I like the New Edge Mustang

"CB" (jrcb) 07/10/2020 at 01:48 • Filed to: Opinions are like Assholes

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!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , I grew up around the New Edge. And you know what, in my on again off again search for a Mustang, I wouldn’t mind if I ended up with one. Prices are dropping, and after living with a Fiesta, I could probably live with any interior quality.

SavageGeese video below that sparked these thoughts, even if it’s not a Terminator.

19JRC99 > CB 07/10/2020 at 02:02

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Here’s my thing: I don’t hate SN-95s. It’s impossible to. They’re a relatively light V8 powered car that can be had cheap. But the Foxbody is my all time favorite (pure bias of course!) and the S-197 hit the floors right at I reached kindergarten so I have more nostalgia for those.

It’s a classic case of not liking it as much as what came before or what came after.

That said I’d totally own a beater SN if I had the space and mo ne y.

AestheticsInMotion > CB 07/10/2020 at 02:03

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I’m surprised these aren’t cheaper. I like them too, but for a car that sold so well all the owners seem to “know what they have”

CB > 19JRC99 07/10/2020 at 02:04

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Wait... S-197... Kindergarten...?

Oh my gods I’m getting old.

EDIT: I just realized we’re almost at a point where people with driver’s licenses weren’t alive when you could buy a New Edge new.

CB > AestheticsInMotion 07/10/2020 at 02:05

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They’re Mustang owners, when have they actually known what the have? I had to tell my mum last night that our old 2003 Maxima and her current CR-V have more power than her V6 Mustang. And yet, she says she’ll keep it forever.

19JRC99 > CB 07/10/2020 at 02:12

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I’m sorry to have done that to you.

19JRC99 > CB 07/10/2020 at 02:29

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I will say after remembering it, I still love the 2000 Cobra R almost as much as the ‘93, and you absolutely must respect a Terminator. 

Also, fun fact. Ford recalled all 1999 Cobras on August 6, 1999 due to them making less power than advertised. The very day I was born. I find it hilarious. It’s a stretch for a joke, but I could say my birth caused it and I’ve been screwing Mustangs up since birth. (This sounded much funnier in my head)

19JRC99 > AestheticsInMotion 07/10/2020 at 02:42

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My theory is that the 90s were when vintage Mustangs started to bring bigger money, so SN-95s, especially since they were lauded for having more retro cues than Foxes, are owned by those who bought them thinking they’d go up in value. Sort of like how every Corvette is a 1 of 1 because it’s in this color and was built on this day during this shift and this assembly line guy put the mirrors on.

EDIT: Here’s a perfect example.

https://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/cto/d/southgate-1997-ford-mustang-gt/7154844444.html

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > CB 07/10/2020 at 02:52

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I do like the Cobra. It was as close as Ford got to a pure yet attainable sports car at the time. It makes great noises.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > CB 07/10/2020 at 04:35

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I’d especially love to have a New Edge Mach One.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > AestheticsInMotion 07/10/2020 at 04:36

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Used mustang GTs in general are stupid expensive. 

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > CB 07/10/2020 at 04:38

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Same. I was going into high school. 

vondon302 > CB 07/10/2020 at 07:01

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Terminator is still on my list to own.

hillrat > CB 07/10/2020 at 07:19

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This turning 50 thing has been brutal. I still thought of myself as a relatively young guy until the last year or so when real live 30 year old adult men have been deferring to me and calling me “sir” without asking for money afterwards.

JMordu becoming “savethemilanos” > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 07/10/2020 at 07:20

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Yeah I’m about the same age and still think of myself as so young that no one noticeably younger really exists in a grown up sense, like to have opinions on cars. I read the “kindergatern” comment and assumed the OP was like 14 now, but the S-197 is like 15/ 16, yikes! Where have the last 5 years gone?

CalzoneGolem > 19JRC99 07/10/2020 at 08:47

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Don’t worry. We all need to realize this at some point. 

3point8isgreat > CB 07/10/2020 at 09:05

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I always preferred the curvy/swoopy sn95 more. But dang do those terminators look good.

As for the interior, yes they’re crap. But I’ve always found it to still be comfy. I’ve done a lot of road trips in my ‘97, and rarely ever got sore from sitting in it for long periods of time. And they’re great for those summer drives at sunset with the windows down, on a nice back road.

Grindintosecond > 19JRC99 07/10/2020 at 09:06

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Everyone puts a flag out and has parades on my birthday. I must be terribly awesome on Nov.11.

A Boy and His Longtail > CB 07/10/2020 at 09:18

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I really like the face lifted SN95s. Especially the Mach 1. I think they’ve aged really well

Gone > CB 07/10/2020 at 09:23

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I just can’t with the SN95/New Edge interior. I do like a couple of the cars though - 94-95 GTS, 95 Cobra R (still not horribly priced), the 99/ 01 Cobras, and the 03-04 Mach1. That interior though.. . T he strut front is also trash, but you can do an SLA conversion. That with a Watts and a torque arm would be fun for the solid rear cars .

In case you didn’t know, you could get a porno red SN95 too!

CobraJoe > CB 07/10/2020 at 09:50

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The 03 Mach 1 dropped right when I was going to graduate high school, and being that I was in love with the ‘69 Mach 1, I immediately fell in love with it.

Ended up buying an ‘04 Mach 1 after I graduated college. Stretched by budget to do it, kept it for 2 years before needing to buy a diamond ring, and it’s one of the few cars that I wish I never sold.

But yeah, that interior quality, even on the upper level specialty models, just has too much hard plastic and flimsy bits.

