CAR OWNER

Arielle Pereira

CAR NAME–YEAR & MODEL INFO

DONNIE THE 3V - 2006 MUSTANG GT

TO FINALLY EXPERIENCE THE EVENT IN MY OWN MUSTANG MADE ME FALL EVEN MORE IN LOVE...

MEMBERS OF THE STANG MAG FAMILY ARE MORE PASSIONATE ABOUT FUN AND INCLUSION THAN THEY ARE THEIR CARS AND THAT SAYS A LOT!

I have always had a passion for cars but my love for Mustangs started when I met my husband and he took me to my first Mustang week and I knew I had to have one. Shortly after I purchased my first Mustang, a six speed Oxford White 2015 Ecoboost Mustang, I was proud to finally be a Mustang owner and I began modifying it immediately. It was lowered, muffler delete, tuned and a few small cosmetic touches. But the four cylinder just wasn’t cutting it for me and I found my self driving my husband’s corvette more often than my own car so I knew I had to have a GT.

The search for a Mustang GT began and it didn’t take long before we came across a 5 speed 2006 Windveil Mustang GT at a local Volkswagen dealership. It was love at first sight. The car was bone stock except for an exhaust. I took it to the following Mustang week and being able to finally experience the event in my own Mustang made me fall even more in love with my car but it was just a little too stock for my taste so we ordered some wheels and coilovers as soon as we got back and it hasn’t stopped evolving. We have since had a daughter and its a passion for these cars that I’m excited to pass down to her. She already has a pink Mustang walker and a 2005 Mustang GT Power Wheels waiting for her when she is big enough to drive it. Now my car calls home next to my husband’s 2004 Mach 1 and I can’t wait to see where it goes from here.

If you asked me if I thought I’d be writing an article for STANG Magazine for my car this time last year I would’ve said no. If you asked me if I would be writing it about a different car than the 2005 Roush Mustang I had I would’ve said hell no. I loved that car but acquiring this one reinvigorated my passion for car shows and events!

I met Daniel Ramey at a Beltway Mustang show and won my spot with STANG Magazine in their Carlisle Ford Nationals display. Needless to say I wasn’t sure what to expect being that I didn’t know the people attending and was going by myself.

The STANG Mag family welcomed me in from the very start and made me feel like one of their own!

Mods list includes Enkei RPF1 wheels, Raceland coil overs, off road x-pipe and MBRP catback, comp nsr CAMS, and a tune.

Members of the STANG Mag family are more passionate about fun and inclusion than they are their cars and that says a lot! I can’t wait to see what’s to come in 2022!