evo Mustang Review - just made me think...
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This isn't particularly about the car, the journo or the periodical..
But i got quite miffed by Dicky Meaden's Mustang 5.0 review.
In effect when you read it it's a pretty solid 4 to even 4.5 star car. then it gets knocked down because "anyone spending that much money would look at what they could get second hand for the same money". But they wouldn't do that with a 40 grand french hatchback that looks like a toad covered in deeeecals? why doesn't a megane trophy lose points because i could buy a ruddy V8 Vantage / R8 / Carrera S for the same money? surely it's not just bias?
Which lead me back to the thought that shouldn't journos just judge a car for what it is against its peers (other new cars) and let PH fill in the "why would I buy an M4 when I could buy an M6 for the same money?" gaps....
[yeah i know I am well old skool innit for subscribing to a magazine!]
But i got quite miffed by Dicky Meaden's Mustang 5.0 review.
In effect when you read it it's a pretty solid 4 to even 4.5 star car. then it gets knocked down because "anyone spending that much money would look at what they could get second hand for the same money". But they wouldn't do that with a 40 grand french hatchback that looks like a toad covered in deeeecals? why doesn't a megane trophy lose points because i could buy a ruddy V8 Vantage / R8 / Carrera S for the same money? surely it's not just bias?
Which lead me back to the thought that shouldn't journos just judge a car for what it is against its peers (other new cars) and let PH fill in the "why would I buy an M4 when I could buy an M6 for the same money?" gaps....
[yeah i know I am well old skool innit for subscribing to a magazine!]
Lefty said:
Interesting that Dickie reviewed 5x hot hatches at an average cost of £30k this month but never said he'd rather have something nearly new (perhaps with 420bhp and rwd) instead of spunkng £30k on a new front wheel drive hatchback.
indeed! that's why I just logged back in to post on here!the be-stickered toad wins again.
the fact I could have a Cayman R for the same money wasn't mentioned..! shocking
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