Comments on: 2010 Mustang A Cheap Date, Autoblog Celebrates 1,480th Mustang Post

By: toxicroach

toxicroach — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:48:13 +0000

Buying a V6 Mustang is pretty much an admission that you are a tool.

I don’t like the Camaro’s looks, but goddamn, 400 hp. That is hard to resist.

By: mcs

mcs — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:46:17 +0000

I’ve always wanted a Mustang. We had a 65 and an early Cougar when I was a kid. However, every time I drive one I lose interest really fast.

The Camaro looks promising – especially if Dongfeng gets GM and starts shipping V6 versions from China for $15k a copy.

By: thetopdog

thetopdog — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:30:11 +0000

I doubt many people interested in the base version of the Mustang really care if the suspension is outdated or the engine is relatively weak. People buy V6 ‘Stangs for looks only

By: JuniorMint

JuniorMint — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:22:09 +0000

Boy, if I cared about the Mustang, I’d be all set! Did you catch the literary aneurism at AB when a Tribune columnist dared to suggest that the 2010 Mustang should be axed in favor of…well, it doesn’t matter, does it? If it was between the 2010 Mustang and starving third-world orphans, I’m pretty sure I know what AB would pick.

BTW, I love the new format – one condensed, highly-concentrated Autoblog bitch-fest every week or so! No posts about your rivals for a week, and then one containing everything in the last seven days that made us wonder how these schmucks keep getting page hits, let alone free cars. Outstanding! That’ll keep the AB-hater-haters at bay, but still give the rest of us an outlet for venting about the stupid shit AB keeps piling on. (The album cover was just…sad)

Posts like this give me the strength to keep checking AB. Carry on!

By: revhigh

revhigh — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:42:17 +0000

Who in their right mind would buy any of this junk made by soon to be defunct companies … at any price ??

By: Samir

Samir — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:19:37 +0000

Who in their right mind would spend $21,800 on an outdated hand-cart with an anemic V6 pulling a whole 210hp out of 4(!) liters when you can have a modern 300hp V6 sports coupe with independent suspension for $1,000 more?

You’d be surprised. Unlike the other muscles, the Mustang never went away. For all of its warts and imperfections, it was always there for the American pistonhead. As a result, the Mustang community, aftermarket, tradition are all way out ahead of anything comparable from GM or Dodge.

You’d be surprised how much evolving a design while keeping the basic formula the same works, and how much people are willing to pay a consistency premium.

By: ca36gtp

ca36gtp — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:05:36 +0000

The GT vs SS situation doesn’t look much better. $3,000 isn’t that much to get a motor that’s actually good and an axle set-up that wasn’t used by the Roman Empire.

By: teoluke

teoluke — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:55:18 +0000

The disadvantage is that initially at launch, the GT mustang will have the same HP as the v6 camaro.

While more torque and a lighter body will help it be quicker than the v6, the SS with the ls3 will destroy it. I’ve seen 0-60 reports of 4.6s for the SS, and an automatic at that.

There’s been a new 5.0l v8 in development now for a while, not sure whether its coming out soon or not.
They could also update their 5.4l v8 and stick it; it would be somewhat competetive