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>>>>> Joe wrote:
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>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Disclaimer: Despite the thread name this is not a porno video.
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>>>>>>>> http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=104572
>>>>>>> Further proof to back up my claim that the 4.6L engine in the
>>>> '03-'04
>>>>>>> Cobras is one of the best, if not the best, engine EVER put into a
>>>>>>> production car. They didn't even have to take the valve covers
>>>>>>> off
>>>> to
>>>>>>> make nearly 700 horsepower. That engine is one of the toughest
>>>> built
>>>>>>> SOBs from the factory ever produced.
>>>>>> So goddammit, why doesn't Ford offer this thing as an option for
>>>>>> the regular ol' '08 GT???
>>>>> Because it needs a blower to make the power due to its lower
>>>>> compression. Plus, the parts used in that motor is complete
>>>>> overkill for a garden variety Mustang GT that will stay mostly
>>>>> stock. The
>>>> price
>>>>> increase isn't worth it, IMO. It would be nice if they would make
>>>>> the rods, crank and forged pistons in it an engine upgrade option
>>>>> for
>>>> those
>>>>> that know a blower is in their future. Just call it a blower
>>>>> friendly bottom end upgrade.
>>>> If it's so dependable and rock solid, I still can't see why that
>>>> complete engine including the blower isn't offered as an option for
>>>> the GT.
>>>>
>>>> Here's an idea: Dump the "specialty" cars like the GT500 and simply
>>>> offer the goodies that made that car a GT500 as options for the
>>>> Mustang GT. That's not far from what they did in the late 60s and
>>>> early 70s, so why not now? Seems to be a win-win deal to me...
>>> IMO, because Ford couldn't charge the outrageous prices for an option
>>> package like they can for cars like the GT500. They are making insane
>>> profits on the GT500 and will on he new Boss etc. Making these car's
>>> components just option choices kills their exclusivity and therefore
>>> profits.
>> I'm not sure. With so many people screaming about how they can't get a
>> GT500 without having to take on a second mortgage, I think Ford could
>> make even more money by simply offering all their goodies as options.
>>
>> I guess it comes down to this: Which is better, selling a limited
>> production car with absurd pricing, or selling as many option packages
>> as possible? I vote for the latter.
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> Ford really needs to pull their head out of their asses

Hopefully the new guy from Toyota they hired is applying the lube to
their ears as I type to get this done.