Europe Loves The Mustang

So maybe you're tired of the dollar being worth about as much as a
Turkish lira - or just fed up with what you perceive as anti-American
sentiment in Europe.

Hate not, patriots. The Euros still want to be us, bad. Why else would
they start an online petition for Ford to bring the new Mustang to
their shores?

http://www.neuroticweb.com/mustang/

Do them a favor and go sign the petition right now. This is one case
where unabashed American might could just soften those hardened hearts
and minds in Old Europe.

Patrick
'93 Cobra

On 14 Jun 2005 19:25:22 -0700, wrote:

>So maybe you're tired of the dollar being worth about as much as a
>Turkish lira - or just fed up with what you perceive as anti-American
>sentiment in Europe.
>
>Hate not, patriots. The Euros still want to be us, bad. Why else would
>they start an online petition for Ford to bring the new Mustang to
>their shores?
>
>http://www.neuroticweb.com/mustang/
>
>Do them a favor and go sign the petition right now.

Don't bother. you can buy them in Europe anyway.

It's just that the idea of a sports car with a van style solid rear
axle is a bit of a joke in Europe...

And American cars are famed for being badly built from cheap materials
(see "sports" cars with van style suspensions...).

the guvnor wrote:
> On 14 Jun 2005 19:25:22 -0700, wrote:

> >So maybe you're tired of the dollar being worth about as much as a
> >Turkish lira - or just fed up with what you perceive as anti-American
> >sentiment in Europe.
> >
> >Hate not, patriots. The Euros still want to be us, bad. Why else would
> >they start an online petition for Ford to bring the new Mustang to
> >their shores?

> >http://www.neuroticweb.com/mustang/

> >Do them a favor and go sign the petition right now.

> Don't bother. you can buy them in Europe anyway.

> It's just that the idea of a sports car with a van style solid rear
> axle is a bit of a joke in Europe...

Until they drive one.

Kinda like the folks who dismiss the new Z06 because it still uses
pushrods... IDIOTS!

Patrick
'93 Cobra


> And American cars are famed for being badly built from cheap materials
> (see "sports" cars with van style suspensions...).

On 15 Jun 2005 18:43:44 -0700, wrote:

>the guvnor wrote:
>> On 14 Jun 2005 19:25:22 -0700, wrote:
>
>> >So maybe you're tired of the dollar being worth about as much as a
>> >Turkish lira - or just fed up with what you perceive as anti-American
>> >sentiment in Europe.
>> >
>> >Hate not, patriots. The Euros still want to be us, bad. Why else would
>> >they start an online petition for Ford to bring the new Mustang to
>> >their shores?
>
>> >http://www.neuroticweb.com/mustang/
>
>> >Do them a favor and go sign the petition right now.
>
>> Don't bother. you can buy them in Europe anyway.
>
>> It's just that the idea of a sports car with a van style solid rear
>> axle is a bit of a joke in Europe...
>
>Until they drive one.

1950's pickup style suspension.

>Kinda like the folks who dismiss the new Z06 because it still uses
>pushrods... IDIOTS!

1950's pickup style engine.

Ever wondered why so few American built cars are sold around the
world?

"the guvnor" > wrote in message
...
> On 15 Jun 2005 18:43:44 -0700, wrote:
>
>>the guvnor wrote:
>>> On 14 Jun 2005 19:25:22 -0700, wrote:
>>
>>> >So maybe you're tired of the dollar being worth about as much as a
>>> >Turkish lira - or just fed up with what you perceive as anti-American
>>> >sentiment in Europe.
>>> >
>>> >Hate not, patriots. The Euros still want to be us, bad. Why else would
>>> >they start an online petition for Ford to bring the new Mustang to
>>> >their shores?
>>
>>> >http://www.neuroticweb.com/mustang/
>>
>>> >Do them a favor and go sign the petition right now.
>>
>>> Don't bother. you can buy them in Europe anyway.
>>
>>> It's just that the idea of a sports car with a van style solid rear
>>> axle is a bit of a joke in Europe...
>>
>>Until they drive one.
>
> 1950's pickup style suspension.
>
>>Kinda like the folks who dismiss the new Z06 because it still uses
>>pushrods... IDIOTS!
>
> 1950's pickup style engine.
>
> Ever wondered why so few American built cars are sold around the
> world?


