The 2006 Mustang GT was my next toy.

I pulled up to the lot and start searching for one I wanted. They all seem to be automatics now which really annoys me. I finally had the salesman find me one that was a stick but it was RED. I love the color dont get me wrong but Im not going to pay higher insurance or have the cops on me anymore than I have to. So ignoring the color I looked it over and did the usualy pop the trunk and kick the tires deal I always do. My impressions are as follows.
Wow Ford is reaching so far back in time its gotta hurt. I do like it though. It's about time they treated the Muscle Car Stang like it should be. The hood is long and impossing the car is low and lean. I liked the smoothness of it. And I appreciated the resemblance to the older 60/70s models. The only thing I didnt like was the back end. I was disappointed there. I like how they have leaned the car down from the bulky previous yrs from what was it 97 on when it was rounded anymore. The model I looked at came with the high end shaker audio system which never disappoints but never over achieves either.
It also had the neat and nifty (i say this cause I dont see it as a major selling point) color change dash. Which is sorta cool, but ehh not that special. Sitting it I did like the difference from the previous Gen. You actually feel more at one with the vehicle. The seating postion is excellent and not as high they have moved the gear shift within range of actaully being able to naturaly rest with your hand on the stick. It is a dramatic improvement to me. The throws were also much better and seemed shorter. The shifter also wasnt in the way of the stereo like previous yrs either. The steering wheel was blinged out as well as the dash. I like it but I dont think its as pratical if you get the convertible since the sun is likely to reflect off all that bling while your driving and reak havic on your eyes. Once situated I appreciated the seats and how comfortable they felt. They could of hugged more but I think the designers wanted this car to appeal to everyone including the FAT ASSES so they left it a little loose. Strapped in and ready to go I fired up the beast and loved the low tones I was welcomed with. Nothing beats American Muscle. I drove slowly out of the lot since I didnt want them thinking I was going to break there new car and took it around town before heading back out to highway 70. It cruises nice but you can tell its a soled rear end in the rear. To me though thats great for launching which is more important than my rear passengers butts. Speaking of which it was pretty cramped in the back but no worse than the Eclipse. The trunk was bigger than I expected to and the design of it opens well to putting in luggage I think. Back to the drive though.
After a little tooling around town I found an empty church parking lot and took the Traction control off. I had alot of fun burning out and sliding it around a little but one of the people that worked at the chruch came out. After a small discussion and agreeance that the car is nice but maybe I should play with it somewhere else I decided it best to leave. I went back out and ventrued to the highway. Traffic was a little heavy so I couldnt make a complete stop but was able to go from about 20mph up to a 100 damn fast and was pushed deep into my seat. I thouroughly enjoyed it and used the passing lane a few times. Every grear accelerates well and there is a growl that builds up with the revs perfectly. After my bit of fun I took it back to the dealer and moved on.

Overall though I love the flashback looks except for its ass and really enjoyed the changes in the interior. For it not being the beloved 5.0 it is still a great motor and 300hp is nothing to laugh at nor is its stock quarter mile times. It is a very quick car that can give you loads of thrills anytime you stomp the gas.
The down side was no sunroof option for the hardtop and it is a gas guzzler BIG time. The prices aren't really negotiable and there aren' any rebates at the moment which was sort of a downer too because the one I looked at sat right at 29Gs... All the commercials advertise right around 25 but to get that one I would have to pre-order and since Im leaving Ohio for VA real soon I dont have time for that.

Next was the GTO and Solstice... both manuals I'll post them after dinner.