Cars and Driving
18 Hours of ChumpCar 2011
6th Aug 2011Posted in: Cars and Driving 4

I looked out of the open window of my car. I was parked in the middle of a grassy field with the engine off. It was maybe 5:40 am and the early morning air was thick and quiet, except for the occasional sound of a passing car on the nearby road and the ticking of [...]

(Ch. 5) Week one
4th Jul 2011Posted in: Cars and Driving 2

The first week with the new Boss was nice, but a little bland. Of course the car looks, feels, and sounds great. And in the Texas Summer heat, it has been nice to be in a brand new car with an air conditioner that can blow snow right out of the vents. But as for [...]

(Ch. 4) Day one
28th Jun 2011Posted in: Cars and Driving 3

Just to add to the frustrations and challenges I had already faced with buying a new 2012 Boss 302 Mustang, sure enough, the car was delivered to the dealership…while I was in New Zealand. I was helpless to do anything about it for weeks, except stare at the lone camera-phone photo that the dealer took. [...]

(Ch. 3) Happy birthday, baby Boss!
27th May 2011Posted in: Cars and Driving 1

At the end of the last chapter, I had thrown in the towel in my search for a Kona Blue Boss 302 Mustang. I had a Q3 allocation secured, but the dealer told me that Kona Blue had been discontinued. I would need to choose another color. He said that cars built after May 25, [...]