Every red cent's worth!
I am not the typical muscle car buff, but I fell in love with the mystic of the shelby the first time I saw it. Talking about one mean looking car.
I ordered mine in Oct and got it about three weeks ago. While I waited, I read every review I could get my hands on....just trying to smell the aroma through the pages. I read the good and the bad. I was prepared for the raw power (and was not disappointed at all!!!) and the relatively rough ride (it isn't too rough..just on rough roads) but hey, I didn't buy it as a luxury ride, I bought it because it was FUN!
It is my everyday ride. I have parked my Escalade truck and am loving every minute of the Shelby.
I got the convertible- white with blue side door stripe. I have mainly driven it back and forth to work (about 12 miles each way)= but have volunteered to go on every trip for milk or picking up my kids from practice that my wife has needed done
Last week, I needed to go on a business trip to Florida (I live in NE Alabama) so guess what- even thought I am a million miler on Delta and fly everywhere- I jumped at the change to drive
I would have never considered driving normally, but it was the change to get some serious bonding time with my new Shelby (my wife even let me leave a day early, and I could barely wait to hit the road).
Even though I am one of the suckers who paid considerable more than MSRP, I have not regretted it for a minute (well that is not totally true.....I am burning, on average about 12 mpg and on this trip about 16 mpg, but my truck didn't get much better).
I bought the car because I knew it would be a fun drive, and boy is it! It runs like a mother and everyday, someone goes bonkers over it (actually had a guy yesterday want to trade his 1967 shelby for it....). Also, yesterday, while I was in a meeting, I looked out the window and three guys had stopped their truck in the middle of the street and were walking around my car, checking it out (at first I wondered if they were going to try to steal it...my bad...they were just getting off on it).
Tomorrow I am headed back home, and yes, while I have a 10.5 hr drive. I can't wait! In fact I went out today and bought me a $350 pair of driving shoes
(Now I'll have to really do some driving next week to justify the new shoes
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Tomorrow, I'm going to pop in my ipod
, drop the top and ride baby ride
