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  1. Mach460

    IRS poll

    So you think the Mustang GT is somehow immune from this as well? I seriously doubt you're going to get a Mustang GT for the price anything close to the 26,900 that's being thrown around here.
  2. Mach460

    IRS poll

    Base MSRP for a Nissan 350Z is 26,370.00 (according to Nissan's website). The number being floated around here for a Mustang GT is 26,900.00. The honest truth is that the Nissan is the Mustangs direct competitor...and when it comes time for road test comparisons...I'm afraid the Nissan is going...
  3. Mach460

    Prices & Options? Here's your Stink'in Prices & Options

    Same here, by then my 2000 GT will have been paid for and the Cobra will be within my price range.
  4. Mach460

    IRS poll

    It was Phil Maerten's, Ford Group Vice President (he admitted as much in interviews). If what you say it's true, then I'm very dissappointed with Ford, and frankly unsure about the car. It shows that instead of the package being optimized, it was compromised, much like the 99-04 Cobra is...
  5. Mach460

    IRS poll

    The cost of the IRS is speculative. Let's remember that the chassis was designed from the onset for IRS (it's based on the DEW98). As for weight, the added weight is minimal. Do you drag race seriously..Street Outlaw? Why should we placate the minority of Mustang owners? Do you want a...
  6. Mach460

    The Complaint Department

    But why should I have to pay a 15-20K premium, go 90 miles to my nearest SVT Dealer (Tasca Ford in RI, I live in Northeast MA), and pray that the allotment of 5000/year hasn't already been spoken for so I can have IRS. Just so 30% of the Mustang market can be placated...when the reality is that...
  7. Mach460

    Prices & Options? Here's your Stink'in Prices & Options

    Geeez....and people complain about the possible price of an IRS option. :rolleyes:
  8. Mach460

    An intresting article on the 05 in the Winnipeg Free Press.

    Exactly...it wasn't until the Fox Mustang came around that the Mustang really earned it's reputation as a drag racer (the 428 CJ notwithstanding)
  9. Mach460

    IRS poll

    Why? I mean I hear a whole lot of people saying here that those of us that want IRS go spend the 2 or 3K and find an IRS supension for our GT'. Conversely, why not make that samll 30% that want to drag race go to the junkyad, find a 9" for less than 500 bucks and fit it into the a GT with...
  10. Mach460

    IRS poll

    Have you ever driven a Lincoln LS or a Jaguar S-Type. The Lincoln LS especially gives the 5 Series a real run for it's money for handling. Why? Because those cars were designed from the outset to have IRS, and thus e their suspensions are optimise for it. You have to remember that the Fox...
  11. Mach460

    IRS poll

    Ok...hopefully this won't get me into trouble with the admins around here...but I started a petition here. If you want Ford to make IRS standard on the GT...just sign it and spread the word. Petition to ask Ford to make IRS Standard on the Mustang GT
  12. Mach460

    An intresting article on the 05 in the Winnipeg Free Press.

    But why should I have to pay 40 to 50K to have a car with IRS, when I can pay under 30K and have a 350Z that has the same performance level as a Mustang and probably handles better. Let's face it...even it is 50,000 dollars, a Cobra is still just a gussied up Mustang with expensive hardware.
  13. Mach460

    An intresting article on the 05 in the Winnipeg Free Press.

    Exactly. The Mustang is a niche car to begin with...to make it even more niche by placating only 30% of the potential market is really kind of bad business. I mean let's assume that the remaining 70% does absolutely no racing or whatever. In terms of real world driving, why will most people buy...
  14. Mach460

    crossover appeal?

    Honestly...despite what Ford has said...I don't think it will be any improvement. Having driven BMW's and Jaguars in the snow...I can tell you there's definitely a bigger comfort zone with the IRS.
  15. Mach460

    crossover appeal?

    I don't think it will happen as easily as you predict it will. For the Mustang to have to appeal to people outside of Mustangers and 21 year old college girls (let's face it, somebody has to buy those V-6 convertibles), they have to feel that the 05 Mustang is either on par or exceeds the...
  16. Mach460

    An intresting article on the 05 in the Winnipeg Free Press.

    IRS....that's what I want. But hey....if the 05 does away with the dreaded Mustang Two Step and I can actually take a highway off ramp without having to do hail marys..then fine. But if the car still has all those nasty little live axle habits, then you have to ask yourself if the Mustang really...
  17. Mach460

    IRS poll

    But why can't I be a knuckle dragging American car enthusiast with the IRS. I want to be able to trun 11's in a straight, but not have to say hail mary's everytime I get onto the highway off ramp in the rain...or doing the Mustang Two Step everytime I go over a bridge expansion joint. And who's...
  18. Mach460

    IRS poll

    I totally agree. I also agree in that I think the drag racers got way too much say about the rear suspension. Especially if you read the Mustang enthusiasts magazines, they made it seem like IRS was the worse thing for the Mustang since the Mustang II (no offense to said owners). Let's face...
  19. Mach460

    2005 Mustang in Motor Trend

    Whatever you feel about MT vs. R&T...pick up the Motor Trend issue. The article on the Mustang is very informative and has some awesome pictures. Some cool new features of the pony....fly-by-wire throttle (just like in Formula 1 cars), magnesium valve cover, the 4.6 shares only 30% componentry...
  20. Mach460

    Lots of good pictures...

    I love that interior...it's so clean and uncluttered. Plus I love the short knobby stick on the manual. It would have been perfect if the put the ignition on the dash instead of the steering column.
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