Re: New 2005 Mustang GT Commercials - a must see
I agree alot had to do with the fact that a Mustang was always more "user friendly" than a camaro in its last generation... I always joked that an 80s mustang GT was like a "bigger" Escort GT with RWD, and in alot of ways thats why it sold so well with women, and people who planned to use the car as a sole vehicle on a daily basis. I have a 1997 Camaro, and must admit, it would suck as an "only car", and is much more of a "sports car" in layout than a Mustang is or was. If you didnt care about HP, and were buying a daily commuter with a 6 cylinder engine, and had no brand loyalty, most would choose the upright, easy to get in and out of, easy to SEE out of, Mustang over the low slung Camaro... and most of those production stats for BOTH cars were likely 6 cylinder cars that were just bought for daily commutes to work by folks who were not "car people". Another BIG thing in addition to the lack of advertising was the fact that you could drive into a chevy dealership and not even SEE a camaro on the lot for about the last 7 years of production. Most people go to a dealer and drive home a car on the lot... if you wanted a camaro, youd have had to order it, or specifically know thats what you wanted going into the dealer... with Ford, you'd go to the dealership and see a row of 10-20 Mustangs ont he lot at any time, which would make them much more likely to sell IMO. With all that said, I still won't be trading my 30th Anniversary SS on a new 'Stang any time soon!
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