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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MyLittlePony" data-source="post: 1462280" data-attributes="member: 11359">Whereabouts in TX? My mustang might not have been my first car, but I got it when I was 16, and even as an underpowered 145HP V6, (I have since upgraded to a 5.0), it was pretty tricky to learn from. I lost the rear end multiple times on dry roads!It was the 90s. ...not a good decade.But I have discovered that at the factory height, with a factory bumper, you are still at risk of scraping the underside of the bumper on parking blocks, and certain road dips, MODERN roads, paved this century, in concrete! These pictures show that the car still has the factory air deflectors, or at least one of them. I don’t think my car made it through Y2K with its pieces. How has this car not had its torn off yet?!?My experience with the underpowered 145 V6 has taught me many things. 1) limited slip. Thankfully, you already have it. 2) wide ass tires. Better traction. Good for braking and acceleration. 3) MY GOD! YES! By all means, get upgraded brakes! Either later model dual piston cobra/Mach/bullet calipers or better. These cars stop like crap! Practically every SN95 I’ve seen in a salvage yard had front end damage. Front end, because they couldn’t stop in time. My mustang has suffered this fate twice, both when it was underpowered, both with factory brakes. Does the 96 come with ABS, or was it an option? Now then, these cars aren’t fast, but, c’mon! You’re dealing with a 24yo Ford! I would have hoped vehicles made in the 21st century would be a little better. But look at you... ...a convertible... ...all sorts of people are gonna wanna talk to you when your top is down! One of the most common is “how fast is it?” or “Is it fast?” How can you answer this without sounding like either a humble idiot or a stuck up wannabe? I try to tell them, “it feels fast.” Sometimes they’ll wanna know actual specs, of which, you need to have memorized. ...but when your daily is a Model S, how on earth can you act like the car is fast, when you know the honest truth? The Tesla feels slow, the mustang feels fast, so “it feels fast.” ...especially with the top down. Your car already is exempt from emissions in this state because it’s basically considered a classic to them. It’s a fun classic that you can keep up with the best stoplight to stoplight. ...just not a Tesla.</blockquote>