The 2010 is for a New Generation
12/13/08, 04:25 AM
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(Yeah . . . I think that's it for Foxes. Oh . . . and Ben Gazzara in his Fox 'vert almost running Patrick Swayze off the road in Roadhouse. )
12/13/08, 04:57 AM
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It didn't "just happen" to come out. It was intentionally designed and built to appeal to our generation...our generation embraced it...and our generation made it a record-breaking success - in its first eighteen months, more than one million Mustangs were sold to our generation. Your generation wouldn't be driving one at all if it weren't for us.
So deal with it.
Ahhh, yeah...now lemmie see, which Stangs were those folks driving? Hmmm... Steve McQueen: '68...Mary Tyler Moore: '70...Carrie Underwood: an S197. All either classics or the new interpretation of the classics.
So deal with it.
Ahhh, yeah...now lemmie see, which Stangs were those folks driving? Hmmm... Steve McQueen: '68...Mary Tyler Moore: '70...Carrie Underwood: an S197. All either classics or the new interpretation of the classics.
12/13/08, 09:53 AM
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This is what I love about the most about a Mustang. There are no pretentions to owning one and it makes everyone look great and find it just as enjoyable as any car costing many thousands of dollars more. It is a car that has the widest appeal ever accross all socioeconomic barriers.
I bought mine because of how good it makes me feel, not because how I believe others see me with it. My earliest pictures as a baby have me placed on the hood of my father's '66 Mustang and two years later standing next to his newer '68 model. These serve as my earliest memories.
On a side note, when I was little I always thought the center console of the 1968 was interesting with it's aluminum finish slide-roll console lid and lighted auto tranmission indicator letters. I noticed on the new 2010 Lincoln MKZ a similar style roll-slide lid is now used and I was thinking to myself that would have been a nice touch to have on the new Mustang.
I think the greatest thing that needed to happen to the Mustang is the improved material and build quality with continual refinement because the Mustang represents an important legacy and image for Ford and the US auto industry in general. It is absolutely necessary for the Mustang to stand with the best the world has to offer.
I have lived long enough to see and anticipate new design ideas being tried and applied to Mustangs. I have nothing against new styling ideas as long as they are genuinely attractive and doesn't make me gasp or hurl upon first setting my eyes on it. A truly good design is going to have a postive opposite effect.
12/13/08, 10:09 AM
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12/13/08, 10:17 AM
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Farrah and her Cobra II was a profound influence for me to want a 1976 Cobra II when I got my first car in 1980. It was not perfect but I loved it.
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12/13/08, 10:23 AM
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There has been consistant use of the classic Mustang convertible in many TV shows such as Carrie Bradshaw's in Sex and the City, Brandon's in Beverly Hills 90210 and currently Tom Scavo's red one in Desperate Housewives. This just names a few times that I recall off-hand.
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12/13/08, 10:26 AM
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Of course there is, it's a classic! Ironically, I can't stand any of those shows.
I was simply pointing out that there's less to the examples given than is being implied. Though I am a little disturbed by the fact that Carrie Underwood is being mentioned in the same company as Steve McQueen.
I was simply pointing out that there's less to the examples given than is being implied. Though I am a little disturbed by the fact that Carrie Underwood is being mentioned in the same company as Steve McQueen.
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12/13/08, 02:27 PM
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i think baby boomers loved the 05-09 because they could appreciate the retro style more. you can still like your S197, as you should, its a good car. i like the 2010, it looks more aggressive to me. but i personally need something to back up those looks. maybe all i need to change my mind is a 5.0.
12/13/08, 02:34 PM
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12/13/08, 02:43 PM
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i think baby boomers loved the 05-09 because they could appreciate the retro style more. you can still like your S197, as you should, its a good car. i like the 2010, it looks more aggressive to me. but i personally need something to back up those looks. maybe all i need to change my mind is a 5.0.
