Is the meme that mustangs can't turn true...

Is the meme that mustangs can't turn true? I want to pick up a miata for fucking around at my local track but mustangs are decently cheaper.

The most fun car I've ever driven was a foxbody.

>new edge best edge

Pick up an old Chevy. 80s 90s camaro or a firebird and throw a big block in it. The power to weight ratio is insane in those light cars. Plus. It's not a ford

On a prepared smooth track they're honestly not terrible. The biggest issue is that solid rear axles are terrible at holding grip over bumps. So if you're carving up the streets a single bump can send your rear end skittering out. Also, get a panhard bar. The rear end side to side sway is insane, and a panhard bar does a lot to correct that.

I went from a '96 Miata to an '04 Mustang GT. There's no comparison. Miata handles infinitely better. I'd smile driving the Miata all around town, while the Mustang's only really fun when I punch the gas and feel that big V8.

The Miata felt like video game driving, being able to wrap around silly tight corners without using the brakes. A winding road's a blast just hooning around like a madman. I miss it, unless I have to go fast in a straight line--it wasn't a pleasant car to drive on the highway at 65+.

It's not that the Mustang "lol can't turn," it's that it feels larger and heavier than it is. Like even compared to the 2000 Camry I had it feels big. And you can also feel the solid rear axle moving out from under you around turns. Mustangs before 2005 had nothing positively locating the axle under the car. The plus side of the Mustang is that once you get on the open road, hit the throttle and you're doing 125 without realizing.

depends on the gen, the new s197s can actually turn from the factory and with some work can be pretty fun in corners

>it wasn't a pleasant car to drive on the highway at 65+
why's that?

speed bump

>why's that?

It was my DD so naturally these things wouldn't be a big deal as a third car.

>Short gearing means turning 5K RPM at local highway speeds.
>Short wheelbase+light car+quick steering makes it feel skittish going fast.
>Very noisy, even with the top up. Forget the radio and having a conversation with a passenger means shouting.
>You're aware how tiny you are compared to the SUVs all around you.
>Bad visibility with the top up.
>Engine power is perfectly fine to drive, but not enough to enjoy accelerating at high speed.
>Getting to 100 takes a while

When I bought the Mustang and I was having to force this thing through the country roads where I bought it, I felt like I'd made a terrible mistake. But then I got on the highway, took off like a shot and did 40 over all the way home listening to David Bowie and it was OK.

Miata is a sports car. Mustang is a muscle car, or at best a GT car.

Get a 2010-2014 Mustang GT, buy some track suspension, have fun. On a smooth surface, they're just as fast as an M3, though LRA can hurt performance a bit on a rough road. There are plenty of cars that handle worse.