Thoughts on the Middle Mustang
10/11/10, 12:52 AM
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10/11/10, 06:51 AM
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you may want to visit the R section on SVT and see how many actually make it too the track. The R models are alot more rare than the Boss will be.
I guess your reasoning is that Ford should water the car down because they will all be garage queens anyway? I have no idea why someone would buy a Boss if they are not going to take it to the track. Do you really want to have a stripped out, rough riding mustang to cruise in when you could have a fully loaded GT for the same money?
I guess your reasoning is that Ford should water the car down because they will all be garage queens anyway? I have no idea why someone would buy a Boss if they are not going to take it to the track. Do you really want to have a stripped out, rough riding mustang to cruise in when you could have a fully loaded GT for the same money?
I get a real laugh from stuff like this.
What kind of "track" driving are you talking about? The kind where you just take the car out onto a local track and drive it around for a few laps or the kind where you actually race the car?
I doubt that many guys are going to spend 40k, void their warranty and burn through a set of tires hammering their new Boss 302 around the track in an actual race.
10/11/10, 06:55 AM
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Geez, is it so unfathomable to have a power seat in a Boss? Is a 6 disc CD player going to add that much more weight than a single disc CD player?
I suppose an aftermarket sound system would be better anyway.
10/11/10, 09:26 AM
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I get a real laugh from stuff like this.
What kind of "track" driving are you talking about? The kind where you just take the car out onto a local track and drive it around for a few laps or the kind where you actually race the car?
I doubt that many guys are going to spend 40k, void their warranty and burn through a set of tires hammering their new Boss 302 around the track in an actual race.
What kind of "track" driving are you talking about? The kind where you just take the car out onto a local track and drive it around for a few laps or the kind where you actually race the car?
I doubt that many guys are going to spend 40k, void their warranty and burn through a set of tires hammering their new Boss 302 around the track in an actual race.
10/11/10, 10:10 AM
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rough compared to a GT. The point being that if you are not going to put the Boss on a road-coarse, what would be the point vs. a GT where you get all the bells and whistles for the same price. The GT is offers more performance than you can exploit on the street anyway.
10/11/10, 10:24 AM
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BTW, yes ditching the AC would save weight but since we are talking about a 3600lbs pony car the weight savings wouldn't bring any measurable performance.
Again, why would Ford throw every option possible on the car? It doesn't make sense for the buyer the car is targeted at and would drive the price higher. They already make a loaded up performance car which you know since you own one (btw, it has not been discontinued and will probably get a HP bump in '13 if you are in the market). What is so bad about Ford offering up something a little different to appeal to a new segment?
10/11/10, 10:36 AM
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I get a real laugh from stuff like this.
What kind of "track" driving are you talking about? The kind where you just take the car out onto a local track and drive it around for a few laps or the kind where you actually race the car?
I doubt that many guys are going to spend 40k, void their warranty and burn through a set of tires hammering their new Boss 302 around the track in an actual race.
What kind of "track" driving are you talking about? The kind where you just take the car out onto a local track and drive it around for a few laps or the kind where you actually race the car?
I doubt that many guys are going to spend 40k, void their warranty and burn through a set of tires hammering their new Boss 302 around the track in an actual race.
Some call tracking a "go-fast crack pipe" and it's an addiction that everyone should enjoy at least once!
10/11/10, 02:20 PM
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yup, that kind. There are alot of folks who want a car that is set up properly for the track even if it is ultimately a street car. For reference, see lotus owners.
BTW, yes ditching the AC would save weight but since we are talking about a 3600lbs pony car the weight savings wouldn't bring any measurable performance.
Again, why would Ford throw every option possible on the car? It doesn't make sense for the buyer the car is targeted at and would drive the price higher. They already make a loaded up performance car which you know since you own one (btw, it has not been discontinued and will probably get a HP bump in '13 if you are in the market). What is so bad about Ford offering up something a little different to appeal to a new segment?
BTW, yes ditching the AC would save weight but since we are talking about a 3600lbs pony car the weight savings wouldn't bring any measurable performance.
Again, why would Ford throw every option possible on the car? It doesn't make sense for the buyer the car is targeted at and would drive the price higher. They already make a loaded up performance car which you know since you own one (btw, it has not been discontinued and will probably get a HP bump in '13 if you are in the market). What is so bad about Ford offering up something a little different to appeal to a new segment?
I never said "throw every option possible" on the car.
I don't think asking for a power seat or Sirius is unreasonable.
One could almost argue that power seats are actually a standard feature, not many mustangs come with manual seats.
Here in Canada you can't even order a mustang without power seats or without the Shaker 500, THEY are not options here in Canada, they are standard equipment.
10/11/10, 03:20 PM
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Just read Nathan W's comment on the Boss at the Texas fair and his comments about the 4 door Raptor. Pretty good analogy here.
Ford builds this awesome Baja truck that'll eat anything. A true Baja racer that is street legal. But right away the upscale creature comfort/technomaniac crowd wants to also have that biggest baddest Baja racing truck for going shopping, running the kids to soccer, taking the fam to church, etc., etc., with 4 doors so its easy to get in and out of, all the tech gadgets (that will be obsolete in 6 months), as they drive it forever on paved streets in traffic. That's not really what the Raptor engineers intended is it?
I think that same analogy plays out for a street legal racing Boss getting all the gussied up options too.
IMO
Ford builds this awesome Baja truck that'll eat anything. A true Baja racer that is street legal. But right away the upscale creature comfort/technomaniac crowd wants to also have that biggest baddest Baja racing truck for going shopping, running the kids to soccer, taking the fam to church, etc., etc., with 4 doors so its easy to get in and out of, all the tech gadgets (that will be obsolete in 6 months), as they drive it forever on paved streets in traffic. That's not really what the Raptor engineers intended is it?
I think that same analogy plays out for a street legal racing Boss getting all the gussied up options too.
IMO
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