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Said BYE to the 5.0, hello ST1 ...
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<blockquote data-quote="FISHTAIL" data-source="post: 12853568" data-attributes="member: 19212"><p>Your older than I am, and I agree to a point. Your right regarding the cobra, it spent a whole bunch of time chilling in stop and go traffic burning gas. The main reason I sold that car though was because my wife was afraid of it. She wouldn't let me use it to take my son to car shows, and if I can't take my little boy with me to stuff in the car, then IMO, there is no reason to own it.</p><p></p><p>The 5.0 was actually pretty much the perfect daily for me until we decided to expand the family. It was slower than the cobra obviously, but far more civilized. My kid LOVED the car, I loved it, my wife liked it, and I could fit two full shopping carts worth of target crap in the trunk. It just couldn't fit a child seat behind the drivers seat with me in a comfortable driving position. Granted, I rarely spent much time on the throttle in that car either (at least on the floor) but I liked having the power there. I don't know what it is, but even if I almost never stand on the car, I just like having a car that accelerates at a good clip at part throttle. I didn't even typically floor it when passing people with that car (or the cobra) because I didn't need too..I could get by them fast enough at part throttle, and if I saw a car coming, or the person I was passing woke up and sped up, I had some reserve to finish the pass if I needed to. </p><p></p><p>Having said that, it's not that I dislike the ST, because nothing could be further from the truth. I really like the car. It's fun, it's reasonably practical, and I can fit the family in it (although this last bit isn't all that important..we have a 2011 Explorer for trips, I just needed room for 2 car seats). The gas mileage increase is nice, but for me isn't a big deal..I averaged 21-22mpg in the 5.0 and I'm getting 25-26 in the focus. Combine that with how much I drive and the savings is minimal.</p><p></p><p>The only thing about this whole bit that makes me shake my head is that when I bought the 5.0 I was actually in the market for a late model 4 door M3. Had I got that car...I'd still have it. But with the new house purchase I just couldn't justify maintaining that higher car payment this time around...thus the focus. </p><p></p><p></p><p>I've also got a short list of cars I miss, but your list is already cooler than mine so i won't bother posting..lol.:beer:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FISHTAIL, post: 12853568, member: 19212"] Your older than I am, and I agree to a point. Your right regarding the cobra, it spent a whole bunch of time chilling in stop and go traffic burning gas. The main reason I sold that car though was because my wife was afraid of it. She wouldn't let me use it to take my son to car shows, and if I can't take my little boy with me to stuff in the car, then IMO, there is no reason to own it. The 5.0 was actually pretty much the perfect daily for me until we decided to expand the family. It was slower than the cobra obviously, but far more civilized. My kid LOVED the car, I loved it, my wife liked it, and I could fit two full shopping carts worth of target crap in the trunk. It just couldn't fit a child seat behind the drivers seat with me in a comfortable driving position. Granted, I rarely spent much time on the throttle in that car either (at least on the floor) but I liked having the power there. I don't know what it is, but even if I almost never stand on the car, I just like having a car that accelerates at a good clip at part throttle. I didn't even typically floor it when passing people with that car (or the cobra) because I didn't need too..I could get by them fast enough at part throttle, and if I saw a car coming, or the person I was passing woke up and sped up, I had some reserve to finish the pass if I needed to. Having said that, it's not that I dislike the ST, because nothing could be further from the truth. I really like the car. It's fun, it's reasonably practical, and I can fit the family in it (although this last bit isn't all that important..we have a 2011 Explorer for trips, I just needed room for 2 car seats). The gas mileage increase is nice, but for me isn't a big deal..I averaged 21-22mpg in the 5.0 and I'm getting 25-26 in the focus. Combine that with how much I drive and the savings is minimal. The only thing about this whole bit that makes me shake my head is that when I bought the 5.0 I was actually in the market for a late model 4 door M3. Had I got that car...I'd still have it. But with the new house purchase I just couldn't justify maintaining that higher car payment this time around...thus the focus. I've also got a short list of cars I miss, but your list is already cooler than mine so i won't bother posting..lol.:beer: [/QUOTE]
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