Oppo please pray for me...

"Bullitt Ride" (yesterdayknight) 07/06/2017 at 05:33 • Filed to: None

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I landed in Halifax last night for a week long vacation that will include driving the Cabot Trail. I had pre-paid for an economy rental but the rental company ran out of economy cars so they gave me a free upgrade to this...

I checked all of the tire pressures and will avoid cars and coffee at all costs.

I’m still nervous.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Bullitt Ride 07/06/2017 at 05:36

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was the tyre gauge analogue or digital?

;)

Wagon Guy drives a Boostang > Bullitt Ride 07/06/2017 at 06:31

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The good news is that the Mustang should be a LOT more fun on that road than any economy car...

GTRZILLAR32-Now saving for Godzilla and a condo > Bullitt Ride 07/06/2017 at 06:49

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Did you take barometric pressure changes into account? What about the Coriolis effect? Man there’s a lot of variables to consider driving a mustang.

Stapleface > Bullitt Ride 07/06/2017 at 06:58

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That’s a hell of an upgrade. Only time I’ve ever been “upgraded” it was to a Minivan with about 25k of really hard miles, and it smelled pretty awful too.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Bullitt Ride 07/06/2017 at 07:07

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Awesome! Welcome to Nova Scotia! I’m just 50 mins away from Halifax in Mahone Bay! The opposite direction to where you are going to the Cabot Trail though! :P

Enjoy your stay here, hopefully the weather plays nice - I’ve not been up to Cape Breton in a long time, but the drive is a beautiful one through the Trail.

If you do head down towards the South Shore, yell really loudly to say hi and I’ll probably hear you....Nova Scotia’s not a big place :P

Where all ya heading? Definitely visit the Citadel and the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax - both very cool! (If you’re into that sort of thing - especially visit the HMCS Sackville if you do go to the MMA, beautiful old warship!)

vondon302 > Bullitt Ride 07/06/2017 at 07:11

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Wow GT too. Now where’s that line lock button?

wkiernan > Bullitt Ride 07/06/2017 at 07:44

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Canada, nice! The people you run over will have free hospitalization!

OPPOsaurus WRX > Bullitt Ride 07/06/2017 at 07:49

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i hope you got the additional insurance

boredalways > pip bip - choose Corrour 07/06/2017 at 08:01

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What about imperial or metric!?

We wouldn’t want another international incident.

pip bip - choose Corrour > boredalways 07/06/2017 at 08:02

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very good point.

Ash78, voting early and often > Stapleface 07/06/2017 at 08:42

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A rental minivan is never, ever an upgrade. I couldn’t even bring myself to buy a used minivan. It’s like buying a used CDC laboratory.

Arrivederci > OPPOsaurus WRX 07/06/2017 at 09:04

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Hah - as soon as he saw he got a Mustang GT, he should’ve turned right back around and opted for their best coverage.

Frenchlicker > Bullitt Ride 07/06/2017 at 09:04

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Damn, the only upgrade I’ve been offered was from a Chrysler 200 to a Frontier. I kindly turned it down for my nearly 1300 mile drive. The 200 was better than expected at least.

For Sweden > Bullitt Ride 07/06/2017 at 09:11

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Budget is renting 5.0s

wat

MrDakka > Bullitt Ride 07/06/2017 at 09:37

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Why is there a mustang logo painted on the ground?

functionoverfashion > For Sweden 07/06/2017 at 09:42

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nah, 4.9s

/I’ll see myself out

Camshaft Chris: Skyline/McLaren/Porsche Fanboy > MrDakka 07/06/2017 at 10:09

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It’s not paint, it’s light. If I’m not mistaken, it’s actually a factory option you can get on the new Mustang that projects the Mustang logo on to the ground next to your door instead of having a normal puddle light. Why anyone would actually get that, I haven’t the slightest. But it’s a thing, apparently.

Jayhawk Jake > For Sweden 07/06/2017 at 11:53

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I rented a manual Challenger Scat Pack from Budget once...and someone I know rented a different, newer manual Challenger Scat Pack from the same Budget a few weeks ago.

Jayhawk Jake > vondon302 07/06/2017 at 11:54

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Using the left pad on the steering wheel scroll down to “Track Apps” and it’s the 4th option down IIRC.

Jayhawk Jake > Camshaft Chris: Skyline/McLaren/Porsche Fanboy 07/06/2017 at 11:55

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Comes with the premium package. It’s the best, though mine need new lenses, they Pony’s are a bit faded.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > Jayhawk Jake 07/06/2017 at 12:08

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this man giving out the information people need

Jayhawk Jake > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time 07/06/2017 at 12:48

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Sadly I haven’t tried it yet myself. Sitting on my autocross tires at the moment and those are far too expensive to roast.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > Jayhawk Jake 07/06/2017 at 12:52

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Craigslist time! haha

Bullitt Ride > For Sweden 07/06/2017 at 14:49

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It was through Alamo

For Sweden > Bullitt Ride 07/06/2017 at 14:51

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brb calling Alamo

Bullitt Ride > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 07/06/2017 at 14:54

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I’ll be down your way next week about this time ;)

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Bullitt Ride 07/06/2017 at 21:53

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Coolness, I would suggest a meetup, but you are on vacation and I will likely be at work, hopefully you’ll post about your trip as you go....a Mustang on the Trail should be a good time! :P

I am biased, but I like to think Nova Scotia is a pretty nice place - hopefully you enjoy yourself here! Mind my asking where you got the idea to come up to the Trail?

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Bullitt Ride 07/14/2017 at 16:13

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And how goes the trip? :D

Bullitt Ride > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 07/21/2017 at 12:43

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Sorry for missing your reply. The trip was great...busy... but great. Now that I’m back at work I actually have time to check OPPO lol. We got lucky with the weather, it only rained one day out of nine and according to my lady friend who went to school out there that’s pretty uncommon. I’m so damn glad I got upgraded to the mustang. Some of the back roads we took out to Cape Breton were rough but the mustang’s bigger wheels and better quality suspension soaked up most of it. In a little econobox I would have been making appointments for spinal realignment by the end of the trip. The air conditioned seats were also a very welcome feature after doing a couple of hikes in warm weather. Most of all though... that V8... in sport + mode... with sport steering setting... shifting with paddles... fantastic for The Trail! It also allowed me to pass two, sometimes three cars in short bursts. In an econobox I would have been stuck behind slow moving tourists on the trail, but in the mustang I could just drop a gear (or two) and blast past them. South shore was nice too, we went to Peggy’s Cove, Lunenburg and Gaff Point. It’s definitely a nice place to live... and relatively cheap too... I took a look at some real estate listings in Halifax/Dartmouth after I got home ;) lol

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Bullitt Ride 07/21/2017 at 16:16

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Awesome! Glad the Mustang suited the trip and you enjoyed your time in my neck of the woods. I enjoy living here, it’s a nice place...cheap as long as you’re not trying to buy a large property right in the tourist hotspots!

I was keeping an eye out for your Mustang, but didn’t spot you anywhere! :P