Wease Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 Wow, just read this on Modular Fords. A couple of other boards are posting similar stories. That's not good at all for Camp Ford... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 Stupid decision (if that's the case). Just when Ford was getting things right, too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jpurdy2003 Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 Anyone on CR who doesn't send a fax should be banned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritas Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 Originally posted by The Anti-Role Model: Anyone on CR who doesn't send a fax should be banned....why... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaSSon Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 Originally posted by Veritas: ...why... Don't turn this into a "I hate mustangs" thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copperhead Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 looks to me that Ford has been making layoff's in the wrong departments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old dirty bastard Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 graemlins/nonono.gif Bad move Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1647545494 Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 they should do it like chrysler does. buy a gt and then order all the blower stuff from ford motorsport get it dealer installed an still have a warranty. they better keep something or gm and chrysler are going to boot them right out of the performance market Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copperhead Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 Originally posted by Gas, Grass, or Ass: they should do it like chrysler does. buy a gt and then order all the blower stuff from ford motorsport get it dealer installed an still have a warranty. they better keep something or gm and chrysler are going to boot them right out of the performance marketThat's the same way Toyota does everything with TRD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razorback Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 Well that sucks. Sure hope they change their minds. If they ever build a decent looking Mustang again I wouldn't buy anything except a Cobra. I'll do what the second guy in that thread wrote and head out to the Vette or Viper market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 Just write a letter from *Columbus Racing* and get an ass load of signature on it. I would slap the Zee Emm on that any day. And I'm sure blacky and mowgli and such could twist a few arms to get it signed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razorback Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 I'd sign it if it was well-written. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stolen 5.0 Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 i would also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suffocateXfaster1647545505 Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 I would def. sign it, I may not have the top of the line SVT, but I still love mine all the same and the Cobras and Lightnings are fucking amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recklessOP Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 huh, kinda sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritas Posted October 27, 2004 Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 i wasn't going to turn this into a "I hate mustang thread" tho im pretty strong against them but wouldn't it be better to find out first hand if it's going to really be vamped before jumping the gun? Then do more then just fax, fax, write emails, get in touch with people down there make a rukus. Come at it with a bunch of numbers also to dispute the bean counters as well since that's why they are doing it to begin with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted October 27, 2004 Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 actually it doesn't really matter if they do, cause if the money people at ford don't realize that the cobra and lightning have been extremely important the last few years for ford then it will just bring it back later. I mean come on if car companies haven't noticed the biggest mistake that the big 3 made during the eighties and early nineties is that if they lack in the performance class they will lose sales due to lack of interest then it will only be a short time till the retards who have thought this might save ford some money are fired. then ford will reintroduce it at a later date when they get their head on straight again. If they can't realize that they have had a firm grasp on the sports car market since gm pulled the fbody line, and dodge didn't really have a afforded rear wheel drive sports car. I am surprised this is even going on with the sucessful sales the mustang has had even when the fbody was around, I wouldn't be surprised if this isn't just some ploy to get some buzz going throughout the svt community. And really I have a hard time believing that whoever is in charge making this discision at ford would see the major error that putting the svt line on hold would be, they have a major chance of capturing a lot of buyers here if they keep going in the right direction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritas Posted October 27, 2004 Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 for a change i agree with car enthusiast. Heaven have mercy on our souls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodRed Posted October 27, 2004 Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 I heard about this a couple weeks ago. I do think it is a bad move for Ford. They need to keep the bar high with the performance cars both Chevy and Dodge are coming out with in the next couple years. This will come back to bite Ford very quickly if they don't correct this soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tony_K Posted October 27, 2004 Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 http://www.musclecarclub.com/musclecars/ford-mustang/images/ford-mustang-1974a.jpg ...here we go again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wease Posted October 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 Originally posted by Tony: ...here we go again... I kinda agree. Go find an 03/04 Cobra while you still can! graemlins/thumb.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowgli1647545497 Posted October 27, 2004 Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 Um Ford and GM made money hand over fist in the 90s on SUVs. Its Porsche and Mercedes that came to that party after the band went home. So they made the "right" decisions for $$$ in the 90s. But, it looks like performance is back as a sales driver (which is RARE - the last time that was true was the mid-60s). SVT going away isn't without precedence - Ford did the same thing to SVO in the late 80s, so this being true wouldn't surprise me. Now thats I've spouted off and shot from the hip, let me go actually read that link... EDIT: Read it, interesting quote there. Doesn't clear anything up about SVT et al, but is of interest for Cobra folks: I work at a ford plant in MI, we are making cobra parts so I don't know how some of the people on the forum are getting there info in fact we just ran them on thursday 10/22/04 around 800 slip yokes and drive shafts, they are diffrent from the mustangs they are alot beefier because the new cobras will have 405 horse and the mustangs 300 and I ask the formen how come we had to gage ever single part he said they are for the new cobras and ford wants them to be perfect. [ 27. October 2004, 03:01 PM: Message edited by: Mowgli ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathSandwich Posted October 27, 2004 Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 nooooooooo... i want svt to stay. they put out an awesome product.. high horsepower+reliability = the win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desperado Posted October 28, 2004 Report Share Posted October 28, 2004 I found the comments about the warrenty work being VERY costly to Ford rather interesting. Back in 60's when Dodge WAS it on the dragway's across this country, the factory build drag cars, and these came with a basic interior (drivers seat) a floor mat, no back seats, fiberglass fenders and hood, and *** car came off the truck in hotrod primer black. THey were Darts and superbees I believe. The driveline was a 383 or a 426 Hemi, four speed with an 11 inch clutch, 4.10 rear with a very tight limited slip rear. The only thing they didn't have was a huge cam for ease of moving them on and off the vehivle transport. Basically you bought the car, the dealer had the race cam in the parts room. You took it home, installed the cam and lifters, caged it and it ran 10's. It even had the doors gutted of the window transmisions, a leather strap pulled the window (plexglass) up and you snapped it so it would stay up. Even the windshield was plexi. And *** window sticker clearly indicated that the car was "Designed for accleration compitition and had NO warrenty of any kind" Ford would be intelligent to consider this route, the car price could be decreased, and it be sold for performance use. With that being the case, they would not need to worry about buyers modding *** motor, blowing it, unmodding it and trying to get it repaired under warrenty. Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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