Another vote for the hatch! I think it just looks tougher.

The squeeks and rattles associated with the hatchback can be largely eliminated by subframe connectors, welding torque boxes, and making sure stuff is put together tightly.

Unit is right. i owned a rattle box before the subframes, now moise is almost nill, i just think the coupes are better looking, and good for racing. what else would do with your Stang? i wouldnt call it a "practical" car for what it was designed for, but it does haul some decent space for me having a hatch. if i wanted more room i would but a bigger car, like my T-Bird! Stang is a sports car with practical car ideas. a posi quad shock, roller cam, true dual exhaust, and low profile tires make it mostly a modern muscle car, but that is just my opinion. a RELIABLE modern muscle car!

Im really surprised at the number of people who think the coupes are better looking.

The fox body stang isnt a particulary sharp car to begin with, but the hatches in the GT style look decent in my opinion.

I think the 87-93 Coupes are the nicest looking mustangs compared with any other mustang (or any other car) for that matter. The 87-93 LXs and GTs are really dated by their "boxy" style. The Coupes on the other hand, while retaining SOME features which date the car (head and taillights for example), have a smoother line to them. Therefore I think this makes them more of a timeless car.

It took me 9 months to find my Coupe. When I purchased it in the summer of 1995, it had 21,657 miles and was as clean as it is today (ok, maybe it's a little cleaner today - but I'm just anal. :D ) Anyways, there were probably 6-8 hatches available at the time (in the newspaper) while this car had three serious buyers in literally hours after the newspaper was delivered to my door. A 1991 car that stickered for $14,500 or so was sold to me for $9,200. I was very fortunate to get it.

So, I don't know about Kell's statement regarding the plethora of coupes a few years ago. It definitely wasn't / isn't like that in this area.

E

Hatchback baby. Mine is stock, I had 2 12" subs, and there was still almost no sqeeks.


Here's mine.

I had to link this to another post. It wouldn't let me repost the pic.

Roominess eh?
I think the Stang is an almost perfect comprimise of sport and luggage capacity and makes for an almost perfect "road trip mobile".

I have enough space to fit 2 suitcases, sleeping bags and a tent in the trunk and a cooler in the backseat.

Hatchback all the way. They simply look better

LOL. Yeah, the notch is pretty sleek and smooth. That's why they called it a notch. As in notchy. As in, not smooth.

The dated boxy style of the Fox body. Ummm... it is a style that's 15 years old. I would think it would probably appear a little dated. The coupe is very dated as well, and the completely erratic style to it was poorly designed. Last time I checked, the 1965 Mustang also appears a little dated, lol.

302 LX Eric I never said they were plentiful at any time. Quite the opposite. What I said was if they had been nice looking, more people would have purchased them, and because of more people buying them, there would be a greater demand so more would be around today. Since there were very few purchased, they were not a nice looking car, or practical so people didn't want them.

Yeah, you just don't see any coupe style cars these days. They are all hatchbacks. :rolleyes: :p ;)

Seriously though, I LOVE hatchbacks...both my daily drivers are/were hatches. They are VERY versatile. Unfortunately, hatchbacks have pretty much fallen off the market for some reason. Most people these days prefer cars with trunks.

It's all just personal preference really. I don't think someone can say either the hatch or the coupe is "better". It's the same platform so they are pretty much the same car.

Just because there are a lot of a coupes on the road doesn't mean somehow all coupes retain current styling cues. Like I stated above, maybe you think a 1965 Mustang coupe is modern looking? How about a 1975 Mustang II coupe?

I think you can certainly argue one car to be better than the other. The hatch offers significantly more practicality than the coupe, and in my opinion, looks smoother and much more aggressive than the coupe.

Currently, hatchbacks are making a comeback due to more rigid body structures that eliminate the squeeks and rattles associated with the hatch cars.

You guys are all crazy! I wouldn't own a hatchback lx. If I owned a hatchbach, it would be a GT. To me the hatchback lx is just plain ugly, though I have seen some fixed up nice.

Just imagine, if you will.... a 91 black notch with blacked out windows. A stroker engine and a sweet rumble pulling out from a side road, is that a blower I hear?? Man, it just ain't the same as a hatch lx. As far as the weight difference, I believe its more than 60#s but I guess I'd have to look it up. As far a people recently figuring out it was more rigid... We've known that for a long long time...

BTW Unit, that new GT rocks!! I love that color! Beautiful car!!

AAHHHhh MAN!!! I love those thrush rims and tinted headlights!! Blacked out windows and a 75 shot?!?! SSShhhheeesshhhh... I'm trying to stay out of debt right now!!!!

but I'm not going to....;)

Maybe your right Unit, that number rings a bell and I think you are right. None the less, I wouldn't own a hatch unless it was a GT..

I've been thinking of taking my motor out and putting it in a 89-93 notch or..... a 67-68 mustang or cougar(converting to FI). Hmmm...

Make it a white coupe that looks like it just rolled off the show-room floor, except this Pony has 450+ HP from a nasty 331 cu. in. stroker and a little assitance from a ProCharger D-1SC.

That's what I'm in the process of building. :D Gosh, I can't wait much longer!!!

Coupes or Hatchbacks, they're all Mustangs. :)

E

I have a hatch which I love but I would have to say COUPE

something like this?:
Mike's
Mike's again
just sweeeeeeeet........:cool:

Something like that:)