I GOT ONE!

Stopped by the dealer, and the car was still three weeks away.

But then they did something Real Nice.

The swapped a nearly identical car off the lot and gave me the same
sticker deal as my order. This one was a tad more because it had the
Shaker 1000, but I had been having second thoughts about not getting
it. And it had the sport interior instead of the full IUP, but I was
having second thoughts about the shiny dash as well. It was just my
day, I guess. Everything else identical to my order. Straight MSRP of
$29,375. I put a few hundred on a credit card to drive it off the lot,
and I'll go back with my checkbook tomorrow to pay off the rest. I
think the fact I was just buying it outright helped.

I wasn't expecting this, but they let me leave my truck there
overnight.

OK, gotta go burn six MP3 CDs for tomorrow. Sadly, I have to go to work
in the morning because I have two meetings I can't miss. I sort of
called them, so, well, it's bad form to miss one's own meetings.

Hows that rose-tinted windshield? Glad you are happy! :-)

Carl

"Quiet Desperation" > wrote in message
...
> Stopped by the dealer, and the car was still three weeks away.
>
> But then they did something Real Nice.
>
> The swapped a nearly identical car off the lot and gave me the same
> sticker deal as my order. This one was a tad more because it had the
> Shaker 1000, but I had been having second thoughts about not getting
> it. And it had the sport interior instead of the full IUP, but I was
> having second thoughts about the shiny dash as well. It was just my
> day, I guess. Everything else identical to my order. Straight MSRP of
> $29,375. I put a few hundred on a credit card to drive it off the lot,
> and I'll go back with my checkbook tomorrow to pay off the rest. I
> think the fact I was just buying it outright helped.
>
> I wasn't expecting this, but they let me leave my truck there
> overnight.
>
> OK, gotta go burn six MP3 CDs for tomorrow. Sadly, I have to go to work
> in the morning because I have two meetings I can't miss. I sort of
> called them, so, well, it's bad form to miss one's own meetings.

Around 3/28/2005 8:49 PM, Carl Saiyed wrote:

> Hows that rose-tinted windshield? Glad you are happy! :-)

He may have a rose-tinted windshield, but without the IUP, he can forget
about having rose-tinted gages.


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In article >, Carl Saiyed
> wrote:

> Hows that rose-tinted windshield?

I don't get it. Are you harshing my buzz?

In article >, Garth Almgren
> wrote:

> but without the IUP, he can forget
> about having rose-tinted gages.

Stuff like that is fun... for about a week.

I remember when I got my first power adjust seat. Futzed with it for a
week, and then I don't think I ever adjusted it again.

Phew! Finally!


"Quiet Desperation" > wrote in message
...
| Stopped by the dealer, and the car was still three weeks away.
|
| But then they did something Real Nice.
|
| The swapped a nearly identical car off the lot and gave me the same
| sticker deal as my order. This one was a tad more because it had the
| Shaker 1000, but I had been having second thoughts about not getting
| it.

Don't ya just hate when you think you want one thing then discover that you
really wanted something else and get stuck with what you thought you wanted
in the first place?

And it had the sport interior instead of the full IUP, but I was
| having second thoughts about the shiny dash as well.

Like you said about the seats, some toys are really only fun for the first
week after Christmas.

It was just my
| day, I guess. Everything else identical to my order. Straight MSRP of
| $29,375. I put a few hundred on a credit card to drive it off the lot,
| and I'll go back with my checkbook tomorrow to pay off the rest. I
| think the fact I was just buying it outright helped.

Glad to hear it... but... what color is it? Interior color? Wheels?

|
| I wasn't expecting this, but they let me leave my truck there
| overnight.

Of course they did. If they hadn't you may have walked out without the
Mustang.

|
| OK, gotta go burn six MP3 CDs for tomorrow. Sadly, I have to go to work
| in the morning because I have two meetings I can't miss. I sort of
| called them, so, well, it's bad form to miss one's own meetings.

That's the problem with those nasty little car payments. You have to make
money so you can pay for the car.
You realize of course that you aren't going to be worth a hoot all day, you
will have Mustang fever. Prolly park it near a window so you can gaze out at
it now and then.

Can't say I'd blame you if you did! Happy Day!

Ok, so now you arent Quietly Desperate anymore..... right?

Kate

In article t>,
SVTKate > wrote:

> Don't ya just hate when you think you want one thing then discover that you
> really wanted something else and get stuck with what you thought you wanted
> in the first place?

Yeah. I sat in it for about 10 minutes giving it a good think.

> Glad to hear it... but... what color is it? Interior color? Wheels?

