S550 Owners age bracket survey

[texaswrx]

They say the memory is the first thing to go...

Well, actually, one of them was an 04 Cobra. So there's that.

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[saleen367]

57 myself

Anyhow, to put this in perspective, I was out for a drive on Wednesday, parked along the road, taking in some scenery when a guy pulls up in a SN95 model GT (sonic blue perhaps?) He stopped, because he's color blind and only sees blue (my Kona).

Anyhow, we get to talking ... he's 82 ... the car had a rebuilt title that has a 2012 Coyote engine transplant with an auto. Get this ... hand controls ... he has no legs. The VA equipped his Mustang with hand controls so he could still drive the car he loves.

He said he and his ex wife at one time had 13 Mustangs "out back" that they eventually sold. He went on to say that he bought himself a new Acapulco Blue Mustang GT in 1968 when he was home on leave from Vietnam. Thought it had a 390, but he kept beating the hell out of everything he raced and he popped the hood and low and behold, he had bought himself one of the first 68 428CJ cars produced ... it cost him $3400. Sadly he totaled the car with only 9000 miles.

And yes, he floored it when it took off. LOL

 

[saleen367]

Looks like a lot of mid-life crisis guys in here.... LOL

The only crisis is not owning a Mustang for me. There should be a 12 step program

 

[Mustang Tony]

51 but look 35...

mentally 18.

 

[w3rkn]

I'm ringing that bell curve right in the middle at 48.

I have some oddly rarer cars in my life and I have never particularly cared for the Mustang, until the s550. I am a gearhead & therefore hang around other like-minded people and experience their machines. I drove a friends 350 and had no problems selling my BMW (over a year ago) and am waiting to see what happens for 2020. If nothing exciting I will be ordering mine in December am looking at something around $50~$60k+ that is raceable & knowable... & modifiable.

Something I can hold on to and get to know well over the next decade. GT500? GT350? PP2? Roush?

 

[oldgeezer]

70 . . . sigh . . .

 

[EcoVert]

70 . . . sigh . . .

ROCK ON

 

[TicTocTach]

51 here as well. I think if this had been a MLC, I would have gotten a GT or Shelby. I've already got a couple hotrods in my old Plymouths that I have owned for decades, so I didn't really need another tinker toy. Frankly, a GT would walk away from either of those two cars and I couldn't have THAT... From a visual perspective, the S550 is in a whole 'nother league compared to Challengers or Camaros, even previous Mustangs. Ultimately, I was replacing a dedicated commuter car, so anything I bought would be filling those shoes day in, day out.

The EBPP is a great commuter for me, with all the safety features available and all the gadgets I could want. And now that my boys are big enough that they can sit in the front seat, I don't have to have 4 doors on the school trips. Any car I'm going to drive has to be fun, even if it's a commuter. With nearly 50% more weight than the '08 Fit it replaced, the Mustang is not as nimble or tossable feeling, but it has more ultimate grip and handles great. 200% more HP and TQ more than makes up for the lack of nimble on the highway. For me, the EBPP was a fairly sensible choice.

 

[BrettT]

For me it’s more like an old life crisis!

I'm calling mine, my pre-retirement crisis.....

 

[CommyO]

surprised so many geezers are on forums tbh

 

[Dave TBG]

51 here as well. I think if this had been a MLC, I would have gotten a GT or Shelby. I've already got a couple hotrods in my old Plymouths that I have owned for decades, so I didn't really need another tinker toy. Frankly, a GT would walk away from either of those two cars and I couldn't have THAT... From a visual perspective, the S550 is in a whole 'nother league compared to Challengers or Camaros, even previous Mustangs. Ultimately, I was replacing a dedicated commuter car, so anything I bought would be filling those shoes day in, day out.

The EBPP is a great commuter for me, with all the safety features available and all the gadgets I could want. And now that my boys are big enough that they can sit in the front seat, I don't have to have 4 doors on the school trips. Any car I'm going to drive has to be fun, even if it's a commuter. With nearly 50% more weight than the '08 Fit it replaced, the Mustang is not as nimble or tossable feeling, but it has more ultimate grip and handles great. 200% more HP and TQ more than makes up for the lack of nimble on the highway. For me, the EBPP was a fairly sensible choice.

LOL, I, for one, can completely understand.
Daily driver here too, but I'm replacing a big sedan that gets 50+ mpg on the highway. No PP for me, I'd love the suspension and brakes but I'd need tires that work in the snow and I don't need the PPs rear end ratio on my commute.
My EB is a few lbs heavier than my VW, but twice the hp and 50% more torque will make me hate filling the tank 3 times as often a little less.

 

[ANGST]

First Mustang at 16 , Second Mustang at 26 , Third at 42 . (44 now)

 

[texaswrx]

surprised so many geezers are on forums tbh

Troll much?

 

[oldgeezer]

surprised so many geezers are on forums tbh

Just keep on living . . .

 

[PJR202]

Turn 39 next week. bought when I was 36. I wanna know who these three badass, born before WW2 and the Television mustang owners are.

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