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Old 05-30-2015, 07:25 PM
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Default Motorweek's retro 1985 928 video review


This was posted on the PCA site, not sure if Enzo, but worth watching..

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Thanks Bob. I was going to post that up yesterday myself; I saw it on FB. Good vid and not an Enzo afaik. Even if it is, a worthy one indeed.
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Never seen that one either.

Thanks for posting Bob.
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Originally Posted by Bertrand Daoust
Never seen that one either.

Thanks for posting Bob.
\\Same here.

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They posted in the video that it gets 18 mpg city and 28 mpg hwy.
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Originally Posted by MFranke
They posted in the video that it gets 18 mpg city and 28 mpg hwy.
EPA highway back then was based on a 55mph speed limit.
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Thanks for posting. Liked his comments about the steering & handling, makes me feel better about my track driving! Was a great video right up until his comments during the last minute. Whadda they know anyways!
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Good review nice snapshot in time.
Interesting reference point, given that every plain jane Mustang Gt is rolling off the floor with more than 400HP now.

Also had a laugh at the contention that the dash belt warning light was for the cam chain...wha????? maybe I heard that wrong
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For some reason, the auto shifter grip is the older kind on the test car.
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It looks like the correct one to me Steve. There is a good view of it towards the end of the video, and the handle isn't the blocky looking barrel of the 84 and earlier cars, but the more sculpted one used after, from 85 on.
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Above is a 1984



1985



1978-1982



Originally Posted by linderpat
It looks like the correct one to me Steve. There is a good view of it towards the end of the video, and the handle isn't the blocky looking barrel of the 84 and earlier cars, but the more sculpted one used after, from 85 on.
Ed,
Actually, the MW test car shows a 1983 and 1984 shift grip which is sculpted with a round button. The 1985 to 1995 have the non-sculpted oval shaped grip with small oval button. The pre-1983 ones have a non-sculpted round grip with round thumb button.
Steve

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Thank you Steve - I didn't recall that middle version, just the top and bottom versions.
Good catch.



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