Windveil Blue, Light graphite, 17" Alum. If you have the brochure, it's
basically the light blue one on pages 20-21. The sales woman twice
inadertantly called it "Windevil" blue, although "windevil" might work
for a tan color.

> Of course they did. If they hadn't you may have walked out without the
> Mustang.

Not really. I told them I had to go bring my truck home and get a ride
back, and had one lined up. It was no problem, but the freeway was
getting REALLY hosed at that point (this is Southern California), so
this was more convenient. I'll get the ride over around lunch today
when it's less crowded.

The saleswoman was more excited than I was. She wants one BAD, but
they won't let the customers even order one yet.

> That's the problem with those nasty little car payments. You have to make
> money so you can pay for the car.

Which is why I paid cash. I'll sit down today and figured how much I
saved in interest. It was the largest check I've written since the down
payment on my house 10 years ago.

> You realize of course that you aren't going to be worth a hoot all day, you
> will have Mustang fever. Prolly park it near a window so you can gaze out at
> it now and then.

Sadly my office window looks out over an internal courtyard area. I'm a
pretty relaxed sort of person, though, and I'm so glad The Ordeal is
over.

I may take tomorrow off, though.

> Can't say I'd blame you if you did! Happy Day!
>
> Ok, so now you arent Quietly Desperate anymore..... right?

Oh, I was never really quiet. Desperate, perhaps, but never quiet. It's
just from the Thoreau quote: "The mass of men lead lives of quiet
desperation."

Have you heard of the expersion "Rose-Tinted glasses"? The experssion means
that all things seen thru the glasses, or in this case, his windshield, are
seen in a candid manner. I sincerely hope you enjoy your new Mustang.


Carl

"ZombyWoof" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 22:14:08 -0800, Quiet Desperation
> > wrote something wonderfully witty:
>
> >In article >, Carl Saiyed
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Hows that rose-tinted windshield?
> >
> >I don't get it. Are you harshing my buzz?
> >
> No why would he do that? It was a feeble attempt at a funny. He
> meant you can't have the 100+ color combinations for your garages.
> Neat feature, but I think the novelty would wear off after a while,
> unless of course your a kid or a pimp and want to color coordinate
> your interior lighting to your outfit.
> --
>
> "Maybe worshiping the cross and the painful death rather
> than the well lived life really has distorted our sense
> of who we are and what life is about." -- Author unkown

"ZombyWoof" > wrote in message
...
| On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 22:15:08 -0800, Quiet Desperation
| > wrote something wonderfully witty:
|
| >In article >, Garth Almgren
| > wrote:
| >
| >> but without the IUP, he can forget
| >> about having rose-tinted gages.
| >
| >Stuff like that is fun... for about a week.
| >
| >I remember when I got my first power adjust seat. Futzed with it for a
| >week, and then I don't think I ever adjusted it again.
| >
| You're lucky you don't share your vehicle. Seems I am always
| adjusting my seat back into the "ideal" comfy position. Next time I
| buy the "family" vehicle I am going to make damn sure it has memory
| seats. Jeez I hate readjusting my damn seat.

I have many times thanked the Gods that hubby and I drive with the seat in
the same spot.
Though, he drives his, I drive mine.

Recently I drove his truck. I pushed in the clutch and started it. It began
moving on it's own. I pushed a little further and it was still moving. It
took a second to realize that my legs were not quite long enough to get the
clutch all the way in but went far enough to let it start. I got a good
laugh out of it.

Rather than mess up his seat, I just scooched around enough so I could make
it work.

Like you I HATE it when someone rearranges the interior saces in my car.

Kate

AuTo or StiCK Shift?
I hope you put the car thru its paces and let us know how it compares to an
older one?
Enjoy your ride and appreciate the fact you can afford one.

"Quiet Desperation" > wrote in message
...
> Stopped by the dealer, and the car was still three weeks away.
>
> But then they did something Real Nice.
>
> The swapped a nearly identical car off the lot and gave me the same
> sticker deal as my order. This one was a tad more because it had the
> Shaker 1000, but I had been having second thoughts about not getting
> it. And it had the sport interior instead of the full IUP, but I was
> having second thoughts about the shiny dash as well. It was just my
> day, I guess. Everything else identical to my order. Straight MSRP of
> $29,375. I put a few hundred on a credit card to drive it off the lot,
> and I'll go back with my checkbook tomorrow to pay off the rest. I
> think the fact I was just buying it outright helped.
>
> I wasn't expecting this, but they let me leave my truck there
> overnight.
>
> OK, gotta go burn six MP3 CDs for tomorrow. Sadly, I have to go to work
> in the morning because I have two meetings I can't miss. I sort of
> called them, so, well, it's bad form to miss one's own meetings.