Got my GT!

The GTs are still in short supply in Maryland (I've seen ONE on the road),
so I finally started looking at alternatives a few weeks ago. Went to a
Pontiac dealer and tried out the GTO--nice and fast but just not "right".
After the test drive I told the salesman my heart was really in a 2005 GT
but couldnt' seem to find one and would probably have to factory order and
wait. He told me his father was a salesman at Ford another 15 miles up the
road (further than I'd been looking) and might be able to help. I didn't
have much to lose so I went.

The dealership was in this out of the way town in north central Maryland,
but the guy was old school nice and all. He pulled 2 build sheets out, all
automatics, and said they'd arrive in a week. Although I really wanted a
manual, I said to give me a call if they came in. I was pretty skeptical
about getting a call given the demand, but less than a week went by and I
got the call. A screaming yellow automatic was in but so was a 5-speed in
Torch Red. Drove it on Thursday, got the finances in order Friday, and
drove it off the lot on Saturday. And the yellow automatic was apparently
getting sold about then too. Right after buying the car I had errands to
run a bit to the north in PA through some nice back roads. I wanted to
break the engine in gently so I didn't push at all, but I sure as hell
worked the curvy roads.

I had my last muscle car back in 1984 when I was married (let that be a
warning, by the way). My first was a '69 Roadrunner, followed by a Dart
Sport, then a Camaro...there's no describing the deja vu. Right now my new
Mustang sits comfortably in the garage, and damn it if we're not having a
snow/ice storm tonight. There goes the Sunday blast down the highway. At
47 it's about 3 years ahead of my plans to give myself the ultimate birthday
present at 50, but I don't see ever letting go of this one. Never again.

My 18 year old son has a 2004 'Stang--I'll have to post something on the web
site for you all soon when the sun comes back out!

One question: how well are these factory tires in the wet?

John

Congrats, John. I'm watching a torch red GT on the Travel channel -- as I'm
writing this. Their show is all about Mustangs. Oooh, there's a silver one
doing a burn-out.

You made an excellent choice!

Bob
'03 Cobra coupe



"JohnW" > wrote in message
...
> The GTs are still in short supply in Maryland (I've seen ONE on the road),
> so I finally started looking at alternatives a few weeks ago. Went to a
> Pontiac dealer and tried out the GTO--nice and fast but just not "right".
> After the test drive I told the salesman my heart was really in a 2005 GT
> but couldnt' seem to find one and would probably have to factory order and
> wait. He told me his father was a salesman at Ford another 15 miles up
the
> road (further than I'd been looking) and might be able to help. I didn't
> have much to lose so I went.
>
> The dealership was in this out of the way town in north central Maryland,
> but the guy was old school nice and all. He pulled 2 build sheets out,
all
> automatics, and said they'd arrive in a week. Although I really wanted a
> manual, I said to give me a call if they came in. I was pretty skeptical
> about getting a call given the demand, but less than a week went by and I
> got the call. A screaming yellow automatic was in but so was a 5-speed in
> Torch Red. Drove it on Thursday, got the finances in order Friday, and
> drove it off the lot on Saturday. And the yellow automatic was apparently
> getting sold about then too. Right after buying the car I had errands to
> run a bit to the north in PA through some nice back roads. I wanted to
> break the engine in gently so I didn't push at all, but I sure as hell
> worked the curvy roads.
>
> I had my last muscle car back in 1984 when I was married (let that be a
> warning, by the way). My first was a '69 Roadrunner, followed by a Dart
> Sport, then a Camaro...there's no describing the deja vu. Right now my
new
> Mustang sits comfortably in the garage, and damn it if we're not having a
> snow/ice storm tonight. There goes the Sunday blast down the highway. At
> 47 it's about 3 years ahead of my plans to give myself the ultimate
birthday
> present at 50, but I don't see ever letting go of this one. Never again.
>
> My 18 year old son has a 2004 'Stang--I'll have to post something on the
web
> site for you all soon when the sun comes back out!
>
> One question: how well are these factory tires in the wet?
>
> John
>
>
>

Congrats John!
Great story about a boy and his horse.

