Maybe, I know the Mustang will always be popular. I guess my point was just that when that design was new, I didn't think twice about it. Shit, I thought better of the first half 4th gen body SN-195?. The one that followed the fox body, with the smoother lines and all that, but those look a lot more dated now than the facelift models that went into the 2000s.
I'll say it again...to drive one was to love one.
Take in mind, everything I'm going to say is pertaining to stock cars...once you mod something, all bets are off. I also won't address power because that too is irrelevant.
Being the age that I am, I was a Foxbody kid. I drooled over the early 90's foxbodys before getting my license in 1993. Until I drove one.
The foxbody is clunky, hard to control and flexy. Stock brakes are god awful and the driving position is ok at best. While I still love the foxbody, it would take serious work to make one good.
When the SN95 was first released, I despised it...and still do. BUT...once I drove one, I "got it". They are fun to drive and are predictable. Braking is good enough and you can throw them around pretty well. The dash is a bit tall but driving position is acceptable. The changes in '99 only made them better. I'll go on record again stating that the '03/04 Mach 1 is one of the most well rounded "muscle cars" I've ever driven. Fast enough with enough brake and just that touch of being slightly out of control. You can throw it around and it will swing all over the place but never in a dangerous manner. I've said it before and I'll say it again, I really loved driving that thing. It's sad it was so overshadowed by the insanity machine that is the Terminator. This was the thing I loved about my GTO...it was raw enough to be a performance car and predictable enough to throw around and thrash on. I'll always say it, the GTO was a bland ass car to look at, but amazingly fun to drive. Too bad mine was a hunk of shit and spent more time in repair than it did on the street.
Now...that's where my Mustang driving ends...mostly. I did drive an '06 Mustang GT with an manual trans and I have to say it was one of the most milquetoast, uninspiring vehicles I've driven in years. It was way more refined than the previous model but those refinements manifested in a bland, predicable, almost boring drive experience.
Truth be told...I really have zero interest in the last gen. I do like the look of the new cars and wonder how they are to drive.
In all honesty...I have fallen in love with the Challenger. While I'll say they are a hog of a car, they are fun to drive. A friend had a 2010 RT manual and it was a blast. Not much refinement but it had that "something". All joking aside, unless the Mustang really "wow'd" me, I'd probably get a new Challenger if I was in the market for a performance car.
But...I'm not. I'm too much in love with my truck. 5" of snow last week and 3" last night just keep on reminding me how much I love the thing. It's big, its "manly", it hauls shit and is a 4x4. It gives me a ton of confidence as a driver, especially with good tires. If I had the $$ to have two cars, I'd have a garage queen but figuring I don't...I'd take my truck any day of the week.
