| Jon Oso |
08-25-2010 03:57 AM |
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Originally Posted by NetHorse
(Post 17437322)
From a tuner standpoint, and a factory standpoint.
$30,000 less
Gets WAY better gas mileage, 26mph on the hwy vs 20mpg.
Has more midrange torque
Accelerates around the same
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Yeah, they're comparable, but they're in two totally different classes. A guy looking for an M3 isn't going to say "Hey I could get a Mustang for half the price, it's just as fast... sounds like a winner." Just like the guy who is looking for the Mustang isn't going to buy the BMW because of it's prestige or build quality.
I'd take the Mustang over the BMW if it was a money game, just because I've worked on cars and I know taking care of a BMW gets expensive.
For 60K they should have been comparing it to the GT500, not the GT. BMW guys would be hiding in the corner if they put those two next to each other.
Quote:
Originally Posted by NetHorse
(Post 17437322)
Of course it is a better built car, but not because it's a BMW, but because it's $30,000 more.
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Not disagreeing with you, at all.
Quote:
Originally Posted by NetHorse
(Post 17437322)
That's just it though, the older Mustangs were built like shit compared to the new ones. The quality of Fords vehicles has gone up 10 fold, why is it you think they're comparing a Mustang GT to an M3 in the first place? A Mustang could NEVER brake or handle like an M3 until now. Mustangs were never built like they are now, never had a high tech, high revving V8 with variable valve timing and never had a German engineered Getrag transmission.
The Mustangs you've owned never looked or performed remotely on the same level as this one.
http://j.imagehost.org/0058/mustang.jpg
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Of course not. The build quality of my 04 was okay. I bought that one new. Put 19,000 miles on it in a year and sold it and ended up buying the 89 LX with the intention of turning it into a race car. I couldn't deal with the rattles, shit quality, outside door handles exploding when trying to open the doors... etc. The 98 was my first car, actually never had any problems with it until I sprayed WAY too much nitrous through the car and blew out both of the headgaskets. That was the end of that.
64-67 the Mustangs were nice. 88-93 are great for drag cars. 94-98 had IMO the best body style and in the first two years still had the 5.0 powerplant. 99-04 were pretty much worthless aside from the blown 03-04 Cobras. Then you get into the newer style mustangs that were still junk without a blower, and now they've brought back the 5.0 in a mod motor fashion, and they're finally making a car worth the money. |
