I got all irresponsible, AKA it's a new car!

jeff061 · 03-24-2007, 11:46 AM

I figure this may be the last chance I'll have in my life where I can just get all stupid and splurge on things I don't really need. So I bought this:

2005 Mustang GT, 4200 miles.

Cue anti-American car rants. But I've had my eye on one of these since their release in 05. Still need to finalize a couple things before I can drive it home, but I signed off on it today.

It instantly becomes my Spring to Fall car. Currently I'm driving a 99 Wrangler that'll become my winter vehicle. If I didn't have a 4 wheel drive vehicle to drop back on this purchase would have been pretty much an impossibilty to me.

SackAttack · 03-24-2007, 11:47 AM

That upholstery is garish.

Lathum · 03-24-2007, 11:48 AM

I like the car but I'm not crazy about the red interior.

jeff061 · 03-24-2007, 11:49 AM

I didn't like the red at all when I first started looking a year ago, but it grew on me to the point of being neutral on it.

And to be perfectly honest it looked real nice in person, defintely better than the photo, which I wasn't expecting. Doesn't look as bright and it's leather.

Franklinnoble · 03-24-2007, 11:55 AM

I would have gone for the convertible. We rented the new Mustang a few times on vacation - it's a nice car.

sterlingice · 03-24-2007, 12:01 PM

Even with the red interior, very pretty car

SI

jeff061 · 03-24-2007, 12:08 PM

Hehe, I understand the red comments completely

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As for the convertible, I really wanted one. My Wrangler has a soft top and I LOVE driving around in the summer with the doors off and top down, I'm going to miss it.

But in the end I decided to get it cheaper, without a convertible. On the plus side it performs better without the convertible top, since the motor to get that thing up and down weighs a couple hundred pounds.

bbor · 03-24-2007, 12:27 PM

Looks to be leaking something underneath

Swaggs · 03-24-2007, 03:32 PM

Sounds like a good get with it being a couple years old and having that little mileage.

cartman · 03-24-2007, 04:26 PM

If that red was tan or dark brown, it'd look 1000% better, at least to me. But the new Mustangs are nice cars. I like the retro-70s look of the gauges.

Mustang · 03-24-2007, 04:42 PM

Plus points for being a manual..

I would have had to flog you sir if it was an automatic. Sports cars with automatics are like hot girls without vaginas. Fun to look at but, really can't enjoy them to their fullest...

JeffNights · 03-24-2007, 05:06 PM

Vroom-Vroom!!

Its a damn Solid Car Too.

jeff061 · 03-24-2007, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mustang

Plus points for being a manual..

I would have had to flog you sir if it was an automatic. Sports cars with automatics are like hot girls without vaginas. Fun to look at but, really can't enjoy them to their fullest...

Bought my Jeep with a manual, drove it home from the dealer having never used one before, that was a fun couple weeks

.

Now I don't ever see myself getting an automatic again until I'm an old man in a big boat of a car.

MrBug708 · 03-24-2007, 07:34 PM

Red Leather in a black car is pretty awesome. I'd do it in red or purple actually. Good deal

MrBug708 · 03-24-2007, 07:40 PM

Dola

Im probably biased in the colors because I feel in love with a 67 mustang that was black with red interior

Karlifornia · 03-24-2007, 09:21 PM

The colors are cool! Don't listen to the schadenfreude of these people.

DanGarion · 03-24-2007, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Franklinnoble

I would have gone for the convertible. We rented the new Mustang a few times on vacation - it's a nice car.

The convertible is just little too loud though. We rented one for our Honeymoon.

bryce · 03-25-2007, 10:03 AM

Nice car. I've got an '04 Mustang, the last of the old body styles. I love the new look and wish the totaling of my old car had happened a few months later to enable me to get the new body style, but I have had a ton of fun with my 'Stang. Enjoy!

jeff061 · 03-25-2007, 04:03 PM

As an aside, if anyone wants any car fax reports let me know

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MrIllini · 03-25-2007, 04:19 PM

wait until the new camaros come out

Izulde · 03-25-2007, 04:38 PM

I like the red myself.

BTW, not to threadjack, but what would be the sports car with the best handling?

MrIllini · 03-25-2007, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Izulde

I like the red myself.

BTW, not to threadjack, but what would be the sports car with the best handling?

likely something way more expensive than the Mustang...but nice car

Senator · 03-25-2007, 04:44 PM

Buy the car from Better of Dead.

st.cronin · 03-25-2007, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Izulde

I like the red myself.

BTW, not to threadjack, but what would be the sports car with the best handling?

Miata

seriously

jeff061 · 03-25-2007, 04:52 PM

Yeah, there really isn't any other cars like the Mustang in it's price range.

jeff061 · 03-25-2007, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by st.cronin

Miata

seriously

My father's got one. Damn thing's like a go-cart. At 6'3 it's a comical sight seeing me in it, and even more hilarious seeing my entry and exit.

cubboyroy1826 · 03-25-2007, 05:19 PM

Very nice car and i do love the interior. Here is the one i am waiting on. Should be able to pick this up right about the time my son is ready to drive and he will take over my 2006 Rav4.

Either this one or the orange convertible

jeff061 · 04-01-2007, 12:08 PM

Having picked this up yesterday after a week of painful waiting and driven it all over the place the last 24 hours. I just have to say, "God damn..."

