Why do Mustang owners have so much hate towards Camaro owners?

[Cobra_Commander]

Originally Posted by lil_chef

indeed. i attempt to participate on mustangforums.com from time to time however the members just are not....as good as the ones here. i get technical details from them and enjoy conversations here

Grabber blue is indeed my favorite color im hoping they have something like a hemi orange next time i buy a car.

You can never go wrong with Hemi Orange!

[bigjohns97]

LOL, if anything i would say it's the other way around.

At least in my area it is.

All of my motor head friends all are gm guys to the core, they would never consider a ford product. I on the other hand have gone back in forth (92' gt, 01' SS, 11' gt).

And when i started telling them all that i wouldn't be getting the new camaro and instead getting a 2011 gt they were all like no way?!?! and why man ?!?!?

So i would explain my reasons and then they would say things like it's still a rustang and dude ford sucks (the it's still a mustang being the most common).

However when i mentioned that a mustang is nothing other that ford equivalent to the camaro and why they would say the "it's still a mustang" they could never explain themselves.

And these guys are true gear heads they helped me replace the busted ls1 motor in my current ss (they did most of the work, I would have been lost by myself), so it's not like they don't know their cars. I have always just written it off as old fashioned comradery.

Maybe some on this board can explain why the camaro is soo much more of a sports car and the mustang is just a POS.

[REEFBLUE93]

I actually considered getting SLO5.0 on my license plate and some "Rustang" badges for the hatchback. I decided on the hatchback because that's what most bow tie drivers see anyway.

[REEFBLUE93]

Originally Posted by coolman

Please don't, don't give them more reason to pick on the mustang and their owners.

Oh come on, us Mustang guys would be lost without the constant berating of our cars by the Chevy guys. I just laugh at it because it's meant as a joke 9/10 of the time anyway. I've had my car called everything from an over produced horse apple to the seemingly fan favorite "Rustang". As long as each person is happy with what they drive, screw what anyone else thinks or says.

[2Fast4Mu]

Originally Posted by bigjohns97

Maybe some on this board can explain why the camaro is soo much more of a sports car and the mustang is just a POS.

No one is really sure. Sometimes you just have to accept the world as it is and realize there's little one can do to change it.

[OHIOSS]

I"m sorry...moderator please change thread name to:

Why do some Mustang owners have so much displeasure, anger, hostility, vile (insert your own verb) towards Camaro owners.

There is that better? LOL


Russ

[FC_GIBB]

I've been following this thread for a lil' while and its gotten pretty funny.

I know that the moderator closed the last stang vs camaro thread.

with the old 5.slo an old 4.6 out of the way (I actually miss my 96 TBird, flowmasters always sound nice on the 4.6).
the new 2011 Mustang 5.0 is impressive on paper I cant wait to see it on
the streets.

The shelby 350 that was featuered in Motor Trend is freekin beautiful, but the performance is not too impressive for a car that cost almost twice as much as a New SS ($63k+), I'd rather have a CTS-V($62k+) a faster car with crazy creature features. (but then again I'm not a car collector, there's probably crazy rich dummies out there that would spend twice that for a new Shelby 350)

But n e who, the V6 is impressive too, right there with our LLTV6 but 1+hp and 7+tq.

Like I said Before, I was going to wait for the new Stang but I see more than a few of them on my daily drive, The camaro is more rare where I am at. Plus it just freekin' looks way better!!!

[garagelogic]

Originally Posted by FC_GIBB

Like I said Before, I was going to wait for the new Stang but I see more than a few of them on my daily drive, The camaro is more rare where I am at.

I can't speak for anyone else, but I rarely see any 2010+ Mustangs on the roads in my area and I have yet to see another 2010+ GT500 anywhere I have driven, including my trip to Atlanta last week. Granted, as more of them hit the streets that will quickly change in regards to the GT's, but I do not expect it to change in regards to the GT500's.

