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      03-15-2012, 05:21 PM   #45
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      03-15-2012, 05:27 PM   #46
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Awesome Upgrade!! definitely will be more fun to drive, i had a blast test driving the new "5.slow"!!
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      03-15-2012, 05:39 PM   #47
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What's Ford?
A car that breaks less than a BMW.
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      03-15-2012, 05:55 PM   #48
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Hey I do have a job! Sometimes it doesn't include getting paid to troll forums.

You're talking about the member who went 135i-->GT500-->M3 in the matter of a couple years, right? This will happen to some people. If what you value in a car aligns with BMW's offerings, I wouldn't expect you to like the GT500. Not everybody has to like it, and I respect that. The stuff that irks me is when people pass off fallacies as fact (e.g. it can't handle for shit, it'll rattle and fall apart sooner, your penis will fall off, etc...)

I went from 335 to GT500 (although both are still present), and I don't regret it one bit. Different strokes for different folks. I've always loved muscle cars, the sound of a nice V8, and I've never cared a whole bunch about the interior, as long as it works and is not an ergonomic disaster. My favorite car was my '68 goat, and that thing's interior was TERRIBLE. The glove box was literally a cardboard box that hung precariously behind the face of the dash. All the panels felt like they were going to fall off if you so much as looked at them (even with all the fasteners present). However, it added character to the car, and I enjoyed it for what it was. A loud, beastly boat of a car whose chassis visibly twisted like a wet noodle any time I hammered on the gas, accompanied by the smell of burning rubber and gasoline along with the sound of a glorious big block (oh I should probably mention how I put a 454 in it and all the Pontiac freaks got on me about putting a Chevy engine in there... well, if Pontiac's 400 could take boost or even didn't blow up in its stock configuration then I would have used that).... It had four drums so it also had an aversion to stopping, not to mention the fact that it wasn't really good at changing direction either.

That thing probably would have lapped the ring in 30 days if I was lucky. People are so caught up in 'Ring times these days that the spirit of cars is starting to suffer. I don't mean to sound like a carbon copy of Captain Slow, but he's right and I agree with him. I hope the reason for that is not that my age is starting to show.

These Mustangs that have come out lately have really gotten me excited in a different way than BMWs ever did, but that's because of how my preferences are skewed. I like muscle cars. If you don't like muscle cars, you won't like the Mustang. If you rub your face on the dash every day and want to be welcomed by superior materials, a Mustang won't be for you. If you can't stand retro gauges, the Mustang is not for you. If you can't stand being lumped in with the Mustang or muscle car stereotype, the Mustang is not for you.

I won't bitch at anyone who doesn't like the car; I only bitch at people who are being idiot blind fanboys. I thought I joined this forum to rub elbows with car enthusiasts who also happened to own BMWs. Sometimes I feel like I joined a forum where BMW owners come to pretend to be car enthusiasts. There's a difference and it doesn't take long to sort out who is whom.
ragingclue, it sounds like you and me are near the same age if not few years apart. If you were a kid in the late '60s or 70's you can't not have a fondness for American muscle cars (I was just today drooling over a '69 T-Bird with a 429 Thunderjet - can't say the last time I've see original Ford-Blue valve covers; yes young boyz real metal covers that held oil in the valve train, not the plastic fantastic "engine" cover of the E9X). The kids here that own late model BMWs have no idea how shitty build quality BMWs had up until the mid '80s. I've owned several Fords over the years and I can tell you they were a lot more reliable than most of the BMWs of the same era. BMWs got their "expensive to maintain" for a reason...If I could really justify to myself to buy another car as a toy, a Stang is pretty close top of the list. Enjoy yours.
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      03-15-2012, 06:01 PM   #49
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Some members here claim BMW like a gang. What happened to just appreciating cars regardless of their INTERIOR?

I sense brainwashed members in here
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      03-15-2012, 06:18 PM   #50
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      03-15-2012, 08:12 PM   #51
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what color combo did you order? grabber blue?
Black and Red
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      03-15-2012, 08:54 PM   #52
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As a life long fan of Ford(since my older brother bought a new big block fastback in 68) and I have owned several Mustngs over the years myself, I say congrats, Enjoy the new ride.

Oh by the way. The response to losers with their found on road dead lame joke is...........First On Race Day.

disclaimer- now a Chevy guy with Corvette but Mustang is in my future(69 Mach I CJ)
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      03-15-2012, 09:13 PM   #53
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Red Neck's M3 is all that is... and without the handling!
The failure rate of this thread is astounding....not surprisingly it started on E90.

You do realize that this car lapped the 'Ring in 7:41. That's 24 seconds faster than an M3. Can you comprehend how far that is? That's so far out of sight that you don't even see the tailights nevermind get to stare at them.

So many fanbois without a clue in this thread.



Congrats OP on the new beast. It's on a level that few here will understand while their humping the roundel.
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      03-15-2012, 10:01 PM   #54
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24 seconds is a life time at the Ring!

He also hails from Central Florida which is ground zero mecca for red necks.

Not to mention some of the cars he says he owned. I count at least 4(including Mustang) that euro snobs would classify red neck rides. Putting a red neck in a BMW is like putting lipstick on a pig. Doesnt change the fact, its still a pig.
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=500326
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      03-15-2012, 10:13 PM   #55
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      03-16-2012, 08:01 AM   #56
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Great post ragingclue. Lots of kids here lacking perspective to have an honest discussion as an enthusiast.
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      03-16-2012, 08:45 AM   #57
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Congrats man I'm sure you will love it. 95% of this forum will continue to believe that their m3 is gods gift to man and all other cars are inferior. Interesting that the only mark that m3 folks can hold their hat on these days is interior quality.

650 hp is just ridiculous. I love what ford is doing with these new mustangs, they really are amazing performance cars. I would likely kill myself with that much power...

Be careful and enjoy the hell out of it.
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      03-16-2012, 12:50 PM   #58
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you'll love it. Torque is addictive.
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      03-16-2012, 12:57 PM   #59
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My next car will also be a gt500. Maybe a 14.
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      03-16-2012, 01:04 PM   #60
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That's quite an upgrade in power, OP. Nice.
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The failure rate of this thread is astounding....not surprisingly it started on E90.

You do realize that this car lapped the 'Ring in 7:41. That's 24 seconds faster than an M3. Can you comprehend how far that is? That's so far out of sight that you don't even see the tailights nevermind get to stare at them.

So many fanbois without a clue in this thread.



Congrats OP on the new beast. It's on a level that few here will understand while their humping the roundel.
where is the ring time posted?
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      03-16-2012, 05:04 PM   #62
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BTW congrats! I'm one of the few bmw fanbois to jump ship as well and haven't looked back, well at least until the f30M

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Au revoir, mais vous serez de retour ;-)
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      03-17-2012, 09:30 AM   #64
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Awesome car!
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Au revoir, mais vous serez de retour ;-)
Il pourrait, mais je ne.

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