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Old 4/28/12 | 07:54 PM
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I have a 2011 that I purchased April 2011....I have 3700 miles. I didn't buy it to drive everyday..i bought it to drive on weekends and to car shows and such. I have a daily driver that i put about 40k plus on a year. It's the great thing about living in the USA..you can spend your money the way you want to.
Old 4/28/12 | 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Thamac15

I don't care for beer so this won't work for me. You sound a bit perturbed, I could be wrong. Why would I sell her? Because I drive her less than 200 miles a month? I have my TL to drive everyday due to its ability to get 25 mpg. This was more I a long term vehicle. I'll finish the mods soon and then my son will take over the car when I pass,...I'm 28 so that will be a long time away I hope. On Friday nights I'm out with the wife, not staring at a car in a garage.
Dude..to each his own, but your Stang gets 25 mpg highway, and 21 combined (at least I do in mine). Are you not driving the Mustang to save the extra $5/week in gas?? I can't imagine driving my car less than 70 miles per month like you've done. Hell I put 75 on it today. if you're out with the wife on a Friday night, aren't you in the Mustang? If not, why'd you spend 30k on a car?

If you're doing this as an investment, find a different one. By the time it could be worth something, gas might be $12 a gallon and our cars will be worth almost nothing because we can't afford to drive them. So drive it now, while we still can!
Old 4/28/12 | 10:02 PM
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I daily drive me mustang. I drive .2 miles to work. I got it in september and I am at 6700 miles. Its car made to be drive. Its not made to be a gargae queen. They want to run!
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Old 4/28/12 | 10:12 PM
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3rd DD Mustang, all-year, except in snow. Nothing wrong with a showpiece. I just can't afford one yet so I try to keep mine looking like one.
Old 4/28/12 | 10:19 PM
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Old 4/28/12 | 10:26 PM
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Mine is a daily driver. Almost 9,000 miles since September.


I have a friend with a 2007 Shelby GT500 that only has 5,200 miles on it.
Old 4/29/12 | 01:09 AM
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I don't have it yet but I won't be afraid to DD it. I do close to 2,000 miles a month.
Old 4/29/12 | 01:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Thamac15
Do you drive your mustang everyday or once in awhile? My 5.0 is 6 months old and has 400 miles on her. I drive her maybe once every two weeks otherwise she's in the garage. Just curious to see how many of you daily drive yours. I couldn't do it every day, I'd be too afraid of a scratch or a rock chip or something.
Yeah, there are a lot of Mustang owners that use their cars as daily drivers and some that use their Stangs for recreation only. I'm like you in that I drive mine for pleasure only. Having said that, I do take mine out a few times a week in the summer. I love driving it in the evenings after work to get a coffee with my wife and also participate in the Mustang club events. For me, the enjoyment would get lost in a daily commute, fighting traffic etc. To each his own.. Everybody is different and at the end of the day we're all Mustang enthusiasts no matter how many miles we put on our cars.
Old 4/29/12 | 01:22 AM
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I guess you can say I get my pleasure daily

plus here in the valley of the sun you do not have to work about traffic or weather.
Old 4/29/12 | 01:22 AM
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Originally Posted by bud4au01
I have a 2011 that I purchased April 2011....I have 3700 miles. I didn't buy it to drive everyday..i bought it to drive on weekends and to car shows and such. I have a daily driver that i put about 40k plus on a year. It's the great thing about living in the USA..you can spend your money the way you want to.
Who told you that??
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Old 4/29/12 | 01:24 AM
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Old 4/29/12 | 01:25 AM
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Old 4/29/12 | 01:26 AM
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That made me laugh. Do you remember the SNL skit the church lady? SATAN!!!! Lol
Old 4/29/12 | 01:31 AM
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Old 4/29/12 | 01:32 AM
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Old 4/29/12 | 01:34 AM
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Old 4/29/12 | 01:34 AM
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Old 4/29/12 | 01:36 AM
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Old 4/29/12 | 01:37 AM
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I'm kinda scared to add to this thread......................but mine spends more time tucked up in the garage attached to its CTEK battery tender

Mine was bought purely for weekend fun.......going to car shows and meets. I intend to keep mine for as long as possible....not as an investment, more of a family heirloom!

Certainly these beasts are not cheap to run over here (we're at the equivilent of a $9/gallon here in the UK) so many of us use them as weekend toys.......I guess the same way many treat the classic Mustangs.

So, mine's like a fine wine.....to be enjoyed every now and again

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