[Joe Wicked]

Well made a real hard for me to make decision today. The 03 Mustang was really starting to have issues, and I tried to make it last, but I made the decision to trade it in. With a new car payment, I knew there is no way I could get into a Cobra in the next year or 2, so I was really hoping it would hold out. Well, after new struts, new rotors, new clutch, new cooling fan, this morning the belt started squealing, but it went away quickly. We were out and about and after leaving a store, it did not want to start. Something it has been doing lately. When it did start, it sputtered and almost died. I decided that sooner or later this car is going to leave me on the side of the road (probably sooner the way it is going). So I am now the owner of a Candy Red Metallic 2010 Mustang GT. I wanted the 5.0 in the 2011, but the 6K off the sticker, plus the 2500 cash back on the GT, made it worth getting the 4.6, so I did it. 8500 less for the car was worth it. It put the car at the same price as the new V6. but still a bit more HP and much better sound. I guess I will continue to live vicariously through others on the Cobra front for a few more years.