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Here is my problem. I am just graduating college and I'm getting my first car. I have decided on a Mustang but I don't know exactly which one. I am getting the car in September and I know that the 2004 convertibles will come down in price some. A convertible would be nice to have. However, I also am podering on the 2005 coupe which with an interior upgrade should put the prices in roughly the same neighbourhood. So my question is this......Should I take the convertible (2004) or grab the 2005. I would really like the convertible but the new 2005's look great.

Please tell me what you think....I would appreciate it.

Thanks

-Jeff

 

To me it's not a question at all. The 05 would be my obvious choice. THat car is B E A U T I FUL.

maybe this will help you decide:

 

Wait a bit, save some more cash up, and get an '05 vert when they come out. Problem solved.

 

As long as you have other transportation, it won't hurt you to wait and get the '05 vert in the spring. If you can't wait, the choice is really up to you. Go with what you really want. Depending on where you live, think about how much use you will really get out of the vert.

Either car will give you large amounts of satisfaction. Drive both and decide. I am guessing you will see a large improvement in the '05 and go with it.

 

05 coupe
It is a much better car in almost every aspect

 

The 2005 puts the older model to shame I'll have to upgrade soon, but I still owe about 2/3 of my 2003. You should get the '05, if possible wait till the vert comes out

 

Buy a beater in the fall and wait until spring to get the car you want. I know from experience that it sucks having a huge car payment when you're first starting out and don't have a buck to your name. If you have a car already, hold on to it a while longer.

 

yea, dustindu makes a lot of sense
you should wait a little before getting a new car.
heck, you can even wait a few more years and afford an 05 gt conv or newer, even a boss if they come out

 

Verts are great. If you don't want to wait for the new Mustang do what I did. I bought a 95 GT vert so I can cruise top down until Ford makes the new Mustang I want. Saved a whole lot of money by going that route.

 

Im not sure if I totally like the 2005 as opposed to the 2004. The 2004 is more muscular and it gives that feeling of power etc. Seems like the 2005 is more stream lined...but it has a great interior as well. So I don't know.

Jeff

 

Agreed

The best of both worlds...

 

First, decide if you want a vert or not. Then ask yourself if you could afford the 05 vert. If not, go for the 04's as they can be had for quite a bit below sticker now.

Seeing both cars up close, side by side, the 05 is by far much more muscular IMO.

 

Not only that, that other mustang is a Cobra, the most muscular of all the SN95 mustangs.

So if he gets a GT, it would look even lesser than the 05, especially when someone pulled up next to him in an 05.

 

Does anyone else have any more advice?

Thanks, I would appreciate it.

-Jeff

 

so gt will be out by september.. vert probably by february.. cobra or similar not till like 07, why wait so long to introduce the cobra?

 

SVT told me the Cobra would be built in spring '06 for availability june '06 and labled '07 model. I am sure part of that is additional testing and part of it is sell more GTs to the impatient ones (all of us, I am fighting the urge to buy a GT).

 

SVT told me the Cobra would be built in spring '06 for availability june '06 and labled '07 model. I am sure part of that is additional testing and part of it is sell more GTs to the impatient ones (all of us, I am fighting the urge to buy a GT). [/b][/quote]
I'm still thinking June 06 is far away and we might see something at the 2005 NAIAS (cough...Boss...cough) to hold us over.