You realize this song had NOTHING to do about the car, correct? lol



If you bought a mustang for power alone... why, get an appearance package? With stick on side scoops, and cute graphics- Does it make it faster?

To your point rarely does anyone solely- 100% buy a mustang on looks alone. This would mean satisfaction from the same shell and a 200 hp car... So it's safe to assume the power curve is something that is appreciated by all.

This thread is about people we come across who appreciate the look behind the 2010+.

In my 19 months of ownership I've received lots of comments. From As simple as "nice car", to others 5 min profound explanation of what they like about it. From gas stations, to car shows, stop lights to parking lots, to my own drive way, to this very message board... compliments happen. Usually it's best to be accepting rather than to scoff and be all, "Meee? buy a car for looks?!? You're telling me i have a nice car because of the specs right? Did you read about the way it handles!? There's 412 underated HP all up in here! It's super fun to drive, but you can't relate can you? aww yea, that's too bad... have a good one!"

If a kid were to pay you such a comment, are you going to just be all, "oh yea- never mind how it looks- 'got it for how it performs, drives and the fun of it.' " Get serious.

The redesign in 2005 triggered a HUGE response from buyers- namely for it's look- and at the time a 300hp car with a huge performance aftermarket was even more appealing. 2010+ look carried this into the 21st century.

I'm not discrediting your view point, but don't be so dense- with your American Muscle Machismo...

 

Right. For its owners - due to its retro looks (and modern performance) - particularly en masse for those that were at least around some of the original years of Mustangs - if not actually owned some of those years. Don't discount baby boomer demographics because Ford sure as heck didn't. They hit a multi-year grand slam because they recognized where baby boomers were at in their phase of life.

Do you really think the majority of buyers - across generations - bought the S197 merely so they could say "look friends and workmates, I'm driving a 60's car"?

Most bought it to fulfill their own memory based pleasure. I rode in a friends 65 2+2 throughout high school but didn't get to own one. I never got to even drive one until after I actually ordered & purchased my own - no test drive needed. I am not alone. Yet many others also bought it because it was the best looking/best performing American V8 muscle car from 05-08 (no Chally, no Camaro). Many younger buyers recognize what a great American car it is.

Hell I don't see people for days or weeks, live in the middle of nowhere here on the ranch, and 901 is garaged 5 months of the year due to snow & ice. When I fire it up and hit the 2 lane twisties, its for me! Nobody is around. Nobody rides with me. It is a souce of extreme pleasure for me - in the phase of my life I could actually order one with a degree of financial comfort. I am certainly not alone in that.


But that's just me. And I am sure glad I got one for my own personal pleasure! If anyone notices and lays out a compliment that's a nice thing to hear. But it had zero influence in my decision to order Steve McQueen's Mustang.

(EDIT: Sorry if I wandered... just following the spider's thread last night...)

 

a.) That's cool and all- but with the 05 model came hype and hysteria that hasn’t been seen since its original launch.

And no, I don't- but to acknowledge the fact that the car's looks as part of a reason towards a purchase isn't hard to believe. Retro stared with VW (BUG), worked it's way into Ford and really caught on. Economy, timing, design, $, marketing, industry- were all prime in 2005-09. But if the 2005 mustang was designed after the 2004 Metro Tempo, something so asinine- would you still have bought it? Or would the nameplate have been enough.

b.) 2005-2009 was a different world. Biggest slump in economy since arguably the Great Depression and competition surfaced. For me, comparing the 2 isn't so black and white. And comparing sales like, 'omg we win we sold more' is juvenile. There's too many threads out there most by the same posters and- in my findings, the 2010 are well received. For me, the 2005-2009 look so dated next to a 2010+; they don't employee more styling design other than a straight line and interior is made from old laundry bins. Your bullitt vs my 2010 (stock to stock) is virtually the same car underneath- but I prefer overwhelming the shell of the 2010. is the 05-09 a great car, emphatically yes! but it's moved over. Just our view differ.

