Is she a keeper?

[EcoSwag1990]

I have an '05 (the first year of the 550 body style I believe)

First year of the S197 body style

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[scotdc]

First year of the S197 body style

Yep. Just shows how out of touch I am!:shrug:

 

[SoCalTim]

Keeping mine for at least a couple more years...hence I just spent $8k doing a Procharger upgrade with OPG/CG etc.

Nothing like a 600+hp daily driver with an auto trans

If the 2020 really looks good, I may consider trading up, depending on the mileage on my car, but thats a ways away and too soon to forecast.

 

[snake bite]

Keeping mine forever. Here in Australia it took 12 months wait for our first Mustang and being factory RHD is fantastic. This car is my daily driver and I love it. Will also be impossible to get rid of it as its actual build date is the same birthday as my daughter.

 

[Ecoboosted]

At first i wasn't cazy about the 18' refreshed front end but now i do like it. I was considering trading for a 18' because of the hp/torque increase, magna ride, active exhaust and digital dash but i really hate losing money due to trading cars to dealers. Trying to sell a car privately is a pain to me and i don't want to deal with tire kickers and joy riders not to mention everyone and their grand mother have seen all the reality shows where they can talk your price down and then say hey "lets split the difference down the middle" Yea no thanks.

After much thought and really liking my car i've decided to just keep it. I can add a supercharger and a few aftermarket items i've been wanting to get but am in the process of getting a house in a couple of months so i don't want to take any credit hits.

 

[Strokerswild]

I intend to keep mine, barring any unfortunate circumstances.

My '15 was the first Mustang I ordered and bought new. It's a summer fair-weather toy (and shares time with my bikes), so it currently only has ~3,600 miles on it.

Should last me a while.

 

[tcman54]

Keep you Stang too long and this happens:

 

[goldengooner]

It's the 1st brand new car i have ever owned. always keep my cars for many years. Had the S197 for 4 years and was planing to keep her for many years, but seeing the S550 in the flesh made me change my mind.
But for this car, I wanted something a bit special, and to be the only CS around is pretty cool. also I just love the hood indicators, and I would miss them so much.
So for me, I hope to keep her for many years, I am happy with the tech massive step-up from the S197. The 2020 version might change my mind, but as they say time will tell

 

[ForTheHordeKT]

I opted for the GT350 answer haha. If I found myself coming into enough money I'd be tempted to trade up. But otherwise, this is the first "brand new" car I've bought and my motivations were more for it being new and reliable and under warranty for a while. And I don't see myself not owning a mustang, so it made the most sense. I plan to keep this car for the long haul, and if I want more out of it when the warranty is done then perhaps I'll start supercharging it and doing all kinds of other stuff. But unless I see myself affording the payments on a GT350 or GT500 when we see it, or a Supersnake, etc., I'll probably keep this thing until it starts falling apart at the seams lol.

 

[Jdenkevitz]

I plan on keeping, maybe putting an SC on it in a couple years.

The 2018 looks great with its new features, but I will probably wait to check out the s650 or what Dodge and Chevy have to offer.

 

[Jdenkevitz]

At first i wasn't cazy about the 18' refreshed front end but now i do like it. I was considering trading for a 18' because of the hp/torque increase, magna ride, active exhaust and digital dash but i really hate losing money due to trading cars to dealers. Trying to sell a car privately is a pain to me and i don't want to deal with tire kickers and joy riders not to mention everyone and their grand mother have seen all the reality shows where they can talk your price down and then say hey "lets split the difference down the middle" Yea no thanks.

After much thought and really liking my car i've decided to just keep it. I can add a supercharger and a few aftermarket items i've been wanting to get but am in the process of getting a house in a couple of months so i don't want to take any credit hits.

Don't trade it. You are throwing money away. Sell it privately to an individual or CarMax, Vroom, or Beepi. Those three are very easy to deal with and will give significantly more than a dealer for trade in value, also no dealing with quacks.

I sold my Ecoboost privately and got about 4k more than what dealers were offering me on a trade in.

 

[sspfox]

I'll sell mine probably when the s650 comes out. I'm not attached to this car like I am my 25th anniversary ssp notch.

 

[Ecoboosted]

Don't trade it. You are throwing money away. Sell it privately to an individual or CarMax, Vroom, or Beepi. Those three are very easy to deal with and will give significantly more than a dealer for trade in value, also no dealing with quacks.

I sold my Ecoboost privately and got about 4k more than what dealers were offering me on a trade in.

When I sold my 12' Camaro SS Carmax wanted to give me 23k for it. I traded at a Toyota dealership for 26k. Carmax will buy your car guaranteed and the price is good for 7 days without even buying a car from them but I've found them to be on the lower end.

Since I'm buying a house soon I might get something that needs a little work so I am looking at decent used full size trucks. I miss my old S-10 which I gave to my youngest son when he needed a vehicle. It's nice to have a truck to haul things etc. it will be my daily driver and I can use the Stang for weekends and keep the mileage off.

 

[Strokerswild]

But unless I see myself affording the payments on a GT350 or GT500 when we see it, or a Supersnake, etc., I'll probably keep this thing until it starts falling apart at the seams lol.

You can always send what you have to be transformed into a Super Snake down the road. Just sayin'.

If I had FU money, I'd do precisely that. And let the haters hate.

 

[Zodiac]

Already sold mine...

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