Going to buy a new pony car! Need help!

[ss ZHO]

Originally Posted by 1bad65

This may be news to you, but plenty of Camaro owners have ran bone stock Camaros faster than mag times. Challenger owners have as well. It shouldn't be a shock that Mustang owners can do it too.

Not a shock at all. The magizines are a more credible source than people posting their times, but of course there will be cars built faster (with better drivers, and better conditions) than the ones used in the magazines. The magizines just consitantly show that the Mustang is a bit faster. The 12.7 sec ones tested likely had the 3.73 gear in the car, as far as I can tell.

I did look at the first page of the article, and didn't see where it said the guy that ran 12.5 had a 3.31. Crazy fast (bit hard to believe that it was not modified or wrong gear was indicated). If he had a 3.73 I wonder what he would have gotten.

[1badSS/RS]

Originally Posted by raqball

Why rule the Challenger out? I'd get it LONG before even considering a Mustang...

[TaylorRyanSS]

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[ViperTomcat]

Originally Posted by ss ZHO

Not a shock at all. The magizines are a more credible source than people posting their times, but of course there will be cars built faster (with better drivers, and better conditions) than the ones used in the magazines. The magizines just consitantly show that the Mustang is a bit faster. The 12.7 sec ones tested likely had the 3.73 gear in the car, as far as I can tell.

I did look at the first page of the article, and didn't see where it said the guy that ran 12.5 had a 3.31. Crazy fast (bit hard to believe that it was not modified or wrong gear was indicated). If he had a 3.73 I wonder what he would have gotten.

*nevermind

[Sax1031]

Originally Posted by ss ZHO

Mustang GT comes with 3 different axles.
qtr mile times
3.73 runs about 12.7 (faster than Camaro)
3.55 runs about 13.0 (same as Camaro)
3.31 runs about 13.2 (slower than Camaro)

The fastest quarter mile times have come from the 3.31 or 3.55 geared 5.0s. Completely stock of course.

[Sax1031]

My only advice, to the op, would be to go look at and drive all 3. See which one you like better.

[Sax1031]

Originally Posted by ViperTomcat

Sorry...you're wrong

http://www.modularfords.com/forums/s...Stock-Auto-5.0

Stock auto, he posted the timeslip.

12.57 @ 115 MPH

And that is with 3.15 gear.

[ffrcobra_65]

OP, do your own weighing and buy the car that makes you happy. Asking a bunch of people on the internet for their opinion (mostly biased opinion given by blind fan boys) is just lame. Go and drive each of the cars you have on your list, research comparison articles by popular magazines and make a decision. Car appearance is very subjective. What looks nice to you may look 100% fugly to the next person. A lot of the fan boys will quote performance numbers etc. etc. like they themselves would know or feel the negligible difference, which is the funniest thing to me.

[ffrcobra_65]

Originally Posted by Redskinfan72

The Camaro is a far superior machine to the Mustang...

this is perfect example for my post above.

[ketel0ne]

If you like losing your car in the mall parking lot around Christmas, buy a mustang. With a Camaro you will always see it sticking out from the masses.

Edit.. Although you prolly wouldn't take your Camaro to the mall at Christmas, so +1 for the mustang, I guess.

[mhood]

To me (the universal qualifier), the Mustang looks like a compact. It also feels like a compact when I sit down in one. The Camaro feels and looks like a muscle car...to me. So does the Challenger.

[Sax1031]

Originally Posted by mhood

To me (the universal qualifier), the Mustang looks like a compact. It also feels like a compact when I sit down in one. The Camaro feels and looks like a muscle car...to me. So does the Challenger.

that was pretty much the difference between a pony car and muscle car. size.

[cab2g]

Originally Posted by 04Ram2500Hemi

I'll speak for the tall people (I'm 6'9") and the Mustang was ruled out because of the lack of leg room. Sure the roof line is low on a Camaro, but I fit in it just fine. If I had wanted a sun roof I would be SOL- but the Camaro has a great amount of leg room and it's very comfortable.

To the OP- the Mustang and the Camaro (and Challenger too) are great car's. What you need to do is go and drive both back to back and decide which one makes you smile the most. I have no problem with people buying American Muscle no matter what the tag on it says. Ford, Chevy, Dodge- it's all good to me.

Oh yeah, I forgot about the leg room! the Mustang is definitely cramped in the front seat for a person with long legs. Even if I wanted the Mustang I personally couldn't have bought it for a daily driver because of this. Short trips are fine, but if my legs are up against the dash, then they'll be sore if I'm driving like that regularly.

[John Shields]

Originally Posted by EnvyTerra

Just one question, what is a real review and a BS review? like if the car you like doesn't win a review does that make it a BS review or a real review? just curious...

A BS review (which most of them are) are the ones where they compare two vastly different models, or have upgrades on a Mustang vs a near stock 2SS before they run the comparison. That and of course you have the "highest bidder" reviews that mysteriously end up plastered all over a magazine beyond their comparison shots. A real review is taking both cars in a controlled environment and really putting down numbers. Everything I've seen thus far has been a couple editors going neck and neck and that's not a review or comparison. That's a sham.