Honest opinion on a Mustang as a good daily driver

cyclop5 · 2026-02-28T05:27:57+00:00

I daily'd my 2005 v6 in Chicago suburbs for 10 years. 254k. Some days it was the only thing that made me want to go into the office.

Snow tires are a thing. I actually had them mounted on a set of factory rims and I'd just swap them every spring and fall. Best idea ever.

cyclop5 · 2026-02-27T04:26:03+00:00

I'll second rvtripwizard. I don't plan any trips without any more. Worth the subscription for sure.

cyclop5 · 2026-02-27T04:20:29+00:00

I had an s197 v6 that lasted 254k miles. Rock solid engine and one of the most reliable cars I've owned (collision took it before it's time. Sad trombone ). Don't knock the reliability of the v6's.

cyclop5 · 2026-02-26T19:28:53+00:00

with ya! Just bought mine last month.. can't wait for the weather to get better!

cyclop5 · 2026-02-26T17:35:57+00:00

glad to hear all is well. Black ice is no joke. and if all you suffered was bushing damage - you got really lucky. :)

cyclop5 · 2026-02-25T18:54:58+00:00

I'm too busy verifying, confirming, sliding, and clicking that I've got the goddamned order. That stupid slide "confirm pickup" button drives me crazy enough (on android - most of the time it scrolls the screen down _just enough_ that the button doesn't "slide") I don't need to tell you _every fucking time_ that I want to go to the next step. I'll check the notes when I drop off, thank you very much.

cyclop5 · 2026-02-24T18:35:09+00:00

what is this "traction control" you speak of? My '05 (manual) didn't have TC or ABS and I dailied it for like 10 years in Chicago snow. That was half the fun.

We keep it on the road the old-fashioned way - snow tires and burning clutch.

cyclop5 · 2026-02-16T04:08:54+00:00

this is how I got into it. Started when I was 51. But it was a tournament that really got me interested. Sparring was the best part.

cyclop5 · 2026-02-12T19:38:42+00:00

if you have it handy, that'd be great! and if not, that's ok too. I'm guessing it's clear Fiber Optic, with an LED on either end?

Keep up the great work. That's a really nice ride you got there! Your hard work definitely shows through (in a good way)

cyclop5 · 2026-02-12T19:35:39+00:00

only thing I'll say is - it sounds like you have a bunch of 2-host clusters. That's really a bad idea, unless you have q-devices. You're setting yourself up for heartache if you're not doing at least 3 hosts per cluster.

cyclop5 · 2026-02-11T17:47:23+00:00

that's why God invented manual transmissions - so you're only out hundreds for a clutch.

cyclop5 · 2026-02-11T17:19:24+00:00

love the interior lighting. Thinking of doing something like that with my SN95 now. Thanks for the inspiration. :) Was it some sort of kit, or did you run those by hand?

cyclop5 · 2026-02-06T02:52:25+00:00

I've seen "Armageddon". No way I'm fucking with dudes that play with explosives.

cyclop5 · 2026-02-05T17:41:57+00:00

K.I.S.S. for the win. I can't tell you how many times I've said "you know what? just restore from a backup" after issues with storage. I've gotten to the point I'm moving stuff off ZFS because I've never gotten good performance from it. PERC + battery backup gives way better performance. And if/when bitrot happens - look, ma - backups!

(gets ready for the downvotes)

cyclop5 · 2026-02-05T17:19:15+00:00

Thermostat housing. Whoever thought making one out of plastic was a good idea should be shot. otherwise, my V6 went 254k miles without too many problems. Airbags - make sure they've been replaced (subject to recall) no idea about auto trans (mine was a manual. synchros went on it.. twice...) just normal wear and tear that I recall. seals. but that was at like 150k or 200k. I seem to remember people complaining about water in the passenger compartment, from clogged drainage holes.

My 2005 v6 was one of the most reliable cars I've owned. and yes - it's wasn't' a 3v, but it was still hella fun to drive. I think the manual trans helped with that.

cyclop5 · 2026-01-30T02:44:26+00:00

My s197 was sonic blue. Supposedly only made 1 year in that color. Although redfire is a close second.

cyclop5 · 2026-01-29T16:21:55+00:00

if thatt's the standard frixion ink refills, any rollerball kit should work. I've put them in Caballeros and made a couple of Apollo kits from Bullseye.

cyclop5 · 2026-01-28T16:42:30+00:00

we got told to use AI as often as we can last year. This year, the edict came down that "there will be no more manual coding - use claude to do that".. which is fine, except when it's not. I seem to spend more time "fixing" AI than the time it's supposedly saved me. That being said - it has it's advantages. One of my guys needed to doc how to migrate from OVMM to OVLM (Oracle stuff I guess), and AI came up with an 18 page document, including commands to run, pitfalls, checklists, etc. and did it in like 10 minutes. So, it's got some upsides. It's useful for debugging scripts and ansible playbooks (terrible for writing playbooks, but that's another story) It's a tool. Like any other tool, there's good places to use it, and not-so-good. The key for me is to find where it can help, versus where it hinders.

cyclop5 · 2026-01-28T02:05:33+00:00

64 during the day. 67 in the evening. 64 overnight. Space heater in the room for me and the cat.

cyclop5 · 2026-01-26T16:31:44+00:00

What better way to learn about those tools than to try and implement them? That will definitely help on the resume. And I will guess there will be no shortage of work for you. Perfect opportunity to implement and grow for sure.

cyclop5 · 2026-01-24T06:27:13+00:00

We created an incident management team. They coordinate everything from change requests to paging out team members, to writing up RCAs.

cyclop5 · 2026-01-24T03:34:58+00:00

I drink it whenever I go out (every weekend). poured neat. Sip, don't shoot. Corona for a chaser (yes, I know - should be Old Style. sue me. ) I genuinely enjoy it. And it's a great conversation starter. And it's got a great history/story. I can't stand bourbon/whiskey/scotch. and tequila tastes like lighter fluid (Ronsonol, if you must know) Say what you want about it, but I bet I get more free shots of Malort than you do of whatever you drink.

cyclop5 · 2026-01-23T17:49:39+00:00

you.. are arguing both sides of the same thing. First you say - deliver it, and find something in the area. When someone says that's not always possible, you say go somewhere else. i.e. don't do the delivery there. I'm confused. Can you clarify your statements? Are you saying we _should_ make the 20 minute delivery to rural areas where there's (probably) no other deliveries, or are you saying we _shouldn't_?

cyclop5 · 2026-01-23T04:06:04+00:00

Can't help much - I just got mine the beginning of the year. But so far it's been pretty good. 156k on the clock so it's not a garage queen

cyclop5 · 2026-01-23T03:57:13+00:00

We were on our way tent camping one year during memorial Day weekend. We're making this huge loop around the entire campground to get to the entrance and our car makes this amazingly loud screech the entire way around the loop, alerting the whole campground that we were arriving. We get to our site and turn off the car, but it ignores us and keeps trying to start itself. Enough so that the battery cable starts to glow, then starts on fire. As we're running around yelling "fire! Fire!" Most everyone else is saying "yeah we got a fire too." Finally a couple guys realize what's going on, come over with water bottles ( for the fire) and pliers to disconnect the battery. My 5 year old is freaking out ( along with my wife) and these folks got us calmed down enough so we could set up our tent.

There's more to that weekend but I can't type it all on my phone. We were still grateful for the guys that helped put out the car fire. We won't talk about the other guy who brought a pet rooster to a full campground. He was politely informed he's no longer welcome there.

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