I don't think I will ever get past the claustrophobic (sp?) size. I have always owned upright sedans with normal rooflilnes or trucks. Sports cars just make me feel too confined. I guess I will never understand how people can be so cramped just so they can sit in a car that looks good.
Of course I was the one in high school driving the 78 Regal with a 400, duals, posi and deliberate primer on small repairs and the steel wheels. Made it all the more fun when we would blow the doors off a Mustang or Iroc Z that was bought with Daddy's money.
Sports cars make me feel too confined.... Then why on earth did you buy one? And your last comment. I have owned 4 mustangs, all bought with my own money. My first an 89GT was paid for with my hard work doing 2 jobs at the age of 18. You know what fun I had? Dusting fogies in their bloated sedan "muscle" as they tried to show off to their disinterested wives only to be owned repeatedly on our mainstreet cruise/races and never to return. Now that's some quality fun.
Blah blah blah, solid rear axle. As soon as they pull it it out people complain. Put it back in and engineer the heck out of it to really improve it and they complain.
The trunk access. HOLY COW there is something to complain about eh? I don't understand HOW exactly you want to get into the trunk? a handle on the trunk? Button on the inside? How about the fact that it's more secure the way it is? You can modify the setup to add a button inside the car if you really need to, it's a very easy mod. Otherwise if you're in the car and need to open it the fob is closer than any button would be. And if you're walking up to the car, wouldn't your keys typically be with you anyways? I mean holy crap. Complain about seating, styling, power handling, but access to the trunk? And then not quanitify what you would prefer is even more ridiculous.
And 351CJ, what vehicle is flawless? You couldn't find one. There is always something that someone sees as a flaw, while others don't. Here we go. The Maxx is about as butt ugly as one could imagine. Handles like a land yahct and I'd rather rip out my spine than sit in GM seating. Let's talk abit about GM switchgear shall we? Hey looks the same as my grandmothers old 84 skylark. Let's get someone in to revamp that look and ergonomics can we?
All this comes down to some idiot who can't be bothered to test drive a car that he/she has to live with for 3 years when they freely admit they are not comfortable in sports cars yet feel the inclement urge to buy whatever a magazine tells them to. I bet you've ordered stuff through E-mail spam too??
Mustang sales have slid badly since the Mustang fevor in 2005, so much so that the 06 Mustang is not even selling as well as the old obsolete Stang it replaces. So the marketplace appears to have figured out the shortcomings Mustang has.
Yeah that's definitely the problem, fo sure. Couldn't be that people are so freaked out that they are buying small cars in droves. We'll watch the cycle of people coming back into the fold before long, I can guarantee it. Can't have anything to do with the economy or anything it's definitely the fact that the car doesn't have some other method of trunk access or the headrests are at an odd angle for people who stare at the ceiling while they drive or that solid rear axles are so passe'.
No it's defintely the trunk.
I'm glad you like your 01 GT, I almost bought an 00 in Performance Red back then but I held off, I just couldn't warrant driving a car that at the time held little in benefit over the 89, 86 or even 81 Mustangs that I owned before. I mean it had a better motor, slightly stiffer suspension and an average to good interior, but outside of being new it wasn't offering a whole lot more. I left and drove 3 other "consumer" friendly cars including a couple of imports each with their own "flaws" but came back because not only does the Mustang provide a better overall driving experience but it's also a very cool car.
I only wish I had the moxy to go onto other manufacturers fan forums and start bitching and pissing and moaning about a car I don't own (yeah I'm calling you out PNYEXP). But I don't because as much as I may LOATHE GM vehicles, I don't sit on GM forums and argue with their owners about it because that's LAME.
But gee, thanks for making me see the light PnyExp and 351CJ, I can only hope my dealership will refund my money from my incredibly errant purchase. Doh! My paperwork is locked in the trunk and the keyfob is 5 feet away, what shall I do???
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