one man's opinion...

[midinite]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=STed7ujF4qQ

he calls it the greatest car. now do you agree with him or not? given the parameters why?

[aldrizz]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=STed7ujF4qQ

he calls it the greatest car. now do you agree with him or not? given the parameters why?

hmm, palagay ko... true lang un para sa kanilang mundo. pero saying in behalf of the world... naaaah, i dont think so! wla pa nga ko nakita mustang dito sa pinas e. hehehe... f meron, i have yet to see it!

[Alpha_One]

*double post sorry*

[Alpha_One]

hmm, palagay ko... true lang un para sa kanilang mundo. pero saying in behalf of the world... naaaah, i dont think so! wla pa nga ko nakita mustang dito sa pinas e. hehehe... f meron, i have yet to see it!

I can recall five of them just around here where I live... maybe not in tip top condition but...

[Jun aka Pekto]

600k units sold in a year or even 2 years? I'd say yes. I want one (late model) as a hobby car.

[midinite]

600k units sold in a year or even 2 years? I'd say yes. I want one (late model) as a hobby car.

a million on its first two years i am told. wasnt that a feat in itself?

[Jun aka Pekto]

a million on its first two years i am told. wasnt that a feat in itself?

It sure is. Not bad for a car Ford was expecting to sell 100,000 per year.

[midinite]

It sure is. Not bad for a car Ford was expecting to sell 100,000 per year.

and didnt it re-define a staid car industry and define an entire generation or car buyers?

and even brought to life the term - pony car? one its rivals were forced to follow suit with?

[midinite]

hmm, palagay ko... true lang un para sa kanilang mundo. pero saying in behalf of the world... naaaah, i dont think so! wla pa nga ko nakita mustang dito sa pinas e. hehehe... f meron, i have yet to see it!

strangely...when i drove my GTO to the shell maya to gas up the attendants said "okay ang mustang nyo bos." is it fair to say it has made it into the vernacular? because it also happened at another gas station in fairview as well as with other bystanders.

[Jun aka Pekto]

and didnt it re-define a staid car industry and define an entire generation or car buyers?

and even brought to life the term - pony car? one its rivals were forced to follow suit with?

I suppose it did. From my POV, I have no recollection of that era until the early 70's before the energy crisis. By that time, pony cars of all sorts abounded. I remember my uncle's bright red Firebird with dual-exhausts and flaming Pontiac chicken on the hood (1971, 1972?). The next time I saw him again in 1974, he had a station wagon.

[midinite]

my earliest recollection of the screaming chickens would be smokey and the bandit. always wanted one of those trans ams!

[Bravoexo]

I can't see the vid, but if it's the mustang... yes, they're everywhere...well, in the US (was there last Feb-March 07), like three of the biggest rental companies have them, like each time you look as I drove in the streets of Phoenix, there was one...and seen some 500 GT's too.

When I got back, I saw a new red one on my way to work along edsa.

[Jun aka Pekto]

my earliest recollection of the screaming chickens would be smokey and the bandit. always wanted one of those trans ams!

I had a similar (used) one except it was white with (bleh) red interior, and flaming skull (Ghost Rider) license plate up front. That was my first car when I got back here. The previous owner didn't take good care of it though. The leather seats had holes with the yellow foam coming out plus there were a few dents. I had to get rid of it because I couldn't afford the maintenance. The tires alone were $300 apiece in 1985 prices.

[Jun aka Pekto]

I can't see the vid, but if it's the mustang... yes, they're everywhere...well, in the US (was there last Feb-March 07), like three of the biggest rental companies have them, like each time you look as I drove in the streets of Phoenix, there was one...and seen some 500 GT's too.

When I got back, I saw a new red one on my way to work along edsa.

How'd you like Phoenix? AZ is Mustang country (along with bleh, TX )

[Chip]

everyone knows what a mustang is, youre right, it may already be part of the vernacular... "mustang sally..."

[bbt]

here's a clip from the same show of a more recent incarnation of the mustang not quite living up to the reputation:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=kGd1UBUDv...elated&search=

[Jun aka Pekto]

here's a clip from the same show of a more recent incarnation of the mustang not quite living up to the reputation:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=kGd1UBUDv...elated&search=

That's just one model and it's mainly the suspension they griped about. Now, Roush and Saleen Mustangs..... they're tuned for this sort of driving. Ford does offer factory enhancements. Of coure, they probably go through Saleen, anyway.

Certainly the ones I've seen at the Silver State Classic can still maneuver somewhat at 200 mph or better.

As a whole, the Mustang's still a legend.

[empy]

somebody should caption that vid "this is your brain on drugs"

[Jun aka Pekto]

somebody should caption that vid "this is your brain on drugs"

Well, if he's on drugs, I want whatever he's sniffing. My uncles were either Dodge or GM pony-car owners when they were my age. My dad had a very rare V8 Dodge Dart and 2 of my uncles opted for the V8 Pontiac Firebird. 2 other uncles had V8s of some sort. I remember dimly one uncle having a 71 Oldsmobile Cutlass. Last one I can't recall. All of them had to get rid of their ponycars and settle for family cars after the energy crisis hit.

But none of them ever had a Mustang. I want to change that trend. I want one even an old junky one as a hobby car. Even my Dad asked me to get one. Problem's the wife. She doesn't seem to understand a guy's fascination with cars.

[Chip]

try using the ultimate rationale:

"e, kesa mambabae ako?"