I was never particularly fond of the Ecto-1A. I found they put way too much stuff on the top of that car. I’m surprised the roof didn’t collapse from the weight.
Even though I like Ecto-1 (1984) over Ecto-1A, I’ll take Ecto-1A over this new car ANYDAY!!!
Ecto-1 is such a fun character! I love the way it was introduced in the film when the doors open, the lights start spinning, the engine rumbles to life and the siren starts blaring. I don’t mind Ecto-1A, but I did miss Ecto-1 in GB2.
I have nothing to say about the reboot Ecto other than I hope my initial impressions are wrong.
It seems to me that they are doing the equivalent of the original 1984 film; in that they are using a car of around 30 years vintage: the key difference is that the '59 Meteor has the distinction of being a design icon of the 1950s which is a much more flamboyant period of American car design than the more conservative 1980s; this adds that extra, special dimension to the Ecto 1/1A. 1950s styles and fashion was also a very popular retro-culture in the 1980s, and perhaps now it’s the 80s turn in the 2010s. I can understand the direction they’ve taken with it.
It will always be the original Ecto-1 for me however! I think those 50s Cadillacs just had something very special about them; what a fantastic decade for cars 
come to throw my two cents in because the way people were discussing the two previous ectos is like they are two different vehicles, which they are technically but the 1A always just felt like a progression in the story and yes in and of the vehicle itself, very much fit the whole ‘overblown franchise’ gone wrong thing.
but they paved the way for this in the first 15 minutes of the original film with Murrays line “the franchise rights will make us rich beyond our wildest dreams” thats why I’ve never understood the split in fanhood between the two films. yes GB2 was overdone all of it was meant to be. I love both films. to me and the way I saw it back then, was that the 1a was literally just the progression. its weird this franchise has a fan divide, I think they’re both really cohesive films and work well together. now this ‘reboot’ is going to divide the fans even more. haha. If anything I guess it will keep us talking for another 30 years. See how I haven’t even discussed that other ‘ecto’.
I don’t wish to.
Yeah it’s not a difficult choice.
In the Ecto1 videos on the new 2015 GB blu ray, Dan Aykroyd mentions the Ecto 1 items one by one, including what he calls Muon scrubbers, etc.
Yeah, there are many things that I can forgive in this movie, but this Ecto 1 and the Proton Packs look real bad. Of course that could be pure nostalgia talking. I doubt the people that designed this new equipment put in as much thought in what it does as much as Dan Aykroyd. I am just hoping the equipment looks good in action. The Movie has wrapped and we know very little about it. That could mean they did a good job in covering details. I really hope the movie is good, an explosion of more Ghostbusters stuff would just be awesome. I hope that animated movie gets a green light. I am really hoping they don’t screw this up, it would be just too easy to mess up. I am not a fan of Feig’s but at this point I hope his track record of the general public liking his movies continues. I am hoping that Reitman and Aykroyd have more creative control over future projects. 
Sensible post. I feel the same hope that it’s good and the desire for an “explosion” of more GB related stuff.
I feel like the movie has a 41% chance of being decent.
Love the ecto-1a because it is so over the top with the roof rack and lights. I love the original ecto 1 too, but I like the ecto-1a better. Feig mobile sucks, as another member said it is uninspired.
Feigmobile doesn’t look that bad from the back, wish they would have nixed that awful yellow gumball and added a bull bar on the front like the EGB version.
I’ve always liked the Ecto 1A, and can say hands down that I like it more than the Ecto 1 from the reboot, judging by both the stills and footage of it in motion. The reboot car looks OK, though, it just doesn’t recreate the charm of the Ecto 1 or 1A, at least not for me.
The only part of the reboot Ecto-1 I like is the hood ornament… otherwise GARBAGE
So far I haven’t been overly impressed by the car itself, but in this “Vignette” it looks really good, especially thanks to the cinematography.
I like the night shot. I would have preferred the yellow light to be green.
I always loved the Ecto -1A.Just a ton of stuff to look at.New Ecto -1 is sort of the weakest link in the new movie.I love all the new tech except it.It just looks thrown together to show off at a county fair to people that don’t know any better.On the other hand,you’ve gotta have a car…function over fashion.
1a all the way. The new car is a joke.