I know I am going to get slammed for this...

texunter · #1 03-09-2012, 10:07 AM

All the new stangs are super pretty but i will never buy a new one.

I can buy 4 or 5 cars for what that one car costs.

Cars are not made the same as before. The new mustang is alot of plastics or composite parts which i hate. I like the metal cars.

28HopUp · #2 03-09-2012, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by texunter

Cars are not made the same as before. The new mustang is alot of plastics or composite parts which i hate. I like the metal cars.

To illustrate this point, a member on a Mustang forum posted up pictures after the recent storms in the midwest. His two Mustangs were parked in the driveway during a hail storm. The side and top portions of his S197 Mustang were peppered with dings, but his 90ish Mustang GT was undamaged despite being subjected to the same weather. Not that Fox Mustangs were great vehicles in their time (quality wise), but it shows that they don't build 'em like they yoosta.

GSPI · #3 03-09-2012, 11:48 AM

The Government won't let them "make them like they yoosta"...

Currently, the use of new generation stronger tensile strength steel is being made to "ding" by thinning it out over the previously made Mustangs. The current vehicles are far better on humans in case of said accidents as they transmit the force of impact through to structural members and people have the misconception that these cars are weaker since they ding up. They simply are made to comply with ever increasing Government crash and fuel economy standards that keep getting pushed higher and higher into the stratosphere of absurdity. There are far more metal components that are present in the current Mustang that the composite comment doesn't hold water. The main plastic on the cars is the front bumper cover and the rear facia and rear bumper cover to be perfectly honest, that is the same as the Mustangs from the late 80's on. The hood and trunk lid are not steel but aluminum to lighten up the weight, still a metal component not plastic.

With the ever increasing standards of zero waste, the metal of these cars is highly recyclable as are many of the other components in the car making this even more "environmentally" friendly. Did I mention the gas economy is improving? You now have a 400+HP car that gets over 20 mpg and a 300+HP car that gets close to the 40 mpg mark!... not bad for a performance car no?

See... they are not making like they yoosta and that may not be a bad thing!!

Andy · #4 03-09-2012, 01:05 PM

I think this is all just an excuse
so you don't have to work on your old cars.
the medical term for this is OCGT
or Old Car Guy Tired syndrome
You see it allot in the Corvette community.
and now i see it spreading to the Mustang Clubs.
usually starts as an excuse to buy a new
or recently released model. But the idea of
power windows and AC that works is the lore
then after the car show or event attended... you can
just go home and not have to fix anything that broke
Take your nap...watch Jeopardy or the Price is Right
or what ever.

mac88chp · #5 03-09-2012, 02:27 PM

This all sounds like a conversation I had with myself a few years ago. Having recently completed my '88 CHP, I was already on the hunt for another SSP. I had all the funds for second project plus a fair amount of parts and equipment stockpiled and envisioned doing another CHP car, perhaps an '89 SMPV clone, while I was still ramped up and in the restoration mode.

Well, in early 2008 I happened to be attending a new car show one weekend and caught a glimpse of the new Bullitt Mustang and within 48 hours I was at the Ford dealership ordering one for myself. I paid cash for it by selling my then DD '01 Mustang GT and by not embarking on another SSP adventure and I've never regretted the decision. It meant that I now have a total kick-ass late model Mustang to drive while being able to keep focus on my sole SSP, attending to all the never ending final restoration details and improvements and by having the time to truly enjoy the showing and sharing of it.

One safe, modern and reliable one to drive and one classic one to tinker with and show...that's a hard combo to beat. I'm not ruling out picking up another SSP someday but that will probably mean selling the current one to keep the vintage project fleet down to a manageable one unit. Works for me anyway.