Ford Mustang: Are we chasing the Vette?

Ken and Amy Andrews opined in
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I think they should chase sales and repeat buyers... not any competition.

Any time Ford tries to emulate, they end up losing the battle

The Cobra's fine... but I dont think you're going to get many trading in
their Vettes for it. I wouldnt.

I'm looking for the 4 seater Bird to come back. There's a lot of people that
have bought MN12's like me - because they're cheap- that are looking forward
to that.

"Ken and Amy Andrews" <net> wrote: 

GM killed them because they didn't sell; Mustangs outsold the GM twins
something like 2 to 1.

The Mustang was never meant to be an answer to the Corvette; the T-Bird was
supposed to do that, but it stopped doing it when it became a 4-seater in
1958, after only three years as a true sportscar.

Ford learned it's lesson, I guess, about offering sports cars to a mass
market and hasn't looked back since. Chevy still has the 'Vette, and it's
one bitchin' machine. Take one on with your latest Cobra, if you think
otherwise.

The new GT40 could be Ford's answer, but it's way over-priced; Ford still
hasn't learned from the new T-Bird fiasco.

Ford refuses to acknowledge that there's a maket for high-perfomance,
two-seat sports cars; they never let their own market mature.

Chevy, on the other hand, committed to a a two-seat sportscar which could
wipe Ford's oil trails and win.

Ford has nothing which can compete with the 'Vette; but Chevy has nothing
which can compete with the Mustang.

'Vette vs. Mustang?

Only in mod heaven.

doc

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If you say so. They're 350 horsepower. The top-o-the-line Z06 Vette is
405hp.

Vic's using a more narrow definition of 'sports car' than you are. It's
been argued before in here that a 'sports car' is technically strictly a two
seater, whereas the Mustang is really a completely different type of car,
the 'pony car', so dubbed because the Mustang was the first of it's kind,
followed closely by the Camaro, which is also considered a 'pony car'.
There's also argument regarding whether or not the Mustang or Camaro can be
considered a 'muscle car' (I personally think not, as I consider muscle cars
to be more typically heavier and using a big block. Mustangs encroached
into that area in the latter part of the sixties/early seventies, before the
advent of the dreaded MustangII. Again, my opinion).
You can google a search and see that thread (or threads) if you're
interested. I don't know that there's any authoritative treatise on the
subject, but lots of good arguments for all of them.
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RayS
2001 Mustang GT Bullitt #3320


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It's not a true sports car, but more aptly called a musclecar. Like the
originals, they could go like mad in a straight line but fell a little short
when the road got curvy. Consider what a true sports car is...the Corvette,
Lotus Elise, Honda S2000. That little sampling shows they don't need to
necessarily go like a bat outta hell (although it helps), but they need to
handle well. While a Mustang can be made to handle really well with the
right aftermarket parts, you'd be insane to take one off the showroom floor
and onto a track that has more than a straightaway. And you'd lose to the
above mentioned cars. Don't get me wrong...I really like my car and
wouldn't trade it for a torqueless Honda (although a Corvette would displace
the Mustang really quickly). It's just not a true sports car in the purist
form.

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-Keith
'96 GT 5spd ... with an '02 engine

I own Mustangs for one reason, I wanted one ever since I saw my first
fastback I was a little kid. Owned a vette, great car, much better
brake/corner vehicle, but I will never be without a Mustang. The idea
of a Mustang (as stated earlier) was to give a fairly high level of
performance for moderate dollars. Plus they look cool. The car does
need a major chassis overhaul to even keep up with a good rice rocket in
the curves, but until that is done, who cares. If you want a car that
does everything, start looking around - have too many cars and even then
always want something that does something. Remember the reason you
started getting into them in the first place - sort of like why the only
bike I'll ever ride is a Harley, best car for me is a Mustang.

Andrew

Ken and Amy Andrews wrote:
 

I bought a new 02 GT for $22k. The corvette was not in competition with
my GT any more than the GT40 is in competition with the vette.

When the US car makers stop making pony cars, I will buy a ricer for my
next car.

No, make that a classic stang - Oh yeah.

John

I have to agree with Mike. The Mustang sure isn't a family station wagon
car. It's made to perform and with the right mechanic under the hood, made
to perform great!

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Greg B.
'01 V6 Convertible Premium Trim Option
Torch Red
Mods: K&N air filter, air silencer removed
Future mods: anything that doesn't blow up my engine!


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