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Old Aug 15, 2005 | 12:58 AM
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We are Andy and Mandie and we live in Milton Keynes here in the UK. We own 2 Mustang's at the moment, one is a 1998 V6 coupe with a 5 speed manual. The second is a 1995 GT convert with an auto box.

Below are some pics which we took last week:

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Old Aug 15, 2005 | 03:27 AM
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Welcome.I bet you get alot of looks driving Mustangs in the UK.
 
Old Aug 15, 2005 | 03:52 AM
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Glad to have ya here! What is it like owning these in the UK? How rare are they?
 
Old Aug 15, 2005 | 05:00 AM
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We love driving our Mustangs and yes people do stop and look as you drive by.
Mustang's are not as rare in the UK as you may think, we have alot of car clubs and dealers selling new and used cars, we are now also getting alot of stang's being imported from Japan to the UK.

We belong to the Mustang owners club of Great Britain. There is about 1000 members and we have alot of meetings and show across the UK. Check out our web site at:

http://www.mocgb.net/

The biggest problem of owning a Muatang in the UK is the price of petrol at about 0.96 pence per litre which is £4.37 per gallon (UK) which works out at $6.59 per gallon (US)

So what do you guys pay per gallon????
 
Old Aug 15, 2005 | 12:57 PM
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JESUS! Here in Texas, Price per gallon is at a record high at 2.50 Regular. 2.70 Premium. I know in some places in the US it's higher.
 
Old Aug 15, 2005 | 01:52 PM
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Are those real plates...that would be weird. Nice cars by the way.
 
Old Aug 15, 2005 | 02:25 PM
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Welcome,you have those looking mint. Are those the original headlights or are they garage keep as they look real new?
 
Old Aug 15, 2005 | 03:06 PM
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Are they expensive to buy over there? Here a brand new 2005 GT Loaded is about $27,000 MSRP.
 
Old Aug 15, 2005 | 06:08 PM
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i used to live in europe, the gas was still about 5 bucks and that was like 10 years ago. everytime i fill up i just think of that and i feel better =D
 
Old Aug 15, 2005 | 07:42 PM
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Nice looking Stangs, well kept. I guess we can't complain to you about our record high gasoline prices since they are less than half of what you pay.
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 12:27 AM
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To anwser your questions:

James, yes those are the real plates, but I had them made to the same size as the US plates.

Venom, yes they are the original headlights, why? and both cars are tucked up in a garage and don't come out if its raining.

MT's, As for being $27000 dollars we wish they were as that works out to about £14900 pounds, but the cheapest new 05 GT is £24000 pounds which is about $43500 dollars, which is alot of cash. You guys could buy a saleen for that money. Have a look here:

http://www.atlanticsportscars.com/stock/current.html

So has you can see not a cheap hobby but alot more fun than any ricer
 
Old Aug 16, 2005 | 05:36 AM
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Figured you had them stored away from the sun as those headlight tend to yellow.
 
Old Aug 16, 2005 | 05:41 AM
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Originally Posted by venom
Figured you had them stored away from the sun as those headlight tend to yellow.
SUN thats nearly as rare as Mustangs here
 
Old Aug 16, 2005 | 06:05 AM
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That explains everything.
 
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