Well, SIZE is one reason. Not offering right hand drive in many models is
another. And those awful, bloody, import and engine-size taxes are a killer.
Not to mention that the parts pipelines are awfully awfully long. They
become the "foreign" car once outside the US - not to mention the computer
diagnostics equipment.

I have friends in the UK that put up with the inconvenience and drive
Corvettes, Cadillacs, Camaros and Firebirds.

I know one thing for su would LOVE to have a new Z06 in Europe and watch
that "ancient" push rod technology run alongside the Ferraris, Lamborghinis,
etc., at 1/3rd the price. I can also see driving up in a red Z06 at an AGIP
in Italy, a TOTAL in France -- take half an hour to pry the people off the
car. And park at a decent restaurant along the Amalfitana - wow!
Hehehehehee!

Joel Jacobs
Commerce, Texas/Naples, Italy

On Thu, 16 Jun 2005 07:34:51 -0500, "Joel Jacobs" >
wrote:

>> Ever wondered why so few American built cars are sold around the
>> world?
>
>
>Well, SIZE is one reason. Not offering right hand drive in many models is
>another. And those awful, bloody, import and engine-size taxes are a killer.

10% import duty??

........will it be Corvettes or Mustangs that become the new must have
car for people who live in trailer parks?

http://www.drbukk.com/gmhom/park.html

Waiving the right to remain silent, the guvnor
> said:

> Ever wondered why so few American built cars are sold around the
> world?

Because you double the price with import taxes. Yurop has never
played fair with auto imports from the US.

--
Larry J. - Remove spamtrap in ALLCAPS to e-mail

The United States is the greatest country in the world..!
Twenty-five million illegal aliens can't be wrong.

On Thu, 16 Jun 2005 16:28:32 GMT, "Larry J."
> wrote:

>Waiving the right to remain silent, the guvnor
> said:
>
>> Ever wondered why so few American built cars are sold around the
>> world?
>
>Because you double the price with import taxes.

Import duty is 10%

>Yurop has never played fair with auto imports from the US.

Note how the US car market is closed to true competition due to your
fedralisation rules.

the guvnor wrote:
> On 15 Jun 2005 18:43:44 -0700, wrote:

> >the guvnor wrote:
> >> On 14 Jun 2005 19:25:22 -0700, wrote:

> >> >So maybe you're tired of the dollar being worth about as much as a
> >> >Turkish lira - or just fed up with what you perceive as anti-American
> >> >sentiment in Europe.

> >> >Hate not, patriots. The Euros still want to be us, bad. Why else would
> >> >they start an online petition for Ford to bring the new Mustang to
> >> >their shores?

> >> >http://www.neuroticweb.com/mustang/

> >> >Do them a favor and go sign the petition right now.

> >> Don't bother. you can buy them in Europe anyway.

> >> It's just that the idea of a sports car with a van style solid rear
> >> axle is a bit of a joke in Europe...

> >Until they drive one.

> 1950's pickup style suspension.

If it works, and works well like the new Mustang rear axle does, why
would you care?

> >Kinda like the folks who dismiss the new Z06 because it still uses
> >pushrods... IDIOTS!

> 1950's pickup style engine.

You can comfort yourself with that knowledge when a new Z06 leaves you
in a cloud of tire smoke.

> Ever wondered why so few American built cars are sold around the
> world?

It isn't because of pushrod engines, maybe displacement, but not the
pushrods.
And it isn't the rear axles used.

Patrick
'93 Cobra