Joel Dinda's photos with the keyword: pony

St. Ignace Auto Show, 2005

St. Ignace Auto Show, 2005

St. Ignace Auto Show, 2005

St. Ignace Auto Show, 2005 This is clearly the design which inspired the new Mustang--so this car is my car's ancestor. Great bloodlines.

I bought the Pony one year ago today and have put over 14,000 miles on it in that time. We've used it for daily commuting, for day trips, and have taken it on vacation. People have long-since stopped treating it as something exotic; new Mustangs are now fairly common. But it still draws stares and comments from friends and strangers. That's fun. Common question: Gas mileage is typically between 21 & 22 MPG for my long, country-roads commute; on the highway the car gets about 26 MPG. Things I like: Basically everything. It's a solid car with decent handling and enough power for my purposes. The right way to think of the V6, I'd say, is that it's an exquisite highway car; that it does other things well is a bonus. Issues: The passenger seat isn't doesn't have an up-and-down adjustment. This is a problem for Joan, who's not really all that short, but has difficulty seeing out. The automatic door locks--both the key fob and the switch in the door--are a little flakey. Odd repair: The gear indicator on the shift lever stopped indicating the gear. The car was in the shop for over two days while the dealer dismantled the interior, analyzed the problem, and (in the end) replaced the entire shift assembly. Glad this was done under warranty. Embarrassing repair: I banged the passenger-side mirror on the garage door frame, requiring the mirror's replacement.

Stopped to get a haircut, took a picture, headed home. Call it a tribute to Road & Track's John Lamm .

One of those pictures.... My vehicles, the rose of sharon, our past-their-prime daylilies, and the unfinished house across Brittney Lane. Oh, yes; there's that iris peeking around the corner, too. I really don't know whether I like this pic; there are interesting elements, but it's such a sloppy critter.