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Thanks all for the replies. To the one questioning my ability to truly afford the car as opposed to simply being able to stay afloat with a $700/mo car payment, trust me when I say I can actually afford it. What I meant by my original post is that I can comfortably afford the car now. All...

That's exactly what it is for me -- a leap of faith. Like, a fifty thousand dollar leap of faith, LOL. Part of me keeps hearing my old man in the back of my head telling me how stupid it is to buy a car without test driving it first. I know this is different, because I don't envision the test...

So this is the first time in my life I've been in a position financially to buy a $50K+ car. I've spent the last two or three years building my credit and now it's sitting right around 700 I think. Is this good enough to get financing or should I work on it til it hits 750-800?

Wow! So much response to explain why dealers won't always allow test drives before buying. Thanks to everyone who chimed in, too many to name individually at this point. I see where y'all are coming from now. It makes sense from the dealer perspective not to allow test drives when most...

Congrats on the baby girl. :) I have a 13 month old girl myself. She's still rear facing and will probably remain so until she's at least two. No need to install anything -- mirror, camera, or otherwise -- and it would be better if you didn't. God forbid it but if you ever crash and the...

What makes you say this? Does Ford not let interested buyers test drive first due to the power of the car or something? I've had my eye on a Shelby for probably more than a decade now but only recently hit a position where it's possible financially... I just can't imagine buying without...

I don't have a dealership near me with a Shelby in stock for test driving. I'm looking around for some dealers that are further out but in the meantime, what can you tell me about brake performance? I read somewhere that it's so sensitive it's hard to slow down/stop smoothly; is this true?

Oh I'm not worried about mileage or practicality, although I know I probably should be when no one even knows what gas prices are gonna do these days. I know it's way too powerful of a ride for really *great* mileage. That power's what I'm after. ;) I'm also after a way to convince my wife...

I was reading on Car and Driver online that the Shelby gets 14 and 21 mpg, respectively. Do we have any Shelby owners here to say if this is accurate?

I'm 28 and I work as a computer programmer. Haven't been doing it long (only recently graduated) but I really enjoy it. I haven't put an order in yet but I'm shopping around and the next ride I buy will be a Mustang. :cheers: