[Shotimes] Re: (OT) Automotive Turkeys 2005

[Ron Porter]

Scott waters, who had a Gen 1, followed by a coupe of Gen 3s (and the first
one with juice to hit a 13.80 ET) has had an '03-ish LS for awhile now. He
loves it!! Although his tranny did croak a couple of months ago!!

Bitch about Ford, but they do know their US market. A manual V8 LS would be
nice, but the handful of ones that they "might" have sold would not have
covered their cost of production and EPA certification.

Note that any manual tranny "cool" cars (like a V8 MW) are also widely sold
outside the US, where manual trannies are bigger sellers.

Ron Porter

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Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 12:19 PM
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Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Re: (OT) Automotive Turkeys 2005

The new 2005 Mustang only uses the basic floor pan and nothing else from 
this platform. I am thinking of a 2003 or newer LS for myself. So under 
powered for their class! And it follows the SHO production history,sort of. 
This last year 2006 for the LS it has been reduced to 1 model only from 4 in

2005. But at least they add VVT on the 2003 and up models. I can only 
imagine what the SHO could have put out with this added feature!!!
 And of course the biggest LS mistake of all: No stick with the V-8!!!! And 
they had almost all the parts already in  production for the V-6 stick 
models???
 Another GREAT car screwed into the ground by Ford!
.
.



> Kerby,
>
> About the LS, a shame if they discontinue that.  But the Chassis lives on,

> in the new Mustang!
>
> That is why it is so heavy!
>
> Don Mallinson
>
> G Kerby Haltom wrote:
>>They also mentioned the Lincoln LS was being
>>discontinued.  What a waste.  That chassis was the
>>best thing Ford has come up with in the past 10 years,
>>and they wasted it.  Dad's 2000 V-8 is the best car we
>>have ever owned.  Been to the shop once.  There is no
>>way in hell Dad will be buying a Zephyr to replace it.
>> Maybe I can talk him into a 2 year old BMW...
>>
>>Kerby
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