What we have here is a basic retro Pony car that takes me back to my childhood. Introduced in 1964 per Wiki “the Mustang the most successful vehicle launch since the 1927 Model A” – selling 400,000 units in the first year. The 1968 fastback is my favorite of all time. The 2012 Ford Mustang GT Premium unicorn offered here is a fifth generation model and a pretty basic muscle car with a V-8 motor and a six-speed manual transmission. Clean lines, pretty color, and a racing stripe.
With only 3,171 miles on it, this two owner, 12 year old Mustang has hardly been driven. Two owners, no accidents, and ready for the next owner to finish breaking in this car. Not sure it’s MaxCare worthy, but fascinating that you could get a warranty for another 146,829 miles and drive it until 2029 with no financial risk on repairs. How many burnouts would that be?
Front seat heaters, rear view camera, Bluetooth, and a Shaker sound system. Period. I really didn’t figure out what the GT Premium gets you over the regular GT.
But you do get three pedals and a six-speed manual transmission. You can squeeze out 26 mpg on the highway! Less doing burnouts.
The 5.0 liter V-8 is rated as 412 hp and pulls (?) 390 ft-lbs of torque. Car Throttle described the Mustang GT as “…..superlative performance for the money and a slice of pure Americana, but no longer do you have to suffer a broken-chicken-leg shifter, Taurus steering wheel, and a Tupperware interior to get it.” They were able to pull off a 4.5 second 0-60 mph run.
The car is selling for about the same as the first owner paid for it way back when. It has held its value, and not just because of the low mileage I guess. I looked for comps on Autotrader and could not find one with this low mileage. The closed I came was the white one below with 11,000 miles, for the same price, and a pretty cool Roush with 5,000 miles, for $10,000 more! Both pictured at the bottom. My friend Jerry is a Mustang fan and looking to drive cross country this summer with his son. I’m thinking he needs to buy this as a graduation present for the young man. Find it here in Kansas City.
Stock No: 25179744 VIN: 1ZVBP8CF3C5206579
Uncle Chuck would be a real hero if he bought the young man this ride for his cross-country trip . . . and he could take him out for a Big Tasty, too! This really is a unicorn, BTWs. Love it.