March 16, 2005 - Chose my little pony at the dealership... She was paid-for before I drove her off the lot.
It helped that I had a very nice, very-low-mileage '99 Toyota Solara as a trade-in.
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'05 V6 Premium, Automatic, Redfire with Parchment interior. Added '06 Pony Package grille and foglights, custom rocker stripes, Peripheral Audio System for direct iPod play, window tint, chrome Pony-style power outlet cover and replaced Blue Oval spinners with Pony-design spinners. (Little changes are cool, too ;))
"Life without music would be a mistake." - An unknown, but very wise person
ordered the GT 7/05
picked it up 11/05 paid in full
ordered the V6 pony package on 12/05
picked it up on 2/06 paid in full
dealership I use to work at..good prices
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Saleen S/C 3.2 pulley tuned by JDM Engineering, GT500 pumps, CHE goodies on the rear, 4.10's, KOOKS/ high flow catted X pipe with PYPES Violators, Spydershaft, TCI 3500 stall, PA deep tranny pan. Meziere w/p,M&H 325/45/17 DRs.
future mods.... a 3.0 pulley
paid the '94 off 2 or 3 times-keep using it to borrow again,but now it's too old to do it again-even w/only 52K on the odometer
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"Life is not a journey to the grave with intentions of arriving safely in a pretty well preserved body,but rather to skid in broadside,thoroughly used up,totally worn out and loudly proclaiming.....WOW!.....What a ride!
"As you grow older,don't slow down,speed up-there's less time left"--over 45 and just now realizing how much I don't know
I'm just a (really good) corporate PR person with no college education. But after my divorce in 2000, I immediately took out a mortgage to buy a condo (rather than wasting any money on apartment rent). Fast forward to 2004 and the housing boom... I got engaged and sold the condo for almost twice what I paid for it! Woo hoo! Next stop, a certified check for the balance owed on my Pony after accounting for the trade-in bucks.
Not too shabby for someone who'd previously been living pretty much paycheck-to-paycheck with the exception of a modest 401K for old age.
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'05 V6 Premium, Automatic, Redfire with Parchment interior. Added '06 Pony Package grille and foglights, custom rocker stripes, Peripheral Audio System for direct iPod play, window tint, chrome Pony-style power outlet cover and replaced Blue Oval spinners with Pony-design spinners. (Little changes are cool, too ;))
"Life without music would be a mistake." - An unknown, but very wise person
I'm just a (really good) corporate PR person with no college education. But after my divorce in 2000, I immediately took out a mortgage to buy a condo (rather than wasting any money on apartment rent). Fast forward to 2004 and the housing boom... I got engaged and sold the condo for almost twice what I paid for it! Woo hoo! Next stop, a certified check for the balance owed on my Pony after accounting for the trade-in bucks.
Not too shabby for someone who'd previously been living pretty much paycheck-to-paycheck with the exception of a modest 401K for old age.
That's some good investing... Like you, I bought a house in 1999 for $175k. Sold it last year for $450k. Problem is I took the bulk of the profits and sunk it into an even bigger house on 5 acres + $20k to renovate the kitchen. So I guess I shouldn't complain about having a car payment
That's some good investing... Like you, I bought a house in 1999 for $175k. Sold it last year for $450k. Problem is I took the bulk of the profits and sunk it into an even bigger house on 5 acres + $20k to renovate the kitchen. So I guess I shouldn't complain about having a car payment
*LOL* Nope... No complaining allowed from you!
I put $20k into my husband's home for some remodeling, too... It WAS a quintessential, bare-bones bachelor-type home. Our friends were shocked when they saw the huge difference after I took over! Heh heh heh heh... I well-earned my right to be put on the title-deed on our first anniversary ("Paper" dontcha know...)
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'05 V6 Premium, Automatic, Redfire with Parchment interior. Added '06 Pony Package grille and foglights, custom rocker stripes, Peripheral Audio System for direct iPod play, window tint, chrome Pony-style power outlet cover and replaced Blue Oval spinners with Pony-design spinners. (Little changes are cool, too ;))
"Life without music would be a mistake." - An unknown, but very wise person
I had a home I was renting out and got tired of the hastle so I sold it, bought the Mustang and took the remaining and invested it. In 3 years I'll retire for the 2nd time and probably buy another Mustang..
That's some good investing... Like you, I bought a house in 1999 for $175k. Sold it last year for $450k. Problem is I took the bulk of the profits and sunk it into an even bigger house on 5 acres + $20k to renovate the kitchen. So I guess I shouldn't complain about having a car payment
you may be in the wrong line of work..which I doubt but you sure made a great decision on the home. thats much better than not having a car payment for sure! I'd love to have 5 acres! you did good bud!
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Saleen S/C 3.2 pulley tuned by JDM Engineering, GT500 pumps, CHE goodies on the rear, 4.10's, KOOKS/ high flow catted X pipe with PYPES Violators, Spydershaft, TCI 3500 stall, PA deep tranny pan. Meziere w/p,M&H 325/45/17 DRs.
future mods.... a 3.0 pulley
you may be in the wrong line of work..which I doubt but you sure made a great decision on the home. thats much better than not having a car payment for sure! I'd love to have 5 acres! you did good bud!
And I'm only about 10 minutes away from Budds Creek (Maryland Int'l Raceway)
And I'm only about 10 minutes away from Budds Creek (Maryland Int'l Raceway)
go ahead and rub it in even more actually thats a good thing I dont live that close to the track
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Saleen S/C 3.2 pulley tuned by JDM Engineering, GT500 pumps, CHE goodies on the rear, 4.10's, KOOKS/ high flow catted X pipe with PYPES Violators, Spydershaft, TCI 3500 stall, PA deep tranny pan. Meziere w/p,M&H 325/45/17 DRs.
future mods.... a 3.0 pulley
But after my divorce in 2000, I immediately took out a mortgage to buy a condo (rather than wasting any money on apartment rent). Fast forward to 2004 and the housing boom... I got engaged and sold the condo for almost twice what I paid for it! Woo hoo! Next stop, a certified check for the balance owed on my Pony after accounting for the trade-in bucks. 
I well-earned my right to be put on the title-deed on our first anniversary ("Paper" dontcha know...) 
actually thats a good thing I dont live that close to the track 
