I owned a '03 GT as most of you know.
One thing that really sticks in my mind is when i drove the GT around, i was 2-3 other GT's and 10 V6's a day that all looked the same. It's a cookie cutter car.
As for the Fox...well up in the northeast, they are hard to see. Do you know when the last time I saw a fox onthe road here?? 5 weeks ago! I am lucky to see 1 a week in the summer. When i drove mine around, people used to come over and talk to it,ask me if i wanted to sell it and give me thumbs up.
With the fox people also know i'm an enthusiast to own a 21-year old car like that in good condition. With the newer model, people just know you can afford to buy a new car really. There is some "coolness" factor about driving around in a nice old car.
Granted, the SN95 was a hell of a lot comfortable. It had ABS, T/C, 6-disk changer, leather was quiet on the highway at 80MPH and got great gas mileage. It was a nice new modern car with some power.
However, i upgraded to a nicer DD so i don't need all that now. Now it comes down to what Mustang would I enjoy yo drive...and that is a 5.0. They are cheap to fix, parts are EVERYWHERE and they are getting old enough to be considered antiques which adds to the coolness value.
4 more years and i can toss an antique plate on my car...and i want to