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When I was purchasing a new car a month and a half ago, I was thinking about Lightnings, Trans Ams, SS Camaros, and 2003 Cobra Mustangs. What do they all have in common? $30,000+ price tag and 300+ HP, factory built. Well, time came to buy, I looked at a $600/month for 4 years payment and $1500 a year in insurance...

Hmmmm....I make about $50,000 a year. I'm still single. I could do it....But what about those other things in life that cost money?...Houses, women, junk......I'll go with the GT Mustang, cause I can always bolt on some suspension upgrades, work on the engine internals when I can afford to, and put a blower on it in the future. Oh, that and I have a cousin who builds F-250s so he can get me the x-plan which is 4% over A-plan price. Then add the $1500 rebate on that. OK. Oh, that and my cousin and his friends race and build mustangs. They will work on Mustangs for fun(free).

That was my thought process. I owned GM vehicles from age 15 to 23. I liked them pretty well. Cause of circumstances, low price tag, and huge aftermarket, I went Mustang GT all the way. I try not to bash most auto manufacturers. I like power. If a manufacturer can give me good power and handling in an attractive vehicle that fits my budget and needs, I'll buy it. My only real bias with cars is that I don't like front wheel drive. Cars I own need to be primary rear wheel drive. All wheel drive is fine, but I like for most of the power to go to the rear end, be it independent or solid axle. I always research expensive items before I go and buy them, though.

Cars are fun, driving kicks a**, working on them is fun until something gets screwed up...

As far as special edition to keep up thing....well, the $/HP ratio seems pretty even amongst the brands and types of cars. It depends on what you are buying for. Power, handling, looks, ergonomics, passenger room(Mustangs and Camaros suck for this), whatever your looking for. It is hard to compare apples to apples with lots of cars.

Vehicles, I like them all, wish I had one of everything. I got a Mustang GT that I like a lot, though. It keeps me occupied. Driving the mountains or speeding down the interstate...it is all good.