New car paranoia?

[IPOGT]

I'm definitely guilty of this. Just check out my thread about tire pressure for proof. I'm trying to get out of that mindset because I do want to enjoy this thing now that I have it.

The analog in the world of PC laptops (it's primarily what I write about) is people who obsess over battery life. They spend so much time trying to optimize plugging in versus running on battery to minimize battery wear that they never get any work done on the things. I don't want to be one of those people.

Chuck that thing in the lake. I can’t wait until I retire to do just that with my laptop. I’ll laugh while watching it bubble. Cya!

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[MAGS1]

I bought mine as my DD and to enjoy. Rain, snow, salt, goose poop, whatever. It can be washed off (and I’m anal about washing our cars). Regarding dealer service issues, I guess I lucked out that I have 2 dealerships I can go to that have fantastic service departments and each one has at least one Mustang specialist working at all times. I’ll never tell anyone what to do with anything they spent their hard earned money on, but for me I want to drive mine as much as I can and not sweat a rock chip here or there. I do want to get a GT350 in the somewhat near future and I’ll probably treat that one a bit differently but I’ll still drive it more often than not (and keep the GT as my DD).

 

[Toretto]

People like to obsess over things. Its not something I personally get, but its something a lot of people do.

Especially consider a lot of people save up for years to be able to afford something like this. The thought of having their prized possession break or wear out is too much.

I see people who don't take their cars out in the rain, they recoil at the thought of driving in the winter. Consider the car "worn out" at 40k miles. I see posts regularly of people who own a stang for 4+ years and never crack 10k miles. They never experience the true capability of the car because all they do is drive down to the local DQ once a week in the summers. They spend their whole life suffering in a Nissan Altima, waiting for the day they can finally have their dream car, and when they finally get it, they'd rather continue driving their old Altima for fear of damaging their holy grail car.

If that's what they like then that's fine, me personally, I intend to drive my car until the wheels fall off. Every day, rain, snow, ice.

Couldn't have written it any better myself

 

[Strokerswild]

Many years ago I was at a cars and coffee event held at a complex which was (still is) essentially a bunch of garage condos. Tons of rich guy toys of every stripe every time. On this day, there were six to eight of the '05-'06 Ford GTs there, all displayed in one area. The day was overcast and a little misty, and by the look of it most of these GTs rarely saw the light of day; I'd be willing to bet most lived in one of the garages in the complex. But there was one, white with blue stripes that stood out - it was filthy and covered in road grime, and the rear tires were almost bald. I ended up talking to the owner, an older gentleman (super cool), who told me he drove it almost daily every season but winter and it had over 100K miles on it. Of the GTs there, this one was being enjoyed.

That guy gets it.

 

[The Demon]

Many years ago I was at a cars and coffee event held at a complex which was (still is) essentially a bunch of garage condos. Tons of rich guy toys of every stripe every time. On this day, there were six to eight of the '05-'06 Ford GTs there, all displayed in one area. The day was overcast and a little misty, and by the look of most of these GTs rarely saw the light of day; I'd be willing to bet most lived in one of the garages in the complex. But there was one, white with blue stripes that stood out - it was filthy and covered in road grime, and the rear tires were almost bald. I ended up talking to the owner, an older gentleman (super cool), who told me he drove it almost daily every season but winter and it had over 100K miles on it. Of the GTs there, this one was being enjoyed.

That guy gets it.

Exactly my thoughts as well. I am about to turn 50K happy, aggressive and thrilling miles. I wouldn't have it any other way.

 

[MAGS1]

Many years ago I was at a cars and coffee event held at a complex which was (still is) essentially a bunch of garage condos. Tons of rich guy toys of every stripe every time. On this day, there were six to eight of the '05-'06 Ford GTs there, all displayed in one area. The day was overcast and a little misty, and by the look of it most of these GTs rarely saw the light of day; I'd be willing to bet most lived in one of the garages in the complex. But there was one, white with blue stripes that stood out - it was filthy and covered in road grime, and the rear tires were almost bald. I ended up talking to the owner, an older gentleman (super cool), who told me he drove it almost daily every season but winter and it had over 100K miles on it. Of the GTs there, this one was being enjoyed.

That guy gets it.

That’s one of the things I like about guys like Leno and Tim Allen. They have large, expensive car collections yet they actually drive all of them (I’m sure some more than others). They need to be driven to keep everything lubricated so the seals don’t dry rot. Then all you have is a really expensive 1:1 scale diecast model (which is fine if that’s what the owner so chooses, but it would break my heart).

