Actually, I signed up simply to have some fun dialogue about cars (and thoroughly enjoyed the one with JOAT, who clearly knows his stuff). The opportunity to receive your bon mots is just icing on the cake.
BTW - JOAT - Agree that current Covettes have no rivals in the American car market (but I'm sure you guessed that). And please don't get me wrong, the Cobra was a great car and Shelby, of course, is a genius and an American icon. Any guy who can build great cars from some pretty humble parts (like the AC chassis), and compete at LeMans while popping nitro pills for his angina, is a pretty special human being.
I just don't generally think of the original Cobra as a Ford simply because of its power plant, any more than I would consider an ISO Grifo a Chevy, or a Jensen Interceptor or a Monteverde a Chrysler. A lot of work and inspiration by others make them what they are.
As far as buying and supercharging 2 Mustangs, instead of one Corvette, I'm not really sure which guy in that equation would be guilty of compensating. I do know that I can buy a whole box of White Owls for the price of a good Montecristo, but I will take the Montecristo any time.
Anyway, it has been a real pleasure debating this stuff with you (and a refreshing change from the political stuff that usually populates these pages). Hope to run into you (figuratively, of course) on the road some time. I'm sure the discussion would be interesting and enlightening. (No one ever changes any one else's mind about this stuff, do they?) I'll bring the Montecristos. (I will bring one for you too, Paradox. You may not want to hear what I have to say, but you gotta listen to this guy JOAT!)
Happy motoring!
We generally look down upon newbies who sign up and then immediately launch into snide comments. Trollish behavior usually gets one removed from the user rolls here.
As for my thoughts on the merits of Vettes vs Stangs, I see them as different cars. I don't know ANY Mustang owners who consider their cars "sports cars", and I was in the position to know quite a few.
I like the Corvette, its America's answer to the foo-foo uberCars from Europe, but it can spank most of them for a fraction of the price.
My wife doesn't care for the car, however, she says its a car that is usually owned by older, balding guys with erectile disfunction.