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Originally Posted by ShadowWulf2K
Not all of our cars fit into the American Car stereotype. Personally I own a 2007 Mustang, which got the #1 award for initial quality in it's class, and Ford took #1 overall, unseating Toyota. Also, Mustangs produced this decade are known for really good reliability. The old "lulz, dumbestics break down" mentallity doesn't apply here.
Finally, my mustang can handle... it takes turns very well, almost to the point I can't hold myself straight in my seat under hard cornering (and my car is stock, currently) The interior is a bit cheap, but I don't mind at all, I'm having too much fun driving it to even pay attention to my interior.
Keep this in mind, for the typical American performance car: America is a nation of highways. Long, straight highways. The old classic muscle car era vehicle's reflect this perfectly. Most American automotive enthusiasts are about raw, unrefined speed. Whereas Europeans like refinement. It's just different cultures, neither is better than the other. People who work on cars in Europe may not be as familiar with the way American cars are layed out, and think it's "dumb", but over here I know American mechanics hate working on VW's and Audi's. Are they bad cars? No. They're just designed differently.
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i dont disagree with you, but i do have to disagree with your opinion of the mustang. unless there was some huge overhaul from the '05 model, the mustang cant handle at all. nor can it do much well besides cruise. i rented an '05 for a week when they were new, took it up to some twisties up in northern minnesota, to see what it could do. now maybe this is because im used to driving a 240sx, but the mustang felt like it weighed 5000 pounds every corner and every time i had to get on the brakes. the rear end was too jittery, and wanted to break traction much too early when the road wasnt perfectly smooth. and when it was, it understeered horribly. this is because of the rear solid axle, but a flaw is a flaw. dont get me going on how the mustang motors are just rehashed taurus and f150 motors, only the 5.4 is even adequate. but the supercharged 5.4 is pretty badass, i will give it that. oh and like i said, when a car company's only sports car offering suddenly comes out with a glass roof option, who are they marketing towards? its obvious that ford and chevy do not understand the segment we like to call performance enthusiasts. i almost thought ford started to get it a few years ago, when the SVT focus came out, and the mustang cobra R had an independent rear suspension, but then both of those ideas were canned right away, almost if ford was embarrassed that it had a good idea. i really dont understand it.