http://www.detnews.com/2004/autosinsider/0.../c01-234506.htm

could mean even cheaper prices when the 05 stang comes out

 

most boring article ever when the 05 comes out its going to be thosands over sticker price because of the demand

 

I say no one buy an 05 Mustang for the first 2 months, let Ford get scared and issue incentives, then we all buy on the same day en masse! I know. Don't say it. :P

 

My local dealer will only charge you the full sticker price, but not a penny mark-up over "just because" it's new. Don't forget, this isn't a Corvette, so it's not like the 05' is catering to exclusivity no matter how new (plus, they're making 1000s of them right away).

Any markup at dealer = find a different dealer

 

word :nono:

 

“Only 18 percent of consumers are replacing a vehicle because they need to, compared with 90 percent in 1990.�

That has GOT to be a typo.

 

definitely not the case in my house.

car shopping happens only when the car before it is given up for dead

 

I do remember both my parents bought new cars (note, NEW not used) back around 1989-1990, which is why my first car was a fully loaded 1990 Taurus. It had 6-way power seats w. lumbar, cruise, power all, which is mucho $$$ for 1990.

Nowadays, since college has arrived for me and such, there's no way either would consider a new car for themselves, not to mention they're smart and know you lose $3000 the moment you buy new and leave the dealer's parking lot. :stubborn:

 

The modern automobile last MUCH longer, yet gets replaced faster then ever before. who wants to drive a 10 year old car anyway?

 

That seems to be the same "sickness" i have. It seems that every 3-4 years I need to get a new car to get over the "sickness".

:crazy:
received from the wife..

 

Hey, my everyday car is an 88 ranger. I bought it to replace the 89 Olds, which was was driven beyond the point at which it should have been.

 

I have noticed that when I buy a brand new car I usually keep it for 7-8 years. When I buy a used car I usually only keep it approx 5 years.

 

Well that depends on which 10 year old car. However I would certainly drive a 13 year old car.

I'm in a differernt category myself. I buy'em I keep'em. Probably because;

(A) my dad had bought some neat cars through the 60's and early 70's and got rid of them (he used to buy a new car every year until it got to expensive for him to do so). One can argue that there will be no more cars like the cars of yesteryear, but I beg to differ. What made cars from the 60's so collectable wasn't some sorta mystic aura or uniqueness, it was a bunch of old guys trying to recapture some of their youth (couldn't afford thier favorite car at the time, now after saving some money, putting the kids out the door, second mortage, ect. They can).

(B) You spend so much money on a car (cost, financing, maintenece, mods, ect.) I can't bear to trade or sell one (okay granted, I only got two mustangs and I did give away a lesser vehicle (72 Camaro), but I'm talking about mustangs here) So I don't replace, I add and I plan on being that old guy with a buch of rotting mustangs in his yard with a sign out front that says; "Don't bother, the only way your gonna get one is to pry the title from my cold dead hands"

 

All of my cars have died. One was so bad the mechanic I used back then told me he would not work on it - wasn't worth it. The only one that did not die, I sold to reduce some debt. The current car is starting the first round of repairs. So I don't feel like going thru that again. Luckily the new 05 came along and gave me an excuse to get a new car.

 

That is what that guy that owns the original Bullitt mustang is thinking!

 

I need to replace my car every 3 years...why..because the warranty has run out.
Also, makes my wife angry so in order for her to cool off I take off for a very long drive in my new car, all by myself with a smile on my face. Then it's back to reality where I regret buying the car for a few months cause I have to listen to her complaining.......

 

about the wife thing