[Georgie]

i haven't seen many of the new cars at all (2010 mustang and camaro); heck i see more challenger srt8s than i see GT500s

[Ghost of Vincent Price]

I live in hickville currently (courtesy of USMC) and all I see is friggin pickme up trucks and shitty beaters with fat hicks wearing hunting gear everywhere. I would be happy to see mustangs and challengers everywhere.

[Sleestack]

Originally Posted by garagelogic

and I have yet to see another 2010+ GT500 anywhere I have driven, including my trip to Atlanta last week.

Ain't that the truth...... even the prior year GT500's were produced in low numbers (i.e. ~3,500 total units in 2009), and I rarely see these.

[scythezo6]

Originally Posted by Russ Hunsaker

scythezo6- OMG lighten up. The thread was meant to be "tongue in cheek". Of course everyone realizes the argument between Mustang and Camaro owners is trivial and meaningless. Did you think the thread was meant to be some deep thought out topic? If you are so insulted why the hell do you keep reading it? Or feeling the need to write a post telling everyone they are stupid for posting...yet you are posting?

RELAX AND HAVE A DRINK!! Ha ha ha.

Russ

Done, not sure and doner.

I was on youtube for about an hour last night trying to fall asleep and saw a video that kinda struck me as an important point for this thread.

Motortrend got a lot of hate for pitting the SS against a GT so the pony fans cried out. They then, to appease the ponies, pitted the SS against the gt500, of course the SS lost, but listen to the comments the narrator makes. The SS maybe faster (not enough to run circles, but still) than the GT so the mustang guys had pull out a bigger more expensive weapon on us. I'm sure this vid is old and you've all seen it already, but w/e if I saw it for the 1st time last night, someone else hasn't seen it yet here.



I love both cars so to me this vid was great.

PS Can someone explain how to post a youtube video in a post please?
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[Steve Dallas]

Originally Posted by two_wheel_mayhem

OP get on a motorcycle forum and it's worse....Suzuki vs. Kaw...Jap vs. Harley....Honda sucks all out, etc.

It's just the internet.

Mature people may joke and rib about brand choice, but in the end you analyze people on a case by case basis.

If someone truly hates me because of what brand I own, then I have no time for them.

Those type of people have been really few and far between in my 38 years of life.

Very true. I don't hate Ford, but I would never buy one. I will also continue to poke fun at Ford owners for being such. This goes to NASCAR rivalries and beyond.

I like Dodge and Chevy..always have. I even (somewhat) respect the Mustang. I've driven them as rentals.

That being said, I would NEVER ever own a Ford. Nuff said.

[FC_GIBB]

Originally Posted by coolman

If your buying it to be rare don't buy a camaro. They just passed the 100k mark in the first year alone. Give it five years. You'll see just as many camaros
if not more than mustangs running around. IF you wanted rare you should have got a 2010 GT500. Right around 4,000 built(convert and coupes combined) only 68 in my color combo.

didnt buy it cause i thought it was rare, it would be dumb to think that these cars will ever be rare because they are very affordable and very popular, just like the stang. I knew they just past the 100k mark also. (just stating that where I am geographically they are more rare which is why i typed "where i'm at") They are both beautiful cars but my major reason for buying the camaro over the stang was that I do like the looks better than the stang plus the warranty is great, plus i just couldnt wait for the new stang with the camaro sitting there looking at me.

I never really been into the Chevy vs Ford rivalry, I have owned 3 of each, a couple chrysler products (2 jeeps and my current dodge), and a few Japanese Imports, In my almost 29yrs alive. So I have no bias toward either. (never had a euro car, maybe in the future??)

Couldnt have gotten a GT500 its not practical for me my Camaro is my DD my last diagnostics from onstar has me at 43 miles per day and I like getting 26mpg on 87 octane. Plus the whole deal of paying another mortgage for a car.

I'll probably have to wait until my kids (4yr old and 6yr old) are out on their own before I really splurge on myself for an vehicle. Right now they are priority #1, as they should be. But, Hopefully everything isn't hybrid or electric by then!:(