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I respect your opinion and I agree with the fact that a stock MN12 (excluding the SC) definitely will outperform a typical 83-88 bird, save for the '88 TC. However the reason this forum exists is because we don't want to drive Mustangs. Tbirds and Cougars are much rarer to find, even more so in good shape, and they can do about anything you can upgrade a fox stang to do.

I almost bought a '96 4.6 XR7 instead of my current DD (Exploder), and I really wish I had bought it. This is basically what it looked like:

gee what other forum have i seen this car on[wink, wink].
even though i have the 96 now ,i much prefer the 94-5
front end better. the 967 looks like someone punched it in the
grille.but from the drivers seat i cant see it. i couldnt find a
mint 94 or 5 to buy. wife also said i was done buying cars.

i used a 25th anniv. reflector and t/lamps to get rid of the
chrome and emblems in the back. pic was before i got my
ill plates

I think they look really close to a 2 door Crown Vic. I'm not really a fan of the MN-12 cars. A lot of the character seems to be gone from them as opposed to the previous years.In the end, it's all about individual taste. Fox Bird all the way for Vinnie.

That was basically the point I was trying to make. I just think there's a big difference between liking these cars for being an alternative to the Mustang rather than liking them for what they are.

What if the Mustang was never based on the Fox platform and never developed it's wide array of aftermarket? Would you just cut and run from the Bird if that were the case? I would certainly hope not.

I almost bought a '96 4.6 XR7 instead of my current DD (Exploder), and I really wish I had bought it. This is basically what it looked like:

That was basically the point I was trying to make. I just think there's a big difference between liking these cars for being an alternative to the Mustang rather than liking them for what they are.

What if the Mustang was never based on the Fox platform and never developed it's wide array of aftermarket? Would you just cut and run from the Bird if that were the case? I would certainly hope not.

I respect anyone's opinion and am definitely not trying to convert anyone to the MN12 side but from my observations, much of the badmouthing I've seen about them here is that they simply aren't based on the Fox platform. I just find that a weak stance considering the basic layout and style was so largely carried over, even the styling changes weren't much more extensive than what was done in 1987 if you think about it. Most of what's different you can't really see at first glance and what you feel in the MN12 is pretty good at least IMHO

You shoulda grabbed it. :disappoin

TWO CRACKED CYLINDER HEADS!!!

Nice sigpic btw.

Hhmmm ....I'm the only V-6 MN-12 on the forum that has a spoiler?

Awesome.