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<blockquote data-quote="mustangc" data-source="post: 13316288" data-attributes="member: 87570"><p>Ford was simply making a "smart" business decision in mid-1980's when they were going to make the Mustang a FWD 4-pot import wannabe too. Sometimes the bean counters get things wrong. Sometimes they need the fanatics to tell them such. Had a bunch of spineless jellyfish been the only "active" enthusiasts back in the 80's, we wouldn't have a Mustang today.</p><p></p><p>If professional drag racing can't get any support from the enthusiasts in an enthusiasts forum, then I must admit that our testicles have fallen off. At least I can share memories with my kids about the Mustang kicking @$$ in Fuel Funnycar. My grandchildren will just have to make due with stories.</p><p></p><p>Ford, this type of die hard brand loyal base is why Toyota couldn't make appreciable market share gains from you in the truck world. If you want to pander only to the low information, casual automotive shopper who just buys what they're told to buy, then fine. But when you stop supporting the things that made your hardcore base HARDCORE, it will cost you that base. Maybe not in the next 10 years, but that base will wear away over time and not be replenished. It takes years to build that kind of brand loyalty...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mustangc, post: 13316288, member: 87570"] Ford was simply making a "smart" business decision in mid-1980's when they were going to make the Mustang a FWD 4-pot import wannabe too. Sometimes the bean counters get things wrong. Sometimes they need the fanatics to tell them such. Had a bunch of spineless jellyfish been the only "active" enthusiasts back in the 80's, we wouldn't have a Mustang today. If professional drag racing can't get any support from the enthusiasts in an enthusiasts forum, then I must admit that our testicles have fallen off. At least I can share memories with my kids about the Mustang kicking @$$ in Fuel Funnycar. My grandchildren will just have to make due with stories. Ford, this type of die hard brand loyal base is why Toyota couldn't make appreciable market share gains from you in the truck world. If you want to pander only to the low information, casual automotive shopper who just buys what they're told to buy, then fine. But when you stop supporting the things that made your hardcore base HARDCORE, it will cost you that base. Maybe not in the next 10 years, but that base will wear away over time and not be replenished. It takes years to build that kind of brand loyalty... [/QUOTE]
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