[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by gacook

Yeah, the thought is to drop the 'Stang for the Z. Biggest drawbacks to me are as follows:

Z is 6 years older, has 110k miles. 'Stang has 45k and I KNOW how I've treated/cared for it.
The Mustang is auto and is supposed to go to my daughter in 4 years...do I really wanna give her a Z (stick)?
I have kids...currently, the Mustang is the only car I have that sits more than 2 people other than my wife's minivan...which I loathe.

I love my mustang but I've loved the Z since the day they came out (really should've bought one back then, but I was being "practical" in not getting it).

Now the truth comes out. Keep the Mustang for the kid. It's likely she'll beat it up, but with it's safety features and low power, a much better car for her than a (likely) "rode hard and put away wet" 350Z. Will be much kinder on insurance rates once she gets behind the wheel as well.