New member with new Mustang

[Wazoo151]

Hello all,

I hadn't intended to trade in my DD beater 94 Accord, but an encounter with a piece of semi-truck debris changed my mind. I had wanted a new Corvette, but am not quite ready for that yet - new baby in the house and my wife has not returned to work yet. So last night I picked up a 2008 Vista Blue Mustang GT/CS. I had to dig around to find one without the Appearance Package, as I am not a big fan of hood scoops. 47 miles on it, now, and I really like it. This is my fourth Mustang, having previously owned a '90 5.0L vert, 97 GT vert and 98 Cobra. I had sworn off Mustangs after the 98 spent more time in the shop than on the road, but I really love my 08.

I am also restoring a 67 Camaro SS, so I guess I play both sides of the Ford/Chevy card, with some Honda thrown in (wife's Pilot).

Glad to be here!

Robert

 

[Emay]

I'm probably not the only one, but I'd like to see some shots of the vista cs..

Congrats on the new ride, that coming from a chevy/ford fence rider as well. I have an 07 chevy Avalanche as my dd which leaves eleanor purely for fun times.

 

[Jenns01TA]

Welcome and congratulations on all three aspects - Baby, no one was injured in from the road debris and the new Stang. Some of the best things in life come from challenges.

Nice to have another Chevy/Ford fence rider in the family. There are a handful of us on here.

~Jenn~

 

[Five Oh Brian]

While we certainly do not condone owning non-Fords in our household anymore (my wife and I both work at a Ford dealership), I must confess that I owned a 1968 Pontiac GTO for 9 years, as well as a 1972 Chevy Nova (with a transplanted '66 Vette 427 under the hood). Owned a few other non-Fords along the way, but have owned 6 Mustangs & 3 Thunderbirds.

Wazoo151, congrats on the new GT/CS. Great looking car that you'll certainly love more and more everyday.

 

[stanmckinney]

I too would like to see photos. I hope you are no longer considering a Corvette.

 

[Wazoo151]

I will post some pics when I can take some out in the sun - it was near 9 when I got home last night!

As for the Corvette, you bet I still plan on owning one, it'll just have to wait a while. Chevy really got the C6 right, and with the improvements on the 08 model, it's a gem. Maybe when my daughter goes off to college in 4 years.

In the meantime, I am going to enjoy the Mustang. Now it's just a matter of which mod comes first!

Robert

 

[kooldawg6]

Congrats wazoo! Very nice color choice I must say
My Stang has been on the road 99.9% of the time. I'm a few dozen miles away from turning 32K(less than 14 months old)and it has only been in the shop once early last fall for a bent rocker arm.

 

[shooterm1]

Nice to have another Chevy/Ford fence rider in the family. There are a handful of us on here.

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