P-Thuggy sets new record!

Greg Peters

henee2 wrote:

Now I see how fast that really is! WOW. I love the new Mustang GT, and I was so close to import one (with Saleen supercharger) to Germany, since it seems to be a great deal based on value for power. And it looks awesome too. Only down side is fuel consumption, which would let me become me a beggar sooner or later with these high petrol prices in Germany Also, after adding our high import (10%) and sales taxes (16%), shipping costs (1k USD), and conversion costs for lights and so on (~1k USD), the deal doesn't look that great anymore. But if I was in the US, I would have bought it for sure.

If I had to feed a Mustang at European fuel prices, I'd probably look at an Audi, Mercedes, BMW for a slightly more economical car, considering the prices are probably much lower for purchase and maintenance in their home market compared to what they go for here.

Import those same German cars to North America and prices go through the roof, much like importing a US made car to Germany. Having personally had a VW in the past, the dealer charged a pretty penny for everything I had to buy for it. The upside was higher resale value, downside was higher operating cost. While the VW was great on gas and drove solidly, it cost a lot more to maintain here than a comparable domestic.

henee2

Ha! I like the pic Greg, or maybe not.. cus it makes we wanna import a US muscle car...
I have the same oppinion. Mustangs are brute performers... and you wont get that sound out of any german car Well it's a car for a real man

But to bring the topic back to something that fits in this forum... lets talk about hifi sound.
I tend to say that it is easier to build a very good sounding system in a car like a VW Golf or Audi A3, which has no totally separated trunk compartment. I just had the experience here in Germany. I owned a VW Golf GTI and then a Merceded CLK 320. I had the same system in both cars, and it sounded alot better in my Golf. ... Somebody got a reasonable explanation?