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#51 of 2847 john324 by snakerbill Dec 04, 2003 (6:46 pm)
I agree with you. Every car that I have ordered has been the plain jane looking car with the best available performance options. My l989 LX 5.0 was a coupe with all of the performance options Ford made, and that car was a hoot to drive around as at that time the only way anyone could tell that it was really a GT was the very small 5.0 badge on the fenders. Surprised most everyone. Through the years I have had several such cars, and I have always enjoyed the sleeper versions. Forget wings and scoops and other cop baiting add ons. Why advertise that you might just break the speed limit??
#52 of 2847 by john_324 Dec 05, 2003 (11:42 am)
'89 LX 5.0, eh? Cool! Those have to be up there in the all-time "bang for the buck" competition. I miss the LX V8 models, and wish Ford would bring them back. But unfortunately, that's unlikely I think.   Seems most people want all the luxury comforts in addition to performance these days. I see way more Infinity G35 Coupes than Nissan 350Z track models on the road, new Porsches have cupholders, and Jaguar hasn't built a sportscar since the early 1970s. It's enough to drive a semi-purist crazy (there was a great discussion here not too long ago about what constitutes a "sportscar" and therefore a "purist")
#53 of 2847 '89 LX 5.0... "Bang For The Buck"... by NSORIC Dec 07, 2003 (5:49 pm)
Did someone say '89 LX 5.0 in a "Bang For The Buck" Competition? If you wanna see how it turned out, go to...   http://www.stangbangers.com/89_LX5-0_vs_Competition.htm
#54 of 2847 NSORIC by corsicachevy Dec 08, 2003 (7:43 am)
I remember that article like it was yesterday. What I don't remember was the cost of the 20th Anniversary TransAm. Oh my!! That thing cost $30,000 in 1989 dollars. That's about $63,000 in 2003 dollars. Yikes.
#55 of 2847 89 LX 5.0 by snakerbill Dec 08, 2003 (11:53 am)
Like I said, sleeper cars are the way to go.
#56 of 2847 by tomcat630 Dec 08, 2003 (12:22 pm)
The LX 5.0 was a popular car, don't know why they didn't keep that combo for the 94+ cars.
#57 of 2847 by john_324 Dec 08, 2003 (1:57 pm)
I think Ford briefly did through 1996 (not sure about the date though). It was called the "GTS" model; basically base trim with the V8 and other performance goodies. Cool stuff.   NSORIC, that's a great article; I'd never seen it. My comments on the Mustang were purely my guess... : )
#58 of 2847 by tomcat630 Dec 08, 2003 (2:00 pm)
Oh, yeah, the GT-S was a low production run, should have called it LX.
#59 of 2847 Sleepers by snakerbill Dec 09, 2003 (12:54 pm)
Just imagine the base Mustang with the mach l equipment. No scoops, no wings, no tape stripes. Jeez, I would buy one of those and the cops would look through that car, but never notice it. Would'nt that be a great thing for Ford to do with the new 2005's. They would sell everyone they could mfg.
#60 of 2847 which V6? by z9z9z9z9 Dec 09, 2003 (3:15 pm)
Has anyone heard which V6 the '05 Mustang will have?   An early MT article said that it might be the 4.0 from the Explorer if emission requirements could be met, but I've also heard that it might be a version of the Duratec30. Since the '05 Mustang will be built at the same facility as the Mazda 6, it could be the 3.0 VVT, which is both good (decent hp) and bad (not much torque).   I'd rather have the 240+ ft/lb torque from the 4.0 and give up the extra 10 hp. The 3.0 VVT doesn't get that great of mileage anyway, and a non-VVT Duratec30 would be totally uninspiring.

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