Save the Manuals and the Convertibles?
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I have nothing against autos but never looked at anything but manuals when I was looking for my 13 GT/CS Convertible. I flew two states away to look at and eventually buy exactly the one I wanted and drove it home. I didn't find it crazy hard to find a manual convertible but clearly they are a small fraction of the market.
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The Soft Top...yes it is pricey new and the payback probably isn't very good on the extra $6000 or whatever it is they cost. That's one reason I typically look for 2-3 year old convertibles, plus as a bonus its pretty easy to find them with low miles. My 2013 GT/CS stickered about $19,000 more than I paid for it with just 24,000 miles. Somebody paid 80 cents a mile to drive it. I have $26,500 in it. I don't really think at this point it's depreciating any faster than a coupe.
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Re-sale is probably the furthest thing from my mind when I buy any car. I buy a car for myself and if it is worth zero at the end of my ownership, I'm OK with that. When you spend $1,000 for a TV or $5,000 for furniture you don't expect to get money back one day. I don't anyway. I feel the same way with cars. Maybe I'm alone in that thought process. The good news is that you do get something back at selling time. I'll be darned though if I care what I get for a car after 10 years of use. Two of my cars cost $30k+ when new. I've already owned one for over 10 years and the GT is rapidly approaching that too. If I got $0 back when I sell, that's perfectly fine. Trust me, the way I take care of my rides, even after 20 years I will get back decent $$$ unless gas hits $10 a gallon. The yearly average of ownership will be minimal, a few grand per year. When you get zero return for all the miserable things you must pay for in life (taxes, bills, insurance) no way will I deprive myself of owning a car that is equipped the way I want it. A manual in a Mustang is a must for me personally, yet I have two other cars that have automatic trannys that I am completely comfortable with. Just personal choices with no thoughts about re-sale.
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The MT-82 is a hunk of junk, not really missing much not having it IMHO. If you hardcore straight line your steed the 6R80 is the way to go anyway. I know that is sorta an oxymoron, a 'hard-core' straight line vert.... But I'm sick like that
Lots of mild weather on the front range at lower elevations in CO. This year I probably logged a dozen or better top down days Jan-Feb.. no joke.
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