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I hate to admit it but at 58 years old, I don't think I'm mature enough to own a GT.
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OP's son is 21. That's around 5-6 years of driving experience. If he got his license yesterday, and has never driven a car in the past, a V8 Mustang wouldn't be the best choice. But most importantly, the OP doesn't appear to have any doubts about his son's driving ability. He just needed to know if $21k for the Mustang he referred to was a good deal.
 

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But you have experience.
True but I get what he saying. My 19 GT A10 has a ridiculous amount of power for the street. Way more than I need but I want it. So only nonsense, at age of 43, I will partake is on back roads or wide open stretches. These cars with stock street tires can get away from even the most experienced drivers if they're not careful.
 

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Oh man... I purchased my first ever car when I was 18 and it was a 2018 ecoboost, which was the perfect amount of car for me at the time. A 16 year old with a manual v8 just sounds like a risk, especially with insurance prices added in. Ive since traded in my ecoboost for a 2019 GT, but that was with about a year of driving the ecoboost. Hate to break his heart but id go with something like an ecoboost or a brz.
 

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You can get better deals than that. And the performance pack is worth the money especially used. The brakes and torsens diff are must have items for any sort of big boy driving...

Plus 60k miles is high miles for a new car. You literally are going to drop another 300.00 just in fluids, and it will need plugs, pads and a clutch more than likely. A clutch for these cars is pretty much 1000.00 just in parts...

Plus if your spending that kind of cheese just buy new you can get a brand new base 2019 with warranty in the low 30s. So an extra 50.00 per month and lower interest rates...

Honestly i don't see the point of buying any used car and financing it unless its

1. A GT350
2. has under 20k miles
3. You get a sub 3% APR which you just arent going to get on a used car...

So basically you'll be paying exactly the same payments per month on a car with no warranty and aging parts that you'll have to fix yourself...

No advantage with insurance either... Since it's financed u have to get full coverage.
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All I can say is I bought a 1983 Mustang GT off the showroom floor in 1983 when they introduced the 5 speed. (bought it for MSRP! Would you believe they were looking for ADM then? It was like finding a new GT500 now) I was 21 then and don't regret the decision at all. (had to drive an Escort till I could afford it!)
 

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Oh man... I purchased my first ever car when I was 18 and it was a 2018 ecoboost, which was the perfect amount of car for me at the time. A 16 year old with a manual v8 just sounds like a risk, especially with insurance prices added in. Ive since traded in my ecoboost for a 2019 GT, but that was with about a year of driving the ecoboost. Hate to break his heart but id go with something like an ecoboost or a brz.
OP’s stepson is not 16.
 

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Oh man... I purchased my first ever car when I was 18 and it was a 2018 ecoboost, which was the perfect amount of car for me at the time. A 16 year old with a manual v8 just sounds like a risk, especially with insurance prices added in. Ive since traded in my ecoboost for a 2019 GT, but that was with about a year of driving the ecoboost. Hate to break his heart but id go with something like an ecoboost or a brz.
Power has nothing to do with age. It’s based on experience. You could have grown up in a racing family and or started racing at a young age and by 14 15 non handle this power plus or you could be in your 30s and not have had anything sports / power oriented and get yourself in trouble, pretty quick. It’s all about prospective. Now insurance is more expensive for younger folks but age again is only one factor like engine displacement, color, region, etc etc
 

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Power has nothing to do with age. It’s based on experience. You could have grown up in a racing family and or started racing at a young age and by 14 15 non handle this power plus or you could be in your 30s and not have had anything sports / power oriented and get yourself in trouble, pretty quick. It’s all about prospective. Now insurance is more expensive for younger folks but age again is only one factor like engine displacement, color, region, etc etc
Agreed. people like Ayrton Senna and Scott Pruett started with go carts. (no not the lawnmower engine type). By the time both were in their early 20's they both won all kinds of races. Age really doesn't mean squat. I remember seeing Pruett at Lime Rock park driving Jack Roushes Mustang in the early 80's. He owned it!!

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