USA Today Article
10/1/04 | 05:57 AM
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http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/review...0-mustang_x.htm
Pretty good article that brought up most of the points that would interest me, and in ways that I agreed with.
Pretty good article that brought up most of the points that would interest me, and in ways that I agreed with.
10/1/04 | 06:25 AM
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SAAAWWWEEETTT!!! Mark up another good one...
Cool quotes...
"Everywhere the striking new Mustang went, it seemed, people had the same reaction. They wanted to see the car. Touch it. Look inside. Grin. Talk about it."
"The whole setup, Ford says, is meant to "reward the expert driver, flatter the novice."
...seems to be a love-hate relationship with the interior based on other reviews...this one is a positive...
"Inside, crude enough in previous Mustangs that you didn't always want to be there, is a delight in the '05. The dashboard is sculpted in the manner of the '60s models. The gauges are, too. Key controls are classy-feeling mechanisms that are a welcome change from the rude devices used previously."
"Who'll (want to) buy? Everybody who used to have one, and everybody who didn't"
Cool quotes...
"Everywhere the striking new Mustang went, it seemed, people had the same reaction. They wanted to see the car. Touch it. Look inside. Grin. Talk about it."
"The whole setup, Ford says, is meant to "reward the expert driver, flatter the novice."
...seems to be a love-hate relationship with the interior based on other reviews...this one is a positive...
"Inside, crude enough in previous Mustangs that you didn't always want to be there, is a delight in the '05. The dashboard is sculpted in the manner of the '60s models. The gauges are, too. Key controls are classy-feeling mechanisms that are a welcome change from the rude devices used previously."
"Who'll (want to) buy? Everybody who used to have one, and everybody who didn't"
10/1/04 | 06:30 AM
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from the article:
"It's not often a car company gets one so very, very right, so much like the car it intended to make, as Ford has done with the '05 Mustang."
I like this guy's point of view and honesty (as I had just re-read his BULLITT review from 2001, before reading this one coincidently), though I believe he is, like all of us, a Mustang fan.
"It's not often a car company gets one so very, very right, so much like the car it intended to make, as Ford has done with the '05 Mustang."
I like this guy's point of view and honesty (as I had just re-read his BULLITT review from 2001, before reading this one coincidently), though I believe he is, like all of us, a Mustang fan.
10/1/04 | 07:54 AM
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The solid rear axle forces both rear wheels to jump when only one goes over a bump. In theory, that should cause a rougher ride and flighty steering. Nope. Lots of reengineering of spring and shock absorber location and clever design, sizing and placement of suspension components seem to have all but eliminated the ills associated with a solid rear axle, at least during vigorous driving on public roads.
10/1/04 | 08:03 AM
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Originally posted by Maverick128+October 1, 2004, 8:58 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Maverick128 @ October 1, 2004, 8:58 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-afcop13@October 1, 2004, 5:36 AM
Very good article. You know it is close when everyday there are more articles on it.
Very good article. You know it is close when everyday there are more articles on it.
Yep
10/1/04 | 08:14 AM
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The embargo is OVER!!! "Let loose the dogs of war!!!" (Or in the this case the media hacks!!)
Bring on the info I'm ready to soak it all up and making visits to Barnes and Noble every other day for the next couple of weeks to pick up all the mags.
Bring on the info I'm ready to soak it all up and making visits to Barnes and Noble every other day for the next couple of weeks to pick up all the mags.
10/1/04 | 10:38 AM
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See? Now THAT'S a fair article that compliments and criticizes the Mustang for the market it was INTENDED for. If only AutoWeek with get off the "import comparison horse" and review it with an unbiased opinion, maybe I would care what they say.
10/1/04 | 11:06 AM
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MOORPARK, Calif. — Flashing lights of a police cruiser threatened to ruin everything. But after a teasing, "Driver's license, please," the cop grinned and said never mind: "I just wanted to see the car."
:bowdown:
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10/1/04 | 03:23 PM
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Check it out. Opps title should be USA Today First Review
http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/review...0-mustang_x.htm
http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/review...0-mustang_x.htm
10/1/04 | 06:44 PM
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Originally posted by autothing@October 1, 2004, 9:41 AM
See? Now THAT'S a fair article that compliments and criticizes the Mustang for the market it was INTENDED for. If only AutoWeek with get off the "import comparison horse" and review it with an unbiased opinion, maybe I would care what they say.
See? Now THAT'S a fair article that compliments and criticizes the Mustang for the market it was INTENDED for. If only AutoWeek with get off the "import comparison horse" and review it with an unbiased opinion, maybe I would care what they say.
You have a very valid point when you mention the market the Mustang was intended for. Sure, there's a lot of import competition in its performance and price range, but there is only one pony car still running loose on the range, and that's the Mustang.
10/1/04 | 06:49 PM
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Originally posted by afcop13@October 1, 2004, 6:36 AM
Very good article. You know it is close when everyday there are more articles on it.
He called the radio stupid!
Very good article. You know it is close when everyday there are more articles on it.
He called the radio stupid!
10/1/04 | 07:22 PM
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Originally posted by GMAYS@October 1, 2004, 5:28 AM
SAAAWWWEEETTT!!! Mark up another good one...
Cool quotes...
"Everywhere the striking new Mustang went, it seemed, people had the same reaction. They wanted to see the car. Touch it. Look inside. Grin. Talk about it."
"The whole setup, Ford says, is meant to "reward the expert driver, flatter the novice."
...seems to be a love-hate relationship with the interior based on other reviews...this one is a positive...
"Inside, crude enough in previous Mustangs that you didn't always want to be there, is a delight in the '05. The dashboard is sculpted in the manner of the '60s models. The gauges are, too. Key controls are classy-feeling mechanisms that are a welcome change from the rude devices used previously."
"Who'll (want to) buy? Everybody who used to have one, and everybody who didn't"
SAAAWWWEEETTT!!! Mark up another good one...
Cool quotes...
"Everywhere the striking new Mustang went, it seemed, people had the same reaction. They wanted to see the car. Touch it. Look inside. Grin. Talk about it."
"The whole setup, Ford says, is meant to "reward the expert driver, flatter the novice."
...seems to be a love-hate relationship with the interior based on other reviews...this one is a positive...
"Inside, crude enough in previous Mustangs that you didn't always want to be there, is a delight in the '05. The dashboard is sculpted in the manner of the '60s models. The gauges are, too. Key controls are classy-feeling mechanisms that are a welcome change from the rude devices used previously."
"Who'll (want to) buy? Everybody who used to have one, and everybody who didn't"
10/3/04 | 03:31 AM
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