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The reaction on Mustang6G is like the watching the 2003 Cubs. Some are cancelling orders. Will Ford ever be able to catch up without making an Alpha equivalent? Even if they start now, S550 has the deck stacked against it.

 

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Unfortunately, this isn't really that much fun anymore, it's just plain sad. To put it bluntly, compared to what they ought to be, both cars suck.....out loud. There is a reason both companies would be thrilled with any domestic sales year that tops 100k units and it isn't because the market evolved away from cars like this.....it's because the cars evolved away from the market. Make no mistake, the Camaro and Mustang are our Commodore and Falcon, and I fear we'll find the most hardcore of the faithful on both sides continuing to cheer on their respective make as they each devolve these cars into something completely unsellable in almost any market over the next several years.....just like the Commodore and Falcon.

I'm calling this a case of "my team isn't winning, so the whole game sucks".

 

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You would, it couldn't actually be that these aren't good ponycars (they aren't). Honestly, the fact that everything comes down to quarter mile times and track numbers is what proves my point. Can you tell me which car was faster, the 68 428 Mustang or the 68 396 Camaro? I know, and realistically we both do, it's the Mustang. So, if we know that, then riddle me this batman. Why would half the Camaro enthusiasts on earth still crawl through Hell and nine feet of solid rock to have a 68 Camaro SS with a 396 4-speed under the hood since, using your 'logic', the 68 Camaro is a raging pile because it couldn't outrun the competition. Then ask yourself why the new cars can't manage that kind of loyalty or those sales numbers. Don't worry, I'll wait for you and Fenwick to take enough time to get what I'm saying.....and I understand that in both cases that may take a while.

You're right, I don't know what you're trying to say. But I am certain that if Ford wasn't trailing in this segment, you'd be spiking the football.

However, my best guess as to the sentiment you're trying to conjure in order to deflect the Mustangs poor showing, goes something like this: modern pony cars don't have the intrinsic appeal of the cars from the sixties cause they are too big and expensive and I have a nostalgic fetish for a different era, blah blah damn kids get off my lawn, etc.