I must have missed something. I haven't heard of someone buying a Mustang GT for $28,000 that didn't use some kind of restricted discount such as an X plan. Sure people can use those plan, but since most people can't than $28,000 really isn't the true price.
Sure the new Mustang is a great car and it seems to be a lot better than the 04's and earlier, but what Ford fails to realize, the people buying the new Mustangs are not the younger generations, but older people (over 35). The average person cannot afford a $30,000 plus car. What this does is drive the younger generations into cars like Honda Civics and other cheaper cars that they can modify cheaply. Those same people will later keep buying non American cars and than you have an entire generation that doesn't appreciate American muscle cars. I grew up wanting a Mustang and I had a lot of friends in high school that had Mustangs b/c they were relatively cheap.
Just my 2 cents worth.
hmm i managed to snag my grabber blue gt with 5speed and 3.73 gears and leather interior for 28 ?? i mean i got no crazy x plan d or M or cash for clunkers crap just a healthy down payment and i stood my ground on my online quote off ford.com and with the $1000 rebate most dealerships were doing at the time i scored big... deals can be found you jsut got to look.
and i totally get what your saying about cars and the younger generation im not old but i can remember when i was 16 and all i wanted was a 5.0 (yeah im not to old but old enough) i worked my tail off and still came up waaay short so i ended up getting a used craptastic bronco but i saved and did what i had to do to get up to the mustang level.. i dont believe the young should be able to hop right into a mustang as we all know MOST kids are stupid most not all..plus do you really want to introduce todays youth to something more addictive than herion??? the stang craze wich is the most disturbing craze/addiction out of any of the cars i cant shake it and im sure it will slowly make me a poor old man with a big sh1t eating grin on my face.
Happy Tuning plus youth and ricers go together like penutbutter and jelly and my mustang is starving