Nah, it's actually very much in check. You should see me when I'm really on a tear.

 

Hollywood- you must live one really pathetic life. You seem to hate on everything. You seem to be a real Ford hater and I just can't believe you actually bought a Mustang?

 

You might like to add he's gained your pity, he is your poor tragic friend, and you feel his pain. This might complete the thought proproprocess ananand avavavoid aaa dododouble popopost.

 

Well, your posts do tend to make me want to put a gun to my head, but other than that I'm doing just fine thanks.

Your incredulity only proves how little you know me.

 

I've got no pity for that goof. In real life he was that kid that got beat up everyday on his way home from school. The internet is now is safe haven to lash out at the world.

 

If my posts make you want to put a gun to your head- then that's great. How many more posts till you pull the trigger?
Just let me know and I'll get right to work churning them out.

 

"trust us." WHAAAAAAAAAAAT ... ??? Do you really think Ford is NOT going to lie to you when they need to sell you a car ... COME ON!

"The designers feared a problem with the balance of the car and the engineering that would have to go into different parts for it."

So why didn't they use the rest of the parts they already got on the shelf just like they did with about 50% of the rest of the car anyway ... ???

I don't believe ANY of what those so-called "designers" said. I'm not that stupid and easy to impress.

There is NO excuse for not offering the 5.4 as an option when they already enhanced the base platform in 2007 for the Shelby.

"those of you who don't understand why Ford didn't stick a bigger engine in the car,"

Who are YOU to determine what folks do and don't understand about something ... ??? Just because folks say something is wrong and/or disagree with you doesn't mean you understand something they don't.

Ford CAN offer a 5.4 engine in the BULLITT but they want to sell you something that costs them less to sell, especially when they know that folks like YOU will buy it anyway ... ???

"It would have easily put the price closer to 40K"

Corporate greed is part of their recent problems. Selling over-priced cars doesn't bring in buyers just like a lack of options doesn't help sales. If Ford would go back to doing things like they did in the 60(s) then they may not be in the bottomless financial hole as bad.

 

It would be nice to see some pics of all these.

You don't see many pics of Ford cars from the 50(s) much anymore.

 

 

I originally was let down that Ford didn't offer a 5.4L 6-speed in the Bullitt that many had hoped for, especially after seeing the "spy" pics of the all-aluminum 400HP 6-speed slated for the 2008.5 Bullitt. But this was all hype and misguided information that was perhaps over-realistic brought on by us (and my wishful thinking). If Ford were to have placed a 5.4L with HP reaching the 375-400HP mark, this would not only have increased the price substantially, affected the "balance" of the car, but most importantly, seriously affected the GT500 and future Mach1/Boss sales as well. This type of Bullitt would've been more of a performer than any Mustang out there from the factory and many people waiting for the future models would've simply bought this one (with huge ADM's). Like a prize fighter who knows when to use his knockout punch, Ford is still jabbing. They will deliver more powerful blows when the time is right, namely the Mach1/Boss for the upcoming Camaro/Challenger offerings. If they spend all their energy now they have nothing left to offer their opponent for the duration of the fight. I believe there are more rounds to come, and this will be exciting to see exactly what will develop. But the referee (CAFE) could end the fight at any time especially as restrictions tighten.
I still think the Bullitt is a very nice car and has been well developed enough to make it unique and make future owners very happy. Plus, it's priced reasonably for those who want something different. We can toss banter around all we like. Ford will not be changing too much on the Bullitt and they will sell every last one of them, which is exactly what they intended to do with it. They are wiser than we give them credit for. They keep stamping out new editions that sell. As proof, don't we all own at least one Mustang? The world's most successful sports car of all time. And it's unlikely that that will change anytime soon. I'm just thankful that Ford has once again, created a new Mustang and strenghtened their brand yet again!

 

For example... watch at least the first few seconds of these two videos and pay particular attention to references to "engineer". If you listen longer, pay attention to the story of how the Mustang was picked.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v<wbr>=fYD8w-nP89s&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v<wbr>=n-YvurOjf5w&feature=related

 

Haha, yeah... ok... whatever you say, chief.

 

Be patient!

2018 will be the movie's 50th anniversary. I can't imagine a logical reason why Ford would not give the BULLITT a 5.4 then.

 

Maybe a 6.8 V10

 

I sure hope so. That would be ideal for the movie's 100th anniversary.
Are you listening, Ford?

 

I'm not sure if the folks at Autoblog 'get' the Bullitt, but the car is right up my alley and I'm seriously considering one. I love that the car focuses on improving the items you will actually notice when driving it daily. For less than 3k more than a comparable Permium trim GT I can get the superb seats previously only found in the GT500 and the MS6, the GT500's superior steering wheel, a deeper set of gears, a sweet sounding exhaust, a few more ponies under the hood, a slightly lower and sportier suspension setup including a strut toqer brace(that last item is a rather big one for me since I would prefer something sportier than standard GT fare but the FRPP suspension appears to be a bit too extreme) and best of all...I can get it in dark green.

Leaving that last item aside you couldn't reasonably expect to duplicate all of the mods made by Ford for under 3k, even if you performed them yourself, which makes this car a bargain IMO since I get a warranty and the benefit of factory execution...and I like bargains. Strictly from the perspective of visceral appeal I prefer the GT500, but on a per dollar basis I think the Bullitt is possibly the best deal available on a Mustang right now. Heck, if near future career prospects end up as I hope they will maybe I'll just get one of each.

 

100th Anniversary. V10...



I get it!

The bigger question is, will the wine festival still be on over at IMBOC, George?

 

ROFLMAO ... You're crazier than I am.

I don't know if I'll live that long.

 

ROFLMAO ... (THIS is a good one ... heheheeee)

 

Sorry I really don't see your point(s) ... ??? Could you please explain a little more in depth?

I did watch both videos ... (THANKS ~ !!!)

I did see that in one of them they said Shelby was an "engineer"; yet in the other video Shelby himself said he wasn't an engineer as that would be "limiting" or something along those lines ...

In addressing why/how the Mustang was picked ... GOOD POINT THAT STILL STICKS ... It seems to me like they can still take the current (and most recently enhanced) platform and offer a 5.4 engine, T56, and auto trans as pencil-in options ... AND DON'T TELL ME THAT CANT DO THAT ANYMORE BECAUSE THEY MOST DEFINITELY CAN ... (LOL)