Which car would you pick?

Davey

Absolutely!

I gotcha. I think you read my post as more ripping on the Mustang than I intended, and perhaps I'm at fault for that at least partially, or even entirely, but I intended it to rip on C&D and actually car magazines in general IN LIEU OF actually driving the car yourself and deciding what is best for you, because their articles are always posting contradictory information. I used the Mustang as part of the example since I have experience with it and illustrated some negative traits I feel the car has, which I think C&D glossed over, to show that IMO you can't really rely on what any of these publications tell you.

Other mags have said "make no mistake, you can tell it's a SRA" and C&D says they can't tell. I sure as hell thought I could tell! Someone (Motor Trend?) said the steering on the Mustang was "precise and communicative" and C&D says "not a puff of smoke" as far as feedback; which is it? Well, I did think it was a little numb but it certainly wasn't over-boosted or anything.

And with respect to the other cars, other mags (and many enthusiasts) say that the Miata is the most fun you can have on two wheels, a true driver's car - And then C&D says, "Oh, except a car with more gyroscopes and electronic nannies than a black ops helicopter, that's waaaay more fun." I mean, come on.

So, that was supposed to be the point. Someone brought up C&D and how they ranked the cars and I think their rankings were ******** for the most part, and I think the only way to pick a winner is to forget what those C&D clowns say, and go drive the damn thing yourself.