Thinking about a new ride?

[Martman GT]

No longer have the Mustang. The dealership traded her in and kind of sorry to see her go. She will make someone a fine ride. Here is the new ride. "Willys"

So, how'd they treat you on the trade? I'm considering a 4x4 myself and wondering what the trade situation will look like. I asked the same question in the "what did you do to your S550 today section after your post there. Hoping you see at least one of them.

TIA

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[Strokerswild]

Nice WW.

 

[EricSMG]

Yep. It's extremely disappointing to see how much value these mustangs lose so quickly. My '15 vert stickered for like $48k and 1 year later at 18k miles, KBB was listed at $31k. Had about $24k worth of mods into it and was luckily able to recover about $10k of that during the sale to a private buyer.

Well yes. The highest optioned car will lose the most value the quickest as the 'options' carry little weight once the car is used. Trade in value is based on current auction prices - not what your MSRP was when new.

The safest buy is a low optioned model. $48k for a new Mustang is insanity given the how fast these cars drop in value unless you planned on keeping it forever - not that you paid that, just saying.

I say as long as you enjoy what you drive, it doesn't matter.

But- A daily driver would thoroughly change your position on the mustang. I drive an old, paid for, Sierra pickup that I love to death. It gets hit with rocks, beat up, door dinged, I throw shit in the back, I tow stuff, I drive thru salt water. Never hurts my feelings. When I get out of it and decide to take the Mustang out, I appreciate the GT so much more.

TLDR; You drive the car everyday, it looses its magic. You put it as a pleasure vehicle, you won't sell it.

+10000

DD'ing a "fun" car makes it not fun real quick. Drive a truck everyday and save the fun car for fun days.

My DD is a 2500HD Silverado, paid for. It gets 10mpg and I love every minute of it. It's big, fast and effective. Great stereo, looks good - awesome all around commuter/home depot/grocery/errands vehicle.

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