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Elegance by pony_pirate
Sep 04, 2006 (2:58 am)
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Saw an article online about the Camaro being produced in Canada for '09 release. Sorry, ugly and overstated, nowhere as cool or natural as the Mustang.
 
Dudes complaining here about this, that, meanwhile paying less than I did a year ago for the same Mustang.
 
No one is ever satisfied.
 
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Re: Elegance [pony_pirate] by rocketman67
Sep 04, 2006 (4:55 am)
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Replying to: pony_pirate (Sep 04, 2006 2:58 am)

'OVERSTATED' is a good term for the new '09 Camaro.
Personally those who like the '09 are just buying it for the name. Now where have I heard that before........can somebody say 'GTO'? Very short lived if I must say so! So is the '09 Camaro facing the same dooms day count down clock?...
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Re: Elegance [frontier2k7] by tayl0rd
Sep 05, 2006 (7:34 am)
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Replying to: rocketman67 (Sep 04, 2006 4:55 am)

Nah. The Camaro will be around for a while again. But it still won't dethrone the Mustang as America's favorite Pony Car/sport coupe.
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Re: Elegance [tayl0rd] by lmm
Sep 05, 2006 (1:47 pm)
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Replying to: tayl0rd (Sep 05, 2006 7:34 am)

rental v6's dont have the pony package which adds suspension handling to the car.
 
It will handle pretty much like a GT except for the horsepower with that pkg add on.
 
there is nothing wrong with a V6 except for GT snobs. There's always another better model release so the standard GT is 2nd from the bottom now instead of the top behind GT-H, Shelby GT, and GT500 and probably the Boss went it comes out.
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Re: Elegance [lmm] by pony_pirate
Sep 05, 2006 (2:12 pm)
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Replying to: lmm (Sep 05, 2006 1:47 pm)

except for the horsepower
 
"Except," in other words, for the most important element of a muscle car, the muscle.
 
You might also consider the added torque; and the twin exhausts and different "note". The tranny may be different, too.
 
As for the recent upgrades, all well and good. They weren't available when I bought the car. I got the hottest stock Mustang available, and that wasn't easy.
 
People ain't payin' an extra $6-8k for a GT just for leather seats. The GT is a different car, a distant cousin to the V6.
 
Signed
 
GT "Snob" ha ha.
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Re: Elegance [pony_pirate] by lmm
Sep 05, 2006 (6:54 pm)
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Replying to: pony_pirate (Sep 05, 2006 2:12 pm)

the OP didnt ask about MUSCLE. You threw that in. He wanted to know if what he read about a V6 was true regarding what was wrong with the engine and handling.
 
The OP is well aware of the horsepower difference.
 
No reason to trash talk a v6 unless you feel the need. To 99.9% of the population they cant tell the difference by looking at it so monetarily you paid too much for the same look and only 80hp more.
 
Try reading the post and offering the info he requested.
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Re: Elegance [lmm] by pony_pirate
Sep 05, 2006 (10:42 pm)
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Replying to: lmm (Sep 05, 2006 6:54 pm)

To 99.9% of the population they cant tell the difference by looking at it so monetarily you paid too much for the same look and only 80hp more.
 
Oh, I see, you drive a Mustang because of how other people see it. Excuse me, but I don't.
 
Funny, the GT, not the V6, is used in all the Mustang TV ads.

I would bet the Vette Z06 looks just like the C06 to "99.9% of the population," which, according to your criteria, eliminates any real difference between the two. Accordingly, anyone spending the extra $30k+ for a Z ("only" 100 HP more) is wasting their money. Interesting.
 
Somehow missing from this conversation is performance.
 
Just to restore some perspective, the big hoopla about the redesigned Mustang is its resurrection of the American muscle car. Er, the V6 is not a muscle car.
 
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Re: Elegance [pony_pirate] by riposte
Sep 06, 2006 (3:52 am)
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Replying to: pony_pirate (Sep 05, 2006 10:42 pm)

It's about the "resurrection" of an American icon, not specifically the "muscle car".
 
"Back in the day", I'll bet more I6 Mustangs were sold than V8's.
 
It's also interesting to note the first new car I ever bought was an '85 Mustang GT. It was rated at 220 HP. The current V6 is rated at 210 HP, and this is a more conservative rating than the '85, so it's not a stretch to say that they are the same horsepower.
 
Does the '85 GT qualify as a "muscle car"?
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Re: Elegance [lmm] by tayl0rd
Sep 06, 2006 (5:57 am)
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Replying to: lmm (Sep 05, 2006 1:47 pm)

The V6 does not handle or perform like the GT. For one, the V6 doesn't have a rear sway bar and I believe the one it has in the front is smaller than the one on the GT. Also the GT has a firmer suspension and bigger, better brakes (in the rear). And the HP difference is 90, not 80. But if you want to go on non-"conservative" ratings, the difference is 100+ HP because it's widely reported that the GT is putting out between 320 and 325 HP stock.
 
The GT is a totally different pony from the V6 as the GT500 is a totally different pony from the GT. Although I've heard nothing but good things about the V6 and it's performance, it's no GT.
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Re: Elegance [tayl0rd] by akirby
Sep 06, 2006 (6:12 am)
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Replying to: tayl0rd (Sep 06, 2006 5:57 am)

Slight correction - a V6 without the Pony Package won't handle as good as the GT. The Pony Package adds most of the GT handling package to the V6.
 
There's no need to debate which one is better - they're both great in their own ways and both have their pros and cons.

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