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Anyone have buyers remorse yet?

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351CJ said:
I really regret that I bought my 2001 GT (used exactly 2 years ago) instead of waiting for a 2005 GT.
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But look at all the fun you would have missed by not being able to drive a Mustang for the past two years!
 
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To me there is just no value comparison. You simply will spend 3 times as much money trying to mod an '05 GT to get close to the power of a pulley'd/ported Cobra. People here talk about better starting points.. well an internally forged 4v 4.6 is exactly that. Wait for the next Cobra if you really want a new Mustang for performance and not a better ride.
 
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The only remorse I have is getting the blasted IUP on the 05 GT.

Damn backorder.
 
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Yes, I understand where you're coming from, and you are right to a certain extent. The the entire premise of that argument, from a more general outlook, is a real slippery slope. There's a "point", and everybody's point is different, at which the whole going fast for $X amount of money goes too far. By that following that logic down the graph, there's no justifying an '03-04 Cobra when you can buy a straight and solid 79-93 rolling shell for $500 bucks, add a fresh forged-piston performance 302, a C4, a Torsen diff, and 200 h.p. of n2o, and run 10's for a fraction of the cost. Would you want to daily drive such a ride? Hell no. But everybody has their limit, their point where just going fast isn't going to compensate for all the other compromises. What I'm getting at is that there is no real "right" or "wrong" to this argument, it's all personal opinion. The national debate on abortion rights has a better chance of finding a common resolution than whether an 03-04 Cobra makes more sense to build on than an '05 GT with all-new everything backing up the powertrain.
 
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RICKS said:
Yes, I understand where you're coming from, and you are right to a certain extent. The the entire premise of that argument, from a more general outlook, is a real slippery slope. There's a "point", and everybody's point is different, at which the whole going fast for $X amount of money goes too far. By that following that logic down the graph, there's no justifying an '03-04 Cobra when you can buy a straight and solid 79-93 rolling shell for $500 bucks, add a fresh forged-piston performance 302, a C4, a Torsen diff, and 200 h.p. of n2o, and run 10's for a fraction of the cost. Would you want to daily drive such a ride? Hell no. But everybody has their limit, their point where just going fast isn't going to compensate for all the other compromises. What I'm getting at is that there is no real "right" or "wrong" to this argument, it's all personal opinion. The national debate on abortion rights has a better chance of finding a common resolution than whether an 03-04 Cobra makes more sense to build on than an '05 GT with all-new everything backing up the powertrain.
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If you like the looks and want a more comfortable ride to work then of course there is no better Mustang to buy than the 2005!!. But if you want a 4v 4.6 supercharged with forged internals + 6spd tranny to start with, for the same price, and are willing to sacrifice the bumps of an old chassis, then the Cobra is it. It's worth pointing out the differences for those interested in modding.
 

Mr_dcj2001

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RisingForce said:
Here's one if you have $40K+


2000 Mustang CObra with 1600 miles
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Thanks for posting that link. Cobra R's are beautiful cars. :worship: and 1 more
 

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Here's a car you won't see everyday- and its for sale at Roush II

 

RandyB

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Got the '05 bug also?
 

RisingForce

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admdavs said:
Here's a car you won't see everyday- and its for sale at Roush II

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I dunno,,, Roush isnt a big deal to me,,,,
My dealer has 2 yes TWO brand new Roush Stage 2 Mustangs (Both 2003. one red one Black) and they havent had any luck selling them,,, problem? the price,, theyre' selling it for 38.000 somethin,,
I mean who would want to pay that much for a 2003 GT that was just a bit imporved by Roush? sure it looks nice,, but for that kind of money I think most people would rather get a Cobra, or used Saleen,,,,,or an 05 and spend the remaining 10K in upgradin their 05....
 
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I totally agree. Roush is a ripoff. I hope to God SVT does not die because those tasteless fools will be taking over likely.. the 03 will be the last Cobra I ever buy if that is the case.
 

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Mr_dcj2001 said:
Thanks for posting that link. Cobra R's are beautiful cars. :worship: and 1 more
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Id rather have a 2000 Cobra R over a 03 SVT Cobra or a 05 GT
 
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Striped5.0 said:
Id rather have a 2000 Cobra R over a 03 SVT Cobra or a 05 GT
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Same power as a Cobra without a blower?... and lighter?.. and only a few hundred made?... same here!!
 

65conv50

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JonJon said:
I regret not waiting for 03 cobra instead of my 99 gt (though that woulda been a 4 year wait)

no regret on the 05s. not until it doesn't look like granny's sedan
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If your Granny drives an aggressive, fast-lookin' sleek car like an 05 Mustang, I wanna meet her!!!
 

JonJon

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Jpjr said:
Same power as a Cobra without a blower?... and lighter?.. and only a few hundred made?... same here!!
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and gorgeous

65conv50 said:
If your Granny drives an aggressive, fast-lookin' sleek car like an 05 Mustang, I wanna meet her!!!
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I dunno what 05 you're lookin at but it sure isn't aggressive, fast lookin OR sleek. Are you talking about the 99-04's?
 

RandyB

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JonJon said:
I dunno what 05 you're lookin at but it sure isn't aggressive, fast lookin OR sleek. Are you talking about the 99-04's?
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Yeah, must be the '99-'04s...

j/k!
 
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