Negligent Operators

Tag: Ford Mustang

  • Ignorant Optimism

    Is it just me, or are we entering an amazing period in automotive design?  It seems that the internal combustion engine’s true potential has been realized.  We’ve got 2.0L 4-cylinders coming in compacts that make the same horsepower figures as V-8s in pony cars did 20 years ago.  Not to mention how much more efficient and environmentally friendly they are.  The new formula is light, fuel efficient, nimble, high revving, high quality, gorgeous, and dirt cheap vehicles.

    What’s not to like?

    Maybe every 17-year-old male feels like they’re participating in the greatest period yet in automotive history…(except those of you that were teens in the 80s.  I’m sorry.)

    It could be the “modernized retro” trend.  Pony cars, the 2012 VW Beetle, the Fiat 500, Star Trek, Batman, Bell bottoms….  All the greats are being brought back and sanded (figuratively in most cases, literally in some,) into curvy versions of the old stuff.

    I can’t help but be optimistic.  That’s probably from ignorance, but I’ll happily live in bliss knowing that there’s a good chance I’ll drive one of these.

    Reasons Why I’m Optimistic

    –2012 Volkswagen Beetle

    -The new pony cars (mostly the stang out of pure favoritism.)

    –Mk. VI Volkswagen Golf GTI (above)

    -America’s revival

    –Chevrolet Sonic

    –Ford Focus

    -Korea’s competition

    -No matter how hard they try, assholes still can’t wipe that adorable smile off of Mazda’s face. 🙂

    -Chrysler is ACTUALLY MAKING GOOD PRODUCTS

    –Chevrolet Cruze (WHY CAN’T THEY SPELL IT CORRECTLY)

    -I can still find the time and gas money to write this here.

  • Michael Bay Rapes Chevrolet – Boosts Camaro Sales

    Well, ladies and gentlemen, my week has once again been ruined.  I was doing so well, what with finding out that Jeremy Clarkson plays Gran Turismo and likes the Honda NSX.

    And then I saw this.

    No, don’t doubt yourself, that is THE worst thing you have ever seen.  It’s the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro Transformers 3 Special Edition.  

    Although I have yet to confirm it, (because frankly, I don’t give a shit,) it is believed that the appearance of the Camaro in Bay’s bullshit franchise has boosted its sales beyond that of the 2010 Ford Mustang.  Which is complete cock.  The Mustang is so much more car.  Coming within an eye’s blink of coming even with a BMW M3 around Leguna Seca is a huge feat.  That event changed the public’s perspective of modern American cars.

    And you could say that for this Camaro, too.  Except Europe’s thoughts of “damn, something good actually came out of America” have now been replaced with something to the tune of “Oh my god, why did we fight for THAT?”

    So there you go, all you intelligent people had better be facepalming all the way down to your Ford dealership to pick up a real car.  Or hell, I don’t care which dealership.   Just stay away from Chevrolet and Transformers 3.

    (And don’t give me shit about you not being intelligent either.  You’re reading my blog, so obviously you are.) 

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