[mgarblik]

As GOATWGN stated, when you work on new stuff all day, you don't have any desire to own a high dollar new car to drive home at night. As I posted elsewhere, I recently owned a 5L new Mustang GT 6-speed. A great car, a high 12 second car, 300-400 lbs lighter than a Challenger or Camaro. Nothing ever went wrong with it. 30 MPG on the highway in 6th gear at 1500 RPM's at 80 MPH. But it's a completely different sensation, boring if you will drive, compared to an old muscle car. Old cars are not for everybody. They rattle and squeak, they have wind noise, they have lousy brakes and marginal steering compared to a modern muscle car, and they are slower when comparing stock to stock. Don't care, I like driving my 62 Catalina much more than the Coyote Mustang much to the complete dismay of my understanding wife.

[Jim Doran]

Originally Posted by mgarblik

As I posted elsewhere, I recently owned a 5L new Mustang GT 6-speed. A great car, a high 12 second car, 300-400 lbs lighter than a Challenger or Camaro.

No desire to hijack or start an argument, but wanted to keep the facts straight on camaro vs mustang weights. Camaro is lighter than the mustang.

2016 Camaro: 455 hp, 455 lb-ft, 3,685 lbs (manual); 8.1 lbs/hp

2016 Mustang: 435 hp, 400 lb-ft, 3,705 (manual); 8.5 lbs/hp

[vidguy]

Originally Posted by mgarblik

Old cars are not for everybody. They rattle and squeak, they have wind noise, they have lousy brakes and marginal steering compared to a modern muscle car, and they are slower when comparing stock to stock. Don't care, I like driving my 62 Catalina much more than the Coyote Mustang much to the complete dismay of my understanding wife.

Yeah I feel the same way as I stomp the gas in my Formula that is my Daily Driver..My wife sorta gets it..
But we rattle and squeak too..