:>On Aug 3, 3:11 pm, Sarah Czepiel wrote: :>> On Fri, 03 Aug 2007 10:22:21 -0700, Kruse wrote: :>
:>VERY well said/written, Sarah!
Thanks Patrick.
:> My only disagreement is calling a :>Mustang a sports car. Sporty car, yes. Sports car, no. The Mustang :>has always been a scaled down sedan with optional thumping motors and :>stiffened up chassis. Sports cars on the other hand come with only two :>seats and generally have a chassis designed just for them.
You always keep me honest. I agree, I usually call the Mustang a pony car but thought using the term sports car for both in my last paragraph just flowed better. :)
:>Patrick :>
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:>> :>On Aug 3, 9:46 am, Jim C wrote: :>> :>> I ** HATE ** the Mustang vs. Vette discussions, but since this is :>> :>> marked as OT, I'll throw my hat in the ring. I'd love to have the :>> :>> discussion, but hope it doesn't turn into a flame war. My son and I :>> :>> talk about the Ford vs. Chevy thing all the time, but I also tell him :>> :>> the Vette is at a whole nother level, and worthy of respect even from :>> :>> a Mustang owner. :>> :>
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:>> :>I've always mildly respected the vette, but because of price and :>> :>performance difference, never considered the Mustang to be comparible :>> :>to the vette. I used to have a co-worker who always ragged about how :>> :>the vette was, performance-wise, superior to the Mustang and he said :>> :>you HAD to compare the two, like apples to apples. You know, the old :>> :>Ford verses Chevy debate. :>> :>However, when the Ford GT came into the market, suddenly he said that :>> :>you couldn't compare the GT to the vette because the GT costs so much :>> :>more and it was in a class all by itself. If the GT was faster than :>> :>the vette it was because of the price difference. :>> :>
:>> :>I feel a lot of vette owners are similar to my old co-worker. :>>
:>> I'd like to add my .02 cents to this discussion since I've owned a :>> 97GT , now own an 04 MACh 1 and we also have a C6 Corvette. When :>> discussing the Mustang versus Corvette there is really no comparison. :>> The Mustang is a raw far less refined car. It doesn't have heated :>> seats, fancy HUD, keyless operation, etc... that one would find in the :>> Corvette. The Mustang cannot compete with the Corvette in :>> performance. The Mustang is a get in, buckle up, outright fun car to :>> drive. And with a MACh 1 you always attract a crowd. :) The :>> Corvette is a true sports car with a lot of luxury features thrown in. :>> It has balls to the wall torque, and an almost 190mph top end. Me, I :>> love the Corvette's removable targa top. :) Gas mileage ? Far :>> better in the Corvette. And t take on long trips? Again the :>> Corvette wins hands down just for creature comfort alone. :>>
:>> Wish I could remember where I found this quote ..... :>>
:>> "..... the Corvette is a great performance car. It offers a :>> combination of acceleration, handling, braking and fuel economy you :>> won't find in many other cars. ..." :>>
:>> " [ Corvettes are for ] dancing down a winding road to the music of :>> a small block V-8. They're for winding through the gears flat-out when :>> the road turns straight. They're for transforming high octane :>> petroleum distillates into the most fun you can have with your clothes :>> on. They're the perfect antidote for ennui, a quicker waker-upper than :>> a cup of Starbucks' best. They're for entertaining the senses, for :>> restoring your joy of driving, for having a balls-out, :>> catch-me-if-you-can, power sliding good time." :>>
:>> As you say Krause the Corvette is at a whole nother level. Is it :>> fair to compare it to the Ford GT? Not in my opinion. The Shelby? :>> Yeah, ok. The Viper? Ok again although the Viper is really :>> considered a streetable racecar. Our friend had a 650+ hp :>> supercharged 96 Viper which was fast as a scaled dog but the thing :>> rode like a dung wagon. Advantage : Corvette. Porsche? The :>> Porsche might be better than the Corvette in some respects but at a :>> substantially higher price point. For that reason alone comparing :>> these supercars against the Corvette is IMO what makes the Corvette :>> the best bang for the buck on the market. :>>
:>> Would I trade my MACh 1 to put another Corvette in the driveway? Not :>> on your life! I adore the Mustang. There is a something about a :>> Mustang that once it gets into your soul, you're hooked. For me it :>> all started with my mother's 1967 coupe. A Mustang will turn my head :>> quicker than any Corvette. Do most Corvette owners agree with my :>> comments on the Mustang? Those who have owned Mustangs still love :>> them. There are occasional discussions on the Corvette boards about :>> Mustangs and the consensus is most Corvette drivers respect Mustangs :>> and they respect the Mustang history and heritage just as we respect :>> the Corvette history and the Corvettes that went before ours. :>>
:>> So where does it leave me? Loving both the Mustang and the Corvette :>> for what they are, just as you'd love your two children equally :>> because you recognise each of them as unique. :>>
:>> What could be better than to look out and see two of the finest sports :>> cars in the world, each with a long and proud history, parked side by :>> side waiting to be taken on a run? :) :>
:>> Regards, Sarah :>