32V spent another fun day with me car shopping. This time, it was only one stop, but it basically took most of the day...
It's a 2012 base Mustang with 11k miles. It's basically a plain jane Mustang with the only options being a spoiler and redundant steering wheel controls. It was previously a rental car that was licensed in Virginia but sold through NY. It's a nice piece with a V6 (305hp) and a 6spd auto. These cars came stock with true duals and a limited slip auto. So far the MPG is getting better and is almost to 26mpg already. I expect day to day to be around 28mpg.
The V6 is real strong. 100mph is really no big deal, and it's real comfortable to just set the cruise at 68 and just cruise along at 1600 rpms. It rides well, not harsh. It should be a fun, reliable daily driver for the next few years. It came with a Ford Certified PreOwned extended warranty, so the drivetrain is good to 100k miles and the bumper -bumper is good to 48k.
I plan to do nothing but drive and maintain it, all year long (maybe a K&N (yeah K&N!)). I will look for a separate set of wheels and snow tires between now and winter. The stock rims are 17", and since my tire machine will only do 17" or smaller, my second set of rims won't be any larger.
Since I have a payment now, I'll have this one for some time.
Oh, I almost forgot. I do plan to pull the "mustang" stripes off the bottom of the car. My mother likes them, my wife doesn't, and I really don't like them. IMO, it makes the car look taller than it really is and I'm going to pull them off with a heat gun.
-BP
