Guest Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 This insurance company says otherwise. Doesn't mean other insurers don't take it into account though. http://blog.esurance.com/5-car-myths-busted/#.VEFSuPnF9fM Also, mustangs, camaros and corvettes don't even make it on the top 20 list for how many tickets cars get http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2014/09/30/vehicles-us-most-tickets/16490255/ All the color-related stuff has been proven to be a myth Both agents where my wife worked confirmed it. Both companies are nation wide insurance agencies. When my wife worked at the first insurance agency, I was getting a quote on a new F-150. The agent told me, "don't buy a red one, they cost more to insure". He showed me the difference in prices. A red F-150 would have cost me almost $40 more every three months. Same options. Different colors. Obviously, some companies don't believe it's a myth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Just read in one of the enthusiast magazines about their " press drive" test from Ford. They pointed out that the EcoBoost 4 with much less weight over the front tires greatly improved the handling on the test track. They said that their lap times where better than they would have been with the V-6. For myself I would get the V-8 with the 6-Speed stick, but that's just me. On colors on cars I can tell you from expensive experiences that any car with a bright color is going to get you a ticket faster than a white or gray one. IN the day I had a Hugger Orange '69 Camaro that almost cost me my license. I drove an '86 Monte Carlo SS in white and never gat stopped. My '06 GTO was black and I never got bothered. I now drive a '10 Dodge Charger RT in dark gray and I don't know what it would take to get stopped in that . Even thought it's the older body style some people still move over, as if I might be a state trouper or something. If you feel "Froggy" get it in Candy Apple Red and go for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 My Sister got pulled over a few times in her Silver '06 Charger SE (3.5l V-6), don't think she ever got a ticket in it though. Waiting to see on her Plum Crazy Challenger now though........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 I saw it April at the Mustang 50th at Charlotte Motor Speedway.....much better in person for sure. For all of May-Sept I looked for the exact 2014 Mustang to go with my 66 2+2 and 68 coupe.....but never found it....and bought a Civic coupe!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevyfever2009 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 A real muscle car dont matter if its chevy ford or dodge are 2 door and v8 powered not these junk 4/6 cylinder we have today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 They look nice, but best looking Mustang EVER? C'mon Harry, you don't really mean that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pim Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Can't wait for these to come to oz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnslow Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 (edited) Here ya go Harry, Roush Stage 2 Edited October 18, 2014 by oldnslow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 In the almost 10 years I owned my torch red gt droptop, I've never been pulled over.. Knock on wood!!!... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my80malibu Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Now that's a real Mustang. Here ya go Harry, Roush Stage 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDO Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 I saw what appeared to be a 2015 Mustang commercial being filmed in Austin this morning. A black Porsche SUV with a giant boom supporting a camera off the back end, filming a candy red Mustang up and down Congress Blvd. There were motorcycle cops halting g traffic at intersections...well, guys on motorcycles, anyway. Maybe not cops. It would be cool to see Austin in a tv commercial for the new 'Stang. I'll have to watch for it. Oh yeah- that red paint...wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quick GMC Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 A real muscle car dont matter if its chevy ford or dodge are 2 door and v8 powered not these junk 4/6 cylinder we have today Don't be so uptight. A turbo 4 or 6 can lay the smack down on a lot of the v8s out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 A real muscle car dont matter if its chevy ford or dodge are 2 door and v8 powered not these junk 4/6 cylinder we have today Don't be so uptight. A turbo 4 or 6 can lay the smack down on a lot of the v8s out there. Exactly Quick GMC, with Ford's turbo motors, and GM's and Chrysler's 3.6l V-6 engines, those cars can get up and run. I know a guy who had a 3.6l Camaro that had some engine work done and he was running well into the 13's, and it was all naturaly asperated. My Chrysler 200 Touring is factory rated for 283hp and they're usually solid 14 second cars is stock form with the cheap, tractionless factory tires, then if you look at the Camry and Accord models with the V-6, they're right there with the V-6 