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I don't expect that my 03 Mach 1 will ever be 'collectible', but they do hold their value if you keep them clean and original. Many of them get trashed, so their rarity has increased.
This too. As pointed out, they can be crash cars in the hands of the young & unskilled. None of the status of the Porsche, to be sure. Ford sells lots of them because they are a good bang for the buck. Nothing more, nothing less.
Faster than most on the road, but slower than many. Huge aftermarket so you can turn one into a 1/4 mile monster or a corner carver that'll shock a new Porsche owner. Not a thrill ride but certainly not as boring as a Camry. Comfortable standard seats that even my 73 year old bones could stand a long drive in. (The Bulllitt got the leather seating used in the GT500 of the same year, so a bit different than the GT seats..more lumbar and side support.)

Not a "special" car by any means. Won't likely become collectable. I vary emotionally between buyer's remorse and an appreciation for how dead reliable it's been. So, a car that kinda fits me at this point in my life.
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