12/13/08, 02:50 PM
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There has been consistant use of the classic Mustang convertible in many TV shows such as Carrie Bradshaw's in Sex and the City, Brandon's in Beverly Hills 90210 and currently Tom Scavo's red one in Desperate Housewives. This just names a few times that I recall off-hand.
Didn't Brandon trade his old Mustang for a then "new" 94' GT rag top?
Though it wasn't on much Al Bundy rocked an 87-93 GT Convertible.
12/15/08, 01:51 PM
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I bought because of the retro...
Well, I'm 32 years old, and I bought my '08 precisely because of the retro design. In fact, if the Mustang had looked more or less like the 99-04 'Stangs, I probably would have bought something else. I've always wanted to own a '60's Mustang (namely a 1967-1968) and my car satisfies that desire. It's like having the original Mustang without the archaic 1960's technology that went along with it.
My best friend just bought a Bullitt, for exactly the same reasons. He and I both don't care for the 2010 because we feel like it's going back to the future. What I mean is, it's starting to look more like the 1999-2004's. That being said, however, if it were 2013, my '08 was almost paid off, the 2014's were coming, and there was a lonely 2013 Mach 1 with the 5.0 liter engine still sitting on the dealer's lot, I might consider trading in my '08 at that point.
Interestingly enough, my uncle, who drives an '03 GT Convertible, prefers his car to the style of the 05-09's, but told me last week that he really, really likes the look of the 2010's.
My best friend just bought a Bullitt, for exactly the same reasons. He and I both don't care for the 2010 because we feel like it's going back to the future. What I mean is, it's starting to look more like the 1999-2004's. That being said, however, if it were 2013, my '08 was almost paid off, the 2014's were coming, and there was a lonely 2013 Mach 1 with the 5.0 liter engine still sitting on the dealer's lot, I might consider trading in my '08 at that point.
Interestingly enough, my uncle, who drives an '03 GT Convertible, prefers his car to the style of the 05-09's, but told me last week that he really, really likes the look of the 2010's.
12/15/08, 02:15 PM
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I've noticed that "leapfrog" effect a lot when it comes to opinions regarding Mustang design. Original SN95 guys who hated the New Edge look that love the '05-'09 cars, New Edge guys who aren't all that crazy about the current design love the 2010, etc. It's quite interesting, really.
12/15/08, 11:27 PM
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Well, I'm 32 years old, and I bought my '08 precisely because of the retro design. In fact, if the Mustang had looked more or less like the 99-04 'Stangs, I probably would have bought something else. I've always wanted to own a '60's Mustang (namely a 1967-1968) and my car satisfies that desire. It's like having the original Mustang without the archaic 1960's technology that went along with it.
That's how the '08 Bullitt affected me.
My best friend just bought a Bullitt, for exactly the same reasons. He and I both don't care for the 2010 because we feel like it's going back to the future. What I mean is, it's starting to look more like the 1999-2004's...
I can see that.
Interestingly enough, my uncle, who drives an '03 GT Convertible, prefers his car to the style of the 05-09's, but told me last week that he really, really likes the look of the 2010's.
That's how the '08 Bullitt affected me.
My best friend just bought a Bullitt, for exactly the same reasons. He and I both don't care for the 2010 because we feel like it's going back to the future. What I mean is, it's starting to look more like the 1999-2004's...
I can see that.
Interestingly enough, my uncle, who drives an '03 GT Convertible, prefers his car to the style of the 05-09's, but told me last week that he really, really likes the look of the 2010's.
I mean my purchase was for a many years' experience. It was an investment for styling, fun, performance, looks, nostalgia, driving thrill, and life experience. And did I say performance?
Maybe in a few years if personal choice changes, but not right away - unless money and personal vehicle experience is irrelevant to a person.
I am soooo satisfied with my choice!!!
12/16/08, 08:59 AM
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Why would someone do that with any car? Regardless of the looks. I don't get the whole getting a new car every few years thing. Whatever Mustang I eventually end up with, I plan to keep forever.