RE: Anyone else sick of mad mustangs.
Great story Steve! Thanks for sharing.
Mid-life crisis? Hmmm. Youve got me thinking now.
When I was a little kid I loved cars, and always dreamed of owning a Corvette. One of my favorite TV show was The Dukes of Hazzard, so of course I had a soft spot for the General Lee as well. When I turned 17 I scraped up enough money to buy my first vehicle. It was a 1971 Ford F-100 pickup. It didnt look like much, but it had some serious power under the hood. And I loved it! I even installed a Dixie air horn just for the heck of it. In my 20s though, I mellowed out. I was content just driving my pickup trucks (a 98 Dakota and an 02 Ram 1500 both V6). Sure, I still eyed Vettes that drove by and when the new Mustangs came out I thought they were cool. But I never considered actually buying one. Then I saw it. I was surfing the web one day when I came across an article with a picture of the 06 Challenger Concept in Hazzard Orange no less! Something inside me clicked. I knew I just HAD to own one. When Dodge announced that it was a go, I started saving my money. That car re-ignited a passion inside me that I havent felt since I was a kid. So here I am. 30 years old, single, with no prospects (ie girlfriend) and I just dropped a $38,000 down payment on an SRT8. Does that make buying this car an early mid-life crisis? Or is it just the realization of a childhood fantasy?