Happy trails to you....


Kate

"Bob" > wrote in message
k.net...
| Congrats, John. I'm watching a torch red GT on the Travel channel -- as
I'm
| writing this. Their show is all about Mustangs. Oooh, there's a silver one
| doing a burn-out.
|
| You made an excellent choice!
|
| Bob
| '03 Cobra coupe
|
|
|
| "JohnW" > wrote in message
| ...
| > The GTs are still in short supply in Maryland (I've seen ONE on the
road),
| > so I finally started looking at alternatives a few weeks ago. Went to a
| > Pontiac dealer and tried out the GTO--nice and fast but just not
"right".
| > After the test drive I told the salesman my heart was really in a 2005
GT
| > but couldnt' seem to find one and would probably have to factory order
and
| > wait. He told me his father was a salesman at Ford another 15 miles up
| the
| > road (further than I'd been looking) and might be able to help. I
didn't
| > have much to lose so I went.
| >
| > The dealership was in this out of the way town in north central
Maryland,
| > but the guy was old school nice and all. He pulled 2 build sheets out,
| all
| > automatics, and said they'd arrive in a week. Although I really wanted
a
| > manual, I said to give me a call if they came in. I was pretty
skeptical
| > about getting a call given the demand, but less than a week went by and
I
| > got the call. A screaming yellow automatic was in but so was a 5-speed
in
| > Torch Red. Drove it on Thursday, got the finances in order Friday, and
| > drove it off the lot on Saturday. And the yellow automatic was
apparently
| > getting sold about then too. Right after buying the car I had errands
to
| > run a bit to the north in PA through some nice back roads. I wanted to
| > break the engine in gently so I didn't push at all, but I sure as hell
| > worked the curvy roads.
| >
| > I had my last muscle car back in 1984 when I was married (let that be a
| > warning, by the way). My first was a '69 Roadrunner, followed by a Dart
| > Sport, then a Camaro...there's no describing the deja vu. Right now my
| new
| > Mustang sits comfortably in the garage, and damn it if we're not having
a
| > snow/ice storm tonight. There goes the Sunday blast down the highway.
At
| > 47 it's about 3 years ahead of my plans to give myself the ultimate
| birthday
| > present at 50, but I don't see ever letting go of this one. Never
again.
| >
| > My 18 year old son has a 2004 'Stang--I'll have to post something on the
| web
| > site for you all soon when the sun comes back out!
| >
| > One question: how well are these factory tires in the wet?
| >
| > John
| >
| >
| >
|
|

Congrats on the new 05 GT.

Ryan

"JohnW" > wrote in message
...
> The GTs are still in short supply in Maryland (I've seen ONE on the road),
> so I finally started looking at alternatives a few weeks ago. Went to a
> Pontiac dealer and tried out the GTO--nice and fast but just not "right".
> After the test drive I told the salesman my heart was really in a 2005 GT
> but couldnt' seem to find one and would probably have to factory order and
> wait. He told me his father was a salesman at Ford another 15 miles up
> the road (further than I'd been looking) and might be able to help. I
> didn't have much to lose so I went.
>
> The dealership was in this out of the way town in north central Maryland,
> but the guy was old school nice and all. He pulled 2 build sheets out,
> all automatics, and said they'd arrive in a week. Although I really
> wanted a manual, I said to give me a call if they came in. I was pretty
> skeptical about getting a call given the demand, but less than a week went
> by and I got the call. A screaming yellow automatic was in but so was a
> 5-speed in Torch Red. Drove it on Thursday, got the finances in order
> Friday, and drove it off the lot on Saturday. And the yellow automatic
> was apparently getting sold about then too. Right after buying the car I
> had errands to run a bit to the north in PA through some nice back roads.
> I wanted to break the engine in gently so I didn't push at all, but I sure
> as hell worked the curvy roads.
>
> I had my last muscle car back in 1984 when I was married (let that be a
> warning, by the way). My first was a '69 Roadrunner, followed by a Dart
> Sport, then a Camaro...there's no describing the deja vu. Right now my
> new Mustang sits comfortably in the garage, and damn it if we're not
> having a snow/ice storm tonight. There goes the Sunday blast down the
> highway. At 47 it's about 3 years ahead of my plans to give myself the
> ultimate birthday present at 50, but I don't see ever letting go of this
> one. Never again.
>
> My 18 year old son has a 2004 'Stang--I'll have to post something on the
> web site for you all soon when the sun comes back out!
>
> One question: how well are these factory tires in the wet?
>
> John
>
>
>

