Harry Krause wrote:
My lovely wife informed me the other day that she "really likes" the new
little Mustangs and might want to buy one.

She's looking at a 2007 "V6 Premium," with the 4 liter V6, 5-speed auto,
and anti-lock brakes with traction control, and a bunch of other
accessories. Our local dealer is more than willing to "make a deal."

Any thoughts about this vehicle as an "everyday car?" Most of my wife's
driving is suburban, with very few trips of more than, say, 50 miles.

I drove such a vehicle recently and thought the power-brakes-handling
were more than adequate. Any ideas about gas mileage, reliability, that
sort of thing?

I'd prefer she buy a new top of the line Toyota, but she wants something
sportier.

Wimmins!


Nephew bought a 2005 rag top GT version of that car. Now he's trying to
find the money to buy a 'beater' to use during our long winter while the
Mustang sleeps in his dad's garage.
http://www.caranddriver.com/roadtest...nvertible.html

"Don White" wrote in message
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Harry Krause wrote:
My lovely wife informed me the other day that she "really likes" the new
little Mustangs and might want to buy one.

She's looking at a 2007 "V6 Premium," with the 4 liter V6, 5-speed auto,
and anti-lock brakes with traction control, and a bunch of other
accessories. Our local dealer is more than willing to "make a deal."

Any thoughts about this vehicle as an "everyday car?" Most of my wife's
driving is suburban, with very few trips of more than, say, 50 miles.

I drove such a vehicle recently and thought the power-brakes-handling
were more than adequate. Any ideas about gas mileage, reliability, that
sort of thing?

I'd prefer she buy a new top of the line Toyota, but she wants something
sportier.

Wimmins!


Nephew bought a 2005 rag top GT version of that car. Now he's trying to
find the money to buy a 'beater' to use during our long winter while the
Mustang sleeps in his dad's garage.
http://www.caranddriver.com/roadtest...nvertible.html

The NY State Police put their away for the winter, too, unless there's
absolutely no snow on the roads or median turnarounds. Even fancy tires
won't help that car deal with snow.

Thanks. I haven't been able to find a "review" with the v6 engine.


I haven't encountered many good V6 engines, I'm not really sure why but
they seem to be much less robust than inline 6's, perhaps it's the
compact shape?

I'm partial to turbocharged inline-4s myself but they're a lot less common.

Of course domestic cars tend to kinda self destruct around 10 years or
100K miles anyway so as long as you plan on replacing it before then you
probably won't run into big problems with the major systems.

"James Sweet" wrote in message
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Thanks. I haven't been able to find a "review" with the v6 engine.


I haven't encountered many good V6 engines, I'm not really sure why but
they seem to be much less robust than inline 6's, perhaps it's the compact
shape?


There's a good reason for it.
I just wish I knew what it was.

Eisboch

"James Sweet" wrote in message
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Thanks. I haven't been able to find a "review" with the v6 engine.


I haven't encountered many good V6 engines, I'm not really sure why but
they seem to be much less robust than inline 6's, perhaps it's the compact
shape?

I'm partial to turbocharged inline-4s myself but they're a lot less
common.

Of course domestic cars tend to kinda self destruct around 10 years or
100K miles anyway so as long as you plan on replacing it before then you
probably won't run into big problems with the major systems.

US cars are routinely getting over 100K miles now, many over 200K miles.
Keep up with the oil changes and you can almost run them forever. Nothing
like the cars of the past...........

US cars are routinely getting over 100K miles now, many over 200K miles.
Keep up with the oil changes and you can almost run them forever. Nothing
like the cars of the past...........



Improving dramatically, but it'll take a while to lose the old
reputation. One of my cars just hit 280K and runs like a top, I spend a
lot less time fiddling with it than friends with much lower mileage
domestic cars, though granted they were much cheaper cars when new as well.

I'm going to do my best to talk my wife into the 268 hp Toyota Camry.



Doesn't do much good to try and talk a woman into anything when it comes
to cars. Based on my own experience, I'd offer her my advice, then let
her make her own decision, it's her car afterall and if you talk her
into something else you're sure to hear every little nag she has about
it for as long as she owns it and maybe longer. It isn't easy but I've
gotten a lot closer to accepting that the average person is not a
gearhead like me, they don't know or care what goes on under the hood,
and pick a car almost exclusively based on how it looks. Completely
opposite from myself but whatever.

"James Sweet" wrote in message
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I'm going to do my best to talk my wife into the 268 hp Toyota Camry.



Doesn't do much good to try and talk a woman into anything when it comes
to cars. Based on my own experience, I'd offer her my advice, then let her
make her own decision, it's her car afterall and if you talk her into
something else you're sure to hear every little nag she has about it for
as long as she owns it and maybe longer. It isn't easy but I've gotten a
lot closer to accepting that the average person is not a gearhead like me,
they don't know or care what goes on under the hood, and pick a car almost
exclusively based on how it looks. Completely opposite from myself but
whatever.

Mrs.E. sent me out to get her a car a couple of years ago while we were in
Florida. She had a small car and was getting intimidated by large trucks. I
asked her what she wanted and she told me to "surprise" her ... she just
wanted something a little bit bigger and with room to carry stuff.

So, I bought her a BMW X5. She hated it. She backed it into my truck,
backed it into my boat trailer and backed it into a tree. Then she got
backed into by a Federal Express semi and that was the end of it.

Eisboch

James Sweet wrote:


Thanks. I haven't been able to find a "review" with the v6 engine.


I haven't encountered many good V6 engines, I'm not really sure why but
they seem to be much less robust than inline 6's, perhaps it's the
compact shape?

Depends on where in the power band. Inlines, because of the relatively
short stroke, and big bores, have a lot of low end torque. Modern V6's
on the other hand, because of the configuration, are longer stroke,
smaller bore. Top end torque. Nissan makes a bitchin' V6

I'm partial to turbocharged inline-4s myself but they're a lot less common.

Of course domestic cars tend to kinda self destruct around 10 years or
100K miles anyway so as long as you plan on replacing it before then you
probably won't run into big problems with the major systems.

You mean like my Jeep Cherokee, with well over a quarter million miles?

Of course domestic cars tend to kinda self destruct around 10 years or
100K miles anyway so as long as you plan on replacing it before then you
probably won't run into big problems with the major systems.


You mean like my Jeep Cherokee, with well over a quarter million miles?



Tend to, not 100% do. A friend of mine has one of those and it seems to
be holding up alright, it's a real bitch to work on under the hood and I
don't like the way it drives (but hey it's a truck afterall) but the
inline 6 seems to be a robust motor and the body and trim has held
together so far.