jacob9
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JonJon said:i don't know why people like attention gained from an expensive purchase. they are just after your money.
...and you're after their pu$$y....so it all works out in the end.
JonJon said:i don't know why people like attention gained from an expensive purchase. they are just after your money.
jacob9 said:...and you're after their pu$$y....so it all works out in the end.
Contrarian said:My daily driver is hittin 100,000 miles and time to get a new car.
ALthough I'm not really a car-freak, and see cars as a means to get from one place to the other. I did want to get something that would be fun to drive and has the best kick for the price range I wanted to pay. SUV's & Trucks seem to be the "in" thing right now... but i'm still a child of the 80s and prefer a nice sports car.
Plus My job requires me to sometimes do long drives. So looking forward to this spring being able to get on the highway at 6am and spend 3-4 hours on a nice long straight highway.
... and if I can blow away a few ricers and impress a few nice girls who want to be bad - then all the better.
He said, "No, I get that all the time. It's a Jeep thing." It was so weird, but very cool.
Dotanukie said:I know exactly what it's about, I drove a Wrangler for 9 years, it's a very cool thing.
This is a great thread, it really gets to the heart of what people not only think about the 05, but the Mustang craze in general.
Lets see, I'm 35, married with 2 kids, house, SUV, the whole nine yards of domestic bliss. I bought my first car when I was 15, dad split the cost with me ($500), it was a 67 fastback GTA. I basically cut my teeth on that car, how to rebuild motors, and basically do a restoration. Since then, over the years, I've owned two other Stangs (76 Cobra II and a 71 Mach), an Impala, a Nova, a Galaxie, a few Japanese sportscars, the Wrangler, a Volvo (my current daily driver), and a Triumph TR6 (my current project), so I've seen a bit of everything.
I'm planning on buying the 05 GT this summer, it will be my daily driver. I'm getting the GT premium in windveil blue and parchment interior, manual trans, IUP, base GT Bullitt style wheels. I'm not getting it to be noticed or turn heads (although thats nice if it happens), if I wanted to do that I'd just take the TR6 out. I'm buying this car because a) I'm just a big Mustang fan and b) I have very fond memories of the two years I spent when I was a kid working very closely with my dad restoring that 67, and this new Mustang brings all those memories flooding back to me. My parents were always into Stangs, dad had several 67's and a 69 Mach with the 428 CJ. My mom bought a GT brand new in 82, and I thought she was the coolest for driving it. I loved getting picked up from school and friends houses in it, and I really enjoyed talking her into doing the occasional burnout (never had to talk dad into doing them). I was never a big fan of the fox based Mustangs, I never developed the emotional attachment to them that I've had for the classic cars, and now the new car. My plan is to take my dad down with me when I eventually pick my car up, and let him drive it off the lot and take it for it's first spin, sort of my small way of saying thanks to him for getting me into the hobby.
I know it's not the wisest choice, having two small children and living in a state that gets some decent winter weather, but I don't care, you only live once. I'm lucky that my wife is COMPLETELY on board with me getting the car. She also was never a fan of the fox cars, but she absolutely loves this new one. In fact, she's sort of the one who talked me into getting one. I never considered it as an option until she told me how much she liked the car (it all started with that cornfield commercial!). Hopefully all the supply problems and wait time will go away by the time I'm ready to buy my car, because once I put down the deposit I don't think I'll be able to hold out very long to get it.
Do everyone at Stangnet a favor and get killed tonite. Please hurry!!
stay off of stangnet otherwise i'll have to kick you in the rectum so hard that my boot comes out of your throat.
Ron9 said:I am almost 59 years old - croaked in 1998 - (heart I was told) woke up 10 days later with the burn marks on my chest. I had been working so hard I ended up killing myself by accident lol.
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Bottom line - I am trying to see if there is one more come back in this old guy.
merlinsteele said:This has been one of the most interesting and humorous threads I've seen!
PerformanceRed or w/e your name is, you crack me up. I wasn't sure if you were serious with your 'swinger' comments or not, but it's hilarious.
And jacob9, while you probably should try to be a little more 'people oriented', you crack me up as well. I'm looking forward to at least a little roast from you on this crappy post! lol
But to the subject at hand, I'm tempted to say, well, there's this hot chick that lives down the street from me, and when she sees me in my 05 GT, I'm sure that that will throw her over the edge, since she's eyeing me already, and find some excuse to come talk to me, since I'm too much of an introvert to start a conversation! I'm just kidding, sorry!
I'm kinda like that one guy, though, that said that he'd died and came back and was trying to find out if there was any more life left, one more shot, or something like that. My health has been failing me slowly but surely, and to make a long story short, although I don't feel like I fit the mold of a bad a$$ mustang driver, I'd like to have one and see if I can pull my head out of my own a$$ and start living! My job is the only thing I have passion for anymore, but it's starting to take it's toll. I need something, and if the Newer Badder Mustang isn't it, then I may as well roll off into an empty grave.
Ron9 said:Ok you ask us to be honest.
I have not used credit for 15 years so I will have to come up with (earn) the cash.
Contrarian said:Duuuuude. Save yourelf another heart attack and buy the car on a loan. Buying a new car for cash is throwing your money away bigtime.
$25,000 in a new car. Five years from now that outlay of cash is going to be worth $10,000 - maybe $15,000 at best.
Take that $25,000 and put it into a bond fund earning 5-6%. Or better yet the a market index fund (which large caps have historical return of 11%, although the market has tanked in 2000 and was stangnat, the past year has been pretty good and probably be decent going forward).
If you put that $25,000 earning 10% in the market and pay out the monthly car loan of 5% from that... each month you get 5% gain in the investment over the cost of interest on the loan. I threw the numbers into excell and over a 5 year loan you end up with $4-5,000 more in your pocket.
Or better yet, invest the $25,000 and find a way to come up with the car loan payments each month (cut back on other costs, etc. ) and that $25,000 will be $40,000 in the bank at the end of 5 years.
__STi__ said:the 05 will most likely impress 40-50 year old women
r22tech said:I know this 2005 Mustang is a hit with multi-generations, both male and female, so post your reasons for wanting or buying the new pony! I don't want to hear about specs. and such, I WANT THE TRUTH!!! THE DEEP DOWN, UNCENSORED TRUTH! I want to know where you are in life(don't have to give your age, but indicate teens, 20s, ect), and what are you hoping to gain by driving such a car. I'll start:
I'm in my 30s w/ wife and 3-kids and ,presently, I'm going through a career change. I believe one's car is an extension of one's personality. I am hoping this car will help motivate me. It should make me excited to get up and go in the morning, which is hard when you are basically having to "start over" in your career. I didn't want to project an image of weakness such as a mid-life-crises-corvette buyer would, but rather, I wanted to project an image of practicaility-without-having-2-be-boring! I am an extrovert and there is no reason why I shouldn't look like one while maintaining restraint due to my career position. I also wanted this car so I could get my daily (private) adreniline rush! Yup, I like to burn-em-up...it makes me feel happy, but not in public where my collegues might catch a glimpse. I'm also hoping to get noticed by the opposite sex, not because I'm looking, but because it just flat-out is a self-esteem builder. I don't think anyone would argue this point-it's good to feel sexy, and the 2005 mustang is a sexy ride! This car has the ability fit multiple personalities: it can be a somewhat conservative ride for some, while being a balls-out-in-your-face ride for others, all without looking stupid or forced(i.e. rice or pasta).
Don't be shy...post away!!1
ponypowa2 said:Oh btw I saw a sti trying to race a vette at 80+ on the highway today, it was possibly the funniest thing I have ever seen
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