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Originally Posted by RallyHT
The seats were as far back as they could go. I am 6' 2" and I needed every bit of that leg room. My wife however, did not need the leg room, but was more comfortable with the seat position there. I know there is no leg room in the Camaro either. Although I have not measured, I suspect the Camaro has less room width-wise in the back 'seat' in a convertible.
Bottom line. I spent days in the Mustang. I also spent time going through the Mustang versus the Camaro options, test driving the Camaro, and then I made my decision. The Mustang is a cheaper product. The Camaro is a better product in multiple ways. If those product differences don't matter to someone (specifically for the higher price) then they are going to go with the Mustang.
I think anyone that tries to judge these cars without actually getting in them and trying them (equipped near to their desired config) is not making an informed decision.
If I had bought the Mustang, without ever sitting in a Camaro, I would not know what I was missing... until I later sat i and drove one - that would have been a bad day. Some people can tell the differences in quality and some don't notice as much. I am married to one of those that can and her input was valuable in the decision process. But she is also why we have a Cadillac Escalade EXT and not a Chevy Avalanche.
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That's on point. I owned the 15 PP GT before buying my Gen6 1SS. The Mustang has the retro theme going, but the front end is waaay too long. Rowing through the gears felt like accelerating a hard take off in a boat. The front end has a very floaty feel. I did talk to David at Steeda Manufacturing to look into a full spring kit to eliminate the bounce. At high speeds the hood shook. I decided to sell the car rather than mod it. The interior looked nice, but it was not premium quality as stated by the trim level. I never did get comfortable in the driver seat and the steering wheel felt plastic and hollow.
People are comparing leg room, but I want to point out that the form of the back seats Make a difference as well. The mustang has this ring that sticks out on the top, sides, and bottom of the seat. Place a child seat on those seats and there is less room than the Camaro. I guess an adult wouldn't make a difference since they would force the ring to be flush with the cushion, but a car seat and infant would not have the same effect.
Tre manual transmission is not what I would expect on a performance car. I would get this thump when shifting into first gear and any passenger in the car was startled by this as well. I don't understand why they didn't use the same transmission that is in the GT350, it is way superior to the Chinese transmission used in the GT.
I loved the look of the GT, I just expected it to be much better, especially in the premium trim with Performance Package.