[Shotimes] OT - 2006 Mercury Milan

[Jarrod Clift]

Well, there's nothing out with anything as unique as the SHO engine.
The current GTO is a really good car, it just should have been called
something else.  It's more of a BMW type competitor than a simple muscle
car.  The closest thing to it for the money is the G35, but its not in
the same performance category.  
The retro styled mustang is an interesting case.  Like the PT
cruiser/Tbird it no doubt will sell very well initially, but will it
hold up?  Will it appeal to the younger crowd which is it's primary
audience?  Remember we're talking about a MASS produced car that has to
appeal to everyone.  It stands out now, but will it still have appeal
when there's one at every stoplight?

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Jason Hartberger
Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 4:57 PM
To: Jarrod Clift; '_ShoTimes'
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] OT - 2006 Mercury Milan

I have no issues with the LS1, and I agree that it's a fantastic engine,
but
the reason I say what I do is, well, the LS1 is so common! they're even
putting them in PT cruisers (not from the factory, tho), and it dilutes
the
value of the engine, IMO. One of the reasons the SHO engine is so
special is
because Ford never put it in another car, and very, very, very few other
cars have a SHO engine. Hell, few other people know what a SHO engine
is.

Anyhoo, you're dead-on for all the other points. The GTO has a soul all
its
own and a helluva history, especially for people that used to own one
(like
my dad... feel old yet?), and Pontiac just butchered its name and its
history by putting out this (foreign!) thing. They figured they could
cash
off the name with any ol' car. They were wrong. Cars aren't like shoes;
you
can't just stick a name on it and make it 'good'.

Jason