Yes, life is sweet

. Until the deluge of upcoming speeding tickets and the insurance hikes they bring force me to sell it that is.

GrantDawg · 04-01-2007, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeff061

Bought my Jeep with a manual, drove it home from the dealer having never used one before, that was a fun couple weeks

.

Now I don't ever see myself getting an automatic again until I'm an old man in a big boat of a car.

I am an old man. I used to feel this way, but after my last manual I decided it would be my "last manual." I'm just to old to work that hard to drive. The new auto's (especially with the 6 speed trans that you can manually shift) are so much better than they used to be.

03-24-2007, 11:49 AM	#4
jeff061 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: MA	I didn't like the red at all when I first started looking a year ago, but it grew on me to the point of being neutral on it. And to be perfectly honest it looked real nice in person, defintely better than the photo, which I wasn't expecting. Doesn't look as bright and it's leather. __________________ Last edited by jeff061 : 03-24-2007 at 11:50 AM.

03-24-2007, 12:01 PM	#6
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Even with the red interior, very pretty car SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

03-24-2007, 12:08 PM	#7
jeff061 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: MA	Hehe, I understand the red comments completely . As for the convertible, I really wanted one. My Wrangler has a soft top and I LOVE driving around in the summer with the doors off and top down, I'm going to miss it. But in the end I decided to get it cheaper, without a convertible. On the plus side it performs better without the convertible top, since the motor to get that thing up and down weighs a couple hundred pounds. __________________ Last edited by jeff061 : 03-24-2007 at 12:08 PM.

03-24-2007, 12:27 PM	#8
bbor Pro Starter Join Date: May 2001 Location: toronto	Looks to be leaking something underneath __________________ Pumpy Tudors Now that I've cracked and made that admission, I wonder if I'm only a couple of steps away from wanting to tongue-kiss Jaromir Jagr and give Bobby Clarke a blowjob.

03-24-2007, 03:32 PM	#9
Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	Sounds like a good get with it being a couple years old and having that little mileage. __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?

03-24-2007, 11:47 AM	#2
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	That upholstery is garish.

03-24-2007, 11:48 AM	#3
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	I like the car but I'm not crazy about the red interior.

03-24-2007, 11:55 AM	#5
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	I would have gone for the convertible. We rented the new Mustang a few times on vacation - it's a nice car.

03-24-2007, 04:26 PM	#10
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	If that red was tan or dark brown, it'd look 1000% better, at least to me. But the new Mustangs are nice cars. I like the retro-70s look of the gauges. __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

03-24-2007, 04:42 PM	#11
Mustang Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Wisconsin	Plus points for being a manual.. I would have had to flog you sir if it was an automatic. Sports cars with automatics are like hot girls without vaginas. Fun to look at but, really can't enjoy them to their fullest... __________________ You, you will regret what you have done this day. I will make you regret ever being born. Your going to wish you never left your mothers womb, where it was warm and safe... and wet. i am going to show you pain you never knew existed, you are going to see a whole new spectrum of pain, like a Rainboooow. But! This rainbow is not just like any other rainbow, its...

03-24-2007, 05:06 PM	#12
JeffNights College Prospect Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Michigan	Vroom-Vroom!! Its a damn Solid Car Too.

03-24-2007, 07:34 PM	#14
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	Red Leather in a black car is pretty awesome. I'd do it in red or purple actually. Good deal

03-24-2007, 07:40 PM	#15
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	Dola Im probably biased in the colors because I feel in love with a 67 mustang that was black with red interior

03-24-2007, 09:21 PM	#16
Karlifornia Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: San Jose, CA	The colors are cool! Don't listen to the schadenfreude of these people. __________________ Look into the mind of a crazy man (NSFW) http://www.whitepowerupdate.wordpress.com

03-25-2007, 10:03 AM	#18
bryce High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Dallas, TX	Nice car. I've got an '04 Mustang, the last of the old body styles. I love the new look and wish the totaling of my old car had happened a few months later to enable me to get the new body style, but I have had a ton of fun with my 'Stang. Enjoy!

03-25-2007, 04:03 PM	#19
jeff061 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: MA	As an aside, if anyone wants any car fax reports let me know . __________________

03-25-2007, 04:19 PM	#20
MrIllini High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where you live	wait until the new camaros come out __________________ if i said you had a beautiful body, would you hold it against me?

03-25-2007, 04:38 PM	#21
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	I like the red myself. BTW, not to threadjack, but what would be the sports car with the best handling? __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)

03-25-2007, 04:44 PM	#23
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03-25-2007, 04:52 PM	#25
jeff061 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: MA	Yeah, there really isn't any other cars like the Mustang in it's price range. __________________

03-25-2007, 05:19 PM	#27
cubboyroy1826 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jun 2002	Very nice car and i do love the interior. Here is the one i am waiting on. Should be able to pick this up right about the time my son is ready to drive and he will take over my 2006 Rav4. Either this one or the orange convertible

04-01-2007, 12:08 PM	#28
jeff061 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: MA	Having picked this up yesterday after a week of painful waiting and driven it all over the place the last 24 hours. I just have to say, "God damn..." Yes, life is sweet . Until the deluge of upcoming speeding tickets and the insurance hikes they bring force me to sell it that is. __________________

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