Zooks527 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Good morning. Just joined the forum from Mansfield, MA. Getting back into a Mustang after 41 years away, when I endo'd my 1970 Mach 1 on the way home from work one day. Sitting here with a 2019 Mustang GT someplace in the queue. Owned a few different cars over the last 43 years. Started out with a 1967 BelAir wagon, moved on through a 1968 LeMans Tempest, the aforementioned 1970 Mustang Mach 1, a 1972 El Dorado with the 8.2 liter V8, and a 1978 Corvette. In 1981, commuting in bad weather became an issue, so I picked up a 1981 Subaru GL wagon 4WD, moved to a 1983 S10 Blazer 4x4 (an absolute pig with the base 4 cylinder), and then a 1985 Bronco 4x4 with the 5 liter FI V8. I kept that one for just about 12 years, moving to a 1996 Bronco 4x4 when a young lady paying more attention to her radio than the road entered my yard and totalled the 1985 while it was parked. Changes in commuting again led to a 2004 Passat 4motion (best vehicle I have ever driven in the snow when equipped with snow tires), followed by a 2009 BMW 335i xDrive E92 (which we picked up at the factory and took on vacation), and a 2015 BMW M235i xDrive F22. Buying a 2005 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 with 170k miles a few years back moved the BMW to a weekend car, but as I'd set it up for daily driving (automatic and AWD), I started wanting something else for the weekends. After driving a few options (most interesting was the Miata which, as we passed an 18 wheeler on the highway, prodded my wife into commenting "Buy whatever you want, but I will never get into one of these again!"), I placed the order for the 2019 GT with most of the toys, but with 3 pedals for the weekend. The Tacoma is staying for the daily grind, but we're looking forward to the GT on our days off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Rosadini Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Zooks527 said: Good morning. Just joined the forum from Mansfield, MA. Getting back into a Mustang after 41 years away, when I endo'd my 1970 Mach 1 on the way home from work one day. Sitting here with a 2019 Mustang GT someplace in the queue. Owned a few different cars over the last 43 years. Started out with a 1967 BelAir wagon, moved on through a 1968 LeMans Tempest, the aforementioned 1970 Mustang Mach 1, a 1972 El Dorado with the 8.2 liter V8, and a 1978 Corvette. In 1981, commuting in bad weather became an issue, so I picked up a 1981 Subaru GL wagon 4WD, moved to a 1983 S10 Blazer 4x4 (an absolute pig with the base 4 cylinder), and then a 1985 Bronco 4x4 with the 5 liter FI V8. I kept that one for just about 12 years, moving to a 1996 Bronco 4x4 when a young lady paying more attention to her radio than the road entered my yard and totalled the 1985 while it was parked. Changes in commuting again led to a 2004 Passat 4motion (best vehicle I have ever driven in the snow when equipped with snow tires), followed by a 2009 BMW 335i xDrive E92 (which we picked up at the factory and took on vacation), and a 2015 BMW M235i xDrive F22. Buying a 2005 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 with 170k miles a few years back moved the BMW to a weekend car, but as I'd set it up for daily driving (automatic and AWD), I started wanting something else for the weekends. After driving a few options (most interesting was the Miata which, as we passed an 18 wheeler on the highway, prodded my wife into commenting "Buy whatever you want, but I will never get into one of these again!"), I placed the order for the 2019 GT with most of the toys, but with 3 pedals for the weekend. The Tacoma is staying for the daily grind, but we're looking forward to the GT on our days off! Welcome aboard! good luck with the GT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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