wow... I'll take that as a compliment, other people posting pix of MY car
Perry - I found the mailing list(s) to be overwhelming, combined with a) the amounts of spam that I get and b) I'm out of town for weeks at a time for travel, and while I tried to manage my subscription(s), I just gave up and agreed that the forums were more efficient. I've been mostly lurking here the whole time but only got into the habit of posting here (and then occasionally at best) in the last year or so.
When I got my Mustang in 2000 and it became my "nice day" car (convertible, but v6 and automatic - not nearly as fun to drive as the Mystique) and then bought my house in 2001 - one mile away from my office, which is just killing the car - the slow demise of my Mystique began and the $1000 ABS/TC episode (see "brakes" forum/archive) finally diminished my "enthusiasm" for the car and I set my sights on the 6.
All in all, I had really good luck with the Mystique... given the endless horror stories heard here about catastrophic failures (cats, engines, trannies) and, frankly, what to expect from a 9-year old American car. We've come a long way, but (hoping not to start the US/Japan jihad) I imagine if my car was a 9-year old Honda or Toyota with only 77K miles, it might not be as much fun BUT I might not be in as much of a hurry to part with it...
cheers,
-Peter
02 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport 165HP 4cyl auto AWD
former: 95 Mystique LS V6 MTX [11/14/94-5/19/04]
