Youngest son just turned 18. He graduated early, & is a really good kid. I'd been trying to find him a car, but not had much luck. Was going to take him to a used lot to look at a few then I got a phone call. Turns out my aunt was selling a Lexus lx470 really cheap if I wanted it. To make a long story short we were about to buy a junk car & get took to the cleaners. Instead he got a SUV worth about 15k at a steal. My aunt & uncle are very wealthy, but we're very kind. My son still hasn't figured out all the bells & whistles. Beats the heck outta my first car.

Congrats those are fantastic vehicles. I hope to find my son one in a few years.

He needs some 10” subs, a box with about 4 in it, 1000W amp

I have a set a of sealed 10" MTX Black Golds in the garage.

450-500 watt Earthquake amp.




Probably let the package go for $1k.



#safari

Bet he will like that one, you may not when it comes to parts. Much better than my first one, a '65 Ford Galaxy. Bought it from a High School buddy who got drafted, he didn't make it back.

No man, I'm telling ya he's a good kid. He plays guitar, mostly old country & rock. No rap garbage.
His 1st vehicle is nicer than anything I've driven. I dread when it needs a repair, I imagine parts cost a fortune.

A very good and safe vehicle for him.

Great vehicle for a senior. Your aunt and uncle are solid.

What engine was in 65 galaxy? 390 or 352.

It's a 2005, but in pristine condition. I'm very thankful they thought of him.

Gotta lower just the back end......

“Coon hunting” they call it.

It comes factory with hydraulic suspension, but I told him not to mess with it. Afraid it'll tear up.

I played country and Foghat, duh on my subs down at the mudhole
😃

289 2 barrel.. No power steering either. Powder blue 2 door.

My first car was a 66 Galaxy with 390.

I pulled a homemade trailer with my flat trackers with it. Huge trunk for tool boxes, coolers and all manner of chit.

LED light bars on it

tinted windows

Browning sticker, 30-A sticker, vols orange flip flops sticker


😃🤘🏻😎👏🏻

I doubt that’ll hurt it.

Drive it and enjoy it.

That's a blessing.
🚗
I've heard police say that his age group are like magnets to them. They don't hesitate to write them up. This is even more true for a sports car category. This makes it doubly good.
This sounds more than ideal.

James 1:17

your son now owes you big time. You need to constantly remind him of that. That there is a pooosy mobile

Might as well throw on some wheel spinners too!

Sounds like a great ride for a great kid. Hope he's happy with it.

The Panty Dropper

My 20 year old middle Grandson is getting my Saleen Mustang on Tuesday.

Thinking cop magnet also.

But he held up his end on his College grades, deans list.
A deal’s a deal.

Sounds like he owes the great aunt.

do you mean really old or awesome?

Fuggin a right!

Sweet
If he's making those kind of grades, it's not likely he'll be out late at the hangouts dragging it or anything foolish. He's truly blessed as well. Good age to start appreciating a nice muscle car like that. The only ones around here his age that have them are Sadi Oil millionaires sons going to the university.

When my son son turned 16 I bought a 2007 Hummer H3. Told if “I given, I damn sure can takerh away”

When he turned 18, being now “olds and wise” (right)
He comes and says he knows why I got him an H3.

“The think is all steel, and I can’t speed in it”

I told him
“Your learning, kid”

😉

He’s a good young man and with a good head on his shoulders. Very proud of all 4 Grandsons.

One of the conditions of the handover was that he sell his street motorcycle and he did that this week. I’ll sleep a lot better at night knowing that.

Dude !!

352, 4bbl carb, dual exhuast

Borrowed from GRIZZ:

I got a 32 Coupe with a half a tank of gas,
A face fulla puzzy and my hands fulla azz.
And I’m movin on .

He needs to be grateful and not act a socially protected species

He is grateful. I'm not wealthy by any means. He just started his 1st job last week. We were just trying to find some worn out junk with a clear title I could work on. Instead he got a nice surprise.

You and he did well.

Oh yeah. Good call. I lost the skin off my face on one.
A family member had a fatal accident on one for likely an hour, and came back miraculously. His heart stopped, brain was without oxygen and then started beating eventually. All of us know friends who faired badly.

Besides, there's probably not a man who wouldn't choose the Mustang over any bike.

And one can bet he'll go to the cleaners when it has to go into the shop.

The 352 had no guts.

My 1963 Galaxy 500XL had a 352 4 barrel under the hood. The mufflers (dual exhaust) we’re constantly rotting out maybe get 2 years on them.

I got mine a used Mercury Marquis..... biggest car on the road, cheap insurance, but the thing still got 20 mpg.

My wife drives a 2001 Mercury Marquis. Bought it 5 yrs ago for $3250. Had 83k when we got it, but still runs great. I can actually work on it to.

That's what worries me.

Surround them with steel. Full frame doors seem to help. This was my oldest daughter's first ride.
I still can't believe she walked away from it. Youngest daughter is in a 2003 Expedition. Some peace
of mind, but never enough.

If you have a good local repair shop, mostly same as toyota

Your grandson sounds like a good, levelheaded, responsible, very deserving young man but don't be surprised if the cost of insurance on the Saleen Mustang increases substantially regardless whether you, his parents or he pays the premiums due to being a young male driver and primary driver of a Saleen Mustang .

When our kids first started driving the insurance standard for young females was 1.4 times the adult rate and young males was 1.9 the adult rate. The brand name and model type can make a big difference in insurance costs, too. We checked out insurance rates on a 4cyl auto Mustang and a same year 4 cyl auto Pontiac Sunbird for our girls -- basically equals performance wise -- but the Sunbird was a worthwhile amount less to insure.

Actually there’s no insurance cost differential assigned to the vehicle. It’s a pristine 2006 Model and when the Ford vin# is given It comes back as an older Mustang Coupe with a small block V8.

The Saleen part of the equation is what Steve Saleen adds to the his cars and that’s documented by his assigned Saleen production # found in 3 different places on the vehicle.

3 years ago A good friend bought a new Ford Cobra Mustang from a Ford dealer and had it upgraded 100 hp by Ford to maintain his warranty. Well,,,that wasn’t enough so he had it picked up and sent out to Carroll Shelby’s facilities and had it maxed out with the full all around upgrades and is now pushing north of 740 hp. Insurance wise it still shows as the original Ford factory Cobra Mustang.

Try that with a Covette or Dodge Hellcat and those Model vin#’s !!!
You’ll pay and pay dearly especially if you’re a young man below the age of 25.

My buddy is now thinking about selling his Shelby and getting the Super Snake. I’m probably gonna get his Shelby If he makes the decision to go forward.

Apologies for going on so long here.

So, does that mean if it were totaled insurance would only cover the current value of an pristine older Mustang coupe w/small block V8 engine or would they still cover that of a 2006 Saleen Mustang?

Good for your son! Sounds like an outstanding young man. And Kudo's to your aunt, sounds like a very nice person.