Q: My husband is turning 60 later this year, and always has had Mustangs. To celebrate this milestone birthday I want to get him one of those Limited Edition Mustangs that will be offered later this year. I’ve read the number they’re making is very small and I don’t know how to make sure I get one. And how much will they cost?
A: Only 1,964 of those vehicles will be built (to commemorate the year 50 years ago, 1964, when the first Mustang was produced). What we know: these special edition cars will be built at the beginning of the production cycle for the 2015 regular Mustangs and made available later this year. What we don’t know: how much they’ll cost or how they’ll be allocated.
We do know they’ll come in only two special colors — a white and a blue — and that they’ll have some exclusive-tothis car features.
If you want one, speak with a dealer immediately. A high-volume dealer probably has a better shot at getting one for you. If, as you say, your husband has been a frequent buyer, that should be worth some points.
Q: We have owned three Camrys and are ready for another next year, but the dealer said the 2015 will be 100 percent redesigned. We have loved the size, the look and everything about it. Is this another of those cases when courting the young market is going to totally wreck something good?
A: Possibly not. Toyota has been roaring about longer and wider and completely redesigned.
They’ve declared they’ve changed everything but the roof.
But understand this: carmakers aren’t the same as fashion designers. When carmakers proclaim complete re-engineering, that doesn’t usually mean that consumers will find the vehicle utterly unrecognizable.
Camry has made it look sportier, and the company raves about the “aggressive grill” (because “aggressive” is a buzz word these days, and the new grill actually is huge and kind of nasty-looking, in my opinion, in photos). But although photos show some obvious changes, they’re not Earthshattering changes. And the specs indicate there are some changes, but not ones so huge they will turn the planet on its axis. The 2015 is, for example longer. That would be 1.8 inches longer.
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