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04-30-2002, 12:45 PM | #1 |
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hatchback vs. coupe.
ok. what does everyone prefer? i say coupe but i'd like to know everyone else opinion.
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04-30-2002, 01:08 PM | #2 |
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My vote for the coupe I plan to get one soon..
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04-30-2002, 01:25 PM | #3 |
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Coupe of Course!
I've owned two of them.
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04-30-2002, 01:40 PM | #4 |
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Notch back baby, notch back
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04-30-2002, 01:55 PM | #5 |
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Coupe!
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04-30-2002, 02:21 PM | #6 |
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'Notch hands down.
I don't think there's any disagreement here. There are some nice hatch's out there too.
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04-30-2002, 02:23 PM | #7 |
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Coupe vs hatchback
Hatchback.
Ordered mine new from Ford in '90 and never regretted it. The coupe is sharp; lighter and so on but I still like my hatch and the extra carrying room it offers me. No regrets. |
04-30-2002, 02:49 PM | #8 | |
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Re: Coupe vs hatchback
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04-30-2002, 03:27 PM | #9 |
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COUPE, i vote that way because both my stang's have been coupes, & my 69 cougar-rip , but i dont knock the hatchback either, both actually look better than the long door f- bodies,
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04-30-2002, 03:37 PM | #10 |
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Coupe
I think it's a much cleaner, more aggressive look. Hatch's do have more trunk/storage space, but that isn't why I purchased my Mustang. E
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04-30-2002, 05:02 PM | #11 |
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I like My Hatchback for carrying stuff to the track! just fold down the 2 seats and can get a set of tires in there easy.
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04-30-2002, 05:34 PM | #12 |
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if your goin for a full out drag car id go with the notch back definatly because its lighter. But i have a Hatchback and love it. I think it looks alot better then the notch back plus the trunk space is nice. Its still a 5.0 either way you go its more of a personal opionion of which you think looks better. good luck with the decision.
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04-30-2002, 09:14 PM | #13 |
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i own a hatch but wish it was a notch. notches are so much better. my vote, notch
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04-30-2002, 10:18 PM | #14 |
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what i would like to see is a side by side comparison of each. this would help a lot being i'm a visual person.
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05-01-2002, 12:13 AM | #15 |
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Hatchback by far.
Here's what you'll see. The notch looks like a chimp designed it. Big up front, itty bitty rear grafted onto it. I can only think people like it now because they've figured out the body is stiffer and it's slightly (not much) lighter. Otherwise there would be a heck of a lot more coupes around from people buying them originally. It wasn't too many years ago that the coupe practically had to be given away. The coupe has poor aerodynamics, no trunk space, weighs a meager 60lbs less than a hatch, and is dumb looking in my opinion. The hatchback can haul a V-8 engine in the back if you remove the hatch, or haul my papasan chair with the hatch closed, or hold groceries, or do a short camping trip for 4 people, and look good doing it. The aerodynamics are better as well. To say any fox body car has better aerodynamics than another car usually means comparing it to a Jeep, lol. |
05-01-2002, 01:04 AM | #16 |
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Chalk another vote up for the hatch back. Much better looking, and more practical. I hauled a christmas tree in mine last year. No way I was doing that in a notch.
Notches have thier advantages of course, but for a street car, I say hatch. Drag only car, a notch would be the way to go. |
05-01-2002, 01:56 AM | #17 |
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Hatch!!!!
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05-01-2002, 07:57 AM | #18 |
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I SAY BOTH...... I HAVE A
HATCH RACECAR A COUPE FOR A DAILY DRIVER. I CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH EITHER BODY.... JUST MY .02. FLEA
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05-01-2002, 08:32 AM | #19 | |
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Eric - 89 Mustang LX coupe 5 speed 302-Cobra Intake-GT40p heads-TFS stage 1 cam-FRPP 1.6 roller rockers-3:73 gears-KYB shocks and struts-Eibach Pro-kit-HPM Mega-bite upper and lower control arms-FRPP aluminum driveshaft-16x8 Chrome Cobra Rs R.H.C. #14 Last edited by 89 Cobra LX; 05-01-2002 at 08:38 AM.. |
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05-01-2002, 09:56 AM | #20 |
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I agree with Unit. Hatchback's look a heck of a lot better. If there was one thing I would change about the hatch it would be how fricken noisey they are going over a bumpy road.
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