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Hi, I’ve been reading the various forums (particularly those concerned with the Mustang) and was wondering if any members would like to share their Mustang experience(s)? I’ll start ... I bought my first Mustang used, a 1967 hardtop with 98K miles. Kept that for a couple of years until it was totaled in a collision. At one point a 302 replaced the 289 engine but that was mostly because my friends could help me out and we did this as a high school auto shop project. After losing the ‘67, I purchased a ‘75 followed by a ‘76 after my dad agreed to buy my ‘75 because I was drooling over the Cobra II (yeah, the same type Farrah Fawcett drove in Charlie’s Angels if you remember that!). I had the Cobra II for about 9 years and then bought a new ‘85 GT (my students always referred to it as “the 5.0” —never preceded it with “Mustang”). The ‘85 was replaced 10 years later with a ‘95 GT and, 13 years later in 2008, by an ‘09 GT/CS. I’m currently waiting for the arrival of a ‘19 GT/CS. I’ll close with this (and this is mostly for those who work at Ford Motor Company), each of the aforementioned Mustangs, with the exception of the first, were owned for 10 or more years and driven well over 100K miles without any significant mechanical, body or other problems. I think this speaks to the engineering, build and quality processes at Ford and the people who make the Mustang. I’m a lifetime fan and very much have enjoyed and will continue to enjoy the experience of driving these cars. What is your “history” with the Mustang?

They are making it in Mexico. Ford doesn't build vehicles in Mexico that is not sold in US and Canada.

You can complain that it’s a stupid test. You can complain that the metrics become harder and that’s unfair. The fact is safety is high on consumer shopping lists and if Ford chooses not to update and get good marks it will fail to gain those vehicle shoppers as customers. Its like complaining to the teacher you aced basic mathematics but failed calicus and that’s unfair because you did great before; never mind the parameters changed. You were told the parameters were changing years ago yet chose to do nothing to improve.

Like they always do. This is my biggest complaint - something that was a “top safety pick” a few years ago is now a death trap.

Why not indeed. A chance to put the new CD6 modular platform to a use beyond SUV's.

The all-new Ford Escape Hearse... for all those ready to escape life.

I actually think Lincoln is reinforcing its image as a 1979 Town Car. That seems to work well for the Navigator since it has that richness and flamboyance that's perfect for the segment, but it's not something that works well for a variety of products and customers. I'm not really sure how Lincoln is going to successfully standout and grow with it's current design and product approach which I don't find terribly imaginative or noteworthy in a crowded market. I have grown very doubtful that Lincoln has the right direction in mind...until they reveal what they are doing next anyway. They definitely need a next act to grow their business because it's shrinking at the moment.

You are a piece of work. It's called parenting. Nobody said it was easy, but if you don't want to be a parent you shouldn't have children. You think that before all these entertainment systems, cell phones, iPads, etc children were abused? No, we invented games, sang songs, actually had conversations with our kids to keep them entertained. I feel sorry for people like you that just have to have piece and quite and call it parenting. So pathetic that you just are so self centered that your kids don't know what it's like to have a real family.