Hopefully, my next car.

PolkThug
PolkThug Posts: 7,532
edited April 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited November 2004
    WTF is that?
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  • Codey
    Codey Posts: 188
    edited November 2004
    Looks like a new Rustang to me.

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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited November 2004
    Originally posted by Shizelbs
    WTF is that?

    The new Mustang with louvers on it.
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited November 2004
    I've already ordered the Polk MMC5250's and the MMC570's for it. :)
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  • Codey
    Codey Posts: 188
    edited November 2004
    I'm not a Ford guy, but I really like the front end of that car. They pulled off the old look/new car thing really well. I think they dropped the ball when they got to the other end though.

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  • petrym
    petrym Posts: 1,912
    edited November 2004
    Here's my wish...
    The new Ferrari F430
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,623
    edited November 2004
    Originally posted by Codey
    I'm not a Ford guy, but I really like the front end of that car. They pulled off the old look/new car thing really well. I think they dropped the ball when they got to the other end though.
    I TOTALLY agree with that. I think the front end is hot, but the back end looks too much like last years model. Also though, what sucks about the headlights is that the outside lights are just covered in that basic plastic headlight cover, except that it's not a part of the light, it's just over it (by 3-5" distance) which looks odd.

    I'm not too impressed with it, and seeing it in person actually made it less impressive in appearance to me. It is at least better looking than the Mustang as of late.
    comment comment comment comment. bitchy.
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited November 2004
    looks aside (which i like across the board, especially with those louvers!!!!!) the significant improvements reside in handling and ride quality. supposed to be a dramatic improvement over older models.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited November 2004
    Looks awesome PolkThug. I really hope you get it. I've always had an affinity for Mustangs in the past. I test drove a newer style Cobra some years back and I loved it.
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited November 2004
    No bandwagon jumper here! From the first time I saw the 2005 prototype I've said one of these would be the next shackmobile. A GT for sure or maybe the rumored 06 SVT Cobra if I can swing it (an artist's concept here):

    112_0402_mustang002_z.jpg

    Not a question of if.....but when. I drove a GT last week and it is everything I expected. Ford has done this one right. I see Mustang #4 in the stable in the next 12-24 months!
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  • bknauss
    bknauss Posts: 1,441
    edited November 2004
    I'm generally totally against US cars, but the new Mustang looks great. I saw my first one on the road this weekend.... too bad it was lime green. That person should have been shot!

    Other cars I would like to own:
    Evo 8
    Lotus Elise
    Skyline (supposedly being made for the domestic market sometime soon)
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited November 2004
    Skyline in the US you say? :)

    There are rumors of the Supra reemerging sometime soon also. Should that ever be true, consider myself the first in line.

    I may buy a 1997 Supra someday soon if I can find a decent one.
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  • jcaut
    jcaut Posts: 1,849
    edited November 2004
    I'm sorry, but I just don't get this "retro-look" thing. I don't want my new vehicle to look like an old one, unless it IS an old one! What? Do they just not have any designers who can come up with anything original?? And I'm not just knocking Ford: It's hard to look at GM's new stuff and keep a straight face. Maybe they need to do MORE retro....

    I just don't get it. But they'll probably sell well, so what do I know!
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  • faster100
    faster100 Posts: 6,124
    edited November 2004
    Retro is in, weather we like it or not...... They will sell like hot cakes. because true car buffs love the old cars and love a old car revamped with fuel injection and new technology... Its the best of both worlds.. I love retro old and new alike.. the new mustang, the new chevy.. Pt cruiser , dodge has some great new cars as well.... New GTO.. all cool idea's IMO...... way over priced IMO also.. but cool non the less. Selling retro stuff is my business so i can relate to the car craze of late
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited November 2004
    Yeah, this will be Mustang #3 for me. Its what I've always wanted, the old body style with newer technology. Hopefully it won't be Fix Or Repair Daily, like my other ones. :)

    Don't get me wrong, the last two Bimmers I've had have been PIMP, and its cool to go to casinos and they park your car by the front doors, but I've always missed the feeling of 225-300hp under my foot. I'm hoping to get enough out of my Bimmer to get a supercharger for the stang.

