Search results

  1. R

    MUSTANG GT,MUSTANG COBRA,PORSCHE BOXSTER S

    An S2000 owner calling the Boxster a "chick car"..... That's rich..... Kind of like Liberace calling Boy George a "flamer" :rolleyes: :lol:
  2. R

    MUSTANG GT,MUSTANG COBRA,PORSCHE BOXSTER S

    Count me in as a multiple Mustang owner (1st gen, 3rd gen and 4th gen), and a lifelong Porsche enthusiast. When I was in highschool I was the hottest ticket in town for car detailing. I got all the business from the local Porsche/Mercedes repair shop, and even at 16-17 years old, they trusted me...
  3. R

    Who will buy this?

    Who will buy it?? All the "the new Mustang sucks, it looks boxy, it's not aggressive enough, it lacks scoops, the interior scares me, the mufflers are behind the axle oh my" guys, at least the ones with some money to spare.
  4. R

    Anyone buying for "collector" status?

    You can find anomolies anywhere if you look hard enough, but one goofy purchase price does not baseline an entire market. In 1998 my dad bought a 1993 Cobra R with only 92 miles on it for $21K, thousands less than it sold for new. In '96, he bought a '79 Turbo Pace Car with 35 miles on it for...
  5. R

    Anyone buying for "collector" status?

    As a collector myself, it's a real roll-of-the-dice. If you want to buy a new Mustang and keep the miles low, only drive it in sunny weather, do it because you love the car. It's true, only a rare minority of old "desirable" cars ever get ahead of, and beat the rate of inflation, storage...
  6. R

    Fuggin soccer mom drivin a new GT

    Duh...... What is it that you think the Mustang is anyway?? The original Mustang drew its huge success on the fact that it appealled to EVERYBODY, from moms to executives to teenagers, and everybody in-between. The new '05 being driven off the dealer lot by that mom is just history being...
  7. R

    05 Mach1

    '05???? If they were going to slip it in as an '05 model, we would have known just about every detail regarding it months ago. Maybe for '06, but Ford's been totally tight-lipped. Hell, they may do a Boss, or a Bullitt first. Nobody knows.
  8. R

    What is the best way to launch an Auto Trans

    I used to run 13.90's at 100 mph flat in my bone-stock-new '96 Cobra with a not-so-amazing 2.10 60-ft time, so, seeing that most 2005 automatics have been easily cutting sub-2 second 60-ft times, I find it EXTREMELY logical and believable that it could run the time he listed. What would be his...
  9. R

    **ATTENTION SVT's Future Not clear**

    I just got the same article in my daily "Automotive News" email summary. I'm glad to see Coletti staying in-place. He's the heart & soul of SVT, he's the guy who really gets things done and pushes through stuff that would normally "die" at the corporate level. When he took over the Cobra from...
  10. R

    What is the best way to launch an Auto Trans

    I apologize for the over-use of the word "crap" in my prior post...
  11. R

    What is the best way to launch an Auto Trans

    Just to address your worries of it to be a "bad idea" to hold the brakes as you rev-up the gas.....it's fine, it doesn't do ANYTHING bad to your brake system. Furthermore, every track is different when it comes to traction, so you'll need to experiment to find the best rpm to launch at. If you...
  12. R

    WHY?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

    Alot of styling details, like the hood and the scoops and even the Shelby-esque taillights, I'm certain were "previews" of future Mustang special-editions to come. The concept was a sneak peak at not just what the production GT would kinda look like, but also what you may see for styling cues in...
  13. R

    Anyone have buyers remorse yet?

    Yes, I understand where you're coming from, and you are right to a certain extent. The the entire premise of that argument, from a more general outlook, is a real slippery slope. There's a "point", and everybody's point is different, at which the whole going fast for $X amount of money goes too...
  14. R

    yeah boy!!! 13.217 @ 103.31 *Auto*

    I'm afraid that's old advice from a bygone era. Engineers I've spoken with tell me that the need for consumer "break-in" has almost been eliminated in today's world, in the effort to take as much risk and guess-work out of warranty-forecasting, and to reduce warranty claims and risk. With...
  15. R

    04 Cobra or 05 GT

    It's a double-edge sword, a chicken/egg scenario, buying early or late in the run. You buy early, you watch improved and increased h.p. versions come out later in the model run...... You buy late, and you've got the most evolved of the model run, only to soon watch an ALL NEW car come out that...
  16. R

    I Now Understand what the 2005 Mustang GT is All About

    :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! One of the most POPULAR classic Mustang designs was the 1969 & 1970 Boss 302, designed by Larry Shinoda, son of Japanese immigrants. The 1963-1967 Corvette Sting Ray and the original 1967 Z/28 Camaro were also penned by Shinoda, who left GM to join...
  17. R

    04 Cobra or 05 GT

    Yes, depreciation applies to all cars, but at far different rates. Typically, when an existing "generation" of car is replaced by an all-new "generation", the older generation takes an immediate and enormous hit, far more painful than the rate of depreciation that had existed for it prior to the...
  18. R

    04 Cobra or 05 GT

    Parts coming off in your hands??? Hmmm....... Quite honestly, I've seen owners of cars that basically trash everything and anything they own, the car doesn't stand a chance in hell, it could be a Sherman Tank, and it would fall apart in the hands of some folks. Don't know you at all alan64, and...
  19. R

    '05 Mustangs generally selling for MSRP or less...

    O.K., for all you internet addicts who've been obsessed with believing that every nutty eBay '05 Mustang auction is the barometer for the entire market, who think in some twisted logic that a new GT is a $35,000 car, and that everybody should buy a left-over '04 Cobra..... Here's a new article...
  20. R

    I Now Understand what the 2005 Mustang GT is All About

    Word..... See, that's where you're going wrong.....trying to apply "logic" to PerformanceRed. I gave up on that long ago. It's like trying to have a debate with your dog, he just sits there and wags his tail, thinks the house would smell much better if it had more dead stuff in it, and for all...
Top Bottom
Back
Forums
Menu