Woot She is Here!
I just got back from picking up Scarlet! I know, I know I was going to call her Big Red, but she is too beautiful to make fun of her size. I'm completely floored! What an amazing car! I've never owned anything with this much power. It took me a while to get used to the clutch and the short-throw shifter, but I'm getting the hang of it. I still have problems finding 6th at times.
I get mixed looks from the Germans. Some of them frown at me. (Most of them are big into the environment and fuel economy.) But most just can't get enough of it. One guy just about gave himself whiplash when I passed him on the road. When I picked her up, she was thirsty so I took her to the filling station on post. When I pull up, this guy runs over and asks me if it is an old or new Mustang! I laughed, but politely told him this is no Mustang, its a Challenger! He was dumbfounded. He didn't even know they were making new Challengers.
The car was dirty as hell when I picked it up. It has been snowing further up north so it was covered in salt and grime from the trip home. I used a no-touch carwash to get the majority of the crud off. I'll be going over it with a fine tooth comb in the morning. When I do I'll take plenty pictures and post them. It's only 18:00 but its already pitch dark outside. Sun sets here around 17:00 in the winter.
One thing of note, I had a check engine light come on when I first started it, But it went away after I drove a bit and filled her with premium. It only had 12 miles on it, so it was probably from all the short "stop and go" driving it has been doing in the hands of the carriers. I am also smelling the brakes burning. I'm guessing they are just shedding some covering from the factory. The engine probably hasn't had a chance to heat up to operating temperature before today, so that may be causing some of the smell too.
All in all, I am as happy as can be. I can't wait until tommorrow to take Scarlet for a real trip.