1971 300 Alvah
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For the last 9 years the only 4 wheeled vehicle I owned and drove was my 1971 300 (Alvah). I have deeply loved that car. But having a 50+ year old car as a daily has drawbacks!
This last summer I reached my limit. I enjoyed driving the car, but this time it was the second round of ignition issues (all of the stuff I replaced 8 years ago went bad) and the worsening vapor lock that made me say enough is enough. I wanted something that I could reliably walk out to, get in, start up, and drive. And I wanted that reliability to last for more than a couple of months until the next bug developed and I was chasing another gremlin.
So... I caved and bought something new(ish).
I bought a 2017 Mustang GT...
The Mustang GT is the preferred method of transportation of douchebags and people who can't leave car shows without wrecking... It screams for you to pay attention to it while all of society works hard to ignore it (not like a C body who effortlessly without asking draws the attention of non car folks who can't help but appreciate it).
Here is the real problem... I love the Mustang! It's a pleasure to drive. It's very fast! It's comfortable. It has just the right amount of goodies to feel modern, but is still gives the driver an interface that is classic enough to not anger the Luddite within me. Since buying this car I haven't wanted to drive the Chrysler, and when I do it isn't as fun as it used to be. Now I'm worried that Alvah is going to waste away from neglect. I'm not even ready to consider getting rid of her yet, but honestly she's a great car and deserves to be driven, which I may not be doing much of anymore...
This last summer I reached my limit. I enjoyed driving the car, but this time it was the second round of ignition issues (all of the stuff I replaced 8 years ago went bad) and the worsening vapor lock that made me say enough is enough. I wanted something that I could reliably walk out to, get in, start up, and drive. And I wanted that reliability to last for more than a couple of months until the next bug developed and I was chasing another gremlin.
So... I caved and bought something new(ish).
I bought a 2017 Mustang GT...
The Mustang GT is the preferred method of transportation of douchebags and people who can't leave car shows without wrecking... It screams for you to pay attention to it while all of society works hard to ignore it (not like a C body who effortlessly without asking draws the attention of non car folks who can't help but appreciate it).
Here is the real problem... I love the Mustang! It's a pleasure to drive. It's very fast! It's comfortable. It has just the right amount of goodies to feel modern, but is still gives the driver an interface that is classic enough to not anger the Luddite within me. Since buying this car I haven't wanted to drive the Chrysler, and when I do it isn't as fun as it used to be. Now I'm worried that Alvah is going to waste away from neglect. I'm not even ready to consider getting rid of her yet, but honestly she's a great car and deserves to be driven, which I may not be doing much of anymore...