 

[Crew4991]

I bought mine as my DD and to enjoy. Rain, snow, salt, goose poop, whatever. It can be washed off (and I’m anal about washing our cars). Regarding dealer service issues, I guess I lucked out that I have 2 dealerships I can go to that have fantastic service departments and each one has at least one Mustang specialist working at all times. I’ll never tell anyone what to do with anything they spent their hard earned money on, but for me I want to drive mine as much as I can and not sweat a rock chip here or there. I do want to get a GT350 in the somewhat near future and I’ll probably treat that one a bit differently but I’ll still drive it more often than not (and keep the GT as my DD).

Exactly! Mustangs are for daily duty to enjoy year round (weather permitting). Use it as a DD since they are comfy and fun to drive. Have another track orientated car for those special occasions!

 

[Vlad Soare]

oh i get it man. i've fixed a couple things and am not going to bother with the scratch on my steering wheel because dealers are meh but we need to chill with the worry and enjoy these things. my driver's side bumper popped out a bit, i seated it, part of it did it again, then i seated it really well, went for a 120 mile drive, and so far its stayed.

living life is better than worrying on a forum is all i'm saying.

True. we should enjoy these things as much as we can. I know I am. I've been driving it daily for two years now and have no intention to stop. Only 12K miles though, as most of my drives are quite short. Short, but fun.
I cringe at the thought that I might put it away for the winter - or worse, whenever it rains. No way I'm gonna do that. Life's too short.

 

[Bikeman315]

Obsessed? Who's Obsessed!!!

 

[Vlad Soare]

Obsessed? Who's Obsessed!!!

 

[Toretto]

Don't get me wrong, I don't knock on people who takes care of their pride and joy. If you have the space, additional car(s) for winter/daily, and you just want the stang to be your toy car on nice sunny days, then 100% do it. But I just don't get why people freak out when they see me driving mine in Toronto winters (I have winter tires on and I'm a steady/defensive driver). I live in a condo with one parking spot, and even if I procure another spot for rent, our winter/cold season is practically half the year so the thought of me storing my baby for almost 6 months is ludacris. I'm also 42 years old, so unless I can afford at least a decent/nice SUV/truck, no way in hell I'm driving an old beater for that amount of time.

 

[Lgb0250]

Good thread. I was a sales manager many many moons ago with a Ford dealership. The dealer principle was a car collector and actually drove a Ford GT. He told me one day that these things are just a piece of metal and one should never obsess over a piece of metal. Very smart man that now owns over 25 dealerships. I’ve seen people on this forum that would fall to their knees and cry if they saw their car going through a car wash! But, there are always a few good chuckles here. Enjoy your new or old rides but don’t let them control you. Life is too short.

 

[Strokerswild]

Don't get me wrong, I don't knock on people who takes care of their pride and joy. If you have the space, additional car(s) for winter/daily, and you just want the stang to be your toy car on nice sunny days, then 100% do it. But I just don't get why people freak out when they see me driving mine in Toronto winters (I have winter tires on and I'm a steady/defensive driver). I live in a condo with one parking spot, and even if I procure another spot for rent, our winter/cold season is practically half the year so the thought of me storing my baby for almost 6 months is ludacris. I'm also 42 years old, so unless I can afford at least a decent/nice SUV/truck, no way in hell I'm driving an old beater for that amount of time.

I'm guilty and fall into the bold 100%, as my Mustang is one of the fair weather weekend toys. I need my truck on a daily basis, but you better believe I'd rather drive the Mustang to work far, far more often than I do. Lack of use was one of many factors in talking myself out of bumping to a GT500. I don't use what I have enough (currently at under 13K miles), so why bother buying another Shelby I'll drive even less due to paranoia?

I don't and won't take the Mustang to a major store where it will sit in a lot any length of time, but it often gets the nod for a quick trip to a drive through or the beer store. It's somewhat known as the beer run car around the house.

 

[Skye]

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20210107-kintsugi-japans-ancient-art-of-embracing-imperfection

I feel I'm getting better at this.

With age I've begun to realize the value in enjoying the good moments as much as possible, however brief they are. And stop sweating the small stuff.

Admittedly, it's a work in progress.

 

[Boytano]

Afraid of rain? Even a Shelby sits outside and rides on trains and car carriers before it’s sold. Would be really hard to find a ford that’s never been in the rain…

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