Oh my that's sexy

 

niiiiice!




Random- what direction you guys think ford will go for 2014?

 

Soo guyssss, my rear end took a dump tonight, no warning or anything... wasn't even driving it hard when it happened... go figure :/

 

Whelp its gotta be crazy nice for the 50th anniversary.

Of course we will have a DI 5.0L but I hope we see the first Straight Six in a Mustang since 1980.

I vote for the Falcon XR6 Turbo 4.0 motor thats in the FG but of course up to spec to what it will be in 2014 though the 360hp/393lbft that the 4.0L turbo makes isnt bad either.

Cant forget about FPV's 420hp/417lbft version either of the sixxer.

We need love for the Straight Six again.

 

I know 2013 is the end of the S197 series. I've dedicated to buying myself a new mustang in 2014. Probably going to even get a V8 too, sorry guys =D

 

If they put a DI-VCT DI 4.0L TT in it I will buy that.

 

the 5.0 is designed for DI, so i see that plausible.


Ford says its going to be smaller and ligher- clsoer to SN95 then S197.

but i just hope they cut the price a bit as well

 

Yeah.... I cant ever see them cutting the price.
Just like all companies in any market, they want to see how much the consumer will actually pay, so each year or sometimes a little more the price goes up.

I feel that the pricing of a Mustang V6, GT and Cobra back in 1996 fit the market well and gave the car great value. Yes of course there are more options and upgrades and standard features but I still feel that price is much better.

I remember reading a breakdown article back in 2009 that a fully optioned glass roofed Mustang GT cost just over $9000 from start to finish, that is ALL of Fords expenses. If someone has that article please post it because I cant find it any longer.

Here is the MSRP and Invoice for 1996

MSRP: $15,180 - $27,580
Invoice: $13,925 - $25,001

MSRP and Invoice for 2011

MSRP: $22,145 - $37,845
Invoice: $21,078 - $34,765

MSRP and Invoice for 2012

MSRP: $22,145 - $40,145 {This price rose for the Boss302}
Invoice: $21,093 - $36,850


lol, this is OUR "When cars were Cheap" gripe like our parents use to say.

Anyways, I could complain all day long how companies are price gouging us but as consumers we will just keep letting it happen because their marketing is good enough.
One day we will hit a point where people will just stop buying new cars because the old ones are still sooo awesome and so much less.

 

seems like ford is trying to move the mustang from "affordable pony car" to "refined sports car", ala BMW M3.


lets remember how well the T-bird did when moved from 2-seat sport-luxery car to 4 seat family car....

 

900 sounds kinda low, I think my uncle said a Fully loaded F150 use to cost Ford 7k (he use worked at a Ford factory so I assumed he was correct)