Mike8307

Have loved the Mustang for as long as I can remember.
Often copied never duplicated.

Like Yankee pinstripes, recognized around the world.

There might be faster and more powerful, but none more loved.

m05fastbackGT

Thank you for being a life-long Mustang enthusiast and for the very kind words... Welcome aboard.

NC14GT

You have a photo of your ride? Welcome....
Where from in FL?? I lived and worked most of my life in FL. Retired to NC to escape the traffic and never ending hurricane hysteria every season on the news. Increasing costs didn't help either. I do miss the OLD Florida in the 70's.

Mike8307

I'm currently in Port St Lucie, originally from NY. Been here about 20 yrs but following in your footsteps looking to become a halfback and move to NE Tenn.

The taxes and cost of home insurance have gotten completely out of control. Every year we get a quote that goes up $1200. The money looks much better in my pocket than theirs.

m05fastbackGT

Thanks for posting a pic of your 2020 EcoBoost convertible, she's a real beauty.

Mike8307

Thanks. It turns heads.
My wife's friend said, 'yeah, that's the car you get when you want to meet every cop in town.'
LOL

It's a daily driver but I work from home so on the weekends I look for any reason to take it out and put the top down.

Mustang Freak

Welcome and nice pony!

NC14GT

Sweet ride!!! Thanks and good luck with your move some day. Many Floridians have moved to the TN/NC mountains. TN is even better with no income tax but the sales tax is brutal. I'm not surprised to hear about those rates you mentioned.

m05fastbackGT

I have no doubt whatsoever about the car attracting attention by law enforcement when it comes to meeting them... LOL!

Rather B.Blown

Welcome, glad you found the site. Nice looking vert.


Yeah, I have to cross into TN for certain stores and shops and that 9 and a quarter sales tax is always a bit of a shocker.

Mike8307

In my county here in FL the sales tax clocks in at 7% plus near the top millage rate for RE taxes in the state with no end in sight. Last years RE tax bill was $3800 with $3600 in insurance. So the 2 -2.25% pop in sales tax can easily be absorbed if I can slash the taxes and insurance.

Rather B.Blown

Yeah, that's about what I figured, used to have a vacation place on the Gulf.

Insurance is getting to be a problem in this region your looking at, N GA, E TN, W NC. Basically the spine of Appalachia. Don't want to sound racist or inconsiderate, but there are so many illegal aliens in this region, none have insurance, that the rest of ours has exploded in price.

NC14GT

I guess I should be happy with my home insurance as I just received it this past week. It went up $110 but sits at $650 for the year.. Our home is valued at about $200k by the county. County taxes are around $800 for the year. That includes the trash, recycling, fire dept, etc... Very reasonable and lets us keep most of our $$$ for ourselves. This is Macon County right above Rabun County in Georgia (home of Deliverance so you know what the region is like).
Mike8307 All I can say is OUCH!!! Yes, making up that 2 or 3% sales tax would be minimal in comparison. I really could not afford a home in FL when we retired in 2002. Today, no way, maybe a condo or villa or something where the cost is shared.

Rather B.Blown

Yeah, I'm very familiar with the area. Been in N GA area my whole life, I love the whole area ga TN NC where they meet. I should have been more specific, it's our car insurance that has exploded, last few years even more.

NC14GT

Oh oh, my annual bill comes in July. I didn't want to hear that. Might be time to shop around again. We shall see.

Mike8307

Not inconsiderate at all. It used to be a serious crime if you were driving without insurance. In NY the basic insurance card is called form FS-20 (there are a few variations). The FS stands for financial security and you needed proof that if you're going to sling around 1.75 tons of metal, glass and plastic at high rates of speed, that you were financially covered for any damage you did to others and their property, as well as yourself.

But like everything else these days without any punishment there is no governor on bad behavior, and the rest of us who do the right thing have to pick up the slack for those who don't.

It really doesn't get any more simple than that.

Drive safe my friends.
(Down here the hit and runs, vehicle and pedestrian, are almost a daily occurrence)

NC14GT

^^^ Sad and sorry to hear that, and that's from a red state. Imagine NY or CA now.