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"If you want a car "plain and straight forward". Why not just buy a Hyundai Accent? If you want a bland Mustang with plain steel wheels with hubcaps, no exterior trim, no spoiler and a flat, featureless hood, why even bother to buy one. Just buy a battle-ship gray Accent and no one will notice you then either."
This was the comment I was referring to. Seems this person (if it wasn't you) is more interested in cars that get you noticed than having a good performance car that doesn't have a lot of useless extras on it. They are comparing the Accent to the Mustang based on what they think is important in a car, which is the "look at me" factor. To me that says they have no idea what the purpose of owning a car such as a Mustang is, so why bother buying one.... they should stick to Accents with "accents"!!
Same story over here in Canada, why do many Mustang owners, and especially the convertibles, want to customize their already good looking cars!! Some of them are now uglier, and sometimes we can't believe he or she drives an ugly car like that. Do they buy that car with a vision?. Are they sending a message to Ford to redesign the car!?. There's a limit to be different, and I do think now that their owners are having hard times to get the (ugly) stuffs to customize and be different. I saw a man taking off his already oversize wheels and painting in yellow all brakes callipers. .c'mon!!.. Over here we call them cockroaches, because in the spring it's like kicking a garbage can and they all come out and.. the look at me! Show begins.. And we can't believe or laugh about all the money spent on customizing parts.. Well, like they say, it's good for the business.
But for now the new Camaro is outselling the Mustang 3 to 1. And both of them are nice cars. It's nice to see the Ford-Chevy war again! I am a Chevy fan and I can recognize that Mustang is and was the only available very nice American ponycar for years, but now it's different with the comeback of Corvette li'l brother.. The Camaro SS.. WOW!... The wars are back!.. Drive carefully!
It's funny that people want to pay thousands more for cars no one pays any attention to.
"This was the comment I was referring to. Seems this person (if it wasn't you) is more interested in cars that get you noticed than having a good performance car that doesn't have a lot of useless extras on it. They are comparing the Accent to the Mustang based on what they think is important in a car, which is the "look at me" factor. To me that says they have no idea what the purpose of owning a car such as a Mustang is, so why bother buying one... they should stick to Accents with "accents"!!"
It wasn't me. But if that was the comment you were referring to, then why didn't you just copy and paste that comment right from the beginning?
For the OP who says BOYCOTT (avoids them) the 94 - 98s.
Those 94-98 LOOK LIKE A MUSTANG to me! They don't look anything like a Probe to me! The back of these tries to remember the 60's Mustangs, not to mention the dash area of these... REMEMBERING the 60's. Actually TODAYS 2010 Mustangs LOOK like the 94-98s to me! Remembering the 60's.
"I go to Mustang shows a lot. Plain ones get virtually ZERO interest. The bright colored ones and customs get all the looks. If you want plain, buy a Bullit. Just don't expect anyone to give it a second look. Parked next to a new 2010 Accent they get about the same amount of attention. I have never seen a Bullit at ANY of the shows I've attended. A Mustang without a rear spoiler is just another boring car, whether it has 100 horsepower or 600."
Again, let me reiterate. I DON'T CARE! What's boring to you is lightweight and FAST to me. I won't be around long enough to care about your showboat Mustang, trust me.
Are you trying to tell us that most Mustang owners should have the look-at-me syndrome!! And spend a fortune just to be looked at car shows or on the streets!? Buy another car to DRIVE and be happy. Plain Mustangs are now getting uglier by owners trying hard to be different, and now most of them love the way people (other look-at-me Mustang owners) look at their customized stuffs, proud by the way they changed the look of an already-from-the-factory beautiful "plain" Mustang GT convertible.
"Plain Mustangs are now getting uglier by owners trying hard to be different"
Ugly is a plain-Jane stock vehicle whether it is a Mustang or a Camry. If you are fearful of being noticed and never use the power, why own a Mustang at all?
"It wasn't me. But if that was the comment you were referring to, then why didn't you just copy and paste that comment right from the beginning?"
Well, this isn't that long of a thread.
"Those 94-98 LOOK LIKE A MUSTANG to me! They don't look anything like a Probe to me! The back of these tries to remember the 60's Mustangs, not to mention the dash area of these... REMEMBERING the 60's. Actually TODAYS 2010 Mustangs LOOK like the 94-98s to me! Remembering the 60's."
To me these years were very weak for the Mustang up until they updated that body style in '99 to make it look more muscular. As far as the 60's cues, yeah the tail lights worked for me, but the dash looks like a 60's Corvette more than a Mustang. The newest cars have more of the original 60's retro dash going on.
"But for now the new Camaro is outselling the Mustang 3 to 1."
Yes "for now" but the Mustang will quickly outsell the Camaro again once it isn't the new thing and the problems start coming to into the light. The Camaro is plagued with manufacturing issues. I feel sorry for anyone who grabbed this first year production of them.
"Ugly is a plain-Jane stock vehicle whether it is a Mustang or a Camry. If you are fearful of being noticed and never use the power, why own a Mustang at all?"
Who EVER said anything about never using the power? Actually I will be using the power more efficiently with my lighter Mustang. It's so funny that just because I like a the Mustang as it comes off the line, you assume I don't want a performance car and should drive a Camry. They got you programmed don't they? Yeah, that'll drain your wallet real fast!
Why is a well designed sleek lined car such as the Mustang so ugly without any add-ons? I'm sure the designers would rather you buy another car than call their work ugly and "plain Jane". I ask you the same question... If you have to add $1,000's in add-ons to make the car good enough for you, why would you buy a Mustang at all??
Feel sorry for what!? I own a new Camaro SS 6 speeds with little over 20k kilometers on it and no problems whatsoever yet, but I didn't like the fact that it takes nearly 9 quarts or liters of expensive mobil 1, 5w30 oil, 110 cdn dollars, for an oil change, ouch!
FOR NOW I don't have to customize my Chevy to be different, or have the precious look-at-me factor that so many Mustang owners try to have. Mine is a plain SS, and next year everybody will get used to it.
By the way to you all proud Mustang owners, you can say you got a REAL American built muscle car 'cause our Camaros are from an Australian platform and built in Canada, maybe that's why we don't have any problems yet. Mustangs are fine, but there are too many.
I was with a group of non-Mustang people recently in a large mall parking lot. One of them was pointing out a "basic, cheapo Mustang" and everyone was agreeing how blah it looked. I looked at it and just casually mentioned that it was a Shelby 500 (it didn't have the rally stripes) and that it probably cost more than any of their vehicles. It was a hideous "old lady" grey, which also wiped out any hint of sportiness, so yes, there is an issue of mistaken identity among those not so well versed in Mustangs. A bland car just doesn't come across as anything special unless you're a fan of that particular car and know what it really is.