doublestang
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Older Perfectionist comments "used to be like you guys" then after my Turbo Formula Firebird which I loved turned out to be the ultimate lemon, I decided life's too short.....I started putting my feet on the sofa (with my shoes on) and parking anywhere I darn well pleased! Expecting door dings as a fact of life.
For some reason I have regressed as I have aged ......I love my Stang(s) more than I ever loved that Firebird and I was obsessed with it, I used to love it cause it was the coolest fastest car I had ever seen, my stangs only get parked in the back 40 acres (sometimes sideways too) I walk more now than ever to my destination, this car is way too beautiful to blemish with door dings. the first night I brought my blue one home someone kicked in the side of it. What a relief, the first major ding over with. The paintless guy was a master, can't tell it was ever hurt.
My point being I think Ford mastered the market, my thoughts are they intentionally cut all those corners with the cheap crap because they know people are going to modify/ customize everything in this car but the general overall makeup of the car is a marketing masterpiece. How many people do you know (except all of us on this forum) that buy a brand new car and start dumping money in it to replace things.....this car is not an automobile it is more like a blank canvass for everyone to create their own original masterpiece! And what a generation gap bridge....this car appeals to ALL age groups (depression era, baby booomers, generation x, y z? which one are we on now??? I am somewhere in between. Love is love..no matter what age, little imperfections and all!
Proud to drive a Ford (two of them) three counting the FX4 truck.
FYI - tequila doesn't mitigate the perfectionist....you just get drunk and upchuck everywhere, you think your paint is a little imperfect now - you ought to see it the morning after stomach acid sits on it all night! yuk!
For some reason I have regressed as I have aged ......I love my Stang(s) more than I ever loved that Firebird and I was obsessed with it, I used to love it cause it was the coolest fastest car I had ever seen, my stangs only get parked in the back 40 acres (sometimes sideways too) I walk more now than ever to my destination, this car is way too beautiful to blemish with door dings. the first night I brought my blue one home someone kicked in the side of it. What a relief, the first major ding over with. The paintless guy was a master, can't tell it was ever hurt.
My point being I think Ford mastered the market, my thoughts are they intentionally cut all those corners with the cheap crap because they know people are going to modify/ customize everything in this car but the general overall makeup of the car is a marketing masterpiece. How many people do you know (except all of us on this forum) that buy a brand new car and start dumping money in it to replace things.....this car is not an automobile it is more like a blank canvass for everyone to create their own original masterpiece! And what a generation gap bridge....this car appeals to ALL age groups (depression era, baby booomers, generation x, y z? which one are we on now??? I am somewhere in between. Love is love..no matter what age, little imperfections and all!
Proud to drive a Ford (two of them) three counting the FX4 truck.
FYI - tequila doesn't mitigate the perfectionist....you just get drunk and upchuck everywhere, you think your paint is a little imperfect now - you ought to see it the morning after stomach acid sits on it all night! yuk!