Dory
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Background: I am 34 years old and prior to this year I have never cared about fast cars or driven one. About 6 months ago I started thinking that at some point I should have a mid life crisis and I should plan ahead to optimize it / mitigate the financial damage. I don't even remember when or how I became interested in Mustangs, but soon after I became obsessed. I don't know exactly when this happened, but the build/configure was for the 2017 model and 1 month later it switched to the 2018 model.
My first car was a 1970 four door Chevy Impala. It had a 350 cubic inch turbo fire engine with the hydromatic automatic transmission. It was rear wheel drive and a huge car. Bench seats front and back. I bought it from my great grandmother for $350. Her driving career ended when she pulled out in front of a bus and got t-boned in the car. It was made of solid steel so the damage was mainly cosmetic. There was a fair amount of duct tape over the wound when I got it. I enjoyed the car and it must have made an impression on me because a series of events in the future led to me getting a brand new 2012 Impala when I wrecked the car I had at the time. I was driving 1996 I believe hand me down v6 decked out Honda Accord and I was upset that my financial situation at the time was not going to replace the horse power it had. Luck would have it the dealership had a special deal on a 2012 Impala LS.
Due to strange circumstances the 2012 year of Impala only had a single engine for all trim levels and it was a big V6 rated at 300 HP with new direct injection technology. It was front wheel drive however. I have been enjoying it ever since. It has spoiled me in a way as most cars in its price range don't have anywhere near that horse power.
Fast forward to now and I am looking at Mustangs. After 2 prior failed attempts at renting one I was blessed with the opportunity to rent a 2018 GT with the 10 speed auto.
In the last several months I have been imagining how I would order the car if I could afford it now and of course I was insisting in my head that I need practically every option leading to a 50K+ build. After driving one for 24 hours I have realized the following:
My first car was a 1970 four door Chevy Impala. It had a 350 cubic inch turbo fire engine with the hydromatic automatic transmission. It was rear wheel drive and a huge car. Bench seats front and back. I bought it from my great grandmother for $350. Her driving career ended when she pulled out in front of a bus and got t-boned in the car. It was made of solid steel so the damage was mainly cosmetic. There was a fair amount of duct tape over the wound when I got it. I enjoyed the car and it must have made an impression on me because a series of events in the future led to me getting a brand new 2012 Impala when I wrecked the car I had at the time. I was driving 1996 I believe hand me down v6 decked out Honda Accord and I was upset that my financial situation at the time was not going to replace the horse power it had. Luck would have it the dealership had a special deal on a 2012 Impala LS.
Due to strange circumstances the 2012 year of Impala only had a single engine for all trim levels and it was a big V6 rated at 300 HP with new direct injection technology. It was front wheel drive however. I have been enjoying it ever since. It has spoiled me in a way as most cars in its price range don't have anywhere near that horse power.
Fast forward to now and I am looking at Mustangs. After 2 prior failed attempts at renting one I was blessed with the opportunity to rent a 2018 GT with the 10 speed auto.
In the last several months I have been imagining how I would order the car if I could afford it now and of course I was insisting in my head that I need practically every option leading to a 50K+ build. After driving one for 24 hours I have realized the following:
- I really don't need the performance package
- I don't need leather seats or dual zone climate control
- The car behaves so well that you have to try to lose control
- I have test driven a GT with the active exhaust and it IS worth it assuming you put it in track mode every time you start the car
- The base stereo is not that great and the 301A package is probably worth it just for the sound upgrade
- 460 HP sounds like a lot, but it really does not throw you back in the seat as much as I would like
- The 10 speed is great, but it gets really confused when you hit 44 or 45 mph and let off the gas in a 40 mph zone to avoid a ticket.
- I think I scared the car because every 10 minutes it attempted to dial 911 and warned me that no phone was connected so it could not dial 911.
- The ability to do donuts must be a natural talent every American has because I figured it out without looking it up.
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