Posted on 10/11/2016 10:09:56 AM PDT by Brilliant
Ford Motor Co. is idling its Flat Rock Assembly Plant, where the Dearborn automaker builds the Ford Mustang and the revived Lincoln Continental.
The site will be idled for one week, Ford spokeswoman Kelli Felker said in an email.
"We continue to match production with demand," Felker said in response to a query about whether the idling was due to slower Mustang sales. "Mustang remains the top seller in its segment in total and retail sales..."
Sales of all Ford-brand cars fell by double-digits in the U.S. in September, as Americans continue to gravitate toward crossovers and SUVs, but the Mustang's decline was particularly abrupt. Its sales dove 32 percent to 6,429 units on the month.
Through the first nine months of the year, sales of the Mustang are down 9 percent to 87,258 units. During that same time, sales of all Ford cars were down 13 percent to 525,869 units...
Through the first nine months of the year, sales of the Camaro are down 11 percent to 54,535 units, and sales of the Challenger dipped 2 percent to 51,141 units during that time.
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I only drove it a few miles. The horse power is noticeable, but I thought it felt a little “heavy” in the front. It would out preform my 2011 that’s for sure.
“I only drove it a few miles. The horse power is noticeable, but I thought it felt a little “heavy” in the front. It would out preform my 2011 that’s for sure.”
I test drove a used 2013 and was disappointed as it did not seem peppier than my 08 Bullitt.
I test drove a 2016 GT and wondered where the 435 hp was until I put it into sport mode.
My Bullitt responded to steering input more lively than the 2016 and it took a few weeks to get used to the heavier car and bigger hood and larger tires but it can be pushed much harder than my Bullitt. And the performance package brakes are GREAT ... after you get used to the quick response.
>>At 54 you’re just a baby. I’m talking about the wagons we had in the middle 1960’s. Yes, they had their own zip codes. My son was around nine and we hauled his entire band around including a full drum set, trombone, trumpet, and other instruments plus all the kids. Everything back of the front seat was treated as a huge trunk.
The 1971-1976 GM station wagons were the largest station wagons ever built at 5400 lbs. This line included the Buick Estate, Olds Vista Cruiser, and the Chevy Caprice and Impala wagons and they all come in with a wheelbase of 121 inches and overall length of 222 inches. The largest wagons of the middle 60s were a little smaller than that.
Take and afternoon. Go out to the car with your manual, study up a bit. It will be fun. Put some music on and learn what the lights are on your display.
You should know how to use those things you paid for, and some of them come in very useful.
Good luck. Enjoy...
BTW: I still haven’t read my manual all the way through after ten years. LOL
I know what the things do though. I’m very intuitive on electronic things generally. Haven’t read a manual since the 70s, but when something new comes along, I can generally figure it out in minutes. It’s fun.
Thanks for the explanation. I’m a woman - what do I know or care about wheelbase and overall length! I just know that when I was in the time of hauling kids and stuff, I needed a car big enough to haul everything. And the station wagon we had handled it just fine.
Plus you could at least see out the windows. I also like to drive with my window down and rest my arm on the ledge. Can’t do that comfortably with the new ones as the frame is too high. Can’t even begin to see out those tiny windows. We did have a Ford Expedition in the late 1990’s which I loved. Wish I still had it.
It’s like buying art: Why would someone pay thousands or millions of dollars for an original painting by Matisse/Dali/Pollock when you can pick up a paper copy at Wal-Mart for $2?
Originality and collectability are the factors, not practicality or utility.
Yes, I can be quite proletarian in my attitude.
I watched a show on the Velocity channel where someone had discovered an old Ferrari racing car.
It had caught on fire. It didn’t have an engine. It was missing gauges.
They were going to auction this burned car.
I thought they might get a few thousand dollars.
It sold for millions.
The reality of collecting cars is just as you say.
The market will determine the value of the vehicle.
While I might love muscle cars, I’m an extremely poor judge of their price.
The IRS on the ‘03-’04 was an afterthought to mount on the that old platform’s chassis (it was still a Fox Body with cosmetic changes.
I have read the new one requires changing to stiffer bushings to counter wheel hop if you drag race with drag tires. The good news is that it did not break until 600 supercharged HP was applied.
Shock loading an axle by launching with a drag slick is about the most abusive thing you can do to a rear end. Straight axles in the 2005-2014 Mustang are pretty much good to go with drag tires being the only mod needed for competitive launches.
Ford upgraded that axle from a 28 to 31 spline when the 2005 came out because that was one of the mods the drag guys were doing anyway.
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