I think they only have like 140hp to the back wheels and they are mad heavier then the 2k2. My friend has a 96 v6 with straight pipe exhuast and a cai and i can almost take him in the 2k2 civic stock. It keeps right up with it. I must say that I love my mustang GT very much but I will be converting soon to the world of the civic. The $532 payments on the Stang are killing me.
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HAHAHA!!! All of you are wrong...at one time, all US cars had some type of marking on the double nickel; be it a red hash, a red circle around it, or just red numbers, they all recall a time when the national speed limit was 55. Simple as that.[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: Silver2k1Dood
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HAHAHA!!! All of you are wrong...at one time, all US cars had some type of marking on the double nickel; be it a red hash, a red circle around it, or just red numbers, they all recall a time when the national speed limit was 55. Simple as that.[hr]
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[hr]Originally posted by: sadboy619
thats how many times it has been beaten by a 2k1 civic DUH!!!!!!! its actually pretty cool how the mustang can count how many times it has been beaten like that its more of a convenience thing since stang owners tend to lose count of things like that. other stangs count how many thousands of dollars have been has been poured into it just to keep it running[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: sadboy619
thats how many times it has been beaten by a 2k1 civic DUH!!!!!!! its actually pretty cool how the mustang can count how many times it has been beaten like that its more of a convenience thing since stang owners tend to lose count of things like that. other stangs count how many thousands of dollars have been has been poured into it just to keep it running[hr]
the only stang we are beating is the v6 auto, all other stangs own us.
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[hr]Originally posted by: QCKSILVR I don't understand what's so bad about a Mustang.[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: QCKSILVR I don't understand what's so bad about a Mustang.[hr]
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[hr]Originally posted by: obzerv
its not a civic [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/IMG][hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: obzerv
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[hr]Originally posted by: QCKSILVR I don't understand what's so bad about a Mustang.[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: QCKSILVR I don't understand what's so bad about a Mustang.[hr]
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[hr]Originally posted by: sadboy619
thats how many times it has been beaten by a 2k1 civic DUH!!!!!!! its actually pretty cool how the mustang can count how many times it has been beaten like that its more of a convenience thing since stang owners tend to lose count of things like that. other stangs count how many thousands of dollars have been has been poured into it just to keep it running[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: sadboy619
thats how many times it has been beaten by a 2k1 civic DUH!!!!!!! its actually pretty cool how the mustang can count how many times it has been beaten like that its more of a convenience thing since stang owners tend to lose count of things like that. other stangs count how many thousands of dollars have been has been poured into it just to keep it running[hr]
Civic : 1.7-liter, 5-speed manual
Engine: 1.7-liter L4
Horsepower: 127 @ 6300
Torque: 114 @ 4800
Acceleration: 0-60 mph in 8.7 sec. 1/4-mile in 16.9 sec.
Top Speed: 124 mph
Braking: 60-0 mph in 133 ft.
Road Holding: 0.78 g.
Fuel Economy: 31 (City) / 38 (Highway)
Mustang : 3.8-liter, 5-speed manual
Engine: 3.8-liter V6
Horsepower: 190 @ 5250
Torque: 220 @ 2750
Acceleration: 0-60 mph in 7.7 sec. 1/4-mile in 16.3 sec.
Top Speed: 112 mph
Braking: 60-0 mph in 130 ft.
Road Holding: 0.80 g.
Fuel Economy: 20 (City) / 31 (Highway)
...and if for some reason you're crazy enough to race a GT:
Mustang : 4.6-liter, 5-speed manual
Engine: 4.6-liter V8
Horsepower: 260 @ 5250
Torque: 302 @ 4000
Acceleration: 0-60 mph in 6.8 sec. 1/4-mile in 15.1 sec.
Top Speed: 137 mph
Braking: 60-0 mph in 127 ft.
Road Holding: 0.85 g.
Fuel Economy: 17 (City) / 27 (Highway)
Hehehe...I won't even bring up the Cobra...
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Rep Power: 0 Building upon my knowledge of the 55mph mark.......during the oil embargo gas crunch of the 70's.....that mark was established to save on gas milage or be better efficeint with your fuel consumption......now continuing your Mustang Argument....I thought I give a 2000 V6 mustage a shot a while ago...just to see the performance difference from a dead start......he beat me worse than I thought he would.
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Rep Power: 0 those are the lowest numbers i have ever seen for those cars with 5 speeds?
the new GTs run mid 14s or high 14s with an auto an normal driver and i know
the 99+V6 auto's run either very low 16s and high 15s...
cause my friends auto beat this low 16 sec. 2k1 civic by like 2 cars.
the new GTs run mid 14s or high 14s with an auto an normal driver and i know
the 99+V6 auto's run either very low 16s and high 15s...
cause my friends auto beat this low 16 sec. 2k1 civic by like 2 cars.
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