Rivertender

I offer my shocking experience for everyone's entertainment:

I am in my Town and Country minivan in Ft. Meyers and I am rear ended 10 days ago

The loaner car offered was an Altima until I said to the Enterprise guy, "Do you have anything fun?" He liked that and got out 2 keys from his drawer and then offered me a Mustang or Camaro red convertible. TOOK THE TANG.

6 DAYS LATER:

I am a wreck psychologically

Returning the racing red Mustang to Enterprise was catastrophically painful

I took zillions of pictures of the car

We cruised downtown St Pete.....religiously.....every night that I had the car (me enthusiastically, other half not so much because I had the radio so loud)

My neighbor saw me in the car and immediately nicknamed me " Hollywood Jeff"

I fully/proudly embraced the annoying-red convertable-radio too loud behavior

I miss this experience- With the Mustang pawing the ground and snorting in the parking lot, I would say to the other half, " Do we need anything from Publix? Like toothpicks? I'll go get some!"

My dog is even more adorable in the car

The eco boost was astonishing...despite not being a GT

Errands became fun

Marvelous Florida weather gets even better in this car

When I texted my daughter in Jersey that I am sort of, kind of, maybe, possibly thinking about replacing the rental with one of my own she texted back-REPLACEMENT REPLACEMENT REPLACEMENT!

We just bought a place to live in Fl., closing next week. I have no business looking at cars!

I'm now on Car Guru and desperately shopping to replace that rental I gave up.

MAJOR NOTEWORTHY INFO:
I've never owned a Ford

I borderline hate the color red…….but that is the ONLY color for the Mustang convertible (for me anyway)

The ......former......car of my dreams back in Jersey in my garage with 2 blankets over it is a 2006 Brilliant Black Crystal Pearlcoat Dodge Magnum, hemi equipped, with an eye popping 46k miles.

How did this Mustang thing happen to me?

VIEWER REQUEST:
I am trying to learn as much as I can about the ’15 –’17 Mustang racing red convertible in a short time, so I am hoping you can help me with some questions:

I read a review that seemed to suggest that trim/option packages orient to the motor? Eco boost has a level of options that the 6 doesn’t? One of many examples- cooled seats are only in the eco boost? Or can I look for any group of options in either model?

I was truly dazzled by the eco boost in my rental. One review said that it, however, is not delivering the mileage that should come from a 4 banger. Reviewer was getting 21 – ish. I got the same on the short highway trip I took. EPA fantasy mileage is 30. 20 - 24 mpg sound right for the 4 or the 6?

Given the mileage on the eco boost, is the 6 just as good? I am not needing the brawny GT performance…..am needing as much economy as I can get. One review I read said the 6 is actually lighter by a touch. Just as good on power? Just as good on gas?

Does the eco boost require exotic and pricey oil changes?

Eco runs on regular? I read that premium punches the performance up a bit for the eco.

When I was growing up, many years ago, boosted small engines were a flawed concept because wringing so much power out of a small block was punishing wear on the motor’s durability. What has been the long term, 60 to 120k mile, current experience? These eco boosted 4’s are not disposable and are holding up?

Thanks Everyone for your patience enduring my Mustang conversion experience above. I needed an automotively sensitive shrink visit and I chose you all as my therapist.