200's and Avenger in quarter mile times. Some wouldn't call them muscle cars, but they are mid sized cars with some pretty healthy motors in them for their size and weight and capable of trailering what some would consider a muscle car at the strip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Don't be so uptight. A turbo 4 or 6 can lay the smack down on a lot of the v8s out there. You ain't kiddin'! I have a good friend that's got a '12 Hyundai Sonata Turbo 4 that will give practically any V8 Mustang a real run for its money! ...........And keep you pinned to the seat to boot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunkypeanutbutter Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 That Roush looks like a guy with his face being pulled off from the back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mademan Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Don't be so uptight. A turbo 4 or 6 can lay the smack down on a lot of the v8s out there. May lay the "smack down" but sounds like a sewing machine while doing it. Nothing compares to the sound of a V8. Buddys Hyundai Genesis is snappy and goes good..... but sounds like a wood plainer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quick GMC Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 May lay the "smack down" but sounds like a sewing machine while doing it. Nothing compares to the sound of a V8. Buddys Hyundai Genesis is snappy and goes good..... but sounds like a wood plainer. Can't argue with you there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 May lay the "smack down" but sounds like a sewing machine while doing it. Nothing compares to the sound of a V8. Buddys Hyundai Genesis is snappy and goes good..... but sounds like a wood plainer. Yeah, I really miss the sound of a nice running straight six. I had an '80 Mercedes 250 S sedan (European Model) years ago with a straight six and four speed. I REALLY loved the sound of that as opposed to a V6, which to me some of them sound like tearing paper at full throttle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted October 19, 2014 Author Share Posted October 19, 2014 I agree that there's nothing like the sound of a good old-fashioned V8. Heck, I have one! My current car is an '07 Mustang GT. Even some of my neighbors have told me how they like the sound the car makes. Seriously! The neighbors have complimented me on the sound my car makes! But there's more to performance that sound. And as much as I like the sound of my GT, there's so much to like about the '15 EcoBoost. It actually has more HP and torque than my '07 V8! It has IRS (something my GT does not have). It has a 6 speed trans (something my GT does not have). And it gets 32 MPG highway (something my GT can not even come close to). Overall big picture... I'll trade away that "sound" for all the rest of the stuff I'll be getting. Maybe if I was 17 I'd still want that "V8 growl"... but I've gotten to the point where I look more to the overall performance a car has, not just how it sounds when you stand on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 ... On another note, gas prices dropped down to $2.94 a gallon in my neck of the woods.. Hope it keeps on dropping. I got used to having a V-8 under the hood of my cars.. The 2015 will be my 4th new Mustang I've bought since 1988.. The first one was a black stripper LX 5.0 with air and radio delete.. Back then it only cost me $10,400 out the door.. Then came the torch red '91 LX which I still have tucked away with only 60k on the clock and a 5.8L conversion.. Then I bought the '05 droptop which was the 63rd Mustang to roll off the Flatrock assembly line.. Now I'm ready for the new one.. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennyg Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 These are coming to Australia too in turbo 4 and V8 only. Holden (GM) should have brought the Camaro to Australia as well. They're going to sell like hot cakes. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PARTSMARTY Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 COOL-BUT NOT A HELLCAT-LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent G Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Try riding a BMW flat twin. Runs like the hounds of hell are chasing it, sounds like a manic sewing machine whilst doing so.............................. G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maindrian Pace Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 COOL-BUT NOT A HELLCAT-LOL And $25,000-$28,000 less expensive, lol. -MJS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted October 19, 2014 Author Share Posted October 19, 2014 COOL-BUT NOT A HELLCAT-LOL Why on earth would I spend $60,000 on a car with 700 HP to use as my everyday car to drive around town in? That makes as much sense as the people who commute to work in their gigantic crew-cab pickups... driving the thing all alone every day, dragging that huge empty cargo box behind them everywhere they go. Is a 700 HP car impressive? Sure. Does it make sense to actually own one? Not to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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