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My first car was a 1993 Ford probe gt. I loved that thing. Fun to drive, handles great, felt like Japanese vehicle actually in terms of steering feel, handling, power train, etc. The probe shared a lot with the Mazda MX 6. Anyway, I ran over a curb at high speed and effed my probe. Sold it, bought a white 1994 probe GT. Both of these were manual. Great cars, can have a lot of maintenance but not terrible, and lots of spaces to lay with the seats flat and the hatch open at a drive in.

Same here, my first new car was a 1994 Probe GT Wild Orchid feature car (a limited paint and trim edition in Wild Orchid aka purple). That car served me well for over 100,000 miles and 12 years! The V6 and 5-speed combo (while tame now at 160-hp) was so smooth and that engine pulled strong up to the redline! The passive rear steering built into the rear IRS was awesome and in fast tight curves you could actually feel the rear wheels cut a sharper radius! I still miss that car (was totaled in 2006) and esp that color, I always had folks asking if I custom painted it, as it looked like a Hot Wheels color, it was just so beautiful!

 

I think back then when the market could support 2 diff coupes in the lineup, the RWD Mustang and the FWD Probe were perfect, each appealed to different kinds of folks. I myself, while I loved Mustangs, found the higher level of tech (IRS, DOHC V6) with snow-going capabilities (as I owned it I never had snow traction issues even with the Goodyear Gatorbacks on in winter!) appealed to me more that the new 1994 Mustang. Combined with the Feature Car package for that year, I was sold!

 

One last note: the 1993 Probe was the first Ford vehicle designed inside and out by female designers!

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Same here, my first new car was a 1994 Probe GT Wild Orchid feature car (a limited paint and trim edition in Wild Orchid aka purple). That car served me well for over 100,000 miles and 12 years! The V6 and 5-speed combo (while tame now at 160-hp) was so smooth and that engine pulled strong up to the redline! The passive rear steering built into the rear IRS was awesome and in fast tight curves you could actually feel the rear wheels cut a sharper radius! I still miss that car (was totaled in 2006) and esp that color, I always had folks asking if I custom painted it, as it looked like a Hot Wheels color, it was just so beautiful!

 

I think back then when the market could support 2 diff coupes in the lineup, the RWD Mustang and the FWD Probe were perfect, each appealed to different kinds of folks. I myself, while I loved Mustangs, found the higher level of tech (IRS, DOHC V6) with snow-going capabilities (as I owned it I never had snow traction issues even with the Goodyear Gatorbacks on in winter!) appealed to me more that the new 1994 Mustang. Combined with the Feature Car package for that year, I was sold!

 

One last note: the 1993 Probe was the first Ford vehicle designed inside and out by female designers!

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Mustang is still in production and Probe is not....nothing more to add.

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Mustang is still in production and Probe is not....nothing more to add.

The Mustang has gone through a huge improvement in refinement over the past 14 years or so too.

 

I dont think a cheapo Fox body car would sell in the international market like the current world market.

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Mustang is still in production and Probe is not....nothing more to add.

Well these days the market for coupes has gotten so small and the Mustang has such history, I agree, its the one to keep around. But in its day (when the market supported it) the Probe was very successful and also a great product! Sadly the days of entry level coupes are long gone and wont be return..

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I will give credit to the Probe, it was the first FWD car I felt comfortable doing 100MPH with on the turnpike. Felt solid, even though it was a rental but it did it's job well. The "next" other rental I had I felt that comfortable with at that speed was a Mazdaz6 when it came out in 2003. Sometimes I wonder if the product would have continued, what would it be today....?

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I will give credit to the Probe, it was the first FWD car I felt comfortable doing 100MPH with on the turnpike. Felt solid, even though it was a rental but it did it's job well. The "next" other rental I had I felt that comfortable with at that speed was a Mazdaz6 when it came out in 2003. Sometimes I wonder if the product would have continued, what would it be today....?

I hit 115 MPH in my Probe GT, I agree! The car really handled well and the overall feel was one of precision. As good as it was, there ultimately was just room for one Ford sport coupe and the Mustang is it!

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Pfft, I hit 110 in a 98 Escort zx2 which by the time I did that was a total shitbox. It was literally falling apart from rust, no shop was able to get a lift under it because it was so badly rusted.

 

 

I pinned the needle on my 84 Escort Wagon...Speedo only went up to 85, so I could have been doing twice that ;).

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