On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 20:22:02 -0500, "JohnW" > wrote:

>The GTs are still in short supply in Maryland (I've seen ONE on the road),
>so I finally started looking at alternatives a few weeks ago. Went to a
>Pontiac dealer and tried out the GTO--nice and fast but just not "right".
>After the test drive I told the salesman my heart was really in a 2005 GT
>but couldnt' seem to find one and would probably have to factory order and
>wait. He told me his father was a salesman at Ford another 15 miles up the
>road (further than I'd been looking) and might be able to help. I didn't
>have much to lose so I went.
>
>The dealership was in this out of the way town in north central Maryland,
>but the guy was old school nice and all. He pulled 2 build sheets out, all
>automatics, and said they'd arrive in a week. Although I really wanted a
>manual, I said to give me a call if they came in. I was pretty skeptical
>about getting a call given the demand, but less than a week went by and I
>got the call. A screaming yellow automatic was in but so was a 5-speed in
>Torch Red. Drove it on Thursday, got the finances in order Friday, and
>drove it off the lot on Saturday. And the yellow automatic was apparently
>getting sold about then too. Right after buying the car I had errands to
>run a bit to the north in PA through some nice back roads. I wanted to
>break the engine in gently so I didn't push at all, but I sure as hell
>worked the curvy roads.
>
>I had my last muscle car back in 1984 when I was married (let that be a
>warning, by the way). My first was a '69 Roadrunner, followed by a Dart
>Sport, then a Camaro...there's no describing the deja vu. Right now my new
>Mustang sits comfortably in the garage, and damn it if we're not having a
>snow/ice storm tonight. There goes the Sunday blast down the highway. At
>47 it's about 3 years ahead of my plans to give myself the ultimate birthday
>present at 50, but I don't see ever letting go of this one. Never again.
>
>My 18 year old son has a 2004 'Stang--I'll have to post something on the web
>site for you all soon when the sun comes back out!
>
>One question: how well are these factory tires in the wet?
>
>John
>
>

Congratulations, John. I've got a yellow 5sp manual, and I love it!

The only thing I don't like is the logo in the center of the wheels.
I'd much prefer the Mustang logo as opposed to a plain jane FORD logo.


John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it."
Rene Descartes

Lucky you. How much did you pay for it? Did you pay over MSRP?

--
Mark C. Jack of all trades, master of none. (well, maybe a couple)

