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4/29/11, 08:22 AM
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Which would you rather have, a 04 Mach1 or a 2005 Mustang GT?
I like the new Boss 302, but I know we are going to see a lot of those improvements in the Next Gen Mustang GT. Especially if the Camaro & Challenger improve.
4/29/11, 11:08 AM
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So the 7.0L (428/429) SE is dead?
How many different Mustang "models" have there been? Base, GT, LX, GT350, GT500, Mach 1, Boss, Bullitt, Ghia, Cobra, SVO, ???
I think there's plenty of options for SE models.
How many different Mustang "models" have there been? Base, GT, LX, GT350, GT500, Mach 1, Boss, Bullitt, Ghia, Cobra, SVO, ???
I think there's plenty of options for SE models.
4/29/11, 11:28 PM
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I know, and I hate their way of thinking. In a way, the SE buyer gets screwed, because a lot of those improvements go into the redesign a year or two later.
Which would you rather have, a 04 Mach1 or a 2005 Mustang GT?
I like the new Boss 302, but I know we are going to see a lot of those improvements in the Next Gen Mustang GT. Especially if the Camaro & Challenger improve.
Which would you rather have, a 04 Mach1 or a 2005 Mustang GT?
I like the new Boss 302, but I know we are going to see a lot of those improvements in the Next Gen Mustang GT. Especially if the Camaro & Challenger improve.
4/30/11, 08:12 AM
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Turbo
I'm thinking some sort of EBed special edition to gauge interest in a turbo Mustang for the next gen. Could be a EB 4 with moderate power but set up for balance and handling that would help the decision for the next base engine, or the EB 6 to see if it could take over some V8 sales.
4/30/11, 09:59 AM
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5/3/11, 02:45 PM
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94 GT is right, the whole purpose of an SE is to boost sales of an aging body style right before a refresh.
Look at most of Ford's last SEs
1993 Cobra... last year of the fox body
2003-04 Mach1 and Terminator Cobras... put some extras life into the old 4th gen
2008-09 BULLITT was an SE but also a running prototype for the 2010 GT
Look at most of Ford's last SEs
1993 Cobra... last year of the fox body
2003-04 Mach1 and Terminator Cobras... put some extras life into the old 4th gen
2008-09 BULLITT was an SE but also a running prototype for the 2010 GT
5/4/11, 11:21 AM
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94 GT is right, the whole purpose of an SE is to boost sales of an aging body style right before a refresh.
Look at most of Ford's last SEs
1993 Cobra... last year of the fox body
2003-04 Mach1 and Terminator Cobras... put some extras life into the old 4th gen
2008-09 BULLITT was an SE but also a running prototype for the 2010 GT
Look at most of Ford's last SEs
1993 Cobra... last year of the fox body
2003-04 Mach1 and Terminator Cobras... put some extras life into the old 4th gen
2008-09 BULLITT was an SE but also a running prototype for the 2010 GT
So Ford ends up selling 5k-10k Bullitts. Does it really matter when they only sold a grand total of 91k Mustangs? Was all the R&D and tooling really worth it?
Bring a Mach1 out in year 2 or 3, when the buzz is still hot about the redesign. There will be more people in the show rooms looking at the new model. Plus, SE volumes may increase from 10K to 15k or 20k.
5/7/11, 03:23 PM
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I guess no one can statistically prove this but SEs like the GT500, Boss, Mach1 kinda provide eye candy to potential buyers. You may be wowed by the Boss and end up with a V6 or GT but the Boss helped bring you into the show room. That is what a Ford marketing rep told me years ago when the Bullitt came out.
5/7/11, 07:03 PM
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I guess no one can statistically prove this but SEs like the GT500, Boss, Mach1 kinda provide eye candy to potential buyers. You may be wowed by the Boss and end up with a V6 or GT but the Boss helped bring you into the show room. That is what a Ford marketing rep told me years ago when the Bullitt came out.
This is like anything though.
Entice the people to come in and take a look, settle for something lower in the chain, and hope to keep them around long enough to potentially get the one they wanted or higher.
I'm a perfect example. Was looking at a GT back in 2002, but went with a V6 (I was younger and insurance would have raped me + the cost of the car)
Now I drive a GT, want a BOSS/GT500
See..it works!
5/7/11, 10:02 PM
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The only downside I think to Ford doing all the SE's are the knuckleheads that complain loudly about another iteration of the Mustang.
5/12/11, 05:14 PM
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I guess no one can statistically prove this but SEs like the GT500, Boss, Mach1 kinda provide eye candy to potential buyers. You may be wowed by the Boss and end up with a V6 or GT but the Boss helped bring you into the show room. That is what a Ford marketing rep told me years ago when the Bullitt came out.
5/14/11, 05:17 PM
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It's working on me too. I went to a dealership to just get a look at a 2011 GT500 that I'm really not in a position to buy but now I'm heavily considering buying a new V6 Premium next year.
5/19/11, 01:45 AM
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