    Shooting for next April or May on this.

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  • sowen010599
    sowen010599 Posts: 343
    edited November 2004
    Originally posted by bknauss
    I'm generally totally against US cars,
    That's a better reason to be shot than a lime green car. ;)
    Go BIG or go home!
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited November 2004
    Originally posted by ohskigod
    looks aside (which i like across the board, especially with those louvers!!!!!) the significant improvements reside in handling and ride quality. supposed to be a dramatic improvement over older models.
    That really isn't much to say, considering the old models. :)

    The front looks really good, I will have to go and test drive one to see how much better the handling is. I'm dissappointed it's still solid axle.
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited November 2004
    Originally posted by Shizelbs
    Skyline in the US you say? :)
    I already own one, in the US. R32 GT-R.
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  • goingganzo
    goingganzo Posts: 2,793
    edited November 2004
    my fav mustangs were the earley 90 mustang with the 5.0 and the big side skirts.
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited November 2004
    Momo Mustang
    Never Forget
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  • Joelsbass
    Joelsbass Posts: 637
    edited November 2004
    nawww... this is what you need :D

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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
    edited November 2004
    Rumor has it that the '06 Cobra will have 500hp and 500lb ft torque out of the factory.

    SICK **** NUMBERS!!!

    I love the new Stangs, but I'll keep my '93 LX with the 347 stroker I had built for it.

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  • Bonham
    Bonham Posts: 87
    edited November 2004
    Give me the '69 Boss Mustang anyday over the new one. Course, it's a tad more expensive then the new one (probaby three or four times more).
    Just... Bonham

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  • mytrook
    mytrook Posts: 6
    edited November 2004
    Got to see one up close and in person yesterday. One word...SWEET!!! I still prefer the 69 Mach 1 but damn this new one is nice!
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  • tryrrthg
    tryrrthg Posts: 1,896
    edited November 2004
    Not a big Mustang fan but I do love my Elanor!
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited November 2004
    Originally posted by Bonham
    Give me the '69 Boss Mustang anyday over the new one. Course, it's a tad more expensive then the new one (probaby three or four times more).

    You can do what I once did, and build your own Boss out of a cheaper Mustang.

    Boss recipe:
    Find a 302
    Go to junkyard and get the heads off a 351 (plentiful)
    Crane cam
    Edelbrock intake
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  • HBombToo
    HBombToo Posts: 5,256
    edited November 2004
    I can't make up my mind between the GTO and the Mustang. I have never been a Ford guy but the new stang looks GREAT!!!

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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited November 2004
    Originally posted by john d. strong
    Rumor has it that the '06 Cobra will have 500hp and 500lb ft torque out of the factory.

    SICK **** NUMBERS!!!

    I love the new Stangs, but I'll keep my '93 LX with the 347 stroker I had built for it.

    John

    I think its more like 390hp for the Cobra, and 460hp for the GT-R. I'd verify, but at work I'm blocked from most of the car sites.
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited November 2004
    Originally posted by PolkThug
    I think its more like 390hp for the Cobra, and 460hp for the GT-R. I'd verify, but at work I'm blocked from most of the car sites.
    Nissan hasn't yet verified if the Infiniti GT-R will hit the US market.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited November 2004
    From the pictures, I was sure I liked the new Mustang. I thought it brought back enough of the old styling with enough new 'hard' & 'sharp' edges to really look good. However, I saw my first one in person Sunday, and boy! I sure don't like it! Overall they have a great shape for the front end, but it looks like they quit before they finished. It seems to me that the car has a lot of (asthetic) potential, but they didn't do enough with it. When I saw one Sunday I told Dad, "There's the new Mustang!!" It's so bland that it actually took my dad about a minute before he saw it (and he's as car-crazy as me....well, almost).

    Now, as for specs, this thing's got me worried! It could almost compete with the new 'Vette C6!! That's kinda scary....

    I like that Dodge, Jeol....wouldn't happen to be yours, would it? lol

    I also really like Eleanor......might be one of my cars one day....assuming I make it out rich and get the other 15 cars I'd want first....:D
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