New Ford GT

[csx289]

Uh-Oh...not quiet any more around here, is it??? LOL

SO, can I stir the pot again? This is kinda fun. Les, tell us about those Carrera GT wrecks, like the one that started the class action suit against Porsche for selling defective cars with safety equipment that doesn't work? Just illustrating that nobody is perfect. And I think the Carrera GT was $440k or so vs. the 2005 Ford GT MSRP of $140k, and I think both Porsche dealers and Ford dealers were both trying to rip buyers off with ridiculous premiums on BOTH cars but now BOTH cars are experiencing a buyer's market? As near as I can figure, that is. I think the Carrera GT was also the subject of a fair amount of backlash from the press regarding the fact that it is really not that easy to drive, and recall even you telling me CGT stories about guys not being able to drive them and how they can't clear a curb cut to get into gas stations, etc. I think the Ford/Saleen/Whatever GT is actually a more user-friendly car...it has a regular clutch and is not as "hyper" as a CGT in general. Apples and oranges, IMHO.

On the other hand, my Ford GT (just reading the side of the car, can't you hear my lips moving?) must be safe because when I had a question about what the torque values were for the wheels I had to go through about 22 pages of info on the stereo system and then about 16 pages on how to secure a child seat in my Ford GT, before getting to a little blurb in the back of the owners manual about the wheel torques. Hey, does Ford know their buyers or what? All we care about is strapping our kids into the car and cranking tunes, man! LOL

Ok, fire suit on, ready for testing.

Colin