Gentlemen (and that one lady that owns a FGT),
I am proud to say that I have officially joined the club. I could go into stories of missing out on the car of my dreams several times, including an auction about 10 years ago of a "pill mill" pharmacist that was in the pokey that had quite the car collection. I bid her up to 95K only to lose out by one more bid. I asked the winner how far he was going to go and he said that was his last bid. My buddy had said for years "they'll come down to about 75K and then I will get one". Wrong-so very wrong. Then the same fellow said, "When the new GT comes out, the old ones will plummet and then we can get a deal on one" Hmmm. Now I am thinking he just didn't want me to get one. So after wall-flowering on the sidelines for years, I decided to take the plunge with an 05 silver beauty. She joins my silver Viper, silver Raptor and silver Land Rover Defender. I still have my high school car (not silver) a 69 428CJ Mach I, 4 speed. Anyway, talking about torturous, I flew from Tampa to Detroit about 3 weeks ago and made a deal with a one owner 2,200 mile car that Rich Brooks himself gave the thumbs up to. I finally got it down here last Tuesday and still haven't been able to get her tagged due to a paperwork snafu, so I go out to the garage every few hours to marvel and long for the day that I can peacock around town. I know that I join other enthusiasts on this forum and hopefully before long I will feel like I truly belong instead of one of those dreamers like I have been for the last 15 years. So thank you in advance for your advice and well wishes. And to the haters- a rising tide lifts all boats so vote Trump. Probably shouldn't go there on my first post but I have had a few hopped beverages. CHEERS!
I am proud to say that I have officially joined the club. I could go into stories of missing out on the car of my dreams several times, including an auction about 10 years ago of a "pill mill" pharmacist that was in the pokey that had quite the car collection. I bid her up to 95K only to lose out by one more bid. I asked the winner how far he was going to go and he said that was his last bid. My buddy had said for years "they'll come down to about 75K and then I will get one". Wrong-so very wrong. Then the same fellow said, "When the new GT comes out, the old ones will plummet and then we can get a deal on one" Hmmm. Now I am thinking he just didn't want me to get one. So after wall-flowering on the sidelines for years, I decided to take the plunge with an 05 silver beauty. She joins my silver Viper, silver Raptor and silver Land Rover Defender. I still have my high school car (not silver) a 69 428CJ Mach I, 4 speed. Anyway, talking about torturous, I flew from Tampa to Detroit about 3 weeks ago and made a deal with a one owner 2,200 mile car that Rich Brooks himself gave the thumbs up to. I finally got it down here last Tuesday and still haven't been able to get her tagged due to a paperwork snafu, so I go out to the garage every few hours to marvel and long for the day that I can peacock around town. I know that I join other enthusiasts on this forum and hopefully before long I will feel like I truly belong instead of one of those dreamers like I have been for the last 15 years. So thank you in advance for your advice and well wishes. And to the haters- a rising tide lifts all boats so vote Trump. Probably shouldn't go there on my first post but I have had a few hopped beverages. CHEERS!
