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Old 11-22-2008, 11:44 AM   #11 (permalink)
SuperTrooper
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Wicked Wanda - '99 VW Beetle GLS
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90 day: 16.73 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by tjts1 View Post
Call me when they stop sticking a truck axle under the Mustang.
I just got my latest Autoweek magazine and the cover feature is on the 2010 Mustang. They are keeping the solid axle because it is idenitfied as part of the brand. Of course, the suspension used today is more sophisticated than the original leaf springs, and it does as good a job as possible controlling a solid axle. I just don't get why the people who can put an IRS under an Explorer can't do the same to the 'Stang. I'm sure cost is at the core of the problem.

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