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Old Nov 11, 2005 | 06:58 AM
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Lets face it we'd like our cars to do both. but one IS actually more important to us than the other. Are you a go fast sorta guy... or is it really important how you look standing still...

Tough question? What did you think about doing to your stang first, was it CAI or was it body kit? Still a hard question? what have you spent the most money on? Its a simple question with a complicated answer but somethin tells me youre really about one or the other..

Im proud to say im all about lookin good. maybe after thats done then ill think about fooling around under the hood, what about you?
Old Nov 11, 2005 | 08:47 AM
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Ain't no doubt your car is beautiful. I wash my car a lot and polish it even when its like today parking it at a terminal where I'll do security for a cruise ship. But it is important to me to be fast and thats why we drive mustangs.
Old Nov 11, 2005 | 09:05 AM
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Thankfully we have Mustangs and they do both well right out of the box, and it is easy enough to make it do both exceptionally well with not to much more of an investment. What I like best is that it is so easy to make it your own, and seperate your Stang from all of the other cars on the road. Where I live, I see a lot of high end foreign cars on a daily basis and I know that so enough I will be faster than mostl of them.
Old Nov 11, 2005 | 04:19 PM
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yeah thats one thing i noticed about stangs, how easy they make it to customize it to your look/style. with all the options, no true fanatic would ever want his to look the same as another.
Old Nov 11, 2005 | 04:28 PM
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i would like to get it fast before i can get it look nicer...

but one thing that holds me and makes me want to do the opposite and it's that i may be changing my auto car and trade it into a manual gt so until then some stripes and rims won't hurt.
Old Nov 11, 2005 | 04:53 PM
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Performance over appearance for me, tho of course I want it to look good. When I upgrade the suspension, I'll probably grab a ducktail at the same time. CAI and exhaust, get the windows tinted. Something like that.
Old Nov 11, 2005 | 04:59 PM
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With me it has always been performance over appearence however I agree these Mustangs do both well right from the factory. I really think cars that are made to look fast but arent are a joke. Cars like the Pontiac Grand AM GT. I think it's got something like 5 hp more than a Grand AM SE. It looks like it should go a lot better than it does. A V6 Mustang would kill it. At least the Mustangs have the power, handling and braking to back up thier good looks.
Old Nov 11, 2005 | 05:58 PM
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some cars DONT do both... it hink the GTO is a prime example talk about a car that has alot of power but looks like a sunfire or something... i expect your aunt to be picking you up from school in that thing... BORING design wrapped around some performance... its cars like that that make mealize i like to look good. Theres alot of stylish accessories you can add to a mustang.
Old Nov 11, 2005 | 06:05 PM
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Gotta have my acceleration fix before I start thinking about how she looks.
Old Nov 11, 2005 | 06:54 PM
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tough question, but i am going looks first, then speed, as time goes on more stuff will be out and prices will drop, im waiting for ford to come out with more especially when the shelby comes out.



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