We are totally loving the new car. So much so, that hubby wants to go to the dealer and order a SECOND 2011 Mustang V6, which would be "Job 2", and available with a performance package. He wants to get black on black. I would love having a second one around as well, since it means I would be able to keep driving the current one everyday (been driving it daily to work the last 2 weeks, even though we said once it reached it's 1k mile break in [last Thurs] that we would only weekend drive it for the most part).
The predicament is that we would have to sell some other vehicles and parts to do it. Hubby has a 1986 Monte Carlo SS. In April 2005, the engine in it gave up on his way to work. It's been sitting ever since, with various plans for fixing it. The current plan is to put a drive train we bought for my 84 Camaro into it. Two weeks ago he was so into that idea he took the drive train out of my Camaro, and has spent close to $1k in swap parts fort the Monte so it will work. He says if we buy the 2nd Mustang though, he will have to sell the Monte. I think he will regret it, because it was his first car, and because not many people out there have nice Monte Carlo SS's anymore. He thinks he can get $2000 just for the shell of the car with some interior. It needs some sanding and paint work (and we found out a local prison offers paint/body classes to inmates, they will do body work & paint your car for the price of supplies). I'm attached to the Monte, has some sentimental value with me, so I don't want to see it go. I get attached to cars though
We would also have to sell our '92 Integra, which has been an awesome car to us for the last 3.5 years (and would also be hard to give up!). We've driven it 100k miles since January 2007. We've abused it so much and it's kept right on going. Originally hubby was going to wait until 300k miles on it (at 267k now) and give it to his brother to drive until it gives up. He thinks he can get $1k out of that car (high miles and he kicked the crap out of it one night so its got dents). Plus $3k for the drive train he took out of my Camaro.
Basically if he got all that, we'd have another $10k cash to put down on the 2nd Mustang, like we did with the first. But that would also be ~$460 in car payments every month. Hate to know what insurance would be, since it doubled with the addition of the 1 new car. I think I may try and convince him to sell the boat in place of the Monte (he wants $2500 for our boat), and not to forget the Trans Am we have for sale as well. I know my dad would take time to work on the SS, he's retired, and likes to tinker with cars for fun.
I felt bad because he said he's jealous seeing me drive the new Mustang everyday. I had no idea, HE'S the one who kept getting in the Integra or truck to go to work, and has been waving me towards the Mustang in the morning
I told him he's free to drive it during the week too if he wants! He thinks for now he may want to wait until the Integra reaches 300k before looking into another new Mustang, which'll be another year or so, because we'll also have made adjustments to the cable bill (removing phone, we havent used in a year+), have more money saved up, and more time to think about it. We figure the current Mustang will be paid off in ~2 years instead of the 5 the loan is for. Wish I didn't get so attached to cars
The predicament is that we would have to sell some other vehicles and parts to do it. Hubby has a 1986 Monte Carlo SS. In April 2005, the engine in it gave up on his way to work. It's been sitting ever since, with various plans for fixing it. The current plan is to put a drive train we bought for my 84 Camaro into it. Two weeks ago he was so into that idea he took the drive train out of my Camaro, and has spent close to $1k in swap parts fort the Monte so it will work. He says if we buy the 2nd Mustang though, he will have to sell the Monte. I think he will regret it, because it was his first car, and because not many people out there have nice Monte Carlo SS's anymore. He thinks he can get $2000 just for the shell of the car with some interior. It needs some sanding and paint work (and we found out a local prison offers paint/body classes to inmates, they will do body work & paint your car for the price of supplies). I'm attached to the Monte, has some sentimental value with me, so I don't want to see it go. I get attached to cars though
We would also have to sell our '92 Integra, which has been an awesome car to us for the last 3.5 years (and would also be hard to give up!). We've driven it 100k miles since January 2007. We've abused it so much and it's kept right on going. Originally hubby was going to wait until 300k miles on it (at 267k now) and give it to his brother to drive until it gives up. He thinks he can get $1k out of that car (high miles and he kicked the crap out of it one night so its got dents). Plus $3k for the drive train he took out of my Camaro.
Basically if he got all that, we'd have another $10k cash to put down on the 2nd Mustang, like we did with the first. But that would also be ~$460 in car payments every month. Hate to know what insurance would be, since it doubled with the addition of the 1 new car. I think I may try and convince him to sell the boat in place of the Monte (he wants $2500 for our boat), and not to forget the Trans Am we have for sale as well. I know my dad would take time to work on the SS, he's retired, and likes to tinker with cars for fun.
I felt bad because he said he's jealous seeing me drive the new Mustang everyday. I had no idea, HE'S the one who kept getting in the Integra or truck to go to work, and has been waving me towards the Mustang in the morning
