zenboy99
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Not to drift away from the import argument here, but, does anyone have a write up or link to the article mentioned in the subject of this thread?
zenboy99 said:Not to drift away from the import argument here, but, does anyone have a write up or link to the article mentioned in the subject of this thread?
Well to be honest I was talking about overall.fastmustangII said:Um.. I know of a few production mustangs that might be a bit better, or equal too the 05.
I disagree about accessibility -- Cobras are a dime a dozen for 03/04. I picked one up for under $24k with 3124 miles on the odo . The 05 GT is better in pretty much every way except for the motor and tranny. I anxiously await the day when Ford releases an S197-based Cobra... yum .Omegalock said:The current Cobra and Machs are fast and pretty but the pricing for them are fairly high, they are mounted to an aged chassis and they aren't nearly as accessable as this new GT.
PONY XPRESS said:I see it as a cultural issue. The Mustang is the ultimate expression of freedom & American independence.
Rice burners & other FOUR door wannabes are third world vehicles that have no intrinsic cultural valve for the good old USA.
Choose your allegiance.
XtorT'r said:I would hardly call Japan 3rd world. and don't forget that many of those rice burners are built here and pay the wages of thousands of american workers. NOT THAT I WANT A RICER, unless it carries a Mazda nameplate.
Crap guys, I don't know what car I want now.. the 250hp 2.3T Mazda6 ( I have to drive in snow ) Or this 05' Stang I was about to write off... I can't Write off a car that performes that well.
And I am a little pissed about how well this stang performs( if It's really true) because HOW THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO KEEP UP WITH THE NEW ONES BEFORE MY WIFE LETS ME BUY AND 05'?????!!!?!?!?!
mattkimsey said:The Evo and Sti are without a doubt better cars than the '05 Mustang but they do cost more. Bringing up sells numbers and looks are both ricer traits. The Evo is faster in 1/4, it slaloms faster, pulls more 'g's, brakes better, goes in bad wheather better! The 05 mustang does nothing exceptionally but it does everything ok. In '04 if you wanted to keep up with a sti or evo you needed to buy a mach 1 which was the same price. The Mach didn't handle as well, brake as well, and was slightly slower in the 1/4.
AWD turbo cars may be the future. The people in Japan have better performance cars than we do, I bet the evo and sti are like the Mustang and Camaro to us. They probably cost less over there too.
mball said:Finally, someone who gets what I was trying to say. The Evo and STi are the most complete race cars you can buy stock for $30K. Everything from the racing suspension and Momo steering wheel, to the awesome Brembo brakes, Recaro racing seats and sticky tires. By the way...an STi will blow past a Mach 1 in the quarter as it runs high 12s (around 12.9) with a good driver who knows how to launch an AWD car, you would need a Cobra to stand a chance.
PONY XPRESS said:You sound like a Kerry supporter. Flip flop. Not a ricer but would buy a POS Mazda, get real. And don't give me any of that Ford partnership BS.
You missed my whole point of Americana. Do you think we have any real cultural similarities with Japan? This carries over into our automobiles. I'm sure I am not the only one to notice that a large majority of ricers are immigrants. Hmmm. Where are our cultural similarities? Third world to me.
Also start wearing the pants in your family & tell the wife your getting an 05' Mustang.
PONY XPRESS said:You sound like a Kerry supporter. Flip flop. Not a ricer but would buy a POS Mazda, get real. And don't give me any of that Ford partnership BS.
You missed my whole point of Americana. Do you think we have any real cultural similarities with Japan? This carries over into our automobiles. I'm sure I am not the only one to notice that a large majority of ricers are immigrants. Hmmm. Where are our cultural similarities? Third world to me.
Also start wearing the pants in your family & tell the wife your getting an 05' Mustang.
TomServo92 said:Uhhh...I own a Mazda 6 and it's FAR from being a POS. Ever driven one? You might be surprised.
mball said:Finally, someone who gets what I was trying to say. The Evo and STi are the most complete race cars you can buy stock for $30K. Everything from the racing suspension and Momo steering wheel, to the awesome Brembo brakes, Recaro racing seats and sticky tires. By the way...an STi will blow past a Mach 1 in the quarter as it runs high 12s (around 12.9) with a good driver who knows how to launch an AWD car, you would need a Cobra to stand a chance.
SVTdriver said:And once again you still don't get what everyone else is trying to tell you. This is a mustang board. If you don't like the 05 get the EVO and visit their boards. It's really very simple. Sure it has brembo brakes. and a momo steering wheel. For the difference in price beteen the 2 cars. I could put those on the 05.
And as far as the STI running high 12's. First listing on a google search. It appears they run low 13's. I've also posted a couple other links that are supposed to be stock.
http://www.i-club.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-72611.html
http://www.car-videos.com/performance/view.asp?id1=169&id2=0
http://www.albeedigital.com/supercoupe/articles/0-60times.html