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Mr 5 0 · 06-30-2001, 12:06 AM

BennyBoy:

You make some good points about the C5.
In my opinion, it's the epitome of what a Corvette should be and well worth the price for those fortunate enough to have the beans to afford this fine machine. High 12's!

That said; I don't compare Mustangs and Corvettes or Mustangs and Ferraris or Mustangs and Porsches or Mustangs and Vipers.
The above cars are all speciality vehicles, somewhat impractical for daily driving and designed to be all-around high-performance cars that excel in every area of performance.
They are all very expensive, too.

The Mustang is a mass-produced car, shares parts with other Ford vehicles and comes with a V-6 as well as a V-8. The 'Stang is intended to be driven every day, not just in good weather on dry roads. It's affordable and basically trouble-free if maintained and not overly abused....even then, it holds up well, but it's still a mass-produced vehicle.

There is always something faster out there, especially if you are willing to pay the price of a new home for a vehicle that goes fast right off the showroom floor. Thats cool, but just because the 'Stang (and Camaro/Firebird) run quick and are performance cars, doesn't mean that they should be directly compared to a C5 or other semi-exotic sport car that costs almost twice as much (or more). I don't.

As for arrogance problems with Corvette owners; yeah it exists and it's annoying as hell but - to a point - I can understand it.
Corvettes are special - never that many around at one time - and they are fast cars, although some older guys just buy them for the image. I have to respect the C5.

Now, some jerk in a 1980 'Vette with an automatic will be arrogant until I dust him in my aging (1990) near-stock LX.
That's the problem; some guys buy a 'Vette - ANY 'Vette - and think they grow a bigger, er, whatever. Instead, they simply annoy the real performance-lovers out there that can respect the car but not the snotty jerk who believes the car confers some kind of special status to the owner. It doesn't, at least not with me. I've known a few dorks who had very fast cars that they simply bought from a real 'car guy'. They usually wrecked them soon after, too. No one cared, either.

Bottom line: There will always be jerks and losers out there, as well as cars that are faster than ours. That's just a reality most of us deal with.
If I beat a guy in a drag race it doesn't make me a better man, just a guy with a faster car. C5 and Camaro owners need to get that straight, as well as Mustang owners.
We would all enjoy racing a bit more if we dropped the attitudes and just raced for fun, but that ain't gonna' happen anytime soon.
So, we just ignore the jerks as much as possible and respect the fast cars, if not the drivers.

06-30-2001, 12:06 AM	#17
Mr 5 0 Conservative Individualist Join Date: May 1997 Location: Wherever I need to be Posts: 7,487	BennyBoy: You make some good points about the C5. In my opinion, it's the epitome of what a Corvette should be and well worth the price for those fortunate enough to have the beans to afford this fine machine. High 12's! That said; I don't compare Mustangs and Corvettes or Mustangs and Ferraris or Mustangs and Porsches or Mustangs and Vipers. The above cars are all speciality vehicles, somewhat impractical for daily driving and designed to be all-around high-performance cars that excel in every area of performance. They are all very expensive, too. The Mustang is a mass-produced car, shares parts with other Ford vehicles and comes with a V-6 as well as a V-8. The 'Stang is intended to be driven every day, not just in good weather on dry roads. It's affordable and basically trouble-free if maintained and not overly abused....even then, it holds up well, but it's still a mass-produced vehicle. There is always something faster out there, especially if you are willing to pay the price of a new home for a vehicle that goes fast right off the showroom floor. Thats cool, but just because the 'Stang (and Camaro/Firebird) run quick and are performance cars, doesn't mean that they should be directly compared to a C5 or other semi-exotic sport car that costs almost twice as much (or more). I don't. As for arrogance problems with Corvette owners; yeah it exists and it's annoying as hell but - to a point - I can understand it. Corvettes are special - never that many around at one time - and they are fast cars, although some older guys just buy them for the image. I have to respect the C5. Now, some jerk in a 1980 'Vette with an automatic will be arrogant until I dust him in my aging (1990) near-stock LX. That's the problem; some guys buy a 'Vette - ANY 'Vette - and think they grow a bigger, er, whatever. Instead, they simply annoy the real performance-lovers out there that can respect the car but not the snotty jerk who believes the car confers some kind of special status to the owner. It doesn't, at least not with me. I've known a few dorks who had very fast cars that they simply bought from a real 'car guy'. They usually wrecked them soon after, too. No one cared, either. Bottom line: There will always be jerks and losers out there, as well as cars that are faster than ours. That's just a reality most of us deal with. If I beat a guy in a drag race it doesn't make me a better man, just a guy with a faster car. C5 and Camaro owners need to get that straight, as well as Mustang owners. We would all enjoy racing a bit more if we dropped the attitudes and just raced for fun, but that ain't gonna' happen anytime soon. So, we just ignore the jerks as much as possible and respect the fast cars, if not the drivers.