I don't think you are as unbiased as you think.
He never said anything about being unbiased. He said his '"defense"' wasn't blind.
Just the fact that you seem to be taking my statement personally raises a small alarm. I was simply commenting on my observation that a thread in the "Classic Talk" forum seemed to draw in the Fox body owners into the forum just to praise their cars. All of the posts seemed highly optimistic to me, and I didn't really see one post that I thought was brutally honest(other than those made by the non-Fox owners).
So, none of our posts are brutally honest unless we espouse your opinion? If we thought so little of the cars, why would we own them? If you ask a question about where another car "ranks" in a forum full of enthusiasts, OF COURSE you're going to get pretty one-sided answers. This hobby is about passion, not practicality. The idea of where something "ranks" is ambiguous at best. It really can't be answered for the OP; it can only be answered based on our opinions. How is a car ranked, after all? Looks, reliability, performance, modification, feeling, efficiency, nostalgia? Cars are different things to different people. How can you possibly expect anything other than exactly what you found in this thread? And, why do you have to be so insulting to people whose opinions vary from yours?
If the OP wanted a bunch of blind statements from Foxs owners about how awesome Fox Bodies are, I'm sure he could've found his way to the 5.0 forum.
Another insult towards fox owners, whom you presume will make "blind statements," which is another unnecessary derogatory attitude. You aren't the most social person, eh?
But since you think my post was directed at you, simply because you own a fox and haven't been able to say one negative thing about Fox Body cars, then be my guest. I guess you'll fit in with those guys.
Which guys? The ones who post "blind statements" of admiration about the cars they most enjoy on a MUSTANG ENTHUSIAST SITE?! He fits in with us just fine. Who are you to tell him he's wrong for it?
So since you're making this so personal,
I think your insulting attitude has inevitably led to someone taking it personally.
I have to ask. Why would it matter if you did own a '65 Mustang 15 years before I was born?
I think the point there was more in reference to the fact that he's likely to be pretty experienced with the classic that he owns. It also alludes to the idea that he knows what he's talking about when making a comparison between the cars. The comparison to your age, while unnecessary, makes it hard for you to make a case based on your amount of experience.
Our ages have nothing to do with this topic. If your aim is to discredit me, then you're probably better off coming to my house and stealing my '87 SSP so I can no longer claim to be a Fox Body owner.
It sounds like you took the age comment personal. His comment may have referenced your age, but it wasn't a negative comment.
Funny that I was able to go on an SSP Mustang forum and say something about not being impressed by Fox Bodies because of the poor build quality. Then no one questioned my age, or compared it to theirs. No one even really disputed my claim. One SSP owner, who owns several Foxes, even said his observation was that pre-'86 cars seemed to be built with better tolerances, probably due to the stampings getting worn in the later years. It's a theory. But whether he's right or wrong, the important thing is that he (nor anyone else on that forum)didn't take it personal just because he owned a Fox. I'm starting to realize why these forums are so slow compared to back in the day.
The other reason I think you're somewhat biased is that you've admitted you're tempted to sell your '68. I don't know what issues you have with your '68, whether it's buyers/builders remorse, or whatever. But the fact that you're thinking about selling it, but have so much praise for your '88(which you've managed to hold onto since '91) DOES show a bias.
Here you use the word bias negatively. Is it actually negative? Is it actually even bias? If you owned two cars and, after a lot of experience, decided to keep the one you felt was better, why would that make your opinion of the cars less credible? If this is bias, then at least that bias comes from direct personal experience. Where do your negative opinions come from?