Since I have gotten this ''piece of American history'' it seems I have done nothing but throw money at it.
I have had it for about 5000 miles, and it is at the top of my list of least favorite cars.
The front end squeaks when it's in a solid state (I say solid state because the thing dropped the A arm while I was driving, and gave the wheel a toss, but didn't make a peep until it was dragging).
The transmission is sticky, the clutch is soft, there is little power to speak of, even for a 6 cylinder.
There is no room in the car whatsoever; you may need to roll the window down so you can have the room necessary to turn the wheel swiftly.
The interior is simple yet poorly designed.
This little engine makes more noise than it does power.
The 'stainless factory exhaust' has rusted off.
The car has the WORST handling in any type of weather, then it gets worse when it rains or anything (new tires don't help).
The back seat is useless; I don't understand why its there.
I have driven countless types of cars across hundreds of miles, but the Mustang has a special place in my heart for being a piece of crap. No thanks FORD, won't make your mistake again.
I think you got caught by the (gotta have that car!) like many young kids, some are good, some are bad.. you were not lucky! And Mustangs were almost the lonely affordable american sports car you could (enjoy!) because GM and Chrysler are not there yet, but they're coming back I heard, but they are still good (not very good though) for the money.
The Dodge Challenger is apparently in production and already taking orders, and we'll see if the Camaro is returning like GM says. There might be some other choices soon, although the new Mustang is a really nice looking car. They never were meant to be quiet luxury cars, though. Cars like that were always meant to be about power and road noise, and personally, I think they still should be.
Well, first of all, we've owned 7 Mustangs, including 2 V-8's, 3 4 cylinders and 2 V-6's.
My current V-6 is actually a tad faster to 60 than either of my 5.0 V-8's, so I don't buy the "it doesn't have enough power" line. Of course it is limited by a governor on top end to 120, so even my 4 cylinder compact will outrun it on top end.
At any rate, yes, our Mustangs have ridden a bit stiffly (the new one is best by far in ride quality) and the rear seats are very cramped (but who ever sits in the BACK of a Mustang??). I find the driver's seat to be more roomy than my compact and have no problem with moving around or steering, and I'm a pretty big guy.
All in all, nothing delivers the fun, excitement and value of the original pony car, and never will. With the new Challenger priced at $40,000, it will soon go the way of the wonderful but grossly overpriced Pontiac GTO that was the biggest dud to hit the market since the Edsel.
Mustang has easily buried Camaro, Firebird, Challenger and Barracuda once. Coming in at $40,000, I foresee an early funeral for all the Mustang wannabes on the horizon.
The Mustang did not "bury" the Challenger and Barracuda--the first gas "crisis" and general decline in demand for muscle cars did. Do you really believe the Mustang II "buried" its Mopar competitors when it appeared for 1974?
Still trying to figure out what the title of this review is supposed to mean. Yeah, it spells out FORD--but it makes no sense!
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