It all began on Saturday, August 30,
2003…Joe Cooper Ford had invited the Oklahoma
Mustang Club to do a Show & Shine at their Yukon
location. Kale had to work and I took our 1993
convertible to the Show & Shine. After cleaning the
car, visiting for a while and taking a break for lunch, I
began wandering around the used car lot looking at the
Mustangs. Some of the members had noticed I was out
looking at the cars and told me I needed a newer Mustang.
Of course, I liked the idea of having a second Mustang
but I didn’t think we could afford two Mustangs. I
figured the payment would be quiet a bit higher than the
one on our 1999 Taurus and the thought of insuring a
newer Mustang – there was no way! I went inside and
talked to Barrett Determan just to see what his thoughts
were. He called to find out the payoff on our Taurus and
played with some numbers, then he looked over and said
“What if I told you I could probably get you into a
new Mustang for about the same as what you are paying
now?” I told him I would have to think about it.
After the Show & Shine I went by Kale’s work to
tell him what Barrett had said. His response was,
“So how soon can we pick it up?” Little did I
realize that we were going to spend all day Sunday
driving to the different dealerships looking at new
Mustangs trying to decide on what colors we liked and
what other options we wanted. We liked the Sonic Blue and
the Dark Shadow Gray. Kale’s requirements were that
our new Mustang must have a hood scoop and a rear
spoiler. Monday was Labor Day and we were both off work.
We went to see Barrett to see what he could do for us.
The only car that was local that met what we were looking
for was a Dark Shadow Gray Pony Package. Barrett
explained that the Pony Package consisted of polished
aluminum rims, a leather wrapped steering wheel and the
running pony decals along the doors. This was unique
because 2003 was the only model year Ford was using these
decals. After several discussions with the finance
department Barrett had us approved for our first new car
with the same payment we were paying for the Taurus.
We have both enjoyed this car for its appearance, comfort
and handling. Most of all, I have enjoyed having a
Mustang that I can drive to a show, park it next to
Kale’s Mustang and we both get to participate with a
Mustang. This Mustang will probably stay pretty close to
stock except for changing to dual exhaust. |