This is all I'm getting at... Those that get "Mustang", I'd like to think yourself- and myself included didn't buy for this. Full agreement- but Did we feel like hot Sht driving of the lot- I did.

And if someone is too absorbed to realize that then, not my deal I guess.

 

No it wouldn't be ok. I'd think that is ridiculous that isn't a good comparison because I don't see where anyone on this forum said they bought their cars just to have people compliment them. Maybe I'm missing it please show me. I just don't think anyone would have bought their cars just for the purpose of people staring or complimenting. I get alot of stereotype because I'm a 30yr old mom that drives a mustang. I get the whole she shouldn't be driving a mustang or wow she's a mom and has a mustang or the best is the milf drives a mustang but I don't let people get to me. Actually this forum is the only place where I don't think people judge me like that. In my opinion we all buy our cars for the same reason we love them. Back to the original thread.

 

Having grown up inside the Beltway with both of my folks working for the government indirectly (EPA and National Academies) I agree that image is important to many people in the District. But I am surprised that if image is important to you, that you chose the Mustang? That is not meant as an insult, considering I made the same choice

I just mean since many of your peers would probably opt for the usual BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Acura, Lexus, or Range Rover, it seems like you are actually bucking the trend and going with what you like instead of what's popular in terms of image.

 

You're right. While status is important, I think being unique is more important. Everyone else driving imports was probably a factor.

 

18 and already had that many cars

 

I like your sign! My dual exhaust sets off the alarms on the three honda's in the driveway.

 

I've been reading all the threads and it looked like some of you started to exit on the off ramp.About the Mustang, it is a car i've lusted for since I was a kid. I finally own one and I am so **** happy.2006 convertible GT silver with two black stripes from end to end. I just love the way it looks and the way it stands when parked. What else can I say but when I'm driving it I hate it when I reach my destination.

 

Wow, What a train wreck, from people saying that a car is made for the masses, all cars are. Even low production cars are made for the masses to lust after, mass appeal is what makes a lambo so desirable or a ferrari, or pagani, or even a lotus. As for the mustang being mass produced, doesn't change it's performance, or driving characteristics, perhaps theres a reason it's so popular.


Also CU Boulder is a fantastic institution, just like any other well accredited research institution. You get out of any university what you put in, simple as that.

 

I'm sorry but I'd like the compliments to stop. Everywhere I go, I have to constantly thank strangers or have detailed conversations with them. I just came to the store for some milk, not have a car show in the parking lot. Thank you very much

 

^^ really now? If your just driving to the store to grab milk, then leave the GT500 in the garage and drive a beater; you won't get any un-needed attention

 

Nice avatar

 

I can't leave her, I love her and she gets mad.

 

Thnx

 

Ah, I know what you mean, I feel the same way with my 11 V6. Well, you could always just say your in a rush or just give them a wave or nod and continue on your way.

 

 

I think a lot of the difficulty started when 2011GT/CS said something about not buying a car to be looked at. Most of us enjoy our cars getting attention, but nobody I know bought his car to be looked at.

Later 2011GT/CS stated that he didn't buy it JUST for people to look at him. "JUST" became an important point. For the remainder of the thread 2011GT/CS would speak down on people who buy this car JUST for people to look at them.

NO ONE has stated ANYWHERE on this thread that they spend the 40k JUST to get attention. Most of us are longtime mustang fans. We love the rumble of the engine. We enjoy the heritage of the 5.0. We like the retro looks, the improved handling, the awesome sync package. That said, lately I've had several Camaro drivers pull up next to me and give me thumbs up. OKEY DOKEY, I have to admit that I enjoy it. MOST OF US DO!

 

I got my Mustang cus of the way it looked, I was either gonna a Challenger or Camaro or Mustang, and I went with the best looking one of the group. I became a Mustang fan after I got my own Mustang.

 

I got the 05, then moved on to the 2011 - the look was a big part of it, but the 5.0 an even bigger part.