I r34lly n33d t0 g37 l41d



"JohnH" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 20:22:02 -0500, "JohnW" > wrote:
>
>>The GTs are still in short supply in Maryland (I've seen ONE on the road),
>>so I finally started looking at alternatives a few weeks ago. Went to a
>>Pontiac dealer and tried out the GTO--nice and fast but just not "right".
>>After the test drive I told the salesman my heart was really in a 2005 GT
>>but couldnt' seem to find one and would probably have to factory order and
>>wait. He told me his father was a salesman at Ford another 15 miles up
>>the
>>road (further than I'd been looking) and might be able to help. I didn't
>>have much to lose so I went.
>>
>>The dealership was in this out of the way town in north central Maryland,
>>but the guy was old school nice and all. He pulled 2 build sheets out,
>>all
>>automatics, and said they'd arrive in a week. Although I really wanted a
>>manual, I said to give me a call if they came in. I was pretty skeptical
>>about getting a call given the demand, but less than a week went by and I
>>got the call. A screaming yellow automatic was in but so was a 5-speed in
>>Torch Red. Drove it on Thursday, got the finances in order Friday, and
>>drove it off the lot on Saturday. And the yellow automatic was apparently
>>getting sold about then too. Right after buying the car I had errands to
>>run a bit to the north in PA through some nice back roads. I wanted to
>>break the engine in gently so I didn't push at all, but I sure as hell
>>worked the curvy roads.
>>
>>I had my last muscle car back in 1984 when I was married (let that be a
>>warning, by the way). My first was a '69 Roadrunner, followed by a Dart
>>Sport, then a Camaro...there's no describing the deja vu. Right now my
>>new
>>Mustang sits comfortably in the garage, and damn it if we're not having a
>>snow/ice storm tonight. There goes the Sunday blast down the highway. At
>>47 it's about 3 years ahead of my plans to give myself the ultimate
>>birthday
>>present at 50, but I don't see ever letting go of this one. Never again.
>>
>>My 18 year old son has a 2004 'Stang--I'll have to post something on the
>>web
>>site for you all soon when the sun comes back out!
>>
>>One question: how well are these factory tires in the wet?
>>
>>John
>>
>>
>
> Congratulations, John. I've got a yellow 5sp manual, and I love it!
>
> The only thing I don't like is the logo in the center of the wheels.
> I'd much prefer the Mustang logo as opposed to a plain jane FORD logo.
>
>
> John H
>
> On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
> on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!
>
> "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to
> resolve it."
> Rene Descartes

Congrats! As far as the factory tires in the wet, why don't YOU tell US?

Carl

"JohnW" > wrote in message
...
> The GTs are still in short supply in Maryland (I've seen ONE on the road),
> so I finally started looking at alternatives a few weeks ago. Went to a
> Pontiac dealer and tried out the GTO--nice and fast but just not "right".
> After the test drive I told the salesman my heart was really in a 2005 GT
> but couldnt' seem to find one and would probably have to factory order and
> wait. He told me his father was a salesman at Ford another 15 miles up
the
> road (further than I'd been looking) and might be able to help. I didn't
> have much to lose so I went.
>
> The dealership was in this out of the way town in north central Maryland,
> but the guy was old school nice and all. He pulled 2 build sheets out,
all
> automatics, and said they'd arrive in a week. Although I really wanted a
> manual, I said to give me a call if they came in. I was pretty skeptical
> about getting a call given the demand, but less than a week went by and I
> got the call. A screaming yellow automatic was in but so was a 5-speed in
> Torch Red. Drove it on Thursday, got the finances in order Friday, and
> drove it off the lot on Saturday. And the yellow automatic was apparently
> getting sold about then too. Right after buying the car I had errands to
> run a bit to the north in PA through some nice back roads. I wanted to
> break the engine in gently so I didn't push at all, but I sure as hell
> worked the curvy roads.
>
> I had my last muscle car back in 1984 when I was married (let that be a
> warning, by the way). My first was a '69 Roadrunner, followed by a Dart
> Sport, then a Camaro...there's no describing the deja vu. Right now my
new
> Mustang sits comfortably in the garage, and damn it if we're not having a
> snow/ice storm tonight. There goes the Sunday blast down the highway. At
> 47 it's about 3 years ahead of my plans to give myself the ultimate
birthday
> present at 50, but I don't see ever letting go of this one. Never again.
>
> My 18 year old son has a 2004 'Stang--I'll have to post something on the
web
> site for you all soon when the sun comes back out!
>
> One question: how well are these factory tires in the wet?
>
> John
>
>
>

The only thing I'm finding odd is the lack of interior trunk release. It's
easy enough to use the one on the key, both in our out of the ignition, but
it takes getting used to. Unless I'm missing something.

The wheel upgrade on mine works for me, although the base wheels evoke more
of the memories. I didn't have much choice though getting it off the lot.

