Eric Longman

Internet geek. Project Manager. Propellerhead.

I traded in my beloved MINI today on a 2008 Ford Mustang.  

It hurt a little bit, because that MINI was a WONDERFUL car, but it was time to move on as the MINI was quickly approaching 100,000 miles, and there were major systems that were due to begin breaking any minute.

The Mustang has just 19,000 miles on it (so it’s still covered by factory warranty for a while), and is in phenomenal condition.  A very minor ding in the driver’s door and some trivial scratches on the center console are the only things that I have found that are less than perfect.  It’s a pretty basic car — with the base 4.0L V-6 engine — but is wonderfully fun to drive and remarkably comfortable.  Plenty of room for a big guy (I’m 6’6″ tall).

The best part?  I have instantly and irrevocably been elevated to the level of “Coolest Dad in the Universe” by Christopher.  Christopher is pretty sure that there is no better car on earth than the Mustang, and he’s still not sure that I really, truly bought one.  He’s already seen many years in the future, and has decided that it would be OK for this to be a hand-me-down car for him when he goes off to college.  We’ll see…