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Dash for Nash
« on: December 18, 2006, 11:50:33 pm »
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Phoenix Suns point guard Steve NashDash for Nash
A big fan of Canadian basketball player Steve Nash, Senior Editor, Paul Williams, is heading down to Phoenix, Arizona today to watch the Phoenix Suns play the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night.  He'll fly into L.A., pick up a 2007 Ford Mustang GT 500 convertible for the drive to Phoenix and return in a Dodge Charger SRT8 via Route 66. Watch this space for his update on 'hoops and scoops'.  More...
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Re: Dash for Nash
« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2006, 12:48:40 am »
I am also a relatively new fan of basketball, and I do enjoy watching Steve Nash play. I was hoping for the Suns to go to the NBA Championship last spring, but they fell just short.

I am also a long time fan of cars, particularily fast and noisy ones, so the Shelby-SRT Charger article (should it come to pass) should be a fun read.

Good luck with your plan.  ;D
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Re: Dash for Nash
« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2006, 08:43:02 am »
Hey this is cool, great angle.  And press credentials... must be on the floor!
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Re: Dash for Nash
« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2006, 10:19:41 am »
I followed Nash from his NCAA college hoops days playing for Santa Clara University. Long before the hippie hair days, this kid could play hoops. If I were Steve Nash, I'd one at least one of these babies.

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Re: Dash for Nash
« Reply #4 on: December 20, 2006, 08:24:20 am »
Love this article... kind of like a day-by-day blog :) 

Sounds like so much fun... why does Paul get all the fun? haha
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Re: Dash for Nash
« Reply #5 on: December 20, 2006, 09:22:31 am »
Quote from: wing on December 20, 2006, 08:24:20 am
Love this article... kind of like a day-by-day blog :) 

Sounds like so much fun... why does Paul get all the fun? haha
:iagree:

Finally a Cannuck covering the most interesting professional sport played in North America - at least to my taste. BTW - when people ask me about 'them Sens' I always ask if they have a three-point shot in hockey.

The Shelby is one hot contender - I bet it's a hoot on the open road.
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Re: Dash for Nash
« Reply #6 on: December 20, 2006, 09:47:15 am »
Love the exterior looks of the Shelby :) :thumbup: but what a disappointing and uninspiring interior :thumbdown: :hurl:
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Re: Dash for Nash
« Reply #7 on: December 20, 2006, 10:15:29 am »
:iagree: that interior is utterly horrible.
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Re: Dash for Nash
« Reply #8 on: December 20, 2006, 11:41:57 am »
Quote from: allen on December 20, 2006, 09:47:15 am
Love the exterior looks of the Shelby :) :thumbup: but what a disappointing and uninspiring interior :thumbdown: :hurl:

Ppl that want/buy the Shelby are not that concerned about the interior; that's not what makes the car desirable to them.  ::)
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Re: Dash for Nash
« Reply #9 on: December 20, 2006, 01:07:20 pm »
Ovr, argree that buying it is based on its performance, but I've got to believe that they could have made it look better and less like it was made out of LEGO ::)
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Re: Dash for Nash
« Reply #10 on: December 20, 2006, 02:01:26 pm »
Quote from: allen on December 20, 2006, 01:07:20 pm
Ovr, argree that buying it is based on its performance, but I've got to believe that they could have made it look better and less like it was made out of LEGO ::)

Ya, OK. Ford will, however, sell every one they make/Shelby mods. Personally, I don't lust after one, as I would rather have the Shelby GT (which, unfortunately, is not to be available in Canada, well, maybe not so unfortunate as that's stops all thinking about it). The 500GT is a heavy beast. There is at least one here, but not a good time of year for spotting cars like that.
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Re: Dash for Nash
« Reply #11 on: December 20, 2006, 03:25:57 pm »
The Shelby GTs of the 70s were very well executed from all aspects - guess they forgot that on this version - or, in very Ford-like fashion may have run out of design $$ when they got to the interior of the vehicle.
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Re: Dash for Nash
« Reply #12 on: December 21, 2006, 10:16:16 am »
I love playing B –Ball and had to stop playing college ball due to knee and ankle issues. Nash is a class act in sport in a sport that is full of trash talking, inflated ego, and highly overpaid athletes. The NBA needs to go down the route of the NFL with a hard salary cap.
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Re: Dash for Nash
« Reply #13 on: January 02, 2007, 10:30:57 pm »
Me wanty a Red SRT8 Charger to replace the R in a couple of years. Can you say dry pavement donuts? 8)
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« Reply #14 on: January 03, 2007, 12:18:23 pm »
The GT500 certainly DOES have a limited slip rear differential...
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Re: Dash for Nash
« Reply #15 on: January 03, 2007, 12:35:31 pm »
Particularly liked Part 2 of the article. I've never been to California, but have tried imagining the traffic jams. I have been to Florida, so do have a taste for the customization, but am sure Cali is further into it and more of an automotive graveyard.

Part 3 was neat too... have wanted to drive in the vast stretches of AZ for awhile. Think it'd be neat. The wheels on the GT500 don't do anything for the look IMO. Of the two, the Charger SRT-8 looks more menacing.
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Re: Dash for Nash
« Reply #16 on: January 03, 2007, 01:49:07 pm »
I drove the part of route 66 they mentioned around Kingman/Flagstaff Arizona 10 years back in Dec................in a Corsica rental....but it was still fun...visited Jerome...Sedona the back roads way..and the G Canyon..then all the Parks and back to Vegas  wottablast......time fer a repeat....... :thumbup: :banana: :bounce:
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Re: Dash for Nash
« Reply #17 on: January 03, 2007, 05:24:56 pm »
Nash is a neighbour of mine, apparently.

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