Temptation

I was reading today on the Blackberry (yeah, during the morning constitutional...) that auto manufacturers are tacking on even more incentives to try and drum up business. The latest, from GM and Ford, is the 'job insurance policy' where they'll cover up to a year's worth of payments if you lose your job. Well, not that I'd ever buy new - we all know how fast cars lose value that first, oh SECOND off the lot - but it got me thinking on my car. I'm driving a 2001 Chrysler Concorde with 110k miles. Still runs fine without any major hiccups. Catch is, my wife drives a 2000 Honda Oddessey with 120k miles. Sooo...I'm worried we'll be hit with dual car payments at some point.

So a little looking around, and what do I find near me? This.

2005 Ford Mustang GT with only 1,342 miles on it. Talk about a BEAST of a machine! I'm not old enough for a midlife crisis (tho' it feels like I've been living one the past two weeks...), but if I were, this would be awfullllly tempting. I'd have to learn to drive a manual, but such are sacrifices we would make, eh? Hehe.

So, any advice on how to convince the wife that it's in our best interest for me to get a new car now to prevent those double loans in 2-3 years? Of course, I ask that knowing she'll be reading this anytime in the next few hours, so make it good.

EDIT:  D'OH!  Nope, not sold to me.    Hehe.