slmann said:

very nice.

I really like the black one at the end of the "Inner Mustang" commercial.

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I love love love the way the black looks. But on the Mustangs they use a straight black instead of metallic like on my truck-- and the straight black shows swirls in the paint way too much. I don't want to deal with that.

I think the charcoal gray is a good compromise And for the record, the one above has the California Special package (mostly appearance stuff). Really makes it unique looking

Also, the gray in those pictures does not accurately reflect how it looks in person. It's much darker in person.

Any luck selling the truck yet?

Funny you should ask-- as of tonight I've got a buyer! Pending no other issues, the truck will hopefully be gone Friday.

Nice. Congrats

Truck is officially gone and Bertha is registered for 2 more years

Gonna get the Mustang purchase going as soon as possible.

It was definitely a fun truck and I will miss it. But I never did grow the same attachment as I did to Bertha, so Mustang fever took over...

Looks to me like you need to dust off and re-post your old sig picture...

Done and done!

Now, aren't you REALLY glad you didn't let me buy Bertha?

Skandocious said:

It was definitely a fun truck and I will miss it. But I never did grow the same attachment as I did to Bertha, so Mustang fever took over...

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The only thing I'll caution you on is there's one major difference between the truck and the Mustang. Resale. It's very possible to drive a truck for a year and come out in one piece if you bought it right in the first place (meaning right model, equipment, color, and price). Ain't gonna happen on the car- make darned sure you like what you buy, because you'll have it for awhile.

Skandocious said:

It was definitely a fun truck and I will miss it. But I never did grow the same attachment as I did to Bertha, so Mustang fever took over...

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That's the difficulty I've had to this point too...the new rides just don't have the character I'm looking for...glad to see I'm not the only one with that mentality. Must be a gearhead thing???

polarbear said:

The only thing I'll caution you on is there's one major difference between the truck and the Mustang. Resale. It's very possible to drive a truck for a year and come out in one piece if you bought it right in the first place (meaning right model, equipment, color, and price). Ain't gonna happen on the car- make darned sure you like what you buy, because you'll have it for awhile.

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As you taught me though...trade in value may not suffer so bad. After a year and 19,000 miles, I traded my stang in for a grand less than what it stickered for new.

polarbear said:

The only thing I'll caution you on is there's one major difference between the truck and the Mustang. Resale. It's very possible to drive a truck for a year and come out in one piece if you bought it right in the first place (meaning right model, equipment, color, and price). Ain't gonna happen on the car- make darned sure you like what you buy, because you'll have it for awhile.

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Duly noted. I don't plan on selling the Mustang any time soon -- and if I do, it'll be private party like I did with the truck. With the build that I'm spec'ing out -- I don't think I'll have a hard time getting rid of it when the time comes.

2013 600 Hp?

Congrats Chris - good trade I think. The new 'Stangs have driveability the old ones never dreamed of.

Black is impossible to keep clean - the dark gray should be much easier.

fatherdoug said:

2013 600 Hp?

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Not quite. The Mustang GT puts out 420/390 on premium.

The GT500 puts out 650 HP though. Dayum!

UTfball68 said:

As you taught me though...trade in value may not suffer so bad. After a year and 19,000 miles, I traded my stang in for a grand less than what it stickered for new.

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Timing is everything- if you had to do it, you picked the right time.

Skandocious said:

Not quite. The Mustang GT puts out 420/390 on premium.

The GT500 puts out 650 HP though. Dayum!

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662 .

So it's looking more like I'm going to special order again, especially since I want 3.73s and can't find one with them around here. Prepare to get patient -- at least 2 months before I'll have the car.