<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by RT4U2NV:
What is all this talk about 'Vettes running mid to high 13s? I can guarantee that with stock tires a LS1 Vette will run low 13s out of the box. The Z06 is definitely capable of mid-high 12s in stock trim.
I've always been a die hard Chevy fan...for the muscle. I could never stomach driving a Ford, which is one of the main reasons I drive an R/T. I've never had a good experience with a late model Ford. My best friend used to have a '66 Mustang. Fun Factor = 10, Relibility = 2. He ended up selling it for a Tempo...talk about a blow to the ego. That was a piece of shit too. He didn't have the money at the time for anything else. Now guess what he's interested in.......you got it, an R/T.
Ford knows how to market their cars, simply by tailoring to the buyers needs (read: new Explorer, Heavy Duty Trucks). However, they fall short on quality. Chevy will always be the power house of muscle and Ford will follow behind. That is fine by them, as long as they're selling cars. This is obviously ever labels strategy but it's more apparent in Ford.
Watch out in the future though. Ford will lose the Heavy Duty truck market and the Mid-sized SUV market as well. They may have the sports car market, but you can chalk that one up to 16 year old girls who want V6 Mustangs.
[This message has been edited by RT4U2NV (edited 07-18-2001).]</font>
Not a single thing you said is true besides the 1/4 time of the new vette, that's sad and it also shows how bias you actually are.
Let me run down a few of your points.
1.For such a die hard Chevy fan that couldn't stomach a Ford you sure do browse these Ford boards a lot. Sounds like Blue Oval envy to me.
2.You base your reliability of Ford on a 66 mustang and a Tempo? please. Ask any independent mechanic who's not as bias as you and you'll see the light. Your friend is interested in a R/T? Good for him, I hope he doesn't experience half the problems my buddies have had who own Dodge trucks.
3. Chevy is the powerhouse? Because their commercials say so? I don't know of any factory truck that will catch me, do you?
I owned a 99 F250 with the powerstroke and until recently it was untouchable, how long did it take GM to get a worthy diesel? can you say over a decade? In my opinion it's about damn time, I'm glad Chevy got in the HD market but it's still not going to impact Fords 23 years as the #1 seller, sounds like people trust Ford quality. Just look around some time.
Here's a couple other comparisons of Ford and Chevy's fastest cars that are close in price range..
Corvette z06 - Hp 385 5.7L / Mustang Cobra-R 385HP 5.4L
Camaro/ TA - Hp 325 5.7L / Mustang Cobra 320HP 4.6L
All I see is Ford making more horsepower with less cubes, sounds like good engineering to me.
4. 16 year old girls driving V6 Mustangs, that's cool. I guess the V6 Camaro drivers I see are a lot older then they look, along with the X-treme and R/T owners.
I don't dislike Chevy, I think they build good vehicles but not any better then Ford. It's funny how some of you Dodge guys will switch over to Chevy when you've been shot to pieces trying to talk smack, as if Chevy owners will take you under their wing (yeah right).
I've done my research, have you?
[This message has been edited by DJANIMATE (edited 07-18-2001).]
