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Hummmm. You noticed my "handle"? Well, NOT always. Mostly tho.
If the economy is hurting like they say, can you get a deal on a new 5.0? Otherwise I would suggest making do with the P-car for a couple of years and buying a cream puff Mustang that has been lightly used. Let someone else fall off the depreciation cliff for you.
Take that extra money and have use it to add some garage space and perhaps a sweet tuned Boxster or 964? Then you can watch the Mustang gently depreciate while the P-car just ..is. And laugh all the way to the bank.
Sadly, I have to disagree about the newest P-cars. They have become much more like current Audis. [Ask me how I know about.. both! Sigh.] They have greatly improved the perceived quality of the car in so many ways, but ever since the 996 it has been built to a much cheaper price point. Once you look past the pretty finishes there are a lot of things about these cars that look like they were put together at.. the .. local Ford plant! [err, are there any more local USA Ford plants these days?] I love my 6-2 but it isn't built anything like my old 911s. I sure wish it were and I realize the company would probably be out of business if it hadn't changed. THO, it changed so radically that the production cost... well, that isn't exactly the discussion here. BUT I suggest that if you think you are buying a totally superior ENTHUSIAST CAR with a later P-car, you are gonna be awfully upset when a good driver in a recent 5.0 gets on your tail on one of the delightways and he... just.. won't.. go.. away.
I admit it. I have had new Mustang V8 thoughts also. Tho, not at the expense of getting rid of P-cars. Not even the newish cheapo things. [when you look hard and touch all the surfaces and feel them..and.. gasp.. take them apart.. and realize it is just nice paint and finishes on top of cheap plastic and a lot of it is just.. stuck.. together.. It kinda makes you squirm. Especially if you paid big money for it.
Oh, make it a 5.0 and maybe swap the sticker for the V6. And keep that exhaust level down so you can shock them really good.
JR
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