No snow here, but when driving in soft sand or roads that have creek crossings I use the truck, the Mustang stays on paved roads.
Not many Mustangs, Camaros, Challengers, or Corvettes are used in snow or dirt road use.
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Yeah, no good can come from that kind of talk. {shudder}
you know i was never a fan of ford, at least the junk they sold before 1960’s lol
I owned one of those and referred to it as my “Papier Mache”. car. Not one of Ford’s “better ideas”!Just about everything fell off or broke off and it nearly ruined my vacation when the cheap aluminum key broke off at a gas pump in Duluth. Wisc. on a Sunday.
We spent 4 days in the Holiday Inn, which thankfully had a pool for the kids. We really got to know Duluth and took the mandatory harbor tour.
After getting home I gave the car to my mother in law to use as a second car. She never travelled far with it.
My former bro in law had a Maverick with a small 6 in it. Ran 150k miles before it through a rod through the block. Still ran. It was also Feces Brown model.
When we moved to California in the 80s my wife wanted a small car, she didn’t care what as long as it was small. We found a 71 Pinto with 98K ( actual mileage unknown sine I discovered the odometer was broken) on it we paid cash for, $700. Got it home, I pulled the radiator, had it flow test, all okay. Put Mobil one in it. When we traded my Dodge Rampage in on a T-Bird the Pinto became my work car. Because it was so underpowered I held it in gear until the engine begged for mercy then shifted. I drove it that way for four years with zero problems. Sold it when we moved back east.
Was so pleased with the T-Bird have been with Ford ever since. The Pinto and the T-Bird were my first ever Fords. Had always had GM or Mopar. Had one European car-that was enough.
I agree. Today’s sedans compete so much for mpgs , the darn things have minimal ground clearance and are too low to comfortably enter and the exit for many. Hence, the biggest selling vehicles after trucks are compact SUVs like the Rav and Crv which are now just as large as Camrys and Accords.
There’s a huge market for them over sedans in general in many areas just because they are easier to deal with as daily drivers. Just having an elevated driving position and the ability to park against a curb without sustaining $1000 worth of damage gives them a huge advantage over sedans. Cookie cutter tires and 19 inch wheels that are terrible dealing with potholes and make it difficult to drive these sedans anywhere the roads aren’t perfect.