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From: dbg@ihldt.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Mustang lovers don't read this
Message-ID: <1707@ihldt.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 22-Jun-83 13:44:16 EDT
Article-I.D.: ihldt.1707
Posted: Wed Jun 22 13:44:16 1983
Date-Received: Thu, 23-Jun-83 22:09:06 EDT
Organization: BTL Naperville, Il.
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I hate to post a negative article about anything but I used to
think that Mustang was the car for me.  I've seen recent articles
with similar attitudes so here's my experience.

I looked seriously at Mustangs 2 yrs ago.  I went to a Hertz 
buy-a-car lot and drove just about every Mustang and Capri they had.  
They ALL drove like rattle traps. (I was unhappy)
In fact of all cars I tested, the Mustangs drove the worst.
Every recent article I've read where a Mustang was compared to
other cars rated Mustang as the worst handler at high speeds.
I thought I would own a Mustang back then -- no way! 
I bought a Supra for many reasons.  The short of it is that, in
my opinion, the Mustang doesn't compare to the Supra overall.
Supra handles better at ALL speeds and will continue to do so
(hopefully) long after the Mustang has reverted to its inevitable
rattle-trap state.  (Remember those commercials where the Granada
was compared to a Mercedes?) 

Anybody want to argue about whether a Hertz buy-a-car lot is a good
place to buy a car?  All articles I've read rank "fleet" type
cars as the best consistent buy for used cars.  You're assured of 
regular maintenance.  Abuse tends to be to the INTERRIOR of the car 
(i.e. cigerettes put out on the dash, coffee dumped on the seat, etc.)  
The only better place is the occaisional great deal from classified ads 
by private individuals.
				ihldt!dbg
	
p.s. An interesting article this month in R & T about the ten best
     cars for under $5K.