Winter Advice Needed.
5th Gear Member
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 3,115
From: Pineapple under the Sea
If you can afford to, keep the truck. You'll be less pissed off being hit or hitting something with the truck than with the Stang. Rust is rust. Salt and chemicals accelerate rust. Drive your car in it and you'll see the signs within a few years especially on the chassis. Pressure wash it or rinse it all you want; you can't get rid of it all.
Keep the truck if you can. You don't want to wreck your stang and send it to the body shop to see a quarter of it cut off. It is not a very pleasant sight. This is what happens when you drive your stang in winter and get unlucky.
S197 Section Modder-ator
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 13,373
From: Orlando FL
They went into the roofline?!?!
That's one dumb *** shop there. They gained themselves at least twice the amount of work that it should have taken,
I hope they won't hack that job for you...
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From: Pineapple under the Sea
Last edited by alkemist; Jan 4, 2010 at 07:24 PM.
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Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 367
From: IL - chitown
IMO wait the year till you are done with school and can afford 2 cars. I waited till I was a few months from being done with school and had my job offer that I was taking all setup already before I bought my 05 GT
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1st Gear Member
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 55
From: Illinois
That is for sure the smart thing to do. When I get out of school I already have a job lined up. I am going to work for my parents. Problem is that whole waiting thing sucks though. I have literally 6 close friends who all have mustangs. 4 are 03-04 cobras, one 99 svt cobra and a 03 or 04 mach one. It sucks waiting plus having a mustang my last year of college would be nice. Maybe I could wait till summer is almost over and get a new 2010. I am going to go play the damn lottery haha
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Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 450
From: IN
i would wait for the new 5.0 to come out since ur so close. 412 compared to 300 is much better. As im sure the price tag will be comparable to that of a camaro for all the goodies. It will be interesting to see what they will sell that for. Im guessing stickered at 34 to 36k for it. What do u guys thing
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Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 3,115
From: Pineapple under the Sea
i would wait for the new 5.0 to come out since ur so close. 412 compared to 300 is much better. As im sure the price tag will be comparable to that of a camaro for all the goodies. It will be interesting to see what they will sell that for. Im guessing stickered at 34 to 36k for it. What do u guys thing
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1st Gear Member
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 55
From: Illinois
Yeah I would find it hard to believe that they would charge more than the Camaro. That is a 6.1 liter engine and has 426 horse power so I would think that it would be better to stay under the Camaro. Plus it looses that affordable sports car appeal if it goes any higher than $36000-$40,000 loaded. But what do I know that is just my 2 cents. When is the 5.0 supposed to hit the public? does anyone know?
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Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 3,115
From: Pineapple under the Sea
Yeah I would find it hard to believe that they would charge more than the Camaro. That is a 6.1 liter engine and has 426 horse power so I would think that it would be better to stay under the Camaro. Plus it looses that affordable sports car appeal if it goes any higher than $36000-$40,000 loaded. But what do I know that is just my 2 cents. When is the 5.0 supposed to hit the public? does anyone know?