I’m pretty seriously looking at buying a Foxbody this summer, if I can find a running 5.0 5speed for less than $4k.  I mean, I l’d love another Mach 1, but the prices really haven’t dropped since I sold mine 10 years ago.  

CobraJoe > CB 07/10/2020 at 09:55

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I had to tell my mum last night that our old 2003 Maxima and her current CR-V have more power than her V6 Mustang.

My first car (well, first registered car) was an ‘84 Mustang with a CFI 3.8L and a 3 speed auto. It had a whopping 120hp, and was downright slow.

But it still was more fun to drive than anything my parents had at the time.  I can completely understand the love for a V6 Mustang, as long as power isn’t a major consideration.  

CobraJoe > 3point8isgreat 07/10/2020 at 09:59

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I always preferred the curvy/swoopy sn95 more. But dang do those terminators look good.

I’ll even say that I like the ‘94-95 stacked rear taillights better.  

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > CB 07/10/2020 at 10:43

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There’s a mystichrome cobra running around my area.

ZHP Sparky, the 5th > CB 07/10/2020 at 10:46

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Dated a girl who drove one when I was in college - GT, stick, so those were big points for her initially. She came over to visit me once (we lived like an hour away from each other at the time) and I got to drive the car to dinner and back. It was fun in that rumbly big engine kind of way...but good god that interior was horrid. Not saying it had anything to do with her car choices, but relationship didn’t last much longer :P

I’m not a Mustang guy in the slightest, but gotta admit the fox bodies are growing on me. 

3 Jeeps and a Mazda wants a Fiata > CB 07/10/2020 at 11:11

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Wo uldnt kick an Azure Blue Mach 1 out of my garage, i still lust after those...

CB > 3point8isgreat 07/10/2020 at 12:27

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I'll agree on the interior being pretty nice for road trips.

CB > Gone 07/10/2020 at 12:28

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That burns my eyes.

Future next gen S2000 owner > CB 07/10/2020 at 12:44

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New Edge  4ever!

KnowsAboutCars > CB 07/10/2020 at 13:46

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I don’t care what anyone says The New Edge Terminator Cobra is one of my all time favorite ‘Stangs.

i86hotdogs > CB 07/10/2020 at 16:08

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New Edge style was what got me into Mustangs. I’d race nothing but the Cobra R on both Gran Turismo 3 and NFS Hot Pursuit II on PS2.

Not to mention, Ford created this V10 monster built off a 6.8L truck engine

https://www.hotrod.com/articles/prototype-v10-ford-mustang/

bob and john > CB 07/10/2020 at 17:07

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jesus FUCK you had to make my mind go there. WE ARENT OLD YOU ASS/ 

CB > bob and john 07/10/2020 at 17:09

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But we're getting there!

bob and john > CB 07/10/2020 at 17:11

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I mean, you were born a 40 year olds mind in an infants body, so you had a headstart

19JRC99 > i86hotdogs 07/10/2020 at 18:43

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That Yellow NFS edition in the PS2 version of HP2. Mmmmm....

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > CB 07/10/2020 at 20:37

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This is the fifth time or so it’s come up for me today, but the New Edge is unironically my second favorite Mustang, after the SN95. They look nice.

JMKarstetter > CB 07/10/2020 at 22:47

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My buddies 96 Mystic Cobra

And his 04 Mystichrome SVT Cobra Terminator.

I like them both a lot.

And here is one of my daughter having a great time after he let her sit in the 04  and hear him rev it some.

CB > JMKarstetter 07/10/2020 at 23:07

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Those are gorgeous.

JMKarstetter > CB 07/10/2020 at 23:12

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Yeah, I’m jealous, He also has a yellow GT350, and his brother, which I met first, has a 2019 Roush Raptor and just bought an Orange GT500 after selling off both of his Roush Mustangs .

Urambo Tauro > CB 07/11/2020 at 10:07

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I gotta agree- I do like the New Edge styling much better than the ’94-’98 “jellybeans”. BUT it bothers me to no end that they never updated the interior to match. The jellybean is more consistent.

Also, I may be biased as a ’95 owner, but I think the horizontal ’94-’95 tail lamps fit the overall design of the jellybeans better, even though the vertical housings are more true to Mustang heritage . Makes me wonder what a New Edge would look like with horizontals... Not ones ripped straight from a ’94-’95, but an actual angular New Edgey version.

TheVishnu > Gone 07/11/2020 at 13:54

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Yikes! My doors and dash are entirely black with a dark grey headliner and seats. The color or tan combo ones... yuck!

TheVishnu > CB 07/11/2020 at 14:03

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Yup! How I feel. The 99 newedge’s came out right before turning 19. So, it was the post high school/college car I saw a lot and had zero interest in until about 2 years ago. I like them a lot now, ended up picking up a reddish/orange GT that somehow wasn’t molested. So now I’m the proud owner of a slow 2 valve. Haha

CB > TheVishnu 07/11/2020 at 16:17

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Looks clean, though!

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > CB 07/11/2020 at 22:22

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I hate the SN95 and New Edge, only because of their owners. I can tolerate Civic owners. I can tolerate ST owners. I can tolerate Corvette owners. I can tolerate Jeep owners. But SN95/New Edge owners are their own special breed of absolutely awful humans usually.

gmctavish needs more space > hillrat 07/12/2020 at 00:13

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My dad realized he was getting old when people started holding doors for him. Now he’s a year away from getting his pension, that’s gonna be a whole other adjustment

gmctavish needs more space > CB 07/12/2020 at 00:15

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One of the first model cars I ever got was a bright yellow N ew E dge GT. I think I was given it, a bright red C4 Corvette, and a pale blue ‘47 Cadillac Series 62 in the same year. Because of that, probably, I also like the New Edge. I’d like one of each before I die