LOL, I should have just insulted your children. I think that would have caused less emotion. ( for those of you with quick tempers, that's is joke).
Look, I'm not going to change anyones mind, and that's not my goal. I just saw that someone stated their opinion, and was getting flamed for it. If I'm not mistaken, the forum is called "2005+ Mustang," not "Only happy thoughts about 2000+ Mustang."
Now, as to my car being outdated. Yes, it is. That's why I am disappointed that during the big re-design, they didn’t really improve much as far as I’m concerned. The sn95 interior needs some work, but I don’t see how anyone can honestly say that the new one is an improvement. First of all, the stereo/heating and A/C panel is pretty much exactly the same, only upside down. An improvement would have been getting the controls out from behind the gearshift.
The center console should have been integrated with the dash, and angled towards the driver. As it is, it looks like the console was an afterthought. The placement of the tach and speedo don’t look like they will do much to correct the fact that they are not easy to see.
If anything, the “new” interior looks way less refined than the current one. I present to you, exhibit A:
The new interior is blocky and does not flow together. It is squarish and crude looking. The shift lever looks like it is still too far forward, and while they did make the console storage/ arm rest shorter, the cup holder is in an even worse place than it is now.
What do the following cars have in common?
2004 GTO
MUSTANG COBRA
Nissan 350
Subaru WRX
Corvette
Ferrari Modena
Porsche Boxster
You guessed it, IRS. I wonder if there is a reason for that? And they will pretty much all out run a GT.
So, if I get better LCAs, remove the UCAs, get a
panhard bar and coilovers, then my car will have a “modern”
suspension?
”Ricks” said:
So what does that make your 2002 Mustang Indiana???????? You want something cutting edge, but you plunked down $22 grand on a Fairmont with lipstick and a wig??
Yep, that’s about what it is, but when I bought it, it was about the only choice in sporty American cars. I am I a bad guy for wanting an American car that isn’t second rate?
Speaking of which someone said the Mustang is not a sports car. That is why I put it in quotes, I know someone would have heart burn with that. O.K. then what is it? Don’t tell me it’s a muscle car, when it is slower than a Subaru. The Lightning is more of a muscle car.
BTW Ricks, you certainly aren’t flaming youth. I’m 40 years old, but I haven’t yet started turning into one of those dried up old men who think that everything should stay like it was since before their hair turned gray. BTW, lighten up. It’s just a car. Oh yeah, please forgive me for the sin of expecting more from an American legend.