Buy a used S197 GT or a NEW V6????

Gearbanger 101 said:

To me, half the appeal of the '11 models are the new body lines. It took me a while to get used to the back end, but now that I am, I actually really like it. And the front end is probably the nicest I've seen on a Mustang since the '03-'04 Cobra.

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I couldn't agree more....

I'd do the new 6 just never know what a used cars been run thru.

The Shape said:

Yeah I do like the lines of the '10-'11 cars better for sure. I guess if I go with a 2011 V6 the question then becomes do I buy a brand new one right now or wait 6 months program cars demo cars ect. to become available at a lesser price.

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They aren't keeping them long enough on lots for there to be any of those cars available at any great discounts later on.

Join the MCA for $50 and then you can get x-plan pricing and save money that way.

is that pricing better than getting invoice?

so how much difference does the 3.31s make on the V6 .. if its a manual ???

MakotoS13 said:

is that pricing better than getting invoice?

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It could be, depends on what other costs you are paying, fees, etcetera.

Invoice for the car I have spec'd with shipping is $24,008, x-plan including dealer fees is $24,190, then there is the FDAF and fuel fees.

Some dealers are going below those prices and have heard of dealers waving the FDAF, just depends on who you are dealing with and how bad they want the sale.

X-plan does good things for your position with the dealer because Ford subsidises the sale on these deals, the dealer gets money back. X-plan also limits what fees the dealer can charge you and the amount of the fees.

snaggeltooth said:

so how much difference does the 3.31s make on the V6 .. if its a manual ???

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Probably two to three tenths in the quarter and maybe 1-1.5 highway MPG.

The chassis is more refined on the 11 v6 versus 05-09. Power will be very similar but you'd have to wind the v6 out a little more. Have not seen power curves but the 4.6 3v should make power lower. Prob a drivers race between 4.6 3v and 11 v6. The v8 sound is HUGE to me. You will miss it because the v8 sounds good at all rpm. I got my 08 GT brand new for 18900 in dec 08 (only 12 miles on it) so there must be better used deals than the one you found. Good luck

My vote - new V6.

TheVat said:

The chassis is more refined on the 11 v6 versus 05-09. Power will be very similar but you'd have to wind the v6 out a little more. Have not seen power curves but the 4.6 3v should make power lower. Prob a drivers race between 4.6 3v and 11 v6. The v8 sound is HUGE to me. You will miss it because the v8 sounds good at all rpm. I got my 08 GT brand new for 18900 in dec 08 (only 12 miles on it) so there must be better used deals than the one you found. Good luck

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honestly i think the duratec V6 sounds better than the old 4.6 modular engines. it just sounds so mean from the factory.

MakotoS13 said:

honestly i think the duratec V6 sounds better than the old 4.6 modular engines. it just sounds so mean from the factory.

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I haven't driven one yet, but I did see a post from a guy who said that he had to pop the hood on his rental Mustang to be sure it wasn't a V8. They sound like V6's from outside the car, but apparently not from inside.

MakotoS13 said:

honestly i think the duratec V6 sounds better than the old 4.6 modular engines. it just sounds so mean from the factory.

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DougNuts said:

I haven't driven one yet, but I did see a post from a guy who said that he had to pop the hood on his rental Mustang to be sure it wasn't a V8. They sound like V6's from outside the car, but apparently not from inside.

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All the videos that are out there where they are driving one with the stock exhaust, at least on manual tranny cars, the interior sound is a very strong growl above 4,000, sounds mean.