The yellow automatic companion at the dealer was awesome looking, and I kept
thinking how the dealer installed stripes (apparently all are backordered
until February now) would look. I think the brochure has an example. Had
it not been the automatic...

You're down in Deale, eh? My old rock band played the Moose down there a
few years back.

John

"JohnH" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 20:22:02 -0500, "JohnW" > wrote:
>
>>The GTs are still in short supply in Maryland (I've seen ONE on the road),
>>so I finally started looking at alternatives a few weeks ago. Went to a
>>Pontiac dealer and tried out the GTO--nice and fast but just not "right".
>>After the test drive I told the salesman my heart was really in a 2005 GT
>>but couldnt' seem to find one and would probably have to factory order and
>>wait. He told me his father was a salesman at Ford another 15 miles up
>>the
>>road (further than I'd been looking) and might be able to help. I didn't
>>have much to lose so I went.
>>
>>The dealership was in this out of the way town in north central Maryland,
>>but the guy was old school nice and all. He pulled 2 build sheets out,
>>all
>>automatics, and said they'd arrive in a week. Although I really wanted a
>>manual, I said to give me a call if they came in. I was pretty skeptical
>>about getting a call given the demand, but less than a week went by and I
>>got the call. A screaming yellow automatic was in but so was a 5-speed in
>>Torch Red. Drove it on Thursday, got the finances in order Friday, and
>>drove it off the lot on Saturday. And the yellow automatic was apparently
>>getting sold about then too. Right after buying the car I had errands to
>>run a bit to the north in PA through some nice back roads. I wanted to
>>break the engine in gently so I didn't push at all, but I sure as hell
>>worked the curvy roads.
>>
>>I had my last muscle car back in 1984 when I was married (let that be a
>>warning, by the way). My first was a '69 Roadrunner, followed by a Dart
>>Sport, then a Camaro...there's no describing the deja vu. Right now my
>>new
>>Mustang sits comfortably in the garage, and damn it if we're not having a
>>snow/ice storm tonight. There goes the Sunday blast down the highway. At
>>47 it's about 3 years ahead of my plans to give myself the ultimate
>>birthday
>>present at 50, but I don't see ever letting go of this one. Never again.
>>
>>My 18 year old son has a 2004 'Stang--I'll have to post something on the
>>web
>>site for you all soon when the sun comes back out!
>>
>>One question: how well are these factory tires in the wet?
>>
>>John
>>
>>
>
> Congratulations, John. I've got a yellow 5sp manual, and I love it!
>
> The only thing I don't like is the logo in the center of the wheels.
> I'd much prefer the Mustang logo as opposed to a plain jane FORD logo.
>
>
> John H
>
> On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
> on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!
>
> "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to
> resolve it."
> Rene Descartes

Will do. The 10 day forecast is clear and above freezing during the day for
the next 10 days, so it may be a while. I chugged around a bit on snow
cleared but still wet roads (and an uncleared 80 ft driveway) without
problems.

