Trackaholic
Well-Known Member
This is a similar situation to the debate that was happening in the Corvette community when the C7 was being released.
There were many statements from GM about how much better the car was going to be, but they were pretty quiet about the specs. When the specs did come out, many people were surprised that they were only marginally better than the C6. The C7 debuted at a very similar MSRP as well, but there were huge discounts on the C6, so it was a much better value out the door.
After magazine reviews came in and people started getting their cars it became clear than the C7 was better in almost every way over an equivalent C6, but the C6 was less expensive and still an excellent car. Plus, the difference in look was similar to that of the Mustang. The C7 was dimensionally very similar, and from a distance had a clear Vette look. However the details were very different.
In the end there is no right or wrong choice. Buy a 2014 Mustang now and you will take advantage of an excellent buying opportunity, you'll have a very well understood car (should have all the kinks worked out), and you'll be getting a great vehicle.
Get a 2015 and you'll have something that is better in pretty much every way (or Ford failed in their efforts), but will be much more expensive out the door (due to high initial demand and little need for rebates), and may have teething pains.
There are positives and negatives either way. Just need to determine what is important to you. For me the IRS is a big deal, so I'm waiting. If it wasn't, I could imagine getting a great deal on a GT now, then moving up to the S550 after the mid-cycle refresh brings in the power-train updates (assuming that will happen based on past design cycles).
-T
There were many statements from GM about how much better the car was going to be, but they were pretty quiet about the specs. When the specs did come out, many people were surprised that they were only marginally better than the C6. The C7 debuted at a very similar MSRP as well, but there were huge discounts on the C6, so it was a much better value out the door.
After magazine reviews came in and people started getting their cars it became clear than the C7 was better in almost every way over an equivalent C6, but the C6 was less expensive and still an excellent car. Plus, the difference in look was similar to that of the Mustang. The C7 was dimensionally very similar, and from a distance had a clear Vette look. However the details were very different.
In the end there is no right or wrong choice. Buy a 2014 Mustang now and you will take advantage of an excellent buying opportunity, you'll have a very well understood car (should have all the kinks worked out), and you'll be getting a great vehicle.
Get a 2015 and you'll have something that is better in pretty much every way (or Ford failed in their efforts), but will be much more expensive out the door (due to high initial demand and little need for rebates), and may have teething pains.
There are positives and negatives either way. Just need to determine what is important to you. For me the IRS is a big deal, so I'm waiting. If it wasn't, I could imagine getting a great deal on a GT now, then moving up to the S550 after the mid-cycle refresh brings in the power-train updates (assuming that will happen based on past design cycles).
-T
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