The countdown has begun

Ms Grumpy · #13 10-07-2012, 07:25 PM

Now onto my test drive on Saturday.

I had a lot to do in the morning and I was not able to get my car out until about 1:30pm. I asked my son Jacob, who happened to be my cruising partner all summer, if he wanted to go for a ride and he jumped at it. When I got outside my daughter Leah, 11, asked if she could go too. So I said yes.

As I pulled my car out of the garage I realized how dirty the car was. Had it been any other day I probably would have immediately washed her, but I didn't have the time. In some ways I felt embarrassed on how dirty she was, but I was gonna drive my car and not even it being this dirty was not going to stop me.

I pulled out onto the street and asked my son to pay attention to the shifts with me and tell me what he thought. He turned and looked at me and asked "did it shift yet mom?", but this time I was in 3rd gear. I slowed to a stop and held my fingers up to show him what gear the trans was shifting in, 1, 2, 3. He said he couldn't feel it shifting.

So I decided to bring the car to a full stop and then give it at least 1/2 pedal. When I took off, she hooked up and I swear my front tires were damned close to lifting them off the ground. Every shift was firm and when the trans shifted into 3rd it squawked the tires. At this point I figured I better at least get her out of the subdivision and onto the main road.

I pulled out onto the road and accelerated slowly and the shifting was smooth, hardly felt them at all. The next stop light I decided to get on her. Hooked up good again and had the firm shift into 2nd and 3rd.

I drove for about 30-45 minutes and am extremely happy. I had to get ready to go to the picnic. I was planning on getting up early this morning, cleaning the car, and going to a show. But not feeling well today. Hoping to get my car out onto the e-way and have some fun.

I did ask Lonny when he was here about a "break-in" period. He said the car is good to go, so we want to try to hit the local drag strip to see what she can do before the end of the season.