I had a 1980 Triumph TR8 for four years and eventually sold it (2009) because it still wasn't practical to have that type of toy when the kids were relatively young. I spent many a Saturday taking each of the three out in turn for a ride. I started looking at various options, one being a Studebaker Daytona hardtop, a Corvair (preferably a second generation convertible) or, after more than several fruitless years, I gradually started looking at British cars again, including MGBs and Minis (the latter, having had two of when I was younger). Eventually after doing some test drives of old stuff (and knocking the sheen off 20+ year old memories) I decided that I'd rather buy something new and enjoy it everyday. This started the process of kicking around replacing our 2010 Sonata with something sporty, not necessarily "right now" but when the Sonata was due for replacement. A few around me said why not wait until retirement (hopefully about 4 years now) and then whatever I bought wouldn't be getting the commuting miles put on it and could probably wait out the snow in the garage. I started out between Mustang and Challenger, the latter for the larger back seat for the remaining kid at home and also considered BMW 2 Series and Cadillac ATS, the last two not really giving me everything I wanted at a price point I liked. Reading about the rust issues Challenger's apparently have in the dog leg ahead of the rear wheel turned me off them, very late in the decision process. On top of that, my wife suggested she wouldn't mind a convertible, so it was back to a Mustang. Again, I was going to wait but family matters caused me to pull the trigger. The first was that my eldest brother, now 70, was diagnosed with Parkinson's nearly two years ago and my mother, otherwise relatively healthy and still sharp at 93, was found to have a brain tumour in late March, which, after she chose to not treat it, took her in about 8 weeks. I decided, what am I waiting for? And I'm buying this for me, not to cart my friends around in. I could have easily bought a GT, money was not the issue, but I still have a practical side and the fuel economy of the EB was attractive. I also have a pretty loaded car, being a Premium with the 201A package and Safe and Smart and the A10. As well, I spent money on a set of standard EB 17" rims for the winter rubber. Also, I've never really had a powerful car, so I figured that the 310 hp/350 torque was sufficient for me. It's a nice cruiser for an "old" guy like me. I suppose that I could have bought a lesser equipped GT coupe for the same money but I'm quite happy with my choice, just over a month in, especially driving home virtually every day with the top down.