2kflamedlude said:LMAO.. Autocross god.. Right.
They compare them because of the 1/4 times and that's it. For most that's all they really care about. The cars outside of straight line performance would be hard pressed to be any further away from each other on the spectrum. The Mustang a sporty coupe,long time heritage, RWD, V8 and everybody who sees one knows what the hell it is and most like it. The SRT-4 a hoped up 4 door sedan,here today gone tomorrow in the long term of the car world, FWD turbo I4, and most people would look at it and say....what the hell is that?66Satellite said:A lot of this criticism of the Neon is besides the point. I don't know how anyone can compare a RWD v8 to FWD four banger. I think the SRT-4 would compare pretty well against some of the other FWD four banger offerings in its price range, except maybe in the depriation and long-term durability departments, where it's probably a bit iffy--for this reason I'd look into leasing one. DC deserves some credit for walking into the rice scene and giving everyone a spanking. But if it was me I wouldn't do anything until I got to see/drive the 05 Stang, and until I knew whether there was any truth to this sub $20k V8 rumor. I don't see what the rush is with some of you folks driving practically new cars (and by this I mean less than ten years old ). And keep in mind that for $20k you can get late 90s M3s and 540is--both have RWD and plenty of hp. And as for the SN95, the Mach 1, Bullitt, Cobra and 94/95 5.0s are about to become an instant classics.
They compare them because of the 1/4 times and that's it. For most that's all they really care about.
See my screen name. I have fully built auto cross car.. FULL COILOVER SYSTEM and I dont have any problems with srt 4 on the road coarse(&) said:Spoken like someone who's never been to an autocross. They run circles around Mustangs.
2kflamedlude said:See my screen name. I have fully built auto cross car.. FULL COILOVER SYSTEM and I dont have any problems with srt 4 on the road coarse
Hmm I assure I will kill any neons at a road course.. Ever heard of the integra Type R? Prelude was the original R and trust me its not stock this is one of my toyes(&) said:A prelude...that's pretty cool. Do the flames make it faster? How do you think you'd do stock vs. stock? I'll give you a hint...in terms of autox cars, the Neon is the FWD version of the Miata.
And just so we don't get too far away from the point...the point is, people are going to cross shop the SRT-4 with the Mustang. They are both quick cars, and can both handle pretty well. But the Neon is (at least right now) more of a driver's car, despite being FWD. And it's cheaper than a GT.
fly2low said:Drive the cars, check your financial capabilities, check the insurance. Buy what you like. Do you really want unknown people on the internet to make the decision for you?
Yes I make good money and yes I spent tons on this lude.. Personally Stang is way better than any Neon, yes SRT 4 is cool out of the box but for me I dont have problems running up against them. On road course I will hand alot of people their asses. But as far as Neon vs stangsRook79 said:Ok...so you are saying you not only improved the handling of your prelude immensly, but you also added well over 100hp to the ground to get it to even keep up with the neon.
...If you put that much money into a prelude you are obviously bored and make way to much. This thread is useless now without pictures and dyno stats.
I totally agree...the point is that it is a decision to make, and will be for anybody that would consider driving anything other than a pony.
2kflamedlude said:Yes I make good money and yes I spent tons on this lude..
Stang > Neon.
Ron Jeremy said:Stang Stan Stang Stang Stang Stang Stang Stang Stang Stang Stang Stang Stang
Get the Stang. Forget the Neon.
GelatiCruiser said:I think there's a hidden message in there somewhere.........
Rook79 said:I think you are to young...well, at least to immature to make good money, and I think you are lying...just my opinion. It has been said.
I don't think a single person including myself on this thread has disagreed with that.
Thanks to everybody for their replies, it has given me alot to think about. I'm just take the best advice I read: Wait a bit, drive them, check finances, and go with my gut instinct after that.
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