SOLD!

[Yellostang]

It's been a great 7 months with the Mustang, but I managed to stick to my original plan to get away before other priorities came to the fore and before depreciation kicked too hard. I would never normally consider buying a new car, but had a feeling this one would hold up.

In the end I actually got back exactly what I paid for the car new ... although I did put a grand's worth of Roush axleback and private plates on it... not to mention the tax, insurance, petrol (16.7 mpg average), so not exactly free motoring! I may have been lucky, but I think there definitely is demand from private buyers who want the car now and not in 6-9 months. Anyway, don't mean to bang on about money, but hope this is useful for anyone considering selling up.

For those wondering how I could give up on the Mustang, I know exactly where you're coming from - it's been even better than I expected. Definitely one of the most special cars I've ever owned, but I'm just a general petrol-head, into all sorts - anything quick and interesting. Loved living the big V8 dream and will probably come back to one in later years, but for now am going to just run the wife's old mum-truck as a DD... until I crack and buy the next 'something completely different'

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[Pong Lenis]

great thing with yank cars is how they keep their value better than anything else you can buy

 

[Manders Mustang]

great thing with yank cars is how they keep their value better than anything else you can buy

House? Gold? Silver? etc... :lol:

Jokes aside - gutted to see you've sold - glad it went so quick!

 

[simonp83]

Have you though about something classic or a weekend toy e.g. a 1st gen Mustang?

 

[Yellostang]

Have you though about something classic or a weekend toy e.g. a 1st gen Mustang?

Probably not a classic any time soon, although new cars are getting further and further from what appeals to me, so you never know. Weekend toy - definitely. That's really what the stang was for me, though I ended up driving it a lot more than I planned to!

Planning to leave it for a while, but definitely see myself running something lightweight at some stage. The Exige was the best car I've owned, but would consider going even more extreme - Caterham or the like.

 

[willisit]

Nice to know, and good luck with the next car. I'm hoping I don't go the same way, but life has a habit of throwing curve balls at us!

 

[Heretian]

Good to see you sold on as was your plan and didn't lose on it. I seriously consider selling mine on quite regularly. I've done less than 200 miles since end of October and barely touch it at all due to weather. I'm planning Goodwood in July though so trying to stay strong and keep it.

Out of interest where did you get the most attention from? I assume it didn't sell through here.

 

[Yellostang]

Out of interest where did you get the most attention from? I assume it didn't sell through here.

I advertised all over the place, but it sold through Autotrader. As I say - I might have been lucky. It's a bad time of year to sell that sort of car. It was on for two weeks and the buyer was my only serious caller. Got a couple of (VERY) low-ball offers from dealers/chancers in ROI.

Had considered leaving it til Spring, but like you was hardly driving it and thought it might be worth sticking it on early, especially with people having more free time over Christmas. Thought the Grand Tour episode might have helped too, but in the end it sold to a guy with an S197, so I was preaching to the converted!

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