So I only had 136 miles.
I live in a pretty killer part of Florida - Land O Lakes to be exact. This area of west central Florida is known for really nice motorcycle roads. I decided that I would get up early today and ride one. I have heard great things about the "Green Swamp Loop". It seems that every Saturday or Sunday there is another group of bikers meeting to head up that way. I plugged the route into my Garmin and headed out.
http://www.2uptouring.com/Motorcycle-Rides/Florida-Motorcycle-Roads-Green-Swamp-Encounter.aspx
Wow. I drove 156 miles this morning taking about 3.3 hours to complete the loop. I was constantly going through the gears, engine breaking, down shifting, getting on it to 4000 rpm in the straight to get the rings seated. There was not a car in sight. I had the entire trail to myself short of some Goldwings and a couple of BMW bikes.
I cannot believe the balance of this car. I also cannot believe how insignificant it feels at speed. My daily driver is a 2010 4Runner. Trust me when I say that you KNOW when you are going 70 MPH in that thing. I did 80-85 on a couple of back roads today and it felt like I was going 40.
I was so concerned about spending 43k on a "mustang". I was so concerned about buyers remorse. After today's ride I don't think that will ever happen.
I live in a pretty killer part of Florida - Land O Lakes to be exact. This area of west central Florida is known for really nice motorcycle roads. I decided that I would get up early today and ride one. I have heard great things about the "Green Swamp Loop". It seems that every Saturday or Sunday there is another group of bikers meeting to head up that way. I plugged the route into my Garmin and headed out.
http://www.2uptouring.com/Motorcycle-Rides/Florida-Motorcycle-Roads-Green-Swamp-Encounter.aspx
Wow. I drove 156 miles this morning taking about 3.3 hours to complete the loop. I was constantly going through the gears, engine breaking, down shifting, getting on it to 4000 rpm in the straight to get the rings seated. There was not a car in sight. I had the entire trail to myself short of some Goldwings and a couple of BMW bikes.
I cannot believe the balance of this car. I also cannot believe how insignificant it feels at speed. My daily driver is a 2010 4Runner. Trust me when I say that you KNOW when you are going 70 MPH in that thing. I did 80-85 on a couple of back roads today and it felt like I was going 40.
I was so concerned about spending 43k on a "mustang". I was so concerned about buyers remorse. After today's ride I don't think that will ever happen.