"Jack Goff" wrote in message
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I just got back a couple of days ago from a business trip. I rented
and drove the new model Mustang for the first time. It was a base V6
model. I had a 40 mile trip from the airport to the hotel I was
staying in, and then drove it around town while there.

I thought it was pretty comfortable, as I was able to get the seats to
a position that I liked. The nearly one hour drive didn't bother me
at all. Interior ergonomics were decent.

While I would prefer the GT's V8, I though the V6 had good power and
was fun to drive. They've even tuned the exhaust to make some fairly
throaty sounds when you're getting on it.

The handling was good, but the road feel was just fair. Suspension
thumps and tire noise was pretty loud, but it may have been the cheap
base tires. Ride was fairly bumpy. My Boxster rides far better and
is a much smaller car. Cars don't have to be stiffly suspended to
handle well, but that's the cheapest way to do it.

The interior was pretty cheap, but it was a base model, and a rental.

In the end, if the situation presented itself, I'd own one for general
use. I'd make sure to have something more comfortable for long trips
over a coupe of hours.

Would you order it in Passion Pink? :-)

Eisboch

On Sat, 14 Oct 2006 16:00:07 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:


"Jack Goff" wrote in message
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I just got back a couple of days ago from a business trip. I rented
and drove the new model Mustang for the first time. It was a base V6
model. I had a 40 mile trip from the airport to the hotel I was
staying in, and then drove it around town while there.

I thought it was pretty comfortable, as I was able to get the seats to
a position that I liked. The nearly one hour drive didn't bother me
at all. Interior ergonomics were decent.

While I would prefer the GT's V8, I though the V6 had good power and
was fun to drive. They've even tuned the exhaust to make some fairly
throaty sounds when you're getting on it.

The handling was good, but the road feel was just fair. Suspension
thumps and tire noise was pretty loud, but it may have been the cheap
base tires. Ride was fairly bumpy. My Boxster rides far better and
is a much smaller car. Cars don't have to be stiffly suspended to
handle well, but that's the cheapest way to do it.

The interior was pretty cheap, but it was a base model, and a rental.

In the end, if the situation presented itself, I'd own one for general
use. I'd make sure to have something more comfortable for long trips
over a coupe of hours.

Would you order it in Passion Pink? :-)

Eisboch


Not no, but Hell No!! Have you seen one of the Hertz Shelbys? Black
and gold, very nice looking.