Not 'zactly in love with my '09 Bullitt Mustang, but it's been 100% reliable and a good compromise car that does everything well and nothing in a spectacular manner. Yes, it has the old stick axle..I feel it still handles pretty well despite that.
Proved itself last night...dark and rainy Oregon night, returning from playing pool in Salem. Headed home on hwy 20, maybe 2 miles out of Albany, Oregon after topping off with 91 octane no alcohol gas. Annoyed by the lights of a big pickup I thought was following too close, I used it's V-8 horsepower (a mere 315) to gain some distance. Probably got up to about 70. The Mustang's optional HID's cutting through the gloom, I picked up a pair of deer standing in my lane. Oh, KRAP! Luckily no oncoming traffic. Brakes, quick steering, decent handling all came to the rescue. It was kinda like cutting an Auto-x slalom section pylon, Left around the critters, right back in my lane, and on towards home. It was over by the time Cindy told me the deer were there.
Glad I'd gained the distance ahead of the pickup. He'd have rear ended me if I hadn't. I did notice that he gave me distance after that.
(edit) An '08-'09 Bullitt Mustang would blow the doors off an old SVO...