[Drivesthebeast]

Well, when it comes to things that the misses doesn't like about the stang, she doesn't like the short/narrow height of the windsheild, the long hood, and how low to the ground you sit in the drivers seat. I think all of this is because she's mostly used to driving her mom's Toyota Echo Sedan, which I think is a frumpy tincan (for the most part I hate it). I know that the Magnum has a long hood too, as well as a high beltline, but She's ridden in a couple of SXT's that we've test driven, and she liked the car a lot. My dad went out in one of them with me too, and he likes how the SXT rides and handles for it's size and weight. He thought it would ride like a boat, but it's actually better than we thought. I know that the R/T has larger suspension (less compliant too) than the SXT, has larger rims and tires (with better OEM tires than the SXT, especially on the AWD R/T), and larger brakes too (again on the AWD).

I might have to take a couple more of these cars out and see how we like them, including a RWD R/T, and an AWD SXT and/or AWD R/T. Perhaps there are some attributes of the car we won't like if we have our hands on one for the better part of a day (I know some dealerships will do this, especially on a newer, more expensive model they want to clear from their inventory). It might come down to having to drive an AWD Fusion again, as well as an AWD Edge, and perhaps deciding to stay in the Ford Camp afterall.

Cars are sooo subjective anymore...lol

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