I bought a 1990 Mustang 5.0 new - drove it for 15 years and 125,000 miles with little trouble. It was fun, fast and reliable. The newer 4.6L V-8 Mustangs are an improvement in some ways (safer: handle and stop better) but not as fast and are a bit 'over-refined' for my taste. Reliability is so-so, no worse than most other domestic makes. No rear-wheel-drive car is going to be very good in snow and/or rain but the right kind of tires can overcome that drawback. The V-6 is acceptable but if you want the full 'Mustang experience' get the V-8 model. V-8 gas milege is never very high so if gas costs are a real concern to you, buy a Honda or Toyota hybrid, instead. If you want power, looks and fun, buy the Mustang V-8 coupe....and enjoy it.
