18th Jun 2009, 16:47
"Why is it so hard for people to get it when someone says "I like the styling, I don't race"."
It isn't that it is hard to understand your likes of more styling, less performance but you came on here claiming that every Mustang V-8 gets 11-15 mpg and there are so many of us that have as much or more experience than you do with Mustangs and we got nearly twice that. It is what it is.
I know how to figure mileage as it is basic math, and I know what I was getting as does everyone else I knew with 5.0 Mustangs back in the day. Believe me, that was the biggest attraction to owning these cars to me at the time.
I believe you as well, as I am sure there is a great variation in mileage as per driving habits (even if you think you drive gingerly) and proper maintenance to keep a car running optimally.
Then you start quoting magazines, which are a really poor source for mileage figures. I think you know this is an obvious fact. Then when V-6 mileage figures are brought up based on magazine tests, you completely ignore the fact that the difference is only a few mpg between the V-6 and V-8 as far as C&D is concerned. Your opinions and likes are your own, but you aren't going to avoid an argument or an attack if you pick and choose certain facts and/ or comments in order to make your argument look stronger.
Good example is the street racing with 4.11 gears getting 27 mpg. No where did anyone say those three things together here, yet you have repeatedly used that as some basis for discrediting everyone who has gotten into the mid 20's for mileage.
Look, just go drive the heck out of your V-6 and enjoy it as I am sure you will. This really isn't going anywhere and is a waste of energy. You are right, we are all Mustang lovers and should just leave it at that.
18th Jun 2009, 16:26
You can still order a car any way you want to get it as long as it falls within the package guidelines from the factory. Just because you can't find a $28K base GT at your local dealer doesn't mean it is impossible to get. If more people ordered cars with only what they need, then dealers wouldn't add so much extra to the price with options that are ridiculous as their in stock overloaded cars would sit and rot.
I would order my GT as base as can be with a manual tranny as that is all I need. I have seen dealers do this on just about every car line though as they make most of their profits on the huge markup of add-ons. I am sure the majority of V-6 Mustangs come with extra stuff on them, therefore driving their prices up to ridiculous levels too. You even admit to adding stuff to yours after the fact, making it cost more in the end. Nothing wrong with that for sure, but I would opt for the car just as it sits as it came from the factory. I am not about the flash as much as I am about the all around performance.
For $28K you get a heck of a value in the GT. You just have to be willing to do a little searching for one... or waiting for one if you order it. Any good dealer will either locate one for you or order one without penalizing you for it by charging you sticker. If they try that, move on to another dealer.