"Carl Saiyed" > wrote in message
...
> Congrats! As far as the factory tires in the wet, why don't YOU tell US?
>
> Carl
>
> "JohnW" > wrote in message
> ...
>> The GTs are still in short supply in Maryland (I've seen ONE on the
>> road),
>> so I finally started looking at alternatives a few weeks ago. Went to a
>> Pontiac dealer and tried out the GTO--nice and fast but just not "right".
>> After the test drive I told the salesman my heart was really in a 2005 GT
>> but couldnt' seem to find one and would probably have to factory order
>> and
>> wait. He told me his father was a salesman at Ford another 15 miles up
> the
>> road (further than I'd been looking) and might be able to help. I didn't
>> have much to lose so I went.
>>
>> The dealership was in this out of the way town in north central Maryland,
>> but the guy was old school nice and all. He pulled 2 build sheets out,
> all
>> automatics, and said they'd arrive in a week. Although I really wanted a
>> manual, I said to give me a call if they came in. I was pretty skeptical
>> about getting a call given the demand, but less than a week went by and I
>> got the call. A screaming yellow automatic was in but so was a 5-speed
>> in
>> Torch Red. Drove it on Thursday, got the finances in order Friday, and
>> drove it off the lot on Saturday. And the yellow automatic was
>> apparently
>> getting sold about then too. Right after buying the car I had errands to
>> run a bit to the north in PA through some nice back roads. I wanted to
>> break the engine in gently so I didn't push at all, but I sure as hell
>> worked the curvy roads.
>>
>> I had my last muscle car back in 1984 when I was married (let that be a
>> warning, by the way). My first was a '69 Roadrunner, followed by a Dart
>> Sport, then a Camaro...there's no describing the deja vu. Right now my
> new
>> Mustang sits comfortably in the garage, and damn it if we're not having a
>> snow/ice storm tonight. There goes the Sunday blast down the highway.
>> At
>> 47 it's about 3 years ahead of my plans to give myself the ultimate
> birthday
>> present at 50, but I don't see ever letting go of this one. Never again.
>>
>> My 18 year old son has a 2004 'Stang--I'll have to post something on the
> web
>> site for you all soon when the sun comes back out!
>>
>> One question: how well are these factory tires in the wet?
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>>
>
>

Glad to hear it :-)

"JohnW" > wrote in message
...
> Will do. The 10 day forecast is clear and above freezing during the day
for
> the next 10 days, so it may be a while. I chugged around a bit on snow
> cleared but still wet roads (and an uncleared 80 ft driveway) without
> problems.
>
> "Carl Saiyed" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Congrats! As far as the factory tires in the wet, why don't YOU tell US?
> >
> > Carl
> >
> > "JohnW" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> The GTs are still in short supply in Maryland (I've seen ONE on the
> >> road),
> >> so I finally started looking at alternatives a few weeks ago. Went to
a
> >> Pontiac dealer and tried out the GTO--nice and fast but just not
"right".
> >> After the test drive I told the salesman my heart was really in a 2005
GT
> >> but couldnt' seem to find one and would probably have to factory order
> >> and
> >> wait. He told me his father was a salesman at Ford another 15 miles up
> > the
> >> road (further than I'd been looking) and might be able to help. I
didn't
> >> have much to lose so I went.
> >>
> >> The dealership was in this out of the way town in north central
Maryland,
> >> but the guy was old school nice and all. He pulled 2 build sheets out,
> > all
> >> automatics, and said they'd arrive in a week. Although I really wanted
a
> >> manual, I said to give me a call if they came in. I was pretty
skeptical
> >> about getting a call given the demand, but less than a week went by and
I
> >> got the call. A screaming yellow automatic was in but so was a 5-speed
> >> in
> >> Torch Red. Drove it on Thursday, got the finances in order Friday, and
> >> drove it off the lot on Saturday. And the yellow automatic was
> >> apparently
> >> getting sold about then too. Right after buying the car I had errands
to
> >> run a bit to the north in PA through some nice back roads. I wanted to
> >> break the engine in gently so I didn't push at all, but I sure as hell
> >> worked the curvy roads.
> >>
> >> I had my last muscle car back in 1984 when I was married (let that be a
> >> warning, by the way). My first was a '69 Roadrunner, followed by a
Dart
> >> Sport, then a Camaro...there's no describing the deja vu. Right now my
> > new
> >> Mustang sits comfortably in the garage, and damn it if we're not having
a
> >> snow/ice storm tonight. There goes the Sunday blast down the highway.
> >> At
> >> 47 it's about 3 years ahead of my plans to give myself the ultimate
> > birthday
> >> present at 50, but I don't see ever letting go of this one. Never
again.
> >>
> >> My 18 year old son has a 2004 'Stang--I'll have to post something on
the
> > web
> >> site for you all soon when the sun comes back out!
> >>
> >> One question: how well are these factory tires in the wet